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2023/2024 BA-BBLCO2100U Globalisation and Sustainability
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| Globalisation and Sustainability |
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| Language | English |
| Course ECTS | 7.5 ECTS |
| Type | Mandatory |
| Level | Bachelor |
| Duration | One Semester |
| Start time of the course | Autumn |
| Timetable | Course schedule will be posted at calendar.cbs.dk |
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Study Board for BSc and MSc in Business, Language and Culture,
BSc
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| Last updated on 06-10-2023 | |
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At the end of the course students should be able
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Number of compulsory
activities which must be approved (see section 13 of the Programme
Regulations): 2
Compulsory home
assignments
To qualify for the essay exam, students will have to pass two assessments: 1. Group hand-in in Digital exam of 1 page (only) containing essay topics, introductions and research questions. Topics must comply to the course learning objectives and make use of the course syllabus. The introduction must be approved by a supervisor before students can take the course exam. Feedback and approval will be provided in class as part of the compulsory activity. The assignment will be assessed on the basis of content as well as academic writing Students who due to illness or other excused absence cannot participate shall instead individually hand in a 1/2 pages assignment. The assignment will be assessed on the basis of compliance with the learning objectives. 2. Group hand in in Digital exam of 5-page essay written during the course. Feedback and approval will be provided in class as part of the compulsory activity. All group members must actively take part in the presentation and following discussion. The essay and presentation must be approved by the supervisor before students can take the exam. The assignment will be approved/dismissed on the basis of content as well as academic writing. Students who due to documented illness cannot participate shall instead individually hand in a three pages assignment. The assignment will be approved/dismissed on the basis of compliance with the learning objectives. |
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This course aims to provide students with knowledge of the interlinkages between economic globalization and sustainability. To understand globalization, we take our theoretical starting point in the global value chain theory that explores the global connections and dynamics between different actors such as businesses, suppliers, governments and civil society organisations. The global value chain approach also allows us to understand impact and sustainability challenges in different places of the world. Students will examine various links between economic globalisation (of production and consumption) and sustainability.
The themes taught are illustrated by selected industries, sectors, lead firms and countries.
We take on a holistic approach to sustainability and engage with various social and environmental aspects and challenges as related to economic globalisation, including but not limited to value capture, climate change, environmental harms, gender inequality, global inequality and labour relations.
Against this background, students will explore and understand the unequal economic, social and environmental impact of globalisation in different places, not least in the Global South. It is also the ideal that students are encouraged to use their acquired knowledge to explore and suggest how businesses and organisations can contribute to mitigate the identified challenges.
The themes taught in the course will also provide students with knowledge that is useful for later courses, not least International Sustainability (3rd semester), The Corperation in Society: Managing Beyond Markets (6th semester), and the Year 1 Research Project on Business and Organizations for a Sustainable, Global Society for which topical knowledge as well as methodological approaches to write projects are useful. |
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| The course consists of a combination of:
1. Lectures for which we expect a very high degree of student preparation and participation. Students should come to class prepared to use any assigned material including the course syllabus. 2. Essay writing in groups takes place in class with the help of teachers, and also between classes as group work. There are also online assignments. |
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| • Peer feedback, teacher supervision and feedback
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• For the period of teaching, individual feedback is offered during ‘office hours’ provided by faculty staff members teaching in the course (see day and time on Canvas). |
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