Sustainable and responsible business (5cr)
Code: KUTA4-3012
General information
- Enrollment
- 01.04.2025 - 23.05.2026
- Registration for the implementation has begun.
- Timing
- 01.09.2025 - 31.07.2026
- Implementation is running.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 0 cr
- Virtual portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Distance learning
- Unit
- Kulttuurituotanto ja Tulkkaus
- Campus
- Nonstationary
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 10 - 250
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Cultural Management
Evaluation scale
0-5
Objective
Students
- are familiar with the different phases of planning and setting up a business
- can plan customer-oriented, profitable and responsible business practices and ethically sustainable products and services for creative industries
- identify alternative pricing and revenue models for products and services within creative industries.
Content
- business planning: need, solution, market, revenue model, pricing, financial and profitability analysis, channels of sales and marketing
- responsibility, ethics and sustainable development in business planning
Location and time
30.09.2025 10.00 - 11.00 Ulkopuolinen tila : Introductory webinar
28.10.2025 14.00 - 15.00 Ulkopuolinen tila : Tutorial lesson
24.11.2025 14.00 - 15.00 Ulkopuolinen tila : Tutorial lesson
16.12.2025 14.00 - 15.00 Ulkopuolinen tila : Tutorial lesson
19.01.2026 14.00 - 15.00 Ulkopuolinen tila : Tutorial lesson
16.02.2026 14.00 - 15.00 Ulkopuolinen tila : Tutorial lesson
16.03.2026 14.00 - 15.00 Ulkopuolinen tila : Tutorial lesson
20.04.2026 14.00 - 15.00 Ulkopuolinen tila : Tutorial lesson
19.05.2026 14.00 - 15.00 Ulkopuolinen tila : Tutorial lesson
Materials
Literature
Articles
Blogs
Videos
Podcasts
Teaching methods
Independent/team work, self-directed work on the material, tutorials
Employer connections
The student can connect her/his own planned or existing entrepreneurship to the contents of the course.
Exam schedules
Exams can be taken flexibly, without being tied to a time during the study period.
Completion alternatives
RPL
accreditation
Student workload
5 ECTS = 135 hours
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
The student has room for improvement in understanding sustainable business. Business planning is not based on sustainability or lacks realism. There is room for improvement in profitability, the earning model or pricing, or all of these. There is room for improvement in the skills needed to set up and run a business.
Assessment criteria, good (3)
The student's competence in designing a sustainable business and earning model is at a good level. The values of sustainability, responsibility, and ethics are considered. The student has demonstrated a good command of the practices related to setting up and running a business.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
The student has demonstrated excellent competence in designing a sustainable business and earning model. The plan is built on a foundation of sustainability and responsibility. From these premises, a plan for a profitable business with a sustainability dimension has been developed. The student has demonstrated an excellent command of the practices involved in setting up and running a business.
Further information
The course can be taken individually or in a team (recommended). During the course, students will learn about sustainability and responsibility as a basis for business planning. The output of the module will be assessed through peer assessment and the students' own competences will be demonstrated in the module exams.
The lecturer in charge of the course is Markus Suomi (markus.suomi@humak.fi).