
Curtin Business School (CBS)
Curtin Graduate School of Business
Unit Outline
MGMT6030 Sustainability Management Strategies
Trimester 2, 2015

Unit study package code:
MGMT6030
Mode of study:
Fully Online
Tuition pattern summary:
This unit does not have a fieldwork component.
Credit Value:
25.0
Pre-requisite units:
Nil
Co-requisite units:
Nil
Anti-requisite units:
Nil
Result type:
Grade/Mark
Approved incidental fees:
Information about approved incidental fees can be obtained from our website. Visit
fees.curtin.edu.au/incidental_fees.cfm for details.
Unit coordinator:
Title:
Name:
Phone:
Email:
Building:
Room:
Dr
Anna Rowe
+618 9266 3959
Anna.Rowe@gsb.curtin.edu.au
P01
306
Teaching Staff:
Name:
Phone:
Email:
Building:
Room:
Walter Wehrmeyer
08 92663460
Wehrmeyer.Walter@gsb.curtin.edu.au
MURR
UK
Administrative contact:
Name:
Phone:
Email:
Building:
Room:
Margot Stacy Javillo
08 9266 1205
Margot.Javillo@curtin.edu.au
P01
116B
Learning Management System:
Blackboard (lms.curtin.edu.au)
MGMT6030 Sustainability Management Strategies
Perth City Campus
27 Apr 2015
Curtin Graduate School of Business, Curtin Business School (CBS)
Page: 1 of 14
CRICOS Provider Code
WA 00301J, NSW 02637B
The only authoritative version of this Unit Outline is to be found online in OASIS


Curtin Business School (CBS)
Curtin Graduate School of Business
Acknowledgement of Country
We respectfully acknowledge the Indigenous Elders, custodians, their descendants and kin of this land past and present.
Syllabus
This unit focuses on the way in which businesses have approached the diverse and increasingly complex agenda of social and
environmental management, evaluating the degree of influence these pressing issues have on business activities. It offers
comprehensive grounding in sustainability management issues including strategies, accountability, policies, auditing and reporting.
Given appropriate tools and an exposure to international and local sustainability issues, students will use real-life business industry
situations to formulate corporate sustainability management policy. It provides capacity building for students to be future generators
of sustainable values for business and community.
Introduction
This unit is delivered in fully online mode for Trimester 2, 2015.
What can we take on trust in this uncertain life? Happiness, greatness, pride - nothing is secure, nothing keeps.”
Euripides (ca. 480 BC – 406 BC), Hecuba
The Credit Crunch has taught us the rather obvious lesson that debt-financed consumption allows us to live temporarily beyond our
means, but this must sooner or later end, and the longer that it lasts, the worse the hangover. Likewise, the environmental challenge
teaches us an equally self-evident but hard-to-accept lesson - that living way beyond one’s “environmental means” may work for
some time, but the accumulated costs of doing so may soon turn unacceptable. In this, both challenges ask profound and
uncomfortable questions about the sustainability of our lifestyles globally. The differences are that knowledge about our impact on
the global ecosystems is much better known and better documented, and the advice on how to avoid such problems and what to
do when disaster strikes, is much more plentiful.
Generically, businesses have responded to this increased concern for the natural environment in a number of ways: One is a rising
corporate awareness of the ethical and social responsibility of (corporate) life. This was coupled with an odd resurgence of
Corporate Social Responsibility, which, after its dormancy between the 1980s and late 1990s, returned to its agenda initially
formulated in the 1950s. Another way is the threat such issues pose for existing operations and mentalities, while there is also the
corporate ambition to follow (if not to contribute to shaping) societal trends generally in order to maintain profitable and an
attractive employer.
However, the reason which has been stressed most are the remarkable business opportunities that often arise with the
environmental agenda, be this in the developing of new markets or the benefits in cost reduction from improved environmental and
social performance. It is interesting to note that this argument also allowed the ascent of CSR where the same catalogue of actions
expected by business was seen as an adversarial programme, suddenly merged with Sustainable Development and became “probusiness”, notably in the Triple Bottom Line argument. More innovatively, a number of genuinely path-breaking (or should this be
"trail-blazing"?) new social enterprise models have come about, which are small but promising.
However, environmental and social issues are in most cases not successfully managed by means of a ready-made solution or an
implemented technology. How can we integrate rapid technological change, fluctuating markets and diverse social and political
interests for the attainment of a common goal? After all, this is what managers and leaders are (supposed to be) best at, so that,
with hindsight, sustainability management is a new (societal) agenda in an old (managerial) setting. Interestingly, this new agenda is
driven by institutional stakeholders (regulators, competitors, investors) at times more than by customers, which produces an obtuse
and opaque stakeholder and sustainability engagement map.
This challenge has become instrumental for the success of products or business model with environmental (and to some extent,
social) concerns moving up and down the value chain under the Industrial Ecology and Extended Producer Responsibility. In this
respect, the next frontier in Environmental and Social Management is managing the contractual obligations within the supply chain.
And to make sense of rapidly and self-reinforcing technological change. And to push organisations towards greater sustainability
even if consumers may not want to pay for it.
MGMT6030 Sustainability Management Strategies
Perth City Campus
27 Apr 2015
Curtin Graduate School of Business, Curtin Business School (CBS)
Page: 2 of 14
CRICOS Provider Code
WA 00301J, NSW 02637B
The only authoritative version of this Unit Outline is to be found online in OASIS


Curtin Business School (CBS)
Curtin Graduate School of Business
Unit Learning Outcomes
All graduates of Curtin University achieve a set of nine graduate attributes during their course of study. These tell an employer that,
through your studies, you have acquired discipline knowledge and a range of other skills and attributes which employers say would
be useful in a professional setting. Each unit in your course addresses the graduate attributes through a clearly identified set of
learning outcomes. They form a vital part in the process referred to as assurance of learning. The learning outcomes tell you what
you are expected to know, understand or be able to do in order to be successful in this unit. Each assessment for this unit is carefully
designed to test your achievement of one or more of the unit learning outcomes. On successfully completing all of the assessments
you will have achieved all of these learning outcomes.
Your course has been designed so that on graduating we can say you will have achieved all of Curtin's Graduate Attributes through
the assurance of learning process in each unit.
Graduate
Attributes
addressed
On successful completion of this unit students can:
1 Utilise knowledge of key social and environmental sustainability concepts, principles and tools to analyse
problems and propose viable solutions
2 Evaluate the linkages between sustainability management concepts and business practices to identify the
impact of business activities on the community
3 Apply sustainability metrics and tools to assess real-world examples to describe, implement and evaluate
solutions
4 Effectively communicate to corporate executives with regards to the direction of the current sustainability
debate and the effects this will have on students’ own working industry, as well as explain industry specific
issues
5 Apply international standards (e.g., Global Reporting Initiatives, ISO 2600) for appraising and ranking
corporate sustainability
Curtin's Graduate Attributes
Apply discipline knowledge
Thinking skills
Information skills
(use analytical skills to solve problems)
(confidence to investigate new ideas)
Communication skills
Technology skills
International perspective
Cultural understanding
(value the perspectives of others)
(value the perspectives of others)
Learning how to learn
(apply principles learnt to new situations)
(confidence to tackle unfamiliar problems)
Professional Skills
(work independently and as a team)
(plan own work)
Find out more about Curtin's Graduate attributes at the Office of Teaching & Learning website: ctl.curtin.edu.au
Learning Activities
Learning Activities includes:
l A series of off-the-shelf learning modules, participating in case-based learning – in the online classroom as well as in the
workplace;
l Working through the self learning activities of each chapter and assignments to ensure that the materials have been well
understood;
l Engaging with peers in a realistic assignment to share knowledge and enrich the learning experience;
l Utilising practical examples and organizational cases as well as personal reflection as much as feasible.
MGMT6030 Sustainability Management Strategies
Perth City Campus
27 Apr 2015
Curtin Graduate School of Business, Curtin Business School (CBS)
Page: 3 of 14
CRICOS Provider Code
WA 00301J, NSW 02637B
The only authoritative version of this Unit Outline is to be found online in OASIS


Curtin Business School (CBS)
Curtin Graduate School of Business
Learning Resources
Essential texts
The required textbook(s) for this unit are:
l
Moscardo, Lamberton, Wells & et al. 2013, Sustainability in Australian business: principles and practice, Milton, Qld: John Wiley &
Sons.
(ISBN/ISSN: 9780730300311)
Online resources
l
Moscardo, Lamberton, Wells & et al. 2013, Sustainability in Australian business: principles and practice, Milton, Qld: John Wiley &
Sons.
(http://au.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-EHEP002341.html)
(ISBN/ISSN: 9780730300311)
Other resources
ASR (2009) Asian Sustainability Rating, http://www.asiansr.com/index.php
de Bakker, F. G. A. 2001. Product-Oriented Environmental Management: Lessons from Total Quality Management. Journal of Industrial
Ecology. 5(2): 55-69.
Gouldson, Andy and Rory Sullivan. 2007. "Corporate environmentalism: Tracing the links between policies and performance using
corporate reports and public registers." Business Strategy and the Environment 16: 1–1 1.
Greene, D. 2001. A Capital Idea: Realising value from environmental and social performance, Deni Greene Consulting
Services/Standards Australia and Ethical Investments Services, Environment Australia,
http://www.ea.gov.au/industry/sustainable/finance/pubs/capital-idea.pdf
GRI. 2011. G3.1 Sustainability Reporting guidelines. Amsterdam: Global Reporting Initiative. http://www.globalreporting.org
GRI. 2013. G4 Sustainability Reporting guidelines. Amsterdam, Global Reporting Initiative.
Group 100 and KPMG. 2008. Sustainability Reporting: A guide. Melbourne, Group of 100 Inc. http://www.group100.com.au/
Hall, J. 2000. Environmental Supply Chain Dynamics. Journal of Cleaner Production 8: 455-471.
Kolk, Ans abd Anniek Mauser. 2002. "The evolution of environmental management: From stage models to performance evaluation."
Business Strategy and the Environment 11 (1): 14-31.
KPMG. 2011. KPMG International Survey of Corporate Responsibility Reporting 2011. Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
http://www.kpmg.com/au/en/issuesandinsights/articlespublications/pages/kpmg-international-survey-corporate-responsibilityreporting-2011.aspx
KPMG. 2013. The KPMG Survey of Corporate Responsibility Reporting 2013. Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Porter, M. E., & van der Linde, C. 1995. Green and Competitive: Ending the Stalemate. Harvard Business Review, 120-134.
Rowe, A. L. 2012. Sustainability accounting and reporting’,. In Sustainability in Australian business: principles and practice, ed. G.
Moscardo, Lamberton, G. & G. Wells et al., 219-248. Milton, Qld: John Wiley & Sons.
Schendler, A. 2003. Applying the Principles of Industrial Ecology to the Guest-Service Sector. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 7(1): 127138.
Please refer to Blackboard and Library eReserve for more reading materials.
MGMT6030 Sustainability Management Strategies
Perth City Campus
27 Apr 2015
Curtin Graduate School of Business, Curtin Business School (CBS)
Page: 4 of 14
CRICOS Provider Code
WA 00301J, NSW 02637B
The only authoritative version of this Unit Outline is to be found online in OASIS


Curtin Business School (CBS)
Curtin Graduate School of Business
Assessment
Assessment schedule
Task
1
Value %
Vision Report
30 percent
Week: End of Week 9
Day: 1
Time: 23.55
1,2
Essay
30 percent
Week: Various dates
throughout the unit
Day: 1
Time: 23.55
1,2,3
Report
40 percent
Week: End of Week 12
Day: 1
Time: 23.55
2,4,5
2
3
Unit Learning
Outcome(s)
Assessed
Date Due
Detailed information on assessment tasks
1. Assessment 1: Group Vision Report (30%)
(Please note that Assessment 2 tasks are due BEFORE Assessment 1)
This task requires the production of a group report on the sustainable futures of set industry sectors. The aspects of the
report are:
The sectors include: Aluminium, airlines, gold mining, tourism, cars / individual transport, oil, steel, cement, house building,
electricity utilities. The module organiser makes a final decision on the sector in consultation with the groups. No sector ought
to be covered by more than 1 group.
The task is to:
[1]
·Provide a consistent, innovative, creative, plausible but not necessarily likely vision of the sector and
its main strategic priorities in 2040. This can be guided by the following long-term questions:
l
l
l
l
l
l
What will be the dominant environmental and social challenges of the sector in 2040?
How will the sector have transformed given the Triple Bottom Line challenges of 2015?
What is the role / significance and direction of innovation in the sector in 2040?
How may political or economic events have transformed the sector?
How has Industrial Ecology and Cleaner Production affected business strategies?
Growth rates?
[2]
·Provide a back-cast report on how your group thinks this vision can be accomplished. This can be
guided by the following questions:
l
l
l
l
What needs to happen in 2015, 2025, 2035 etc to realise the vision?
What are the societal, environmental and regulatory constraints that would ease or hamper the realisation of the vision?
How will the emergence of the vision change the structure, strategic orientation, level of concentration, geographic
outlook etc of the industry?
How different will the sector look like?
·Provide a short assessment of
l
l
How viable the scenario and its transition pathway is
How radical change will be for this sector in the forthcoming 20 years
[1]
Groups of up to 5 students are set by the Module Organiser in the first week. If you want to suggest a group, this will
be considered, first come, first serve.
The exercise is trying to combine the taught content of the module with innovative thinking and creativity of students
and their personal visions for (their) future. As a result,
l
l
l There are unlikely to be many academic references available for this activity. Instead, imagination and critical thinking
will have to take its place.
l It is entirely likely that the creative and critical thinking that will have to go into the content of the report may also affect
MGMT6030 Sustainability Management Strategies
Perth City Campus
27 Apr 2015
Curtin Graduate School of Business, Curtin Business School (CBS)
Page: 5 of 14
CRICOS Provider Code
WA 00301J, NSW 02637B
The only authoritative version of this Unit Outline is to be found online in OASIS


Curtin Business School (CBS)
Curtin Graduate School of Business
the style and layout of the report itself. Different forms of narratives (“A day in the life of a manager”, “Minutes from a
Board meeting on 31 April 2030”, “a newspaper article” “economic projections per quarter 201-2030”; “interview with
consultant X”, “a school reunion reflects”, “a successful manager prepares a speech to her high-school, on transition
and leadership in the sector, a personal reflection” etc) are commensurate with the spirit of the exercise.
The formal dimensions of the assessment:
l
l
l
l
No more than 6000 words (this is not accepting a 10% margin. If you prefer a 10% margin, the word limit is 5400
words.)
The compulsory abstract of 300 words does not count towards the word limit, everything else does.
The “report” counts for 25%, the peer evaluation (see below) for an additional 5%.
Reports will score high marks if:
¡ They are innovative, thoughtful and pertinent issues are thought through
¡ Persuasive arguments towards the emergence of the vision is made
¡ The material presented shows critical thinking
¡ The module material has been applied to a sufficient depth, in particular the concepts of CSR, Sustainable
Development; Industrial Ecology; Cleaner Production, Product-based sustainability Management, Sustainability
Strategies, Reporting and Stakeholder Engagement etc.
¡ It makes sense and demonstrates constructive engagement (which is different to blindly reproducing) with the
SMS660 material.
[1] Please note that this vision is necessarily different from a forecast. The exercise is not to perpetuate growth forecasts based
on historical data, but to develop and agree a vision of the future, and work back from this to today.
[2] A straightforward explanation can be found inter alia here: http://www.naturalstep.org/backcasting 2. Assessment 2: Essay (30%)
This assessment is comprised of TWO parts – Class Discussion Contributions and a Numerical Assessment. These must
be submitted via Blackboard (Flexible Learning Environment for Curtin Students).
Part 1 Class Discussion Contributions (20%)
This assessment is designed to enable all students to engage with the breadth of material covered within Sustainability
Management Strategy 660 in a way that deepens their understanding of the material and their ability to apply the
theories and concepts into the workplace. There are two sections to Part 1 Assessment:
Practice: Student Home Journal: (5% deducted from overall mark for Assessment 2 if not completed by due date). You
will find the details of what is required in the Student Home Journal section of your Blackboard unit and the
instructions on how to do it in The Learning Hub section.
Contribution to Online Discussions 1 & 2: (10% x 2 = 20% in total). There are two assessable discussion
contributions to be provided over the course of the unit. Details of the discussion topics and assessment requirements
are provided within the Assessment section of the unit’s Blackboard site. Students will be allocated to participate in
various weeks within their Discussion Groups.
Part 2 Numerical Assessment (10%)
Consider yourself the environment manager of an open plan office. Your Director has just asked you to do a cost
analysis of alternative lighting. The background to this is that a planned refurbishment offers the opportunity for a new
lighting system.
Your essay report should outline the important issues, the choice you have made and why. Please also consider other
implications of your choice of light system. Likewise, in your report (800 words absolute maximum), please include
other ways in which energy consumption can be reduced as well. In your submission of your report, please include the
spreadsheet you made for the calculations, if any. Details will be provided on Blackboard.
Due dates for Part 1 and Part 2 of Assessment 2 are detailed in the Unit Outline's program calendar.
3. Assessment 3: Company report (40%)
Word Limit: 2500 words (not including charts or tables or references)
The Company Report must be submitted via Blackboard
MGMT6030 Sustainability Management Strategies
Perth City Campus
27 Apr 2015
Curtin Graduate School of Business, Curtin Business School (CBS)
Page: 6 of 14
CRICOS Provider Code
WA 00301J, NSW 02637B
The only authoritative version of this Unit Outline is to be found online in OASIS


Curtin Business School (CBS)
Curtin Graduate School of Business
Prepare a briefing paper for your organisation/firm to brief the board of directors about an environmental or social
issue that is of relevance to your firm/sector. The Executive has asked you to develop for them the possible business
implications of such issues for 2025 in your industry in Australia. You will need to explain the direction of the current
sustainability debate and the effects this will have on your industry, as well as explain industry specific issues. The focus
is your firm and specific social or environmental improvements that you need to argue for.
You are writing for management, so you should aim to keep your paper as brief as possible, consistent with providing
the most important information. You should keep your explanation non-technical, but you must explain interdependencies which exist and the reasons for your predictions. Remember you may be asked some awkward
questions by the directors if your paper is not fully understood! An executive summary is often a useful device when
briefing senior people and must be included at the beginning of your paper.
Your paper should be no more than 2500 words; include an executive summary which is not included in the word limit.
The word limit + or – 100 words will be adhered to strictly.
The briefing paper should cover the following:
¡
¡
¡
¡
a brief summary of the pertinent issues in the environmental or social debate as you see them affect the firm;
a succinct characterisation of the main environmental or social effects of your firm;
a persuasive, detailed and thought-through programme of improvement, outlining clearly the costs and benefits of
the proposed actions (this is the most significant aspect of the assessment);
an outline of how the programme affects the business, and identify key milestones towards its implementation (this is
the second-most significant aspect of the assessment).
It is in the nature of briefing papers for a management audience that academic references are sparse and only there to
support specific arguments made in the text. Therefore, to keep within the spirit of this exercise, it is not essential to
use academic references extensively. However, the provenance of external data or arguments needs to be assured, of
course.
Pass requirements
To pass this unit, all assessment items must be attempted. The total of all marks must be 50 or higher. Passing each assessment item is
not mandatory.
Fair assessment through moderation
Moderation describes a quality assurance process to ensure that assessments are appropriate to the learning outcomes, and that
student work is evaluated consistently by assessors. Minimum standards for the moderation of assessment are described in the
Assessment and Student Progression Manual, available from policies.curtin.edu.au/policies/teachingandlearning.cfm
Late assessment policy
This ensures that the requirements for submission of assignments and other work to be assessed are fair, transparent, equitable, and
that penalties are consistently applied.
1.
2.
All assessments students are required to submit will have a due date and time specified on this Unit Outline.
Students will be penalised by a deduction of ten percent per calendar day for a late assessment submission (eg a mark
equivalent to 10% of the total allocated for the assessment will be deducted from the marked value for every day that the
assessment is late). This means that an assessment worth 20 marks will have two marks deducted per calendar day late. Hence
if it was handed in three calendar days late and given a mark of 16/20, the student would receive 10/20. An assessment more
than seven calendar days overdue will not be marked and will receive a mark of 0.
Assessment extension
A student unable to complete an assessment task by/on the original published date/time (eg examinations, tests) or due date/time
(eg assignments) must apply for an assessment extension using the Assessment Extension form (available from the Forms page at
students.curtin.edu.au/administration/) as prescribed by the Academic Registrar. It is the responsibility of the student to demonstrate
and provide evidence for exceptional circumstances beyond the student's control that prevent them from completing/submitting the
assessment task.
The student will be expected to lodge the form and supporting documentation with the unit coordinator before the assessment
date/time or due date/time. An application may be accepted up to five working days after the date or due date of the assessment
MGMT6030 Sustainability Management Strategies
Perth City Campus
27 Apr 2015
Curtin Graduate School of Business, Curtin Business School (CBS)
Page: 7 of 14
CRICOS Provider Code
WA 00301J, NSW 02637B
The only authoritative version of this Unit Outline is to be found online in OASIS


Curtin Business School (CBS)
Curtin Graduate School of Business
task where the student is able to provide an acceptable explanation as to why he or she was not able to submit the application prior
to the assessment date. An application for an assessment extension will not be accepted after the date of the Board of Examiners'
meeting.
Deferred assessments
If your results show that you have been granted a deferred assessment you should immediately check your OASIS email for details.
Deferred examinations/tests will be held from DD/MM/YY to DD/MM/YY . Notification to students will be made after the Board of
Examiners’ meeting via the Official Communications Channel (OCC) in OASIS.
Supplementary assessments
Supplementary assessments are not available in this unit.
Referencing style
The referencing style for this unit is Chicago.
More information can be found on this style from the Library web site: library.curtin.edu.au.
Academic Integrity (including plagiarism and cheating)
Any conduct by a student that is dishonest or unfair in connection with any academic work is considered to be academic misconduct.
Plagiarism and cheating are serious offences that will be investigated and may result in penalties such as reduced or zero grades,
annulled units or even termination from the course.
Plagiarism occurs when work or property of another person is presented as one's own, without appropriate acknowledgement or
referencing. Submitting work which has been produced by someone else (e.g. allowing or contracting another person to do the work
for which you claim authorship) is also plagiarism. Submitted work is subjected to a plagiarism detection process, which may include
the use of text matching systems or interviews with students to determine authorship.
Cheating includes (but is not limited to) asking or paying someone to complete an assessment task for you or any use of
unauthorised materials or assistance during an examination or test.
For more information, including student guidelines for avoiding plagiarism, refer to the Academic Integrity tab in Blackboard or
academicintegrity.curtin.edu.au.
MGMT6030 Sustainability Management Strategies
Perth City Campus
27 Apr 2015
Curtin Graduate School of Business, Curtin Business School (CBS)
Page: 8 of 14
CRICOS Provider Code
WA 00301J, NSW 02637B
The only authoritative version of this Unit Outline is to be found online in OASIS


Curtin Business School (CBS)
Curtin Graduate School of Business
Additional information
How to Access Your Online Unit If you are new to the online environment, we encourage you to look at the CBS Online section of the website at
http://business.curtin.edu.au/schools/cgsb/current_students/studying_online/index.cfm
This website provides useful information about Blackboard. Should you require assistance of any kind, please make sure you direct
your queries to the appropriate area in order to get the result you need quickly. For content-related issues, contact your Lecturer. For technical issues relating to your online unit, please fill in the online help form available from the above website. The access to
your online unit in Blackboard will become available once the trimester has started. It is recommended that you access your online unit in Blackboard via OASIS, where it is located under “My Studies” tab.
If you have not activated your OASIS logon, please go to http://www.oasis.curtin.edu.au and follow the prompts.
You can also use a direct link to Blackboard: http://www.lms.curtin.edu.au
If you use a direct link, you will have to login separately; the login and password are exactly the same as for OASIS.
Online Participation Student Home Journal
Building your Student Home Journal is an important part of your online unit as it creates your ‘identity’ within the unit and enables
your peers to get to know you and work with you. You will find detailed instructions on what is required in the initial discussion in
your online unit and instructions on how to build your Student Home Journal in The Learning Hub section. Please ensure you have
the following information in your Student Home Journal:
l
l
l
l
Photograph of yourself
Introduction: who you are, where you work, background education and experience, city where you live.
Personal Information: anything you feel you might like to share about yourself (hobbies, interests, languages spoken, special
skills).
Favourite Links: web sites you enjoy and would like to share with other students. You may also wish to include a link to your
LinkedIn profile, Twitter account or other relevant personal web site or blog.
Completion of the Student Home Journal is ESSENTIAL for your participation in this unit. Failure to complete the individual Student
Home Journal will result in the deduction of 5% of your overall grade. Please complete it by the due date in the Unit Planner.
Blackboard Collaborate – Live Chat
Your unit will have at least one live virtual class led by your instructor. Details on this will be provided to you by the instructor and/or
noted in your unit outline. Prior to participating in a Blackboard Collaborate live chat session, you will need to familiarise yourself with
some of the basic features of the Blackboard Collaborate tool in The Learning Hub section. Once done, you may then proceed to
click on the Blackboard Collaborate Live Chat link on the left hand menu in Blackboard. To participate in any scheduled session, click
on the Sessions tab follow by the session link. To playback a recorded session, click on the Recordings tab.
Scheduled CITS outages
Scheduled Maintenance occurs when Curtin Information Technology Services (CITS) takes one or more University systems offline for
up to 12 hours to complete routine repairs. During these Scheduled Maintenance windows major maintenance may take place and
may affect multiple systems. You should plan for limited or no access to Curtin systems and network, including the possible absence
of internet connectivity. You will be notified two weeks prior to the Scheduled Maintenance window with a detailed list of affected IT services and their
associated outage windows. Notices about scheduled maintenance periods are posted in OASIS and will indicate which systems will
be affected. When Blackboard is affected specifically, notices about upcoming outages will also be posted on the Blackboard login
page. Please pay attention to these notices as they will affect your access to the system (thus your assessment submission!).
You may also refer to the following link for updates on maintenance work (scroll to the bottom of the screen for “Blackboard
Maintenance”): http://cits.curtin.edu.au/support/scheduled_maintenance_service_availability.cfm Submission of all Written Assignments through Turnitin The majority of your written assessments will be submitted via Turnitin on Blackboard (submission links are located under the
Assessment link on the left hand menu in Blackboard). You will also be given the option to upload a draft copy of each assessment to
Turnitin prior to your final submission. If you choose to upload a draft (referred to in Turnitin as a “Revision”), Turnitin will generate
an Originality Report to help you pinpoint any referencing issues. Make good use of this feedback to improve your writing before
uploading your final submission.
MGMT6030 Sustainability Management Strategies
Perth City Campus
27 Apr 2015
Curtin Graduate School of Business, Curtin Business School (CBS)
Page: 9 of 14
CRICOS Provider Code
WA 00301J, NSW 02637B
The only authoritative version of this Unit Outline is to be found online in OASIS


Curtin Business School (CBS)
Curtin Graduate School of Business
If you require further information about how to reference correctly, please visit the Library website
( http://libguides.library.curtin.edu.au/content.php?pid=141214), book in to a Library workshop, or access the online Referencing
module in the SUCCESS for CGSB Students Blackboard site (this link to the SUCCESS site appears alongside the other Blackboard
sites you have access to).
Assessment Guidelines
Marks for each assignment are posted into the Blackboard Grade Centre (assessable through My Grades section in Blackboard),
which is the University’s official repository for all grades. This policy, taken from the University’s Assessment and Student Progression Policy, ensures requirements for submission of
assignments and other work to be assessed, are fair, transparent, equitable and penalties are consistently applied.
Assessment Extension Policy
The Assessment and Student Progression Manual details the University’s policies and procedures that ensure that the evaluation and
approval of requests to complete an assessment task or submit an assignment (or other work) at a later date is fair, transparent,
equitable and auditable. Below is an overview of key points of the policy. Students are strongly advised to read the policy in full before applying for the
extension:
l
l
An application for an Assessment Extension must be submitted prior to the assessment date/time (for an assessment event) or
due date/time (for submission of work). If an extension is granted, the Unit Coordinator will determine a new due date and
time. An extension will normally be up to 7 working days after the initial due date/ time.
Where an Assessment Extension extends beyond the date of the Board of Examiners the interim grade ‘Deferred Assessment’
shall be used.
Criteria for Assessment Extension
Exceptional circumstances that may warrant approval of an assessment extension include but are not limited to:
l
l
l
l
l
Student illness, injury, or medical condition of such significance that completion of the assessment task was not possible and
this supported by a medical certificate or equivalent;
Family issues (for example family injury, illness or bereavement etc.) of such significance that completion of the assessment
task was not possible. Supporting documentation would be required;
Commitments to participate in elite sport or other activities that warrant favourable consideration;
Commitments to assist with emergency service activities (for example, bushfire protection); or
Unavoidable and unexpected critical work commitments (for example, relocation, changes to fly-in/fly-out schedules). A letter
from the employer clearly supporting the student’s claim is required.
(Please note: heavy workload will not normally provide a basis for granting an extension. Students are asked to manage their
workloads in relation to both their organisation and their course of study.)
Application for Assessment Extension
l
l
Application for Extensions must be made on the appropriate form (Assessment Extension Form)
http://students.curtin.edu.au/administration/forms.cfm and should be submitted via email to the Unit Coordinator before the
assessment due date/ time.
An application may be accepted up to 5 working days after the due date time where the student is able to provide an
acceptable explanation as to why they were not able to submit the application prior to the assessment date.
The Unit Coordinator shall notify the student of the outcome of their application for assessment extension within 5 working days of
the application. If the assessment is rejected the student will be advised in writing of the reasons for this and of any further right of
appeal. Referencing Style
Students must use the Chicago author-date 16th edition referencing style when preparing assignments. More information can be
found on this style from the Curtin Library website:
http://libguides.library.curtin.edu.au/referencing When using EndNote, the style system that should be used is Chicago 16th B Curtin.
MGMT6030 Sustainability Management Strategies
Perth City Campus
27 Apr 2015
Curtin Graduate School of Business, Curtin Business School (CBS)
Page: 10 of 14
CRICOS Provider Code
WA 00301J, NSW 02637B
The only authoritative version of this Unit Outline is to be found online in OASIS


Curtin Business School (CBS)
Curtin Graduate School of Business
Important Information for Students:
Please read the Current Students section of the CGSB website
(http://business.curtin.edu.au/schools/cgsb/current_students/index.cfm) for further information on the following:
l
l
l
l
l
l
unit availability
timetables
re-enrolment procedures
fee information
the CGSB Alumni Chapter, and
Emergency Procedures
Any enquiries concerning your enrolment can be sent to currentstudents@gsb.curtin.edu.au
Enrolment
It is your responsibility to ensure that your enrolment is correct - you can check your enrolment through the eStudent option on
OASIS, where you can also print an Enrolment Advice.
Student Rights and Responsibilities
It is the responsibility of every student to be aware of all relevant legislation, policies and procedures relating to their rights and
responsibilities as a student. These include:
l
l
l
l
l
the Student Charter
the University's Guiding Ethical Principles
the University's policy and statements on plagiarism and academic integrity
copyright principles and responsibilities
the University's policies on appropriate use of software and computer facilities
Information on all these things is available through the University's "Student Rights and Responsibilities website at:
students.curtin.edu.au/rights.
Student Equity
There are a number of factors that might disadvantage some students from participating in their studies or assessments to the best
of their ability, under standard conditions. These factors may include a disability or medical condition (e.g. mental illness, chronic
illness, physical or sensory disability, learning disability), significant family responsibilities, pregnancy, religious practices, living in a
remote location or another reason. If you believe you may be unfairly disadvantaged on these or other grounds please contact
Student Equity at eesj@curtin.edu.au or go to http://eesj.curtin.edu.au/student_equity/index.cfm for more information
You can also contact Counselling and Disability services: http://www.disability.curtin.edu.au or the Multi-faith services:
http://life.curtin.edu.au/health-and-wellbeing/about_multifaith_services.htm for further information.
It is important to note that the staff of the university may not be able to meet your needs if they are not informed of your individual
circumstances so please get in touch with the appropriate service if you require assistance. For general wellbeing concerns or advice
please contact Curtin's Student Wellbeing Advisory Service at:
http://life.curtin.edu.au/health-and-wellbeing/student_wellbeing_service.htm
MGMT6030 Sustainability Management Strategies
Perth City Campus
27 Apr 2015
Curtin Graduate School of Business, Curtin Business School (CBS)
Page: 11 of 14
CRICOS Provider Code
WA 00301J, NSW 02637B
The only authoritative version of this Unit Outline is to be found online in OASIS


Curtin Business School (CBS)
Curtin Graduate School of Business
Recent unit changes
Students are encouraged to provide unit feedback through eVALUate, Curtin's online student feedback system. For more information
about eVALUate, please refer to evaluate.curtin.edu.au/info/.
To view previous student feedback about this unit, search for the Unit Summary Report at
https://evaluate.curtin.edu.au/student/unit_search.cfm. See https://evaluate.curtin.edu.au/info/dates.cfm to find
out when you can eVALUate this unit.
Recent changes to this unit include:
The Assessment Tasks for this unit have been changed for 2013. In response to student feedback a new text book is now being used
for 2013.
MGMT6030 Sustainability Management Strategies
Perth City Campus
27 Apr 2015
Curtin Graduate School of Business, Curtin Business School (CBS)
Page: 12 of 14
CRICOS Provider Code
WA 00301J, NSW 02637B
The only authoritative version of this Unit Outline is to be found online in OASIS


Curtin Business School (CBS)
Curtin Graduate School of Business
Program calendar
Week
Begin
Date
4 May
1.
Lecture/
Prereadings
Seminar
Blackboard site will open
Introduction: Core SMS Principles
Unit Outline
11 May
Corporate Social Responsibility and
Sustainable Development
Text Book
chapters:
1, 3 & 14
18 May
3.
Life-cycle Thinking and Supply Chain
Dynamics
Set up Student Home Journal AND Initial
Contribution in blackboard (due no later than
midnight 17 May)
2.
Assessment due dates
Assessment 2 Part 1: Online discussion.
Forum opens on Monday 18 May
Ongoing Assessment 2 Part 1: Online
discussion.
25 May
4.
Environmental and Business Ethics,
Accountability
Ongoing Assessment 2 Part 1: Online
discussion
3
1 June
5.
Chapters: 1
&
Risk & Industrial Accidents
Chapter 3
Ongoing Assessment 2 Part 1: Online
discussion
Cleaner Production, Environmental
Supply Chain Management
Chapters: 1
Assessment 2 Part 2: Numerical assessment
due Sunday 21 June.
Environmental Auditing and EMS,
ISO14000
Chapter 11
Ongoing Assessment 2 Part 1: Online
discussion
Corporate Sustainable Strategies
Chapter 7
Ongoing Assessment 2 Part 1: Online
discussion
(Social) Entrepreneurship
Chapter 15
Assessment 1: Vision Report (Group paper)
due
8 June
6.
&11
15 June
7.
22 June
8.
29 June
9.
Sunday 12 July.
6 July
10.
Product-Based Environmental
Management
Chapter 11
Ongoing Assessment 2 Part 1: Online
discussion
Industrial Ecology and Industrial
Symbiosis
Chapter 5
Ongoing Assessment 2 Part 1: Online
discussion
13 July
11.
20 July
MGMT6030 Sustainability Management Strategies
Perth City Campus
27 Apr 2015
Curtin Graduate School of Business, Curtin Business School (CBS)
Page: 13 of 14
CRICOS Provider Code
WA 00301J, NSW 02637B
The only authoritative version of this Unit Outline is to be found online in OASIS


Curtin Business School (CBS)
Curtin Graduate School of Business
12.
Sustainability Reporting, Triple Bottom
Line (TBL), GRI & ISO 26000
Chapter 8
Assessment 3: Company Report due Sunday
2 Aug.
Globalisation & Competitiveness:
Effect of Globalisation on Environment
& vice versa
Chapters: 13
Ongoing Assessment 2 Part 1: Online
discussion
27 July
13.
3 Aug
14.
10 Aug
& 14
eVALUate open 27 Jul - 16 Aug
MGMT6030 Sustainability Management Strategies
Perth City Campus
27 Apr 2015
Curtin Graduate School of Business, Curtin Business School (CBS)
Page: 14 of 14
CRICOS Provider Code
WA 00301J, NSW 02637B
The only authoritative version of this Unit Outline is to be found online in OASIS
