Availabilities:
Location | Domestic | International |
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Online | N/A |
Unit description
Explores the nature of issues and are introduced to the critical enquiry methods required in the context of Arts and Business Studies. Students will learn how to write a report and communicate their explanations and conclusions.
Unit content
The unit consists of six modules:
- Introduction to issues and reports
- Background to the issue of sustainability
- Sustainability: Principles and perspectives
- Producing professional reports
- Sustainability initiatives
- Conclusions, recommendations and executive summaries
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.
On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
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1 | define the concept of an issue within the context of Arts or Business studies | Knowledge of a discipline | ||||||
2 | use diverse perspectives to undertake and manage guided research and enquiry | Communication and social skills | ||||||
3 | use diverse perspectives to explain an issue | Communication and social skills | ||||||
4 | communicate conclusions/recommendations about the issue using academic conventions within Arts or Business studies. | Communication and social skills |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- define the concept of an issue within the context of Arts or Business studies
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- use diverse perspectives to undertake and manage guided research and enquiry
- GA6: Communication and social skills
- use diverse perspectives to explain an issue
- GA6: Communication and social skills
- communicate conclusions/recommendations about the issue using academic conventions within Arts or Business studies.
- GA6: Communication and social skills
Prescribed texts
- Prescribed text information is not currently available.
- Prescribed text information is not currently available.
Teaching and assessment
Teaching method |
Tutorial online 1.5 hours (Twice per week for 6 weeks) |
Assessment | |
Quiz & Report Analysis | 20% |
Draft Report | 35% |
Report | 45% |
Fee information
Domestic
Commonwealth Supported courses
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Fee paying courses
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International
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