MPP710 - Environmental Sustainability for Business
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Michael Polonsky |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 3 hour on-campus (livestreamed) seminar (recordings provided) each week. |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x 3 hour online (livestreamed) seminar (recordings provided) each week. |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the trimester undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
The unit is designed to draw on a range of disciplines to build students’ theoretical and practical understanding of environmental sustainability. It will also inform them of how organisations can become more environmentally sustainable, in terms of strategy development and specific organisational activities.
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 | Apply theoretical and practical knowledge of the impacts of environmental sustainability on organisations’ strategy, operations, and tactics, and how organisations responses in turn impact on the environment. | GLO1: Discipline knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Evaluate organisational practices in regard to environmental impacts. | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO3 | Identify opportunities and challenges that impact organisations in becoming more responsive to environmental sustainability. | GLO5: Problem solving |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: (Individual) Presentation (Video Recording) | 5 minutes | 20% | Week 4 |
| Assessment 2: (Individual) Report (Business) | 3000 words | 50% | Week 10 |
| End-of-unit assessment task - Written | 2 hours | 30% | End-of-unit assessment period |
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 MPP710 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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