Accent modules

Accent modules

Accent modules

Accent modules

Accent modules provide further theoretical and application-oriented knowledge in the economic core subjects.

The modules have a workload of each 56 hours (contact hours) + 124 hours (self-study). Each counts 6 credit points.

The following four modules have to be taken by all students (obligatory modules):

wir889 Applied Environmental Economics

General conditions:
Duration: 1 semester
Rotation: yearly, winter term
Learning and teaching form: 2 lectures
Teaching Language: English
ECTS-Credit-Points: 6.00 CP
Workload: 180 hours, of which attendance time 56 hours

Content of the module:
-

Person responsible for the module:
-

For more information, see events directory.

wir913 Practical Project in Sustainability Economics and Management

General conditions:
Duration: 1 semester
Rotation: yearly, summer term
Learning and teaching form: Seminar
Teaching Language: English
ECTS-Credit-Points: 6.00 CP
Workload: 180 hours, of which attendance time 56 hours

Content of the module:
This module consists of two seminars (2 weekly contact hours per seminar) dealing with several topics from the broad field of sustainability, economics and management during term.
The module’s intention is to integrate current research activities of the University from the research areas of sustainability, economics and management into teaching activities. The Module provides students the possibility to actively participate in current research at Oldenburg University. The module’s seminars each year deal with different projects and are thus designed each year by a different group of Oldenburg located researchers.
This teaching concept provides the interface between theory and application of scientific theories into research practise. Thus, this module also introduces research work at universities in general.

Objectives of the module/comptences:

  • Methods of project management
  • Introduction into the methods of qualitative empirical research
  • Introduction into approaches to time management
  • Identification of individual or team projects in sustainability management  (case studies, empirical studies, marketing concepts)
  • Self organized work on individual or team projects
  • Mid-term and final presentation of project results

Person responsible for the module:
Prof. Dr. Bernd Siebenhüner

For more information, see events directory.

wir921 Sustainable Supply Chain Management

General conditions:
Duration: 1 semester
Rotation: yearly, winter term
Learning and teaching form: Lecture and seminar
Teaching Language: English
ECTS-Credit-Points: 6.00 CP
Workload: 180 hours, of which attendance time 56 hours

Content of the module:
-

Person responsible for the module:
Prof. Dr. Christian Busse

For more information, see events directory.

we898 Strategic Sustainability Management

General conditions:

Duration: 1 semester
Frequency: annual,
Learning/teaching form: 4 SWS
Language of instruction: German/English
ECTS credit points: 6.00
Workload: 180 hours, of which attendance time: 56 hours

Module content:
The module "Strategic Sustainability Management" provides an overview of the debates on the role of firms for sustainable development from a strategic perspective. The first session will briefly introduce the historical debate on Corporate Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility and delineate important concepts. The following sessions will use concrete company case studies as a basis for a critical discussion of questions in the context of corporate sustainability that are of strategic importance for firms. Questions that will be discussed are, among others:

  • How can one determine whether a firm acts in a socially and ecologically sustainable way?
  • Which factors drive and hinder the diffusion of socially and ecologically superior solutions and companies in the market?
  • To what extent is there a conflict between firm and market growth on the one hand and sustainability on the other hand?
  • What possibilities does a company have to deal with conflicts between social/ecological and economic goals?
  • How can existing firms and value chains be transformed towards sustainability?
  • What is the role of managers and boards of directors for organizational change towards sustainability?
  • How does the ownership and financial structure of firms influence their strategy towards sustainability?
  • In how far can cooperation and partnerships between organisations help integrate social and ecological aspects in 53 firms?

In addition to discussing these questions by drawing on company case studies, students will be introduced to the corresponding theoretical concepts and frameworks in the academic literature. Also, students will be given the opportunity to test different strategies for implementing sustainability in organisations during a simulation, which allows them to gain first-hand insights into the emerging challenges. Toward the end of the course, students will apply and deepen the knowledge they have gathered over the semester by writing a seminar thesis.

Module coordinator:
Prof. Dr Jörn Hoppmann

For further information see course catalogue

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