MMM233 - Business and the Environment
Unit details
| Offering information: | Not offered in 2013 |
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| Enrolment modes: | (online) |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit chair: | D Chadee |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Contact hours: | 1 x 2 hour lecture and 1 x 1 hour tutorial per week. |
Note:Online teaching methods require internet access. Please refer to the most current computer specifications. | |
Content
This unit will explore the complexity of sustainability issues, as well as the strategies organisations can use to integrate environmental considerations into their planning. Students will be provided with an overview of environmental, social and economic issues affecting business decisions and operations. Applied academic research and case studies will be used inform students of recent responses to sustainability. Students will have the opportunity to examine and critique both sustainable and unsustainable behaviours and practice in our society.
Assessment
Written assignment 1 1500 words 20%, written assignment 2 3000 words 30%, examination 2 hours 50%