434352 PS Corporate Decision-Making and Societal Responsibility

summer semester 2023 | Last update: 05.03.2023 | Place course on memo list

Department:

Department of Banking and Finance

Instructor:

Rene Schwaiger, BSc MSc PhD, +43 512 507 73019

Course number:

434352

Title:

PS Corporate Decision-Making and Societal Responsibility

Type/hours:

PS 1

ECTS credits:

2,5

Module allocation(s):

Wahlmodul - Betriebliche Entscheidungen und gesellschaftliche Verantwortung

prerequisite(s):

Bachelor (571): Positive grades on four required courses according to §5 Abs. 1

Period:

weekly

Mode of repetition:

each semester

Language of instruction:

German

Learning Outcome:

The PS deepens the content of the VU and aims at an understanding of human decision making processes and how they relate to firms, society and the economy. A central learning content is the improvement of students' presentation and discussion skills.

Contents:

The following topics are central to the PS: fundamental assumptions of rational decision making, incentives in companies, social inequality, and moral decision making in markets.

Methods:

Lecture, presentations of students, discussions.

Assessment:

Presentation, discussion.

Literature:

See lecture (VU). Further literature will be announced during the PS.

Prerequisites:

Requirements for course participation: see curriculum.

Remarks:

Attention: compulsory attendance at the first PS unit.

Start:

see dates

Sustainable development goals

SDG 1 - No poverty: End poverty in all its forms everywhere.
SDG 3 - Good health and well-being: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.
SDG 4 - Quality education: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.
SDG 7 - Affordable and clean energy: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.
SDG 8 - Decent work and economic growth: Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.
SDG 10 - Reducing inequalities: Reduce income inequality within and among countries.
SDG 11 - Sustainable cities and communities: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable.
SDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.
SDG 13 - Climate action: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts by regulating emissions and promoting developments in renewable energy.
SDG 16 - Peace, justice and strong institutions: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.
SDG 17 - Partnerships for the goals: Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development.

Dates

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Date	Time	Location
Thu 2023-03-16	15.00 - 18.15	SR 3 (Sowi) SR 3 (Sowi)	Barrier-free
Thu 2023-04-27	15.00 - 18.15	SR 3 (Sowi) SR 3 (Sowi)	Barrier-free
Thu 2023-06-22	15.00 - 18.15	SR 3 (Sowi) SR 3 (Sowi)	Barrier-free