43201 - Corporate Environmental Protection Modulübersicht

Module Number: 43201
Module Title:Corporate Environmental Protection
  Umweltschutz im Unternehmen
Department: Faculty 5 - Business, Law and Social Sciences
Responsible Staff Member:
  • Prof. Dr. rer. pol. habil. Lee, Roh Pin
Language of Teaching / Examination:English
Duration:1 semester
Frequency of Offer: Every summer semester
Credits: 6
Learning Outcome:

After attending the module, students will have a basic understanding of environmental and sustainability management.

Especially, they:

  • Understand the relevance of environmental protection and sustainability for corporations;
  • Contextualize the historical development of sustainability and the implications for corporations;
  • Understand critical terms and concepts in sustainability within the corporate context;
  • Have developed an understanding of how to build up a sustainability management in a corporation;
  • Understand the use of tools and management systems for environmental and sustainability management;
  • Understand the most important legal frameworks influencing environmental and sustainability management in corporations
Contents:
  • Concepts of sustainability as guidelines for corporations
  • The history of sustainability and implications for corporations
  • Laws and regulations for environmental protection and sustainability and their implications for corporations
  • Integrated sustainability management in corporations
  • Evaluation and measuring tools (e.g., life cycle assessment), indicators for ecological performance, and environmental accounting
  • Management tools and standardisation of management tools: EMAS, DIN ISO 14000
  • Sustainability and environmental protection communications, reports, labels, terms
Recommended Prerequisites:
Mandatory Prerequisites:None
Forms of Teaching and Proportion:
  • Lecture / 2 Hours per Week per Semester
  • Self organised studies / 120 Hours
  • / 2 Hours per Week per Semester
Teaching Materials and Literature:

The lecture is based on presentations, which can be used for lecture notes. Additional reading may be referenced during the lectures.

Module Examination:Continuous Assessment (MCA)
Assessment Mode for Module Examination:
  • Written examination, 60 min. (50 %)
  • Group examination, 30 min. (50 %)
Evaluation of Module Examination:Performance Verification – graded
Limited Number of Participants:None
Part of the Study Programme:
  • Abschluss im Ausland / Architektur / keine PO
  • Abschluss im Ausland / Betriebswirtschaftslehre / keine PO
  • Abschluss im Ausland / Biotechnologie / keine PO
  • Master (research-oriented) / Chemistry: Materials, Engineering and Sustainability / PO 2025
  • Abschluss im Ausland / Environmental and Resource Management / keine PO
  • Bachelor (research-oriented) / Environmental and Resource Management / PO 2015 - 3. SÄ 2017
  • Abschluss im Ausland / Maschinenbau / keine PO
  • Abschluss im Ausland / Power Engineering / keine PO
  • Abschluss im Ausland / Umweltingenieurwesen / keine PO
Remarks:None
Module Components:
  • Lectures 2 hours per week per semester
  • Seminars/Projects 2 hours per week per semester, including presentations
Components to be offered in the Current Semester: