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
Topic 1: Business, Society and Stakeholders
Topic 2: Ethics, CSR and Governance
Topic 3: Sustainable Economics
Topic 4: Sustainable Business Models
Topic 5: Climate Change and Global Environment
Topic 6: Sustainability Accounting and Finance
Topic 7: Marketing and Consumption
Topic 8: Sustainable Production
Topic 9: Strategy and HRM
Topic 10: Global Development and 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 | compile a diverse array of academic resources relevant to sustainable business | | | | | Lifelong learning | Communication and social skills | |
| 2 | expose the traditional business functions of marketing, HRM, accounting, economics, supply chain management and management strategy to the sustainability paradigm | | | | Knowledge of a discipline | | | |
| 3 | evaluate the relevance of sustainability as a primary corporate goal | Intellectual rigour | | | | | | |
| 4 | apply the new models of sustainable business to transform unsustainable business into sustainable organisations | | Creativity | | | | | |
| 5 | contrast ethical and sustainable organisations with conventional business organisations. | | | Ethical practice | | | | |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- compile a diverse array of academic resources relevant to sustainable business
- GA5:
Lifelong learning
- GA6:
Communication and social skills
- expose the traditional business functions of marketing, HRM, accounting, economics, supply chain management and management strategy to the sustainability paradigm
- GA4:
Knowledge of a discipline
- evaluate the relevance of sustainability as a primary corporate goal
- apply the new models of sustainable business to transform unsustainable business into sustainable organisations
- contrast ethical and sustainable organisations with conventional business organisations.
Prescribed texts
Session 1
- Moscardo, G, Lamberton G & Wells, G, et al. , 2013, Sustainability in Australian business: principles and practice, John Wiley & Sons, Milton.
Session 3
- 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.