SLE721 - Policy and Planning for Sustainable Development
Unit details
| Year: | 2022 unit information |
|---|---|
| Important Update: | Unit delivery will be in line with the most current COVIDSafe health guidelines. We continue to tailor learning experiences for each unit to achieve the best possible mix of online and on-campus activities that successfully blend our approaches to learning, working and research. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates. Last updated: 4 March 2022 |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| Previously coded as: | SQE721 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Trevor Thornton |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | Online independent and collaborative learning. |
Content
This unit focuses on the synthesis, interpretation and analysis of information in regards to environmental policy at all levels of government and other public or private organisations. The need for global co-operation and action in responding to environmental issues is becoming more important. Air quality, land management, resource use and water quality are some of the myriad of issues that can only be resolved with greater understanding of local issues to enable targeted responses at the global level. Due to lack of agreement in policy aims and specific objectives, it has been argued that the current approaches to environmental management have not been as effective in achieving desired environmental outcomes. Practitioners need to understand the process of policy development in order to fully realise the potential outcomes as well as to be able to input into the process to achieve sustainable outcomes. Policy objectives need to be fully cognisant of the environmental, political, economic and social influences that must be addressed if change is to occur.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Evaluate relevant environmental policies and interpret their contents in regards to implementation requirements. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Analyse policies in regards to governmental and/or corporate environmental objectives and determine requirements for the organisation. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Relate the specific organisation resources required to successfully implement a range of environmental policies. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Integrate government/corporate policies with other management systems. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO5 | Evaluate local and regional environmental polices with global policies to determine specific directions in environmental management relevant to the ongoing sustainability of the organisation. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO6 | Determine, and where appropriate implement best-practice approaches to meet policy directions. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assignments | Two written assignments (1,500-words each) | 40% (2 x 20%) | Weeks 3 and 5 |
| Case study | 2,000-word written report | 30% | Week 8 |
| Project report | 2,000-word written report | 30% | Week 11 |
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 the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: SLE721 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.
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