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Ethics and Sustainability

Examine the role that ethical behaviour plays in shaping entrepreneurial activity and its impact.

  • Duration

    2 weeks

  • Weekly study

    8 hours
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Explore how you can make ethical and sustainable choices

Entrepreneurship and the wider business world are not always looked upon favourably, due to events such as the 2008 global recession.

However, the world needs more entrepreneurs to support sustainable socio-economic growth, so how can we make more ethical and sustainable choices?

This course highlights the importance of ethical behaviour in entrepreneurial activity and the role this could play in the overall success of an entrepreneur’s local economy.

What topics will you cover?

• Defining ethics and sustainability • The impact of culture on ethics • The impact of conflicting ethics and interests on ethics

Learning on this course

On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

  • Explore important concepts of ethical behaviour and its importance to entrepreneurs
  • Explore the role of cultural diversity in perceived ethical behaviour
  • Assess how conflicting choices and interests can best be managed

Who is the course for?

This course is for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, or a particular entrepreneurial project, and the role that impact measurement plays in the process. This course is part of the PG Cert in Entrepreneurship.

Who will you learn with?

Gideon Maas

Prof Maas is the Director of the International Centre for Transformational Entrepreneurship at Coventry University. Has broad international business and academic experiences in various countries.

Joan Lockyer

I am the Director of Education and a Professor in Entrepreneurship at Coventry University's International Centre for Transformational Entrepreneurship. I have also worked in industry and consultancy.

Matt Mount

Dr Matt Mount (Ph.D) is Assistant Professor of Strategy and Innovation at Deakin Business School. He is an expert in the area of strategy and innovation processes.

Colin Higgins

Dr Colin Higgins is an Associate Professor in Management at Deakin University and also leads Deakin's Global Courses. He teaches strategy and researches how companies engage with sustainability

Who developed the course?

Coventry University

Coventry secured 5 QS Stars for Teaching and Online Learning in the QS World University Ranking 2020 and has received No. 1 in the world for Massive Open Online Courses in MoocLab’s World University Ranking 2021.

  • Established

    1992

  • Location

    Coventry

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Your learning, your rules

  • Courses are split into weeks, activities, and steps to help you keep track of your learning
  • Learn through a mix of bite-sized videos, long- and short-form articles, audio, and practical activities
  • Stay motivated by using the Progress page to keep track of your step completion and assessment scores

Join a global classroom

  • Experience the power of social learning, and get inspired by an international network of learners
  • Share ideas with your peers and course educators on every step of the course
  • Join the conversation by reading, @ing, liking, bookmarking, and replying to comments from others

Map your progress

  • As you work through the course, use notifications and the Progress page to guide your learning
  • Whenever you’re ready, mark each step as complete, you’re in control

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