SUSTAINABLE MARKETING

Course Description

This course tries to introduce the concept of sustainable approach due to the fact that the environment play a crucial role in sustainability studies at the top of the agenda for many organizations. Marketing has a key role to play in driving this agenda. This course tries to explore the complex and challenging environment of sustainable marketing strategies and actions. It firstly starts by considering the background of traditional marketing in order to understand some changes that have occurred over recent times and their significance. From corporate social responsibility to societal and green marketing movements, leading to the development of sustainable marketing practice. This course relies on the most complete and the accessible introduction to sustainable marketing in various markets.

SUSTAINABLE MARKETING

Evaluation Tools (Active Term)

Course outcomes

No course outcomes have been defined yet.

Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 Dahlstrom, R., & Crosno, J. (2021). Sustainable marketing (3rd ed.). SAGE Publications, Inc.
2. 02 Gates, Bill (2021), How to Avoid a Climate Disaster, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, Toronto; available on Amazon.

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 Debate the relevance of a rapidly changing business environment and its influence on the marketing concept. SOLO 5
2. L02 Explain the contributions of corporate social responsibility, and societal and green marketing approaches to understanding the development of sustainable marketing. SOLO 3
3. L03 Explain the social and psychological motivators behind pro-sustainable behavior. SOLO 3
4. L04 Define the significance of the growing impact of business activity on the natural environment. SOLO 3
5. L05 Identify and evaluate the different forms of consumption behaviour and their impact on sustainability. SOLO 2
6. L06 Evaluate the conflicts and ambiguity that exist in the minds of consumers with regard to sustainable behavior. SOLO 5

Program Outcomes

1. P01 PO1: Become knowledge workers who whose focus will be on continuous learning as their competitive advantage by learning new methods and skills which they can use both in their lives and workplace, especially in health sector.
2. P02 PO2: Developed various skills and acquired the necessary knowledge which are required to keep improving themselves by working independently.
3. P03 PO3: Become among the best professionals in the health care industry due to their developed skills and gathered knowledge which will set them apart from the competition.
4. P04 PO4: Been able to apply appropriate methods and analytical procedures to analyze health-related issues faced by the organizations and empirically investigate and propose creative and valid solutions based on this analysis.
5. P05 PO5: Learnt to use technology in class and research in an ethical and secured manner by implementing these skills in their professional and private lives.
6. P06 PO6: Gained the ability to apply theories and use appropriate management tools and methods collaboratively in order to develop strategic decisions which are specific to unique health management contexts.
7. P07 PO7: Practiced and mastered communicating effectively, both verbally and in writing, with individuals from different cultures within and outside the academia and organizations.
8. P08 PO8: Been able to implement the learnt skills and knowledge, by developing research-based solutions to current regional and global health issues.
9. P09 PO9: Developed enthusiasm and awareness about the environment by associating health and management theories with ethical and environmental approaches in order to further study and investigate critical health managerial issues.

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