LB5203 - Sustainable Enterprise
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2007 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | School of Business |
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 | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 30-Mar-2007 | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Noel Richards |
| Lecturers: | Professor Gianna Moscardo, Professor Philip Pearce. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); as per the subject study guide (20%). |
| Cairns, Block, Study Period 7 | |
| Census Date 20-Jul-2007 | |
| Face to face teaching 20-Jul-2007 to 05-Aug-2007 | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Noel Richards |
| Lecturer: | jc153289. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); as per the subject study guide (20%). |
| HolmesMelb, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 31-Aug-2007 | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Noel Richards |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); essays/presentations (20%). |
| HolmesSydney, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 31-Aug-2007 | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Noel Richards |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); essays/presentations (20%). |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 51 | |
| Census Date 30-Mar-2007 | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Noel Richards |
| Lecturers: | Professor Gianna Moscardo, Professor Philip Pearce. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); essays/presentations (20%). |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 53 | |
| Census Date 14-Dec-2007 | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Noel Richards |
| Lecturers: | Professor Gianna Moscardo, Professor Philip Pearce. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); essays/presentations (20%). |
| SEGi KL, Internal, Study Period 22 | |
| Census Date 31-Aug-2007 | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Noel Richards, Professor Gianna Moscardo |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); essays/presentations (20%). |
| SIMA S'pore, Block, Study Period 51 | |
| Census Date 30-Mar-2007 | |
| Face to face teaching 16-Mar-2007 to 26-Mar-2007 (Taught in Mandarin. Exam 14 April) | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Noel Richards |
| Lecturers: | Professor Gianna Moscardo, Professor Philip Pearce. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); essays/presentations (20%). |
| SIMA S'pore, Block, Study Period 21 | |
| Census Date 11-May-2007 | |
| Face to face teaching 02-Apr-2007 to 12-May-2007 (Taught in Mandarin. Exam 21 May 2007) | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Noel Richards |
| Lecturers: | Professor Gianna Moscardo, Professor Philip Pearce. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); essays/presentations (20%). |
| JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 21 | |
| Census Date 11-May-2007 | |
| Coordinator: | Professor Gianna Moscardo |
| Lecturer: | Professor Philip Pearce. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); essays/presentations (20%). |
| JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 22 | |
| Census Date 31-Aug-2007 | |
| Coordinator: | Professor Gianna Moscardo |
| Lecturer: | Professor Philip Pearce. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); essays/presentations (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.