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James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2023

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LB5203 - Sustainable Enterprise

Credit points:03
Year:2023
Student Contribution Band:Band 4
Administered by:College of Business, Law & Governance

Subject Description

    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
  • create an action plan for the monitoring of sustainability

Subject Assessment

  • Written > Test/Quiz 1 - (10%) - Individual
  • Written > Project plan - (50%) - Individual
  • Written > Project report - (40%) - Individual

Note that 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.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:  BU5110

Availabilities

JCU Brisbane, Trimester 1, Internal

Census date:Thursday, 09 Mar 2023
Study Period Dates:Monday, 13 Feb 2023 to Saturday, 13 May 2023
Coordinator(s):
Assoc. Professor Denis Tolkach
Lecturer(s):
MR Luke Spiller
Workload expectations:The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
  • 20 Hours - Lectures
  • 10 Hours - Tutorials - Synthesising session
  • 10 Hours - Online activity - Recordings, online activities & self-directed learning

JCU Brisbane, Trimester 2, Internal

Census date:Thursday, 22 Jun 2023
Study Period Dates:Monday, 29 May 2023 to Saturday, 26 Aug 2023
Coordinator(s):
Assoc. Professor Denis Tolkach
Lecturer(s):
MR Luke Spiller
Workload expectations:The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
  • 20 Hours - Lectures
  • 10 Hours - Tutorials - Synthesising session
  • 10 Hours - Online activity - Recordings, online activities & self-directed learning

JCU Brisbane, Trimester 3, Internal

Census date:Thursday, 05 Oct 2023
Study Period Dates:Monday, 11 Sep 2023 to Saturday, 09 Dec 2023
Coordinator(s):
Assoc. Professor Denis Tolkach
Lecturer(s):
MR David Ponton
Workload expectations:The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
  • 20 Hours - Lectures
  • 10 Hours - Tutorials - Synthesising session
  • 10 Hours - Online activity - Recordings, online activities & self-directed learning

JCU Singapore, Study Period 52, Internal

Census date:Thursday, 03 Aug 2023
Study Period Dates:Monday, 10 Jul 2023 to Friday, 13 Oct 2023
Coordinator(s):
Professor Peter Hofman
Lecturer(s):
MR Rayan Daniyal
Workload expectations:The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
  • 20 Hours - Lectures - may include recorded presentations, online activities & self-learning activities inclusive of lectures, via LearnJCU
  • 20 Hours - Tutorials - may include recorded presentations, online activities & self-learning activities inclusive of synthesising sessions, via LearnJCU
Restrictions:An enrolment quota applies.

Townsville Bebegu Yumba, Trimester 1, External

Census date:Thursday, 09 Mar 2023
Study Period Dates:Monday, 13 Feb 2023 to Saturday, 13 May 2023
Coordinator(s):
Assoc. Professor Denis Tolkach
Lecturer(s):
Assoc. Professor Denis Tolkach
Workload expectations:The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
  • 30 Hours - Online activity - Recordings, online activities and self-directed learning
  • 10 Hours - Online Tutorials - Online Collaborate Sessions

Townsville Bebegu Yumba, Trimester 1, Internal

Census date:Thursday, 09 Mar 2023
Study Period Dates:Monday, 13 Feb 2023 to Saturday, 13 May 2023
Coordinator(s):
Assoc. Professor Denis Tolkach
Lecturer(s):
DR Putu Mustika
Workload expectations:The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
  • 30 Hours - Seminars
  • 10 Hours - Online activity - Recordings, online activities and self-directed learning