Sustainable Business Modeling
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Application begins 2.12.2024 08:00
Field of study
- Entrepreneurship and Business
Type of education
- Open University
Academic level
- Master Level Studies - EQF 7
Teaching language
- English
Campus
- Online
Teaching format
- Online Learning
Objective
This course offers the student the opportunity to apply new business modeling techniques to an existing business. They will help create solutions to current and future organizations' challenges regarding the ecological, economic and social environment. Moreover, the student will examine how sustainable business culture affects the organization's strategy and the opportunities for innovation beneath them. In addition, the student will learn to leverage sustainability as a tool for value creation and sustainable business design as a source of business innovation.
· Business modeling for sustainability
· Sustainability as a competitive advantage
· Implementation of sustainable thinking
· Culture as a strategy
· Cross-functional perspective
Schedule
More detailed information will be given closer to the beginning of the course.
Teaching methods
This course follows a mix of teaching methods from which the main ones are: problem-based learning, design thinking, case study analysis and flipped classroom.
Learning material
Borglund, Tommy, et al. CSR and sustainable business. Sanoma utbildning, 2021
Sustainable business model design : 45 patterns and Sustainable design for the built environment
Class schedule
6 to 8 weeks and an average of 20 hours per week
Cooperation with the business sector
This is an applied course that asks the student to evaluate and apply knowledge on real cases of their choice, which could be their own business idea, the company they work for, or a company they would desire to work for.
Additional info
This course offers students the opportunity to apply new business modeling techniques to an existing business. The participants will help create solutions to current and future organizations' challenges regarding the ecological, economic and social environment. Moreover, students will examine how sustainable business culture affects the organization's strategy and the opportunities for innovation beneath them. In addition, students will learn to leverage sustainability as a tool for value creation and sustainable business design as a source of business innovation.
•Business modeling for sustainability
•Sustainability as a competitive advantage
•Implementation of sustainable thinking
•Culture as a strategy
•Cross-functional perspective
Evaluation criteria
1-5
Terms and conditions,
Open UAS
By registering for the training, you accept the cancellation policy.
- Cancellations must always be notified by email to [email protected] (Please note that during the summer and Christmas holidays, processing may be delayed).
- Cancellations can be made free of charge at least 14 days before the start of the course.
- No refund will be made if you are less than 14 days away from the start of your studies, fail to arrive for your studies or interrupt the studies you have started.
- If you are selected as a degree student before you start your open university studies, you may be entitled to a full or partial refund of the tuition fee. In this case, please make your withdrawal as soon as possible by e-mail to [email protected].
- HAMK may cancel your studies, for example, due to low enrolment. Other changes (e.g. changes in timetable, teachers or places) are also possible.
Contact
Ask about registration and practical arrangements: [email protected]
For more information on the content of the studies, please contact the course teacher. Staff email addresses are firstname.lastname(at)hamk.fi