| TKMJ28 | Management Systems and Sustainability, 6 ECTS credits. /Management Systems and Sustainability/ |
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Prel. scheduled
hours: 48 |
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Area of Education: Technmology Main field of studies: Mechanical Engineering |
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| Advancement level
(G1, G2, A): A
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| Aim: The course will give the student knowledge of strategies and tools for effective corporate management of sustainability issues. After successful completion of the course the student should be able to:
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| Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered) Admission to master level studies. General knowledge concerning business organizations and sustainability issues is advantageous. Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding. |
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| Supplementary courses: Industrial Ecology, Resource Efficient Products, Biofuels for Transportation. |
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| Organisation: The course consists of three parts. Theories within corporate management and sustainability are presented at lectures. These theories are used in a group assignment with the aim to analyze sustainability strategies of an existing company. The group assignment is presented in a written report and an oral presentation. Compulsory supervision seminars are used to support the group assignment. Further case studies are discussed and exercises are performed at seminars. The course runs over the entire spring semester. |
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| Course contents: Subjects included are: Corporate environmental and sustainability management. Environmental management systems. Quality management systems. Instruments for integrated corporate management of sustainability issues. Basic environmental economics. |
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| Course literature: Compendium produced at the department. Additional material published at web site |
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| Written examination Group assignment that is presented at a seminar and in a written report Seminars and exercises |
3 ECTS 2 ECTS 1 ECTS |
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Course language is English. Department offering the course: IEI. Director of Studies: niclas.svensson@liu.se Examiner: Olof Hjelm Link to the course homepage at the department Course Syllabus in Swedish |
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