Overview
In recent years the Australian news media has contained some consistent themes – and so we are all well aware of the clash between development projects and environmental concerns. How is the peace kept? How do development and the environment co-exist? You will explore the nexus of international agreements, government policy and corporate governance principles with respect to environmental policy. You will explore the rationale that links more specialist units of study at CQUniversity – Environmental Management Systems, Environment Impact Analysis and units teaching practical environment quality measurement skills. Your major assessment will assess a recent Australian environment issue asking you to determine what can be learnt about the theory and application of development and environmental policy to that incident.
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18 credit points.
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- Explain the concepts that underpin development and environmental policy
- Analyse the peak processes organisations need to put in place to gain an environmental consciousness and abide by Government environmental management policy and legislation
- Assess the extent to which the application of environmental policy could have ameliorated a recent Australian environmental issue.
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Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||
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1 | 2 | 3 | |
1 - Written Assessment - 10% | |||
2 - Written Assessment - 30% | |||
3 - Written Assessment - 40% | |||
4 - Written Assessment - 20% |
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
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1 - Communication | |||
2 - Problem Solving | |||
3 - Critical Thinking | |||
4 - Information Literacy | |||
5 - Team Work | |||
6 - Information Technology Competence | |||
7 - Cross Cultural Competence | |||
8 - Ethical practice | |||
9 - Social Innovation | |||
10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures |
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
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3 - Written Assessment - 40% | ||||||||||
4 - Written Assessment - 20% |
Textbooks
Environmental Management; Processes and Practices for Australia
Edition: 2nd (2011)
Authors: Thomas, I., Murfitt, P.
Federation Press
Sydney Sydney , NSW , Australia
ISBN: 978-1-86287-816-7
Binding: Paperback
Additional Textbook Information
Paper copies can be purchased from the CQUni Bookshop here: http://bookshop.cqu.edu.au (search on the Unit code)
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
m.hewson@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Welcome to the Anthropocene.
Chapter
Chapter 1 Environmental management - an Introduction
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Environmental policy – an international context.
Chapter
Chapter 2 International Context for Environmental Management and Policy
Events and Submissions/Topic
Forum #1 on week 2 material - your initial entry due Friday 20th March 2020 (week 2) 11 pm
Module/Topic
Environmental policy – a government context.
Chapter
Chapter 3 Public directions for environmental management
Events and Submissions/Topic
Forum #1 on week 2 material - your comments on posts of other students due Wed 25th March 2020 (week 3) 11 pm
Module/Topic
Environmental policy and management – the corporate response.
Chapter
Chapter 4 Private Directions for Environmental Management: Corporate Environmental management
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Frameworks for environmental policy and management.
Chapter
Chapter 5 Broad Frameworks for Environmental Management
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Vacation Week
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Toolkit: risk and life-cycle analysis.
Chapter
Chapter 6 Risk and life-cycle analysis
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Toolkit: environmental impact assessment (EIA).
Chapter
Chapter 7 Tools for Environmental Assessment - EIA
Events and Submissions/Topic
Forum #2 on week 7 material - your initial entry due Friday 1st May 2020 (week 7) 11 pm.
Module/Topic
Toolkit: environmental management systems (EMS).
Chapter
Chapter 8 Tools for Environmental Assessment - EMS
Events and Submissions/Topic
Forum #2 on week 7 material - your comments on posts of other students due Wed 6th May 2020 (week 8) 11 pm
Portfolio #2 Due: Week 8 Monday (4 May 2020) 9:00 am AEST
Module/Topic
Toolkit: environmental auditing.
Chapter
Chapter 9 Environmental Auditing
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Toolkit: environmental reporting.
Chapter
Chapter 10 Environmental Reporting
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Organisational change for environmental management - a case study.
Chapter
Chapter 11 Organisational change for environmental management
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
The future of development and environmental policy.
Chapter
Chapter 12 Directions in environmental management
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1 Written Assessment
Portfolio #1 is a submission of short answer questions from the learning activities of week three. You will collect and submit the results of worked exercises from the week into a single document for Portfolio #1. The individual exercises are detailed in the EVST19008 Moodle site of week three. The idea is that Portfolio #1 is a smaller portfolio so that you get used to the assessment type (and therefore the more heavily weighted marks of portfolios 2 and 3).
Week 5 Monday (6 Apr 2020) 9:00 am AEST
You will submit the portfolio via the EVST19008 Moodle site TurnItIn facility.
Week 7 Monday (27 Apr 2020)
The lecturer will provide feedback within ten days of portfolio submission.
The ‘assessments’ tab of the EVST19007 Moodle site specifies detailed marking criteria – a synopsis of which is as follows:
- completeness of the short answer questions concerning the learning material;
- within word limits; and
- sentence construction, argument structure and readability of the short answer or diagram.
- Explain the concepts that underpin development and environmental policy
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
2 Written Assessment
Portfolio #2 is a submission of short answer questions from weeks 4, 5 and 6. You will collect and submit the results of worked exercises from both weeks into a single document for Portfolio #2. The individual exercises are detailed in the EVST19007 Moodle site in weeks 4, 5 and 6.
Week 8 Monday (4 May 2020) 9:00 am AEST
You will submit the portfolio via the EVST19008 Moodle site TurnItIn facility.
Week 10 Monday (18 May 2020)
The lecturer will provide feedback within ten days of portfolio submission.
The ‘assessments’ tab of the EVST19007 Moodle site specifies detailed marking criteria – a synopsis of which is as follows:
- completeness of the short answer questions concerning the learning material;
- within word limits; and
- sentence construction, argument structure and readability of the short answer or diagram.
- Analyse the peak processes organisations need to put in place to gain an environmental consciousness and abide by Government environmental management policy and legislation
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
3 Written Assessment
Portfolio #3 is a submission of short answer questions from both weeks 8, 9, 10 and 11. You will collect and submit the results of worked exercises from both weeks into a single document for Portfolio #3. The individual exercises are detailed in the EVST19007 Moodle site in weeks 8, 9, 10 and 11.
The ‘assessments’ tab of the EVST19007 Moodle site specifies detailed marking criteria – a synopsis of which is as follows:
- completeness of the short answer questions concerning the learning material;
- within word limits; and
- sentence construction, argument structure and readability of the short answer or diagram.
Review/Exam Week Monday (8 June 2020) 9:00 am AEST
You will submit the portfolio via the EVST19008 Moodle site TurnItIn facility.
Exam Week Friday (19 June 2020)
The lecturer will provide feedback within ten days of portfolio submission.
The ‘assessments’ tab of the EVST19007 Moodle site specifies detailed marking criteria – a synopsis of which is as follows:
- completeness of the short answer questions concerning the learning material;
- within word limits; and
- sentence construction, argument structure and readability of the short answer or diagram.
- Assess the extent to which the application of environmental policy could have ameliorated a recent Australian environmental issue.
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Ethical practice
4 Written Assessment
Two separate written forum entries constitute this Assessment #4 ‘Short Forum Discussion’. Each forum is worth ten marks – two forums thus makeup 20% of your unit assessment overall.
The idea behind the forums is peer learning. The forums start with your submission of a short opinion of between 250 and 350 words. Your opinion is drawn from the learning material. Each forum then requires a second action from you by the due date: to make a short, respectful and reflective reply to at least two of your colleague's posts.
Detailed instructions and the two forum questions are noted in the Moodle site for EVST19008.
Forum #1 relies on your understanding of week 2 learning content:-
- your initial forum entry is due Friday 20th March 2020 (week 2) 11 pm; and
- your comments on posts of other students due Wed 25th March 2020 (week 3) 11 pm.
Forum #2 relies on your understanding of week 7 learning content:-
- your initial entry due Friday 1st May 2020 (week 7) 11 pm ; and
- your comments on posts of other students due Wed 6th May 2020 (week 8) 11 pm.
The Moodle site for EVST19008 contains a document detailing the marking criteria for the two forum assessments – in general, the marking accounts for:
- a structured and engagingly written opinion drawing on unit materials;
- within the word limits - between 250 and 350 words;
- learned opinion on more than one related concept;
- grammar and spelling;
- submission of the original post on or before the deadline; and
- commentary on other student posts on or before the deadline.
- Explain the concepts that underpin development and environmental policy
- Communication
- Team Work
- Ethical practice
As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.
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When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
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A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
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A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
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