Singapore University of Social Sciences

CDO353 Decision Making for Sustainability aims to empower students with the relevant competencies and mindset required for contributing to strategic, meaningful, responsible and sustainable decision making in the organisations they work in. Students would be exposed to the framing of sustainability issues that entail interdisciplinary domain applications and apply themselves to the development of specific sustainable proposals and recommendations, taking into consideration aspects such as technology and resource constraints as well as the United Nations’ SDGs. Students would also learn about the different roles that stakeholders play in the attainment of sustainability goals and ways to engage with them to arrive at win-win outcomes. The course learning outcomes would be achieved through a combination of face-to-face seminars and self-directed learning modes. Students will analyze current sustainability issues and risks, and contextualize them against corporate objectives, trends and constraints; critically scrutinize a business in relation to the attainment of SDGs and formulate sustainability programmes; and adopt a structured and informed approach in making strategic and sustainable business recommendations. At the end of the course, students will be able to articulate challenges presently faced by communities and stakeholders in relation to goal attainments; strategically overlay SDGs on corporate decisions and initiatives; engage and influence peers, managers, subordinates, business partners and other stakeholders in relation to the SDGs and Singapore Green Plan 2030; and formulate effective sustainability programmes and reporting to enhance corporate decision making.