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Change Agency for SustainabilityLaajuus (2 cr)

Code: IL10002

Credits

2 op

Responsible person

  • Lasse Okkonen

Objective

You will understand the professional role and responsibilities of a Sustainability Manager and know how to lead complex development processes. You will know how to integrate sustainability into business strategy, policies, processes, and practices to create long-term benefits. You will get methodological expertise in data management for running and managing a sustainable business. As a change agent for sustainability, you will have the capacity to advocate for sustainability at an organisational level and collaborate in technology innovation, development, and deployment.

Content

Professional tasks:
• Managing the sustainability work and acting as a change agent for the sustainable transformation of an organisation
Product:
• Initiated change activity/process and reflection of own role and contribution to the process

Enrollment

18.08.2025 - 30.09.2025

Timing

08.09.2025 - 05.12.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

YAMK / Sustainability Management (YSM)

Campus

Wärtsilä Campus Karjalankatu 3

Teaching languages
  • English
Seats

10 - 40

Degree programmes
  • Sustainability Management
Teachers
  • Kaija Saramäki
Teacher in charge

Lasse Okkonen

Groups
  • ILYS25
    Engineer (MEng), Sustainability Management, syksy, 2025

Objective

You will understand the professional role and responsibilities of a Sustainability Manager and know how to lead complex development processes. You will know how to integrate sustainability into business strategy, policies, processes, and practices to create long-term benefits. You will get methodological expertise in data management for running and managing a sustainable business. As a change agent for sustainability, you will have the capacity to advocate for sustainability at an organisational level and collaborate in technology innovation, development, and deployment.

Content

Professional tasks:
• Managing the sustainability work and acting as a change agent for the sustainable transformation of an organisation
Product:
• Initiated change activity/process and reflection of own role and contribution to the process

Location and time

Online lectures and assignments. The course can be completed asynchronously.

Materials

The material for the course will be available in the course platform.

Teaching methods

You will understand the professional role and responsibilities of a Sustainability Manager and know how to lead complex development processes. You will know how to integrate sustainability into business strategy, policies, processes, and practices to create long-term benefits. You will get methodological expertise in data management for running and managing a sustainable business. As a change agent for sustainability, you will have the capacity to advocate for sustainability at an organisational level and collaborate in technology innovation, development, and deployment.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Enrollment

15.08.2024 - 30.09.2024

Timing

04.09.2024 - 20.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

YAMK / Sustainability Management (YSM)

Campus

Wärtsilä Campus Karjalankatu 3

Teaching languages
  • English
Seats

10 - 40

Degree programmes
  • Sustainability Management
Teachers
  • Kaija Saramäki
Teacher in charge

Kaija Saramäki

Groups
  • ILYS24
    Engineer (MEng), Sustainability Management, syksy, 2024

Objective

You will understand the professional role and responsibilities of a Sustainability Manager and know how to lead complex development processes. You will know how to integrate sustainability into business strategy, policies, processes, and practices to create long-term benefits. You will get methodological expertise in data management for running and managing a sustainable business. As a change agent for sustainability, you will have the capacity to advocate for sustainability at an organisational level and collaborate in technology innovation, development, and deployment.

Content

Professional tasks:
• Managing the sustainability work and acting as a change agent for the sustainable transformation of an organisation
Product:
• Initiated change activity/process and reflection of own role and contribution to the process

Evaluation scale

H-5