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Unit aim
The unit applies the concept of sustainability to contemporary business organisations by examining a range of innovative environmental and social management tools.
Unit content
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Sustainability
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Sustainability and business
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CSR & stakeholders
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Sustainable economics
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Sustainable Business Models 1
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Sustainable Business Models 2
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Energy, carbon & climate
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Waste, pollution & recycling
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Sustainable production, supply chains and consumption
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Strategy & sustainability
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Life cycle analysis and sustainability accounting
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Social business
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
Learning outcomes and graduate attributes
GA1: Intellectual rigour,
GA2: Creativity,
GA3: Ethical practice,
GA4: Knowledge of a discipline,
GA5: Lifelong learning,
GA6: Communication and social skills,
GA7: Cultural competence| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 |
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| 1 | Evaluate the relevance of sustainability as a primary goal of business. | | | | | Lifelong learning | | |
| 2 | Apply the new models of sustainable business to transform conventional business organisations into sustainable organisations. | | | Ethical practice | | | Communication and social skills | |
| 3 | Apply the sustainability paradigm to the traditional business functions of marketing, HRM, accounting, economics, supply chain management and management strategy. | | | | Knowledge of a discipline | | | |
| 4 | Evaluate organisational performance against relevant sustainability benchmarks. | Intellectual rigour | | | | | | |
| 5 | Develop creative solutions to remove causes of unsustainability. | | Creativity | | | | | |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- Evaluate the relevance of sustainability as a primary goal of business.
- Apply the new models of sustainable business to transform conventional business organisations into sustainable organisations.
- GA3:
Ethical practice
- GA6:
Communication and social skills
- Apply the sustainability paradigm to the traditional business functions of marketing, HRM, accounting, economics, supply chain management and management strategy.
- GA4:
Knowledge of a discipline
- Evaluate organisational performance against relevant sustainability benchmarks.
- Develop creative solutions to remove causes of unsustainability.
Prescribed texts
Session 2
- Available as e-book only at http://www.wileydirect.com.au/buy/sustainability-in-australian-business-principles-and-practice/: Moscardo, G, Lamberton, G & Wells, G, et al. , 2013, Sustainability in Australian business: principles and practice, John Wiley & Sons, Milton.
Session 3
- Available as e-book only at http://www.wileydirect.com.au/buy/sustainability-in-australian-business-principles-and-practice/: Moscardo, G, Lamberton, G & Wells, G, et al. , 2013, Sustainability in Australian business: principles and practice, John Wiley & Sons, Milton.
Prescribed texts may change in future study periods.