Embedding a Sustainability Module Into Quantitative Business Courses

INFORMS Transactions on Education

Susan Cholette¹  Theresa Roeder¹ 

[1] San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California 94132

关键词: teaching production/operations management;    teaching supply chain management;    teaching modeling;    sustainability;    GHG emissions;   

DOI  :  10.1287/ited.1120.0087

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: INFORMS

【 摘 要 】

Business schools face pressure to incorporate sustainability and ethics into curricula, not only by offering single-themed classes but also by including these topics in existing classes. We embed a stand-alone module, sustainability and supply chain management, into two quantitative courses, the graduate core operations class and an undergraduate concentration class in management science. We develop this module to provide students the background and tools to analyze energy usage and resultant greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for a product or process. Students research a supply chain, use carbon auditing software, and make recommendations for improvement. To answer the research question of whether students perceive the module as useful and objective we perform an exploratory survey (N = 76). We find that students are engaged and consider delivery as unbiased. In short, this module adds value to the learning experience and can be integrated into classes without extensive instructor preparation. Readers may fr...

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