LB5203 - Sustainable Enterprise

Credit points:	03
Year:	2006
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:

This subject examines contested meanings of sustainability; integrated models of sustainability (economic, environmental, social and cultural); the growth of the sustainability movement; ethics and multi-value choices; sustainability and organisational strategies; measuring sustainability (metrics and management); sustainability and the law; sustainability and capital markets; operationalising sustainable practices; international and cross-cultural perspectives on sustainability; and international standards for sustainability.

Learning Outcomes

• understand relationships between sustainability, government policies and enterprise strategies;
• understand contemporary approaches to measuring and reporting the outcomes of enterprise sustainability strategies;
• recognise and understand the linkages between sustainability, value creation, risk and effective use of global resources;
• understand and critically evaluate sustainability and sustainable development concepts and issues.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams;
• The ability to speak and write logically, clearly and creatively;
• The ability to calculate, produce, interpret and communicate numerical information;
• The ability to access and employ online technologies effectively;
• The ability to use and interpret different media;
• A coherent and disciplined body of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning processes and products;
• The ability to learn independently and in a self-directed manner;
• A commitment to lifelong learning and intellectual development.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:

BU5110

Availabilities
, , Study Period 5
Census Date 05-May-2006
Face to face teaching 29-Apr-2006 to 14-May-2006
Coordinator:	jc131962
Lecturer:	Professor Gianna Moscardo.
Contact hours:	39 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (30%); (20%).
, , Study Period 10
Census Date 22-Dec-2006
Non-standard start/end 25-Nov-2006 to 19-Jan-2007
Face to face teaching 25-Nov-2006 to 10-Dec-2006
Coordinator:	jc131962
Lecturer:	jc153289.
Contact hours:	39 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (30%); (20%).
, , Study Period 22
Census Date 08-Sep-2006
Coordinator:	jc131962, Professor Philip Pearce
Contact hours:	39 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (30%); (20%).
, , Study Period 32
Census Date 05-May-2006
Face to face teaching 27-Mar-2006 to 05-May-2006
Coordinator:	jc131962
Lecturer:	Professor Gianna Moscardo.
Contact hours:	39 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (30%); (20%).
, , Study Period 25
Census Date 30-Jun-2006
Face to face teaching 22-May-2006 to 30-Jun-2006
Coordinator:	jc131962
Lecturer:	Professor Gianna Moscardo.
Contact hours:	39 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (30%); (20%).
, , Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2006
Coordinator:	jc131962
Lecturer:	Professor Gianna Moscardo.
Contact hours:	39 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (30%); (20%).
, , Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2006
Coordinator:	jc131962
Lecturer:	Professor Gianna Moscardo.
Contact hours:	39 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (30%); (20%).
, , Study Period 23
Census Date 22-Dec-2006
Coordinator:	jc153289
Lecturer:	Professor Gianna Moscardo.
Contact hours:	39 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (30%); (20%).
, , Study Period 22
Census Date 08-Sep-2006
Face to face teaching 24-Jul-2006 to 01-Sep-2006
Coordinator:	jc131962, Professor Gianna Moscardo
Contact hours:	39 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (30%); (20%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.