LB5203 - Sustainable Enterprise

Credit points:	03
Year:	2008
Student Contribution Band:	Band 3
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, Block, Study Period 4
Census Date 28-Mar-2008
Face to face teaching 11-Apr-2008 to 11-May-2008
Coordinator:	Professor Gianna Moscardo
Lecturer:	Miss Kaye Walker.
Contact hours:	40 hours lectures - Consisting of 30 hrs lectures and 10 hrs of lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); as per the subject study guide (20%).
Cairns, Block, Study Period 10
Census Date 19-Dec-2008
Face to face teaching 14-Nov-2008 to 30-Nov-2008 (Fri 14/11 6-9pm, Sat 15/11 & Sun 16/11 9-5pm, Fri 28/11 6-9pm , Sat 29/11 & Sun 30/11 9-5pm)
Coordinator:	Professor Gianna Moscardo
Lecturer:	jc172842.
Contact hours:	40 hours lectures - Consisting of 30 hrs lectures and 10 hrs of lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); as per the subject study guide (20%).
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 51
Census Date 28-Mar-2008
Coordinator:	Professor Gianna Moscardo
Lecturers:	Professor Gianna Moscardo, Professor Philip Pearce.
Contact hours:	40 hours workshops/Seminars - Consisting of 30 hrs lectures and 10 hrs of lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	multidraft Essays (50%); assignments (30%); essays/presentations (20%).
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 52
Census Date 25-Jul-2008
Coordinator:	Professor Gianna Moscardo
Lecturers:	Professor Gianna Moscardo, Professor Philip Pearce.
Contact hours:	40 hours workshops/Seminars - Consisting of 30 hrs lectures and 10 hrs of lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	multidraft Essays (50%); assignments (30%); essays/presentations (20%).
SEGi KL, Internal, Study Period 21
Census Date 18-Apr-2008
Coordinator:	Professor Gianna Moscardo
Lecturers:	Professor Gianna Moscardo, Professor Philip Pearce.
Contact hours:	40 hours workshops/Seminars - Consisting of 30 hrs lectures and 10 hrs of lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); essays/presentations (20%).
SIMA S'pore, Block, Study Period 73
Census Date 28-Mar-2008
Face to face teaching 11-Apr-2008 to 11-May-2008
Coordinator:	Professor Gianna Moscardo
Lecturer:	Miss Kaye Walker.
Contact hours:	40 hours lectures - Consisting of 30 hrs lectures and 10 hrs of lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	multidraft Essays (50%); assignments (30%); essay/assignment (20%).
JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 21
Census Date 18-Apr-2008
Coordinator:	Professor Gianna Moscardo
Lecturers:	Professor Gianna Moscardo, Professor Philip Pearce.
Contact hours:	40 hours workshops/Seminars - Consisting of 30 hrs lectures and 10 hrs of lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); essays/presentations (20%).
JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 23
Census Date 12-Dec-2008
Coordinator:	Professor Philip Pearce
Lecturers:	Professor Gianna Moscardo, Professor Philip Pearce.
Contact hours:	40 hours workshops/Seminars - Consisting of 30 hrs lectures and 10 hrs of lecturer directed activities.
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.