Climate Change and Sustainable Business Futures (9469.1)
| Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
|---|---|---|
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| EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
| 0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Business, Government & Law |
| Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
| School Of Management | Level 2 - Undergraduate Intermediate Unit | Band 2 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 3 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
Learning outcomes
On completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Demonstrate an understanding of the concept of sustainable business;
2. Understand and critically assess the inter-relationships between businesses and their natural, social, cultural and economic environments and how these affect business's sustainable futures;
3. Understand and analyse the implications of climate change for business in Australia and globally; and
4. Evaluate planning and management strategies, policies and industry practices designed to mitigate and / or adapt to climate change and thus to produce more sustainable futures.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
Prerequisites
Completion of 24cp.Corequisites
None.Incompatible units
NONE.Equivalent units
7014 Strategic Tourism Management.Assumed knowledge
Students undertaking this unit will have completed 12 units encompassing a range of tourism, events, business and other discipline areas.| Year | Location | Teaching period | Teaching start date | Delivery mode | Unit convener |
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Required texts
Useful sources
Recommended - it would be useful to have access to this textbook:
Moscardo, G. et al. (2013) Sustainability in Australian Business: Principles and Practice. Wiley: Milton, Qld.
- There are several copies in the library available on short loan, and some chapters are available through the Unit Moodle site.
Other relevant publications may include (most of these are e-books):
Christoff, P. (ed.) (2014) Four Degrees of Global Warming. Routledge: Abingdon, Oxford, UK
Garnaut, R. (2008) The Garnaut Climate Change Report. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, UK
Gergis, J. (2018) Sunburnt Country: The History and Future of Climate Change in Australia. Melbourne University Press: Melbourne, Australia.
Harding, R, Hendriks, C.M. and Faruqi, M (2009) Environmental Decision-Making: Exploring Complexity and Context. Federation Press: Annandale, NSW
Hume, M. (2009) Why We Disagree about Climate Change. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, UK
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (2013) Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis. Available at www.ipcc.ch/report/ar5/
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (2014a) Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. Available at www.ipcc.ch/report/ar5/
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (2014b) Climate Change 2014: Mitigation of Climate Change. Available at www.ipcc.ch/report/ar5/
Knight, E. (2013) Why We Argue about Climate Change. Redback: Collingwood, Vic
Lomborg, B. (2007) Cool it: The Sceptical Environmentalist's Guide to Global Warming. The Sceptical Marshall Cavendish: London
Machin A. (2013) Negotiating Climate Change: Radical Democracy and the Illusion of Consensus. Zed Book: London
Measham, T. and Lockie, S. (eds.) (2012) Risk and Social Theory in Environmental Management. CSIRO Publishing: Collingwood, Vic
Oreskes, N. and Conway, E.M. (2010) Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming. Bloomsbury Press: NY
Painter, J. (2013) Climate Change in the Media: Reporting Risk and Uncertainty. IB Taurus & Co: London
Pelling, M. (2011) Adaptation to Climate Change. Routledge: London
Pittock, B (2005) Climate Change: Turning Up the Heat. Earthscan / CSIRO: Collingwood, Vic
Schipper, E.L.F and Burton, I. (2009) The Earthscan Reader on Adaptation to Climate Change. Earthscan: London.
Schneider, S.H., Rosencranz, A., Mastrandrea, M.D. and Kuntz-Duriseti, K. (2010) Climate Change Science and Policy. Island Press: Washington DC
Wright, C. & Nyberg, D. (2015) Climate Change, Capitalism & Corporations: Processes of Creative Self-Destruction. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, UK
Submission of assessment items
Special assessment requirements
To pass this unit you must both:
- Attempt each item of assessment; and
- Achieve an overall score of 50% or more
Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.
Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.
UC students have to complete the Academic Integrity Module annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).
UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.
Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.
Participation requirements
Assessment Item 2 is undertaken in class.
Required IT skills
None.
Work placement, internships or practicums
None
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