Corporate Responsibility and Tourism

Course description

Competece

Using concepts and frameworks of sustainability; linking social, environmental, and economic responsibility to business practices; identifying and applying responsible business practices in tourism business; leading the sustainability transitions within a team; communicating sustainability and applying the principles of using environmental claims in communication

Content

Corporate responsibility; responsible tourism practices; business ethics; leading sustainability transition; communication about sustainability.

B Intermediate level

 

Assessment criteria

1-5.

Course way of working and time table

This is a non-stop online course running from 08.01.2024 to 31.07.2024. You can study at your own pace without any scheduled lectures. The course includes six themes. Each theme has study material and a quiz or a written assignment. The six themes open up in Moodle one by one after you successfully pass the previous one. The teacher will send an email to you to kickstart the course.

Course additional info

You must activate the SAMK-ID and @student.samk.fi email address to complete the course. After your enrolment has been processed, the Student Services Secretary will send you the activation instructions to the email you provided in the enrolment form.

Course enrolment info

All enrolments will be approved. You will get an automatic reply to the email address you provided in the electronic form. Check the spam.

Applications are processed in the next two weeks, but not processed during the summer break (July) or Christmas break. When your enrolment has been processed, the Student Services Secretary will send you a message with instructions on how to activate the SAMK student identifier to the email address you provided in the application form.