Postgraduate Course: Business Strategy for Environmentally-Suitable Futures - Executive Education (BUST11238)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course challenges students to think about climate change in the context of businesses' current and future decision-making.
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| Course description |
Academic description:
Currently, businesses are largely treated as organisations that are impacted by climate change and the associated environmental challenges, rather than being important participants, and possibly leaders, in attaining a low carbon society. The students will learn to challenge this interpretation of businesses by gaining an in-depth understanding of the ways in which businesses can react to, and are impacted by, climate change. More specifically, the students will gain expertise on why and how businesses make decisions on climate change and in which way such decisions are linked to the socio-economic surroundings of businesses. The course will prepare the students to be future business leaders that engage with climate change in sustainable, profitable and meaningful ways. At the heart of the course are a number of case studies from private and/or public sector organisations. The students are asked to review these private and/or public sector organisations and to address and solve one of their low carbon related concerns. This allows the students to apply their academic knowledge and industry experience to a business situation.
Outline content:
The course will cover issues around:
Overview of Business and Environmental Challenge
Regulatory, Resource and Market Drivers
Strategy and The Organization
Environmental Business Strategy
The Special Case of Entrepreneurs
Re-Examining Capitalism
The Circular Economy
Student learning experience:
At the heart of the course are a number of case studies from private and/or public sector organisations. The students are asked to review these private and/or public sector organisations and to address and solve one of their low carbon related concerns. This allows the students to apply their academic knowledge and industry experience to a business situation. Working through practical exercises is an essential part of this course.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of past, current and future developments related to climate change and businesses.
- Know the different aspects that businesses need to consider when confronted with a specific climate change-related challenge.
- Chose adequate mitigation and/or adaptation activities for individual businesses.
- Critically examine the opportunities and pitfalls of climate change for businesses.
- Be able to act as a business consultant and advice a business on low carbon decisions.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Sarah Ivory
Tel: (0131 6)51 5323
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Course secretary | Miss Criss Cojocaru
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