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Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title Management for Sustainability
Module Code OSC501
School Oscail
Online Module Resources

NFQ level 9 Credit Rating 5
Pre-requisite None
Co-requisite None
Compatibles None
Incompatibles None
Description
This module introduces the learners to the key environmental and sustainable development issues in which an organisation operates and will develop in learners an awareness of the link between corporate social responsibilities, management of the organisation and the environment.It will be delivered online using a Virtual Learning Environment, Moodle.

Learning Outcomes
1. Discuss the importance of current topics, such as waste management, energy usage, and carbon emissions to business and the role of business in society
2. Research sustainable environment and social responsibility in practice in a range of organisations and review reporting of same
3. Determine a set of approaches for implementing these sustainable practices in an organisation
4. Critically analyse issues in sustainable development and environmental protection
5. Produce an element of an environmental management system, such as a set of environmental policies, or a waste audit



Workload Full-time hours per semester
Type Hours Description
Lecture5Online lectures using WIMBA. The lecturer will present the essential ideas and core concepts pointing students towards resources where they can get further information
Moodle discussion30Research topic, summarise findings and critique submissions of peers
Assignment40Project preparation and presentation
Independent learning50General research on sustainability issues and organisations
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities
Corporate Social Responsibility.
Sustainable Development & the Firm.

Theories and Approaches to examining sustainable development & the firm including Systems Thinking.
Environmental Management in organisations.

Best Available Techniques.
Know your Business.

Strategic Environmental Management.
Environmental Management Systems.

ISO 14001 (Systimax Case), EMAS, Eco-label, The Natural Step.
Developing an EMS.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment100% Examination Weight0%
Course Work Breakdown
TypeDescription% of totalAssessment Date
Practical/skills evaluationOnline learning. Peer and self-assessment element.20%n/a
AssignmentResearch problem40%n/a
AssignmentProblem based assignment40%n/a
Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories;
1 = A resit is available for all components of the module
2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module
3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 1
Indicative Reading List
  • A. W. Savitz: 2006, The Triple Bottom Line, Jossey-Bass,
  • P. Senge: 2010, The Necessary Revolution – How individuals and organisations are working together to create a sustainable world, Nicholas Brealey Publishing,
  • Killian, Sheila; 2012: 2012, Corporate social responsibility: a guide, with Irish experiences, Chartered Accountants Ireland, Dublin,
  • Werther, William B; Chandler, David,: 2006, Strategic corporate social responsibility: stakeholders in a global environment, Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications,
  • Googins, Bradley K; Rochlin, Steven A; Mirvis, Philip H,: 200, Beyond "good company": next generation corporate citizenship, Palgrave Macmillan, New York,
  • Cramer, Jacqueline Sheffield :: 2006, Corporate social responsibility and globalisation: an action plan for business, Greenleaf,
  • Banerjee, S. B Cheltenham : Edward Elgar: 2007, Corporate social responsibility: the good, the bad and the ugly,
Other Resources
None
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Programme or List of Programmes
MSEFMSc in Sustainable Energy Finance
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