ADH717 - Climate Change and Sustainability
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 3: Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 3: Max Kelly |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x 1-hour online seminar per week |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
This unit consists of an enhanced online experience that engages with the issues of sustainability in development contexts. The unit will explore the discourse of sustainability and how this is understood, theorised and practiced in development programs and projects. The unit will interrogate the importance of sustainability across policy and practice and the significance of working closely with affected communities in order to achieve sustainable outcomes that are meaningful to the people concerned. The key issue of planetary boundaries will be explored through the use of simulation exercises and case studies and how this can and has influenced outcomes in development. Concepts such as complexity theory, sustainable development and ecological understandings will engage students in a critical debate on sustainability across different development contexts.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Evaluate diverse theoretical perspectives of sustainable development, and analyse how these have been applied in real world scenarios | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO2 | Identify and explain the complex interrelationships between ecology, society and sustainable development | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO3 | Critically analyse a range of mainstream and non-mainstream perspectives on sustainable development | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO8: Global citizenship |
| ULO4 | Apply alternative thinking to address issues of sustainability and development | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: Essay | 2000 words or equivalent | 40% | Information not yet available |
| Assessment 2: Project | 3000 words or equivalent | 60% | Information not yet available |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for ADH717 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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