MMM233 - Business and the Environment
Unit details
| Year | 2017 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit chair: | B Mitchell |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Contact hours: | Campus: 1 x 2 hour class and 1 x 1 hour seminar per week Cloud (Online): 1 x 2 hour class (recordings provided) + 1 hour online seminar per week |
Content
This unit explores how sustainability issues affect businesses, as well as the strategies that organisations can use to integrate environmental considerations into their planning. Students will be provided with an overview of environmental, social and economic issues affecting business decisions and operations. Applied academic research and case studies will be used to inform students of recent responses to sustainability. Students will have the opportunity to examine and critique both sustainable and unsustainable behaviours and practice in our society.
Assessment
Written assignment 1 1500 words 20%
Written assignment 2 3000 words 30%
Examination 2 hours 50%
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