Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Business Administration | |||||
| Bachelor | Length of the Programme: 4 | Number of Credits: 240 | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF: Level 6 |
Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri
| School/Faculty/Institute | Faculty of Econ., Admin. and Social Sciences | ||||
| Course Code | MGMT 337 | ||||
| Course Title in English | Business and Human Rights | ||||
| Course Title in Turkish | İş Dünyası ve İnsan Hakları | ||||
| Language of Instruction | EN | ||||
| Type of Course | Flipped Classroom | ||||
| Level of Course | Intermediate | ||||
| Semester | Fall | ||||
| Contact Hours per Week |
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| Estimated Student Workload | 119 hours per semester | ||||
| Number of Credits | 5 ECTS | ||||
| Grading Mode | Standard Letter Grade | ||||
| Pre-requisites | None | ||||
| Expected Prior Knowledge | None | ||||
| Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Registration Restrictions | Only Undergraduate Students | ||||
| Overall Educational Objective | To develop competence and knowledge of why the businesses need a human rights approach and how the businesses can develop a human rights policy. | ||||
| Course Description | Creating a business world that respects human rights and freedoms is a new topic. The adoption of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in 2011 and disasters such as Rana Plaza Case in Bangladesh accelerated this process. In this course, the business and human rights will be discussed in all its dimensions. Students will learn what human rights mean in the business world, why should companies deal with human rights issues, how companies can manage human rights risks, how to establish a human rights due diligence system, what are the legal regulations on business and human rights. The course will include conceptual frameworks as well as company case studies and will learn from the experiences of leading companies. Students will carry out a midterm project and a final project on how companies can manage human rights risks and on business and human rights case studies from Turkey and the world. | ||||
| Course Description in Turkish | İnsan hak ve özgürlüklerine saygılı bir iş dünyasının yaratılması son yıllarda tartışılmaya başlanan yeni bir konu. 2011 yılında Birleşmiş Milletlerin İş Dünyası ve İnsan Hakları Rehber İlkelerini kabul etmesi ve Bangladeş’te gerçekleşen Rana Plaza gibi facialar bu süreci hızlandırdı. Bu derste iş dünyası ve insan hakları meselesi tüm boyutlarıyla ele alınacaktır. Öğrenciler, iş dünyasında insan hakları ne demektir, şirketler neden insan hakları sorunları ile ilgilenmelidir, firmalar insan hakları risklerini nasıl yönetebilirler, insan hakları etki değerlendirme sistemi nasıl kurulur, iş dünyası ve insan hakları konusunda hukuki düzenlemeler nelerdir vb. konularda bilgi ve uygulamada yetkinlik sahibi olacaklardır. Öğrenciler şirketlerin insan hakları risklerini nasıl yönetebileceği konusunda ve Türkiye ve dünyadan iş dünyası ve insan hakları konusunda örnek vakalara ilişkin proje gerçekleştireceklerdir. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) know the basic regulations, laws and international agreements on business and human rights; 2) explain how the business life may affect the human rights and why the companies they need a human rights policy; 3) define and describe the key steps to develop a human rights policy; 4) exhibit the skills to identify the human rights risks of a company; 5) demonstrate critical skills in proposing plans to develop a human rights due diligence system for businesses. |
| Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Has a broad foundation and intellectual awareness with exposure to mathematics, history, economics, and social sciences | |||||
| 2) Demonstrates knowledge and skills in different functional areas of business (accounting, finance, operations, marketing, strategy, and organization) and an understanding of their interactions within various industry sectors | |||||
| 3) Applies theoretical knowledge as well as creative, analytical, and critical thinking to manage complex technical or professional activities or projects | |||||
| 4) Exhibits an understanding of global, environmental, economic, legal, and regulatory contexts for business sustainability | |||||
| 5) Demonstrates individual and professional ethical behavior and social responsibility | |||||
| 6) Demonstrates responsiveness to ethnic, cultural, and gender diversity values and issues | |||||
| 7) Uses written and spoken English effectively (at least CEFR B2 level) to communicate information, ideas, problems, and solutions | |||||
| 8) Demonstrates skills in data and information acquisition, analysis, interpretation, and reporting | |||||
| 9) Displays computer proficiency to support problem solving and decision-making | |||||
| 10) Demonstrates teamwork, leadership, and entrepreneurial skills | |||||
| 11) Displays learning skills necessary for further study with a high degree of autonomy |
Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences
| N None | S Supportive | H Highly Related |
| Program Outcomes and Competences | Level | Assessed by | |
| 1) | Has a broad foundation and intellectual awareness with exposure to mathematics, history, economics, and social sciences | S | Participation |
| 2) | Demonstrates knowledge and skills in different functional areas of business (accounting, finance, operations, marketing, strategy, and organization) and an understanding of their interactions within various industry sectors | S | Participation |
| 3) | Applies theoretical knowledge as well as creative, analytical, and critical thinking to manage complex technical or professional activities or projects | S | Participation |
| 4) | Exhibits an understanding of global, environmental, economic, legal, and regulatory contexts for business sustainability | S | Participation |
| 5) | Demonstrates individual and professional ethical behavior and social responsibility | H | Participation |
| 6) | Demonstrates responsiveness to ethnic, cultural, and gender diversity values and issues | H | Participation |
| 7) | Uses written and spoken English effectively (at least CEFR B2 level) to communicate information, ideas, problems, and solutions | S | Participation |
| 8) | Demonstrates skills in data and information acquisition, analysis, interpretation, and reporting | S | Participation |
| 9) | Displays computer proficiency to support problem solving and decision-making | S | Participation |
| 10) | Demonstrates teamwork, leadership, and entrepreneurial skills | S | Participation |
| 11) | Displays learning skills necessary for further study with a high degree of autonomy | S | Participation |
| Prepared by and Date | NURCAN BAYSAL , May 2023 |
| Course Coordinator | CEYHAN MUTLU |
| Semester | Fall |
| Name of Instructor |
Course Contents
| Week | Subject |
| 1) | An introduction to business & human rights |
| 2) | National and International regulations and standards on business and human rights. (UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights) |
| 3) | What are the human rights issues for businesses? Why take action to address human rights issues? |
| 4) | The main human rights risks for the companies. |
| 5) | Case Study 1: Human rights risk mapping |
| 6) | Guest speaker 1 |
| 7) | Midterm 1- Project presentations |
| 8) | Guest Speaker 2 |
| 9) | Key steps to develop a human rights policy (stakeholders, suppliers, partners…etc) |
| 10) | Case Study 2-Analyzing code of conducts, code of ethics, human rights commitments of the Turkish companies |
| 11) | Establishing a human rights due diligence system 1 (political commitment, integration) |
| 12) | Establishing a human rights due diligence system 2 (remedy and grievance mechanisms, progress measurement indicators, reporting) |
| 13) | Guest Speaker 3 |
| 14) | Challenges, future directions, advice from the leading companies |
| 15) | Final Projects Period |
| 16) | Final Projects Period |
| Required/Recommended Readings | Required: Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, United Nations(2011) Recommended: Desiree Abrahams&Yann Wyss, Guide to Human Rights Impact Assesment and Management (HRIAM), the International Busineess Forum and International Finance Cooperation. How to Develop a Human Rights Policy, United Nations Global Compact, Second Addition, 2015. Adressing Human Rights in Business, KPMG. 5 Steps towards managing the human rights impacts of your business, Network Germany&twentyfifty Company case studies, The Danish Institute for Human Rights. | |||||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | Class presentations, readings, lectures, problem-solving activities, guest speakers, case studies, discussions, interactive conversations, individual and team-work activities, projects. | |||||||||||||||
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| Computer Use | Personal computer use | |||||||||||||||
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| Course Administration |
nurcanatlibaysal@yahoo.com Students are always free and encouraged to give feedback and ask questions about the course via e-mail to instructor (nurcanatlibaysal@yahoo.com). Students are expected to attend all sessions and be in class on time. When they cannot attend due to a sickness (which should require a report from a full facility hospital) or an excuse accepted my MEF regulations, they should inform the instructors by mail. Academic dishonesty and plagiarism will be subject to the YÖK Disciplinary Regulation. |
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ECTS Student Workload Estimation
| Activity | No/Weeks | Hours | Calculation | ||||
| No/Weeks per Semester | Preparing for the Activity | Spent in the Activity Itself | Completing the Activity Requirements | ||||
| Course Hours | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 84 | ||
| Midterm(s) | 1 | 16 | 2 | 18 | |||
| Final Examination | 1 | 15 | 2 | 17 | |||
| Total Workload | 119 | ||||||
| Total Workload/25 | 4.8 | ||||||
| ECTS | 5 | ||||||