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Unit Summary
Unit type
UG Coursework Unit
Credit points
12
AQF level
Level of learning
Advanced
Former School/College
Pre-requisites
144 credit points in any SCU units
Unit aim
The unit applies the concept of sustainability to contemporary business organisations by examining a range of innovative environmental and social management tools.
Unit content
Topic 1: Business, Society and Stakeholders
Topic 2: Ethics, CSR and Governance
Topic 3: Sustainable Economics
Topic 4: Sustainable Business Models
Topic 5: Climate Change and Global Environment
Topic 6: Sustainability Accounting and Finance
Topic 7: Marketing and Consumption
Topic 8: Sustainable Production
Topic 9: Strategy and HRM
Topic 10: Global Development and Social Business
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
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1 | compile a diverse array of academic resources relevant to sustainable business | |||||||
2 | expose the traditional business functions of marketing, HRM, accounting, economics, supply chain management and management strategy to the sustainability paradigm | |||||||
3 | evaluate the relevance of sustainability as a primary corporate goal | |||||||
4 | apply the new models of sustainable business to transform unsustainable business into sustainable organisations | |||||||
5 | contrast ethical and sustainable organisations with conventional business organisations. |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
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compile a diverse array of academic resources relevant to sustainable business
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- GA6:
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expose the traditional business functions of marketing, HRM, accounting, economics, supply chain management and management strategy to the sustainability paradigm
- GA4:
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evaluate the relevance of sustainability as a primary corporate goal
- GA1:
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apply the new models of sustainable business to transform unsustainable business into sustainable organisations
- GA2:
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contrast ethical and sustainable organisations with conventional business organisations.
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Prescribed texts
- Moscardo, G, Lamberton G & Wells, G, et al. , 2013, Sustainability in Australian business: principles and practice, John Wiley & Sons, Milton.
- Moscardo, G, Lamberton, G & Wells, G, et al. , 2013, Sustainability in Australian business: principles and practice, John Wiley & Sons, Milton.