Postgraduate Course: Business and Climate Change (ECNM11033)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Business Studies |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course first introduces the concept corporate carbon footprints and their assessment. It goes on to cover the various management polices currently used by companies to reduce carbon emissions and the ethics of such mitigation. It examines the supply chain and the influence businesses have in effecting change in the carbon footprint of this chain. Finally it closely examines the investment basis for climate mitigation by business, the perceived barriers to this investment, and the legislative drivers for change. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | Students on other School of GeoSciences and Business School or School of Economics MSc programmes may enrol by prior agreement between relevant Programme Directors and the Course Organiser. Anyone wishing to enrol students from outside of these Schools should contact the Course Secretary in the first instance. |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
15/09/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 40,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
154 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
70 %,
Coursework
30 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Business and Climate Change | 2:00 | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
? High-level understanding of the corporate carbon footprint and its calculation
? Familiarity with management policies to derive reduced carbon emissions and corporate ethics
? Ability to evaluate importance of upstream and downstream carbon management policies with business supply chains
? In-depth knowledge investment in climate change mitigation by business, the barriers and relevant legislation
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Assessment Information
¿ Group presentation in week 8 on topic allocated in week 6 (30%).
¿ Written examination consisting of 5-6 compulsory short answer questions and 1 longer essay question (from a choice of 3) (70%).
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Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr David Brotherton
Tel: (0131 6)51 5323
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Course secretary | Miss Kate Ainsworth
Tel: (0131 6)51 3854
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