WISO100275 Corporate social responsibility
- Type
- course with continuous assessment
- Semester hours
- 3
- Lecturer (assistant)
- Cada, Hannah Georgia Maria , Darnhofer, Ika , Daransky, Martina
- Organisation
- Agricultural and Forestry Economics
- Offered in
- Wintersemester 2025/26
- Languages of instruction
- Englisch
- Content
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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) explores how companies can go beyond profit-making to act responsibly toward society and the environment. In this course, you will learn how businesses address various issues linked to social sustainability, human rights, ethical decision-making, and stakeholder interests. CSR thus gives you the tools to understand how businesses can drive positive change while staying successful. You’ll explore how you, too, can shape a fairer and more sustainable future in whatever career path you choose.
Make sure you read the syllabus (as well as the information in BOKUlearn) which provides detailed information on the three ways you can complete the course. You can download it below under 'additional information'
Please note: the classes will be from 13:00 till 15:30 hrs.
Registration for the groups 'active in class' and 'active online only' is only possible after the introductory class (where the concept of 'active participation', and the expectations are explained). Those taking the course in 'standard mode' remain in the 'standard' group.
- Previous knowledge expected
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Basic understanding of the role of companies in a capitalist society; basic knowledge of decision-making processes within companies
- Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)
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After successfully completing the course, you will be able to;
+) propose different options how a company can contribute to social sustainability
+) identify the ethical dimension of corporate actions
+) understand key interconnections between globalisation and CSR
+) evaluate, in context, the arguments for and against a range of social sustainability measures
You can find more details like the schedule or information about exams on the course-page in BOKUonline.