ESC-10043: Greening Business: Employability and Sustainability

to highlight to students the benefits to businesses to 'green' their operation and ways this can be acheived.
to provide introductory training to students in environmental auditory and Carbon reduction in businesses.
to improve students awareness of employment opportunities in the field of sustainability and explore their future employment prospects.
to provide students with the knowledge, understanding and skills to improve the environmental performance of their current and future employers.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Explain the environmental responsibilities of business and the environmental impacts of different sectors and activities within business (e.g. energy, transport, waste). will be achieved by assessments: 1,2
Explain the processes by which businesses can audit, improve, and monitor environmental impacts within the workplace. will be achieved by assessments: 1,2
Research the environmental impacts and potential solutions of an area of a business' operations. will be achieved by assessments: 1
Communicate professionally in video format and written synthesis the conclusions and recommendations for future improvements from research into an aspect of the sustainability operations of the University will be achieved by assessments: 1
Reflect on their own learning and the links between course material and their own lives will be achieved by assessments: 3

Study hours

10 hours workshops
30 hours workshop follow up and preparation
60 hours workbook and portfolio preparation
50 hours independent/group work and group assessment preparation

Description of Module Assessment

01: Group Project weighted 50%

A video and written synthesis of a sustainability project carried out on campus
A video and written synthesis of a sustainability project carried out on campus, presented to environmental professionals at a group session, where the group will be required to answer questions on their sustainability proposals

02: Workbook weighted 25%

Completion of short workbook exercises throughout course
Set or workbook exercises. Note that this will be a longer set of exercises than that given to those students taking ESC-00004

03: Portfolio weighted 25%

Reflective portfolio
A reflective diary style portfolio

Version: (1.06B) Updated: 03/Oct/2013

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