wir210 - Corporate Environmental Management (Complete module description)

Module label	Corporate Environmental Management
Module code	wir210
Credit points	6.0 KP
Workload	180 h
Institute directory	Department of Business Administration, Economics and Law (Business Administration and Business Education)
Applicability of the module	Bachelor's Programme Business Administration and Law (Bachelor) > Aufbaubereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften Bachelor's Programme Business Informatics (Bachelor) > Akzentsetzungsbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften Bachelor's Programme Business Informatics (Bachelor) > Wahlbereich Informatik, Kultur und Gesellschaft Bachelor's Programme Computing Science (Bachelor) > Wahlbereich Informatik, Kultur und Gesellschaft Bachelor's Programme Economics and Business Administration (Bachelor) > Studienrichtung Betriebswirtschaftslehre more... Bachelor's Programme Economics and Business Administration (Bachelor) > Studienrichtung Ökologie und Nachhaltigkeit Bachelor's Programme Sustainability Economics (Bachelor) > Wahlpflichtbereich Master of Education Programme (Vocational and Business Education) Economics and Business Administration (Master of Education) > Mastermodule Master's Programme Business Informatics (Master) > Module der Wirtschafts- und Rechtswissenschaften (Master) Master's Programme Computing Science (Master) > Module aus anderen Studiengängen
Responsible persons	Siebenhüner, Bernd (module responsibility) Lehrenden, Die im Modul (Module counselling)
Prerequisites
Skills to be acquired in this module	The students: understand the goals and concepts of sustainable development; discuss the importance of sustainability for companies; know basic strategies and instruments that enable companies to achieve sustainable development; acquire conceptual and practical skills using case studies, in particular about which instruments can be used to prepare companies for the challenges of sustainable development.
Module contents	The module consists of a lecture and a seminar. While the lecture presents and explains concepts, instruments and strategies for sustainable development, the seminar focuses on the practical relevance of the various instruments, concepts and strategies and discusses these based on case studies. • Concepts and goals of sustainable development • Introduction to the current discussion on sustainable development • Current sustainability instruments and strategies for companies • Case studies
Recommended reading	• Baumast, A. & Pape, J. (Hrsg.) (2009): Betriebliches Umweltmanagement. Nachhaltiges Wirtschaften im Unternehmen (4. Aufl.). Stuttgart: Ulmer • Dyllick, T. & Hockerts, K. (2002): Beyond the Business Case for Corporate Sustainability. In: Business Strategy and the Environment, S. 130-141 • Holliday, C. et al. (2002): Walking the Talk. The Business Case for Sustainable Development. Sheffield: Greenleaf • Pfriem, R.; Fichter, K. & Paech, N. (2005): Nachhaltige Zukunftsmärkte - Orientierungen für unternehmerische Innovationsprozesse im 21. Jahrhundert. Marburg: Metropolis • Siebenhüner, B. et al. (2006): Organisationales Lernen und Nachhaltigkeit. Marburg: Metropolis.
Links	https://www.uni-oldenburg.de/wire/
Language of instruction	German
Duration (semesters)	1 Semester
Module frequency	jährlich
Module capacity	unlimited
Type of module	je nach Studiengang Pflicht oder Wahlpflicht
Teaching/Learning method	Vorlesung mit begleitendem Seminar

Type of course	SWS	Workload of compulsory attendance
Lecture	2	28
Seminar	2	28
Total module attendance time		56 h

Examination	Prüfungszeiten	Type of examination
Final exam of module	usually around Mid of March	HA