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Syllabus

FÖ0480 Quality and Environmental Management - Continued Organization Theory and Marketing, 15.0 Credits

Kvalitets- och miljöledning - fördjupad teori i organisation och marknadsföring

Subjects

Business Administration Business Administration

Education cycle

Bachelor’s level

Modules

Title	Credits	Code
Exam	5.0	0101
Project	5.0	0102
Exercises and mandatory events	5.0	0103

Advanced study in the main field

First cycle, has at least 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements
Bachelor’s level (G2F)

Grading scale

Language

Swedish

Prior knowledge

60 credits business administration of which 10 credits organizational theory and 10 credits marketing.

Objectives

The aim of the course is to provide the student with in-depth knowledge in organizational theory, marketing and sustainable development. These perspectives are applied to quality and environmental problems in companies and other organizations. The course will also contribute to the development of academic skills, including critical thinking, discussion, oral as well as written presentation and the ability to collaborate in groups.

After the course, the student should be able to:

• Apply organizational theory to discuss and critically reflect on problems related to quality and environmental objectives within companies and other organizations. The student should also be able to propose and argue for sustainable solutions of these problems.

• Apply marketing theory to discuss and critically reflect on problems related to quality and environmental objectives within companies and other organizations. The student should also be able to propose and argue for sustainable solutions of these problems.

• Discuss the connection between problems related to quality and environmental objectives from environmental, social and economic perspectives.

• Account for the design, application and audit of a quality and environmental management system, as well as explain and apply terms and models within quality and environmental management.

• Discuss methods, conditions, driving forces and obstacles to conducting sustainable quality and environmental work within different organizations.

Content

The course is carried out with lectures, seminars, exercises and project work. The work is carried out both individually and in groups.

The course is based on:

• Organizational theory such as leadership, motivation, culture and organizational change.

• Marketing theory such as communication, brand management and relationship building.

• Environmental, social and economic perspectives on sustainable development.

Based on this, the student will be asked discuss and critically reflect on:

• Organizations’ quality and environmental problems.

• Practical examples of quality and environmental work within various organizations and stakeholders for this work.

• Management standards, with a focus on the design, application and audit of the quality and environmental management systems ISO 9001 (quality) and ISO 14001 (environment).

• Methods, conditions, driving forces and obstacles for quality and environmental management within different organizations.

Grading form

The grade requirements within the course grading system are set out in specific criteria. These criteria must be available by the course start at the latest.

Formats and requirements for examination

Passed exam.

Approved project.

Approved participation in compulsory guest lectures, compulsory exercises and compulsory seminars.

• If a student has failed an examination, the examiner has the right to issue supplementary assignments. This applies if it is possible and there are grounds to do so.

• The examiner can provide an adapted assessment to students entitled to study support for students with disabilities following a decision by the university. Examiners may also issue an adapted examination or provide an alternative way for the students to take the exam.

• If this syllabus is withdrawn, SLU may introduce transitional provisions for examining students admitted based on this syllabus and who have not yet passed the course.

• For the assessment of an independent project (degree project), the examiner may also allow a student to add supplemental information after the deadline for submission. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.

Other information

• The right to participate in teaching and/or supervision only applies for the course instance the student was admitted to and registered on.

• If there are special reasons, students are entitled to participate in components with compulsory attendance when the course is given again. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.

Responsible department

Department of Economics