LB5203 - Sustainable Enterprise
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2015 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 3 |
| Administered by: | College of Business, Law & Governance |
This subject examines contested meanings of sustainability; integrated models of sustainability (economic, environmental, social and cultural); the growth of the sustainability movement; measuring sustainability (metrics and management); sustainability as seen through the ecoadvantage model - that is how enterprises can build returns, reduce costs, limit risks and build reputations; international and cross-cultural perspectives on sustainability; how to change and foster good corporate sustainable practices and issues in the communication of 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.
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | BU5110 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Block, Study Period 6 | |
| Census Date 25-Jun-2015 | |
| Face to face teaching 12-Jun-2015 to 28-Jun-2015 (Fri 12/6 6pm-9pm, Sat 13/6 & Sun 14/6 9am-5pm AND Fri 26/6 6pm-9pm, Sat 27/6 & Sun 28/6 9am-5pm) | |
| Coord/Lect: | Professor Philip Pearce. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); literature/concept review report on contemporary publications (20%). |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 51 | |
| Census Date 09-Apr-2015 | |
| Coordinator: | Professor Philip Pearce |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); literature/concept review report on contemporary publications (20%). |
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An enrolment quota applies to this offering. |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 52 | |
| Census Date 30-Jul-2015 | |
| Coordinator: | Professor Philip Pearce |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); literature/concept review report on contemporary publications (20%). |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 53 | |
| Census Date 26-Nov-2015 | |
| Coordinator: | Professor Philip Pearce |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); literature/concept review report on contemporary publications (20%). |
| JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 22 | |
| Census Date 13-Aug-2015 | |
| Coordinator: | Professor Philip Pearce |
| Lecturer: | Mr Ian Kirkwood. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); literature/concept review report on contemporary publications (20%). |
| JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 21 | |
| Census Date 02-Apr-2015 | |
| Coordinator: | Professor Philip Pearce |
| Lecturer: | Mr Ian Kirkwood. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); literature/concept review report on contemporary publications (20%). |
| JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 23 | |
| Census Date 10-Dec-2015 | |
| Coordinator: | Professor Philip Pearce |
| Lecturer: | Mr Ian Kirkwood. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); literature/concept review report on contemporary publications (20%). |
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