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ESC-30046 - Module Specification
School of Geography, Geology and the Environment
Faculty of Natural Sciences

For academic year: 2022/23 Last Updated: 14 February 2023

ESC-30046 - Environment and Sustainability Case Study
Coordinator: Zoe Robinson Room: WSF24 Tel: +44 1782 7 34303
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 6
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733615

Programme/Approved Electives for 2022/23

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations



Description for 2022/23


This module will give you the opportunity to drive real change towards a more sustainable future, working with a stakeholder organisation. Stakeholder organisations will present a sustainability-related challenge that you will work on as a group, bringing together your expertise with learning on the theory and tools of sustainability analysis and driving change. Stakeholder organisations will vary each year and may include a range of local stakeholders from councils, businesses, non-governmental organisations and charities, education providers as well as the University itself.
In your groups you will carry out a sustainability analysis of the problem, and plan and carry out a programme of work over the course of the module. The programme of work will vary depending on the stakeholder requirements, but may include an action-orientated project (for example designing and implementing an environmental awareness campaign) to a more research orientated project (for example carrying out a carbon footprint analysis). You will present your programme of work in a 5-minute video, producing a product, which is easily accessible and useful to the stakeholder. This will be presented at a final conference event where you will have the opportunity to discuss and celebrate your work with your peers and partner organisations.

Aims
This module aims to provide students with the opportunity to tackle a 'live' sustainability-focused project working with an internal or external stakeholder, with the aim of contributing either to real positive change or real research usable to the stakeholder.
Students will work in groups to i) carry out a holistic sustainability analysis of the project as presented by the stakeholder using multiple methods and disciplinary approaches; ii) develop a programme of work (action or research) related to the project; iii) conduct the programme of work; iv) present this to the stakeholders in the form of a short video shown at a presentation event.

Talis Aspire Reading List
Any reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.
http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/esc-30046/lists

Intended Learning Outcomes

work as a team member and make individual contributions to team process and products and reflect on their contributions and the project outcomes: 1,2,3
carry out a sustainability analysis (drawing on different perspectives and disciplines) of a live project tied to internal or external stakeholder demands drawing on key theoretical concepts and principles in the field of sustainability in order to analyse critically a complex 'real life' case or problem
: 1,2
plan, and undertake an achievable programme of work (either action or research based), based on stakeholder requirements: 1,2
present the results of the work effectively to a stakeholder audience using the medium of video: 2

Study hours

Scheduled L&T hours (17):
2 X 3 hour conference sessions
3 x 2 hour taught sessions
5 x 1 hour supervised workshop sessions
Independent research = 73 hours
Group preparation of programme of work = 20 hours
Video preparation = 30 hours
Individual reflection = 10 hours

Total = 150


School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Research Proposal weighted 20%
Research/action proposal
This is a group assessment (approx. 5 students per group). This assessment comprises a sustainability analysis and plan of a proposed project to be undertaken within the duration of the module. The plan/proposal includes a clear outline of the aim to be achieved, a sustainability analysis, a rationale for the focus, and a detailed outline of the different stages to be completed and related timescales and different areas of team responsibility.

2: Group Project weighted 60%
Video presentation of project
This is a group assessment (approx. 5 students per group). Groups will prepare a five minute video outlining their project, including the aims, rationale, what they carried out/what they found out. Videos will be presented at a stakeholder conference and will be made available to the related stakeholders. 10% of this group mark will be based on a peer assessment.

3: Reflective Diary weighted 20%
Reflective diary
This is an individual assessment. Students will carry out a reflection on the project that they are carrying out at different stages throughout the process. They will reflect on their learning, their learning styles, as well as a reflection on what has been achieved, its relevance to a sustainable future, and the limitations of the work achieved. This diary should take approx. 10 hours to prepare.

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 14 February 2023