06290819 - Corporate Social Responsibility - Elearning (CforCSR© Training and Certification)

With a long-standing culture of socially open and responsible organization, aware of its impact on its ecosystem, iaelyon makes CSR a permanent and sustainable commitment. Regardless of the sector of activity and the profession concerned, managers trained at iaelyon must be able to have a positive impact on society by proposing actions that contribute to the transformation of organizations, reconciling ecological, social and economic performance and the fulfillment of stakeholders.

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY DIMENSION

The CforCSR© platform complements the existing mechanisms aimed at opening up students to responsible approaches: associative and entrepreneurial commitments, PRME and Global Compact commitments, specific and transversal courses related to CSR.

TARGETED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

To promote reflection and the development of skills on the social responsibility of organizations, and business ethics as a manager.
Develop a capacity for critical analysis of CSR issues and the deployment of appropriate action plans, in general and in the field of specialization.

LESSON PLAN

12 modules to be studied in the order chosen by the student: 3 pillars (Economy, Environment, Social) times 4 types of resources (articles, videos, books and scenarios).
Module 13 "Fundamentals of CSR" is transversal (different pillars and types of resources) and specific to iaelyon.
Module 14 "CSR of specialisation" is specific to the Master 2 course. Produced by iaelyon teacher-researchers, it includes 6 specialization courses, each with 6 resources.
The CforCSR certification, to be taken after the previous studies (at least 2 resources from each of the first 12 modules), is transversal.

REFERENCE BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS:

Accessible on the platform.

BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS BY IAELYON PROFESSORS ON THE SUBJECT OF THE COURSE:

There are many of them, particularly among the researchers of the "sustainable performance" team of the Magellan laboratory. Some examples: 

1. Capelle-Blancard, G., & Petit, A. (2019). Every little helps? ESG news and stock market reaction. Journal of Business Ethics, 157(2), 543-565. 
2. Capelle-Blancard, G., & Petit, A. (2017). The weighting of CSR dimensions: One size does not fit all. Business & Society, 56(6), 919-943. 
3. Godek-Brunel, M., & Mercier-Suissa, C. (2023). "What if the reception and integration of refugees became a common good", The Conversation (popular article).
4. Guillot-Soulez, C., Saint-Onge, S., & Soulez, S. (2019). Exploration of the links between the communication of employer labels in recruitment advertisements, the mode of governance and the attractiveness of organizations in the eyes of candidates. Research and Applications in Marketing (French Edition), 34(3), 6-32.
5. Heimann M., Bonnefon J.F. et Lobre-Lebraty K., « Value similarity and overall performance: Trust in Social Responsible Investment », Society and Business Review, Vol 12, Issue 2, pp. 200-215, (2017).
6. Mercier-Suissa, C., El Bekkari, M., & Suissa, D. (2023). "Relocation, a path strewn with pitfalls", The Conversation (popular article).

Individual grade
Multiple-choice questionnaire
Module 13 "Fundamentals of CSR" and module 14 "CSR of specialization": MCQ after study of resources and scenarios (scenarios).

Other grading(s)
Certification CforCSR
multiple-choice questionnaire after resources study and simulation exercises (scenarios).

Weight: 50% module 13 "CSR fundamentals" + 25% module 14 "CSR specialization" + 25% CforCSR certification

 

TEACHING INSTRUCTIONS

This e-learning course takes place asynchronously, at the pace chosen by the student over the semester. Live exchange sessions are held with the course leader to discuss the different resources and the social responsibility of organizations in general. 

NATURE OF THE MEDIA

E-learning courses containing 4 types of resources: articles, videos, books and scenarios.

PEDAGOGICAL INNOVATIONS AND THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY

Dedicated digital platform on the Internet.
Videoconference meetings.
Moodle page for information sharing and exchanges between students and referent teacher. 

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIREMENTS
RESOURCE(S) AVAILABLE:

Many resources, in French and English, are available on the platform, in 4 formats: articles, videos, books and screenplays. 
Students can access additional resources (academic articles, journals, videos, etc.) through the e-library (accessible through their student account). Databases such as EBSCO, Proquest, Cairn or Sciences Direct offer very wide access to academic articles. The Diane, Europresse and Factiva databases offer relatively rich access to press resources and accounting data.