Managerial ethics and sustainability
1155-12-C21-0-MEaS
Unit 1. Managerial Ethics and Sustainability in Multicultural settings.
Unit 2. Ethical Decision-Making and Conflict Management
Unit 3. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in terms of sustainable business practices
Unit 4. Sustainable Business Practices
Unit 5. Stakeholder Engagement
Unit 6. Assessing and Measuring Impact
Unit 7. Implementing Ethical and Sustainable Practices
Total student workload
Contact hours with teacher:
- participation in lectures - 20 hrs (0,8 ECTS)
- participation in exercises – 17,5 hrs (0,7 ECTS)
- study visit with a teacher to an enterprise and implementation of a sustainability team project 14h (0,46 ECTS)
- participation in guest lectures (visiting professor) 12h (0,48 ETCTS)
- conducting the test: 2 hours (0,08 ECTS)
Self-study hours:
- preparation for lectures - 20 hrs
- writing essays/ papers/ projects- 20 hrs
- reading literature- 10 hrs
- preparation for test/ examination - 12,5 hrs
Altogether: 125 hrs (5 ECTS)
Learning outcomes - knowledge
W1: The student analyzes individual, group, and institutional behaviors in organizations, recognizing their ethical implications in intercultural contexts. → K_W02
W2: The student evaluates interdependencies that foster sustainable relationships and cooperation among institutional networks. → K_W04
W3: The student critically interprets legal and ethical systems and their relevance to management sciences, identifying their role in managerial decision-making. → K_W07
Learning outcomes - skills
U1: The student applies ethical and sustainability principles to independently solve managerial problems in multicultural and diverse legal-political environments, demonstrating critical reflection on different perspectives. → K_U01
U2: The student effectively manages multicultural and dispersed teams, assuming various roles while ensuring ethical responsibility for shared outcomes. → K_U05
U3: The student develops an individual plan for professional growth that integrates ethical reflection and sustainable leadership competences. → K_U06
Learning outcomes - social competencies
K1: The student adopts a critical stance in confronting theories and practices of ethics and sustainability in management, selecting and evaluating credible sources for organizational decision-making. → K_K01
K2: The student engages in research and/or projects addressing societal expectations, initiating and participating in activities that serve the public good. → K_K02
K3: The student demonstrates professional, ethical behavior in leadership contexts, showing respect for diverse values, perspectives, and cultures. → K_K04
Course coordinators
Teaching methods
Lecture:
Conversational lecture, problem-based lecture
Exercises:
Team project, workshops, study visit
Prerequisites
Basics of management
Assessment criteria
W1, W2, W3 → written exam with problem-based questions; or case study on ethical dilemmas and sustainability challenges.
U1 → problem-solving tasks on intercultural ethical scenarios.
U2 → group project (designing a sustainability initiative for a multicultural team).
U3 → personal development portfolio (ethical leadership and sustainability roadmap).
K1 → critical essay comparing ethical theories in managerial practice.
K2 → participation in community-based project or simulation addressing societal challenges.
K3 → reflective journal assessing one’s own ethical decision-making in case study discussions.
Fail – till 50%
Satisfactory – 51-59,9%
Satisfactory plus – 60-69,9%
Good – 70-79,9%
Good plus – 80-89,9%
Very good – 90-100%
Practical placement
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