CEMS2610 Leadership for Sustainable Change (3 cr)
Study level:
Advanced studies
Grading scale:
Pass - fail
Language:
English
Responsible organisation:
Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics
Curriculum periods:
2019-2020
Description
This is a course about sustainable world and how to get there. First, the course provides you with the background material that you need to understand sustainability.The second part of the course concentrates on transformation theories and leadership practices. The final part of the course revolves around the learning, thinking, and philosophy of sustainability.
More specifically, you will learn
- what are the great challenges of sustainability and how they are related
- how to lead change in complex systems, for example, by utilising the circular economy
- what skills, knowledge and attitudes a professional change-maker needs
- how to make and collaborate on a concrete sustainability project plan.
Learning outcomes
You will learn
- what are the great challenges of sustainability and how they are related
- how to lead change in complex systems, for example, by utilising the circular economy
- what skills, knowledge and attitudes a professional change-maker needs
- how to make and collaborate on a concrete sustainability project plan.
Completion methods
Method 1
Evaluation criteria:
Individual assignments: multiple choice assignments and a written assignment. The students need to complete a multiple choice assignment and write an opinion piece (500 words) designed for a newspaper on a chosen topic
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Parts of the completion methods
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Participation in teaching (3 cr)
Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
Pass - fail
Language:
English