Challenges in a Global Environment

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a framework for creating a sustainable future for all.
• The challenges faced on a global scale, ranging from inequality to sustainability, and potential actions to address these challenges.
• Key theoretical and contemporary issues related to organizations operating in a global environment.

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Independently manage the development of learning and study skills.
• Effectively communicate complex topics through written and oral formats.
• Foster global awareness and citizenship.

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Generate solutions to global challenges by utilizing business practices.
• Apply theoretical concepts and analytical techniques to examine the multifaceted issues surrounding organizations in a global context.
• Analyse global challenges as interconnected systems involving multiple actors and goals.

The topics covered in this module will include:

• Introduction to Global Challenges
• Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their relevance to business practices
• Global Business Environment
• Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
• Environmental Sustainability
• Technological Advancements
• Globalization and Business Practices
• Alignment of Business Strategies with SDGs
• Interconnectedness and Systems Thinking

Teaching and learning methods include lectures, seminars, group discussions, visit companies operating in a global environment, and self-directed learning

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.