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GEOG12023 - Engaging in the Environment

General Information

Unit Synopsis

For decades society has been grappling with the deleterious impact of the human population on the Earth. How does society move forward in the wake of climate change and the sixth great extinction? How do we turn around the Anthropocene Epoch so that the balance of nature is restored and respected? In this unit, you will immerse yourself in the philosophy of Environmental Ethics and the Rights of Nature. You will explore how Environmental Policy is formulated and influenced and investigate emerging approaches, such as Nature-Based Solutions. In this unit, you will lay a solid theoretical grounding for further studies of the environment and geography and be a policy-ready influencer on graduation.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 2
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites There are no pre-requisites for the unit.

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Residential School No Residential School

Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2024

There are no availabilities for this unit on or after Term 1 - 2024

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Online discussion forum 10%
2. Case Study 20%
3. Online discussion forum 20%
4. Case Study 50%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

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Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Explain the concepts of Environmental Ethics that underpin environmental policy and stewardship
  2. Analyse emerging environmental policy processes designed to ameliorate societal environmental angst
  3. Discuss how applying environmental ethics and policy could ameliorate a recent environmental issue.

The learning outcomes allow BEd(Sec) students to engage with the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority 9.0 aims for geography and environmental studies.

The School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences staff have discussed accrediting the Bachelor of Environmental Science with the Environmental Institute of Australia and New Zealand. This unit will strengthen any case put forward.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3
1 - Online discussion forum •
2 - Case Study •
3 - Online discussion forum •
4 - Case Study • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3
1 - Communication •
2 - Problem Solving •
3 - Critical Thinking •
4 - Information Literacy • •
5 - Team Work • •
8 - Ethical practice • • •
9 - Social Innovation •
10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures • • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10