Enhancing PRME integration through curriculum mapping and reflection

At the University of Plymouth, UK – a case study
Business students Students working in shared working space.
Andrew Hunt, Associate Head of School (Undergraduate) recently had a case study of Plymouth Business School's practice published by the UK chapter of the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), a global United Nations-supported initiative aiming to raise the profile of sustainability in business and management education. 
This study offers actionable insights on enhancing PRME that will be of value to Signatories across the UK, Ireland, and beyond, outlining a structured methodology for embedding PRME and sustainability more generally into undergraduate business and management education.

Business schools looking to strengthen their responsible management education strategies should consider

Conducting regular curriculum mapping exercises with Plymouth’s broader, more comprehensive set of responsible education criteria covering areas such as ethics, stakeholder engagement, governance and creativity.
Engaging diverse stakeholders, including students, faculty, and industry partners in a process of co-creation alongside eliciting their interpretation of needs and current positions should lead to better outcomes.
Provision of faculty / university support, and the expectation of auditing is likely to improve outcomes as baseline data is not routinely otherwise reported. A commitment to a process of improvement is preferred to single point audits.
 
 
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