UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

APG5122 Corporate sustainability

Faculty of Arts

APG5122 Corporate sustainability is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2023 in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2023
Semester 1, Semester 2
Caulfield
Assessment
No exam
8 tasks
Workload
144 hours
per semester

This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

Before APG5122

Prohibitions

You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.

After APG5122

No unit lists APG5122 as a prerequisite in the 2023 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Corequisite: Students must be enrolled in B6005 Master of Business.

Overview

Environmental, social and ethical issues are increasingly influencing business decisions. The ability to create value from, and mitigate risks associated with, environmental, social and ethical issues increasingly impacts markets, access to capital, company reputation and shareholder value. This unit will critically examine sustainability challenges across a range of industry settings and develop strategies to address these issues.

Offerings in 2023

Teaching periodCampusMode
First semesterCaulfieldOn campus
Second semesterCaulfieldOn campus

Assessment

  • Analytical exerciseAssignment
    10%
  • QuizzesOther
    20%
  • Essay
    40%
  • Report
    30%
  • Analytical exerciseAssignment
    20%
  • QuizzesOther
    10%
  • Essay
    40%
  • Report and presentationReport
    30%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Critically analyse concepts, theories and practice in the highly dynamic field of corporate sustainability management;

  2. 2

    Understand the frameworks and tools to apply sustainability in business settings;

  3. 3

    Develop and communicate a business case for sustainability.

Workload and teaching

  • Seminars6 hours
  • Workshops8 hours
  • Workshops18 hours
  • Lectures6 hours
  • Tutorials18 hours
  • Teaching approachActive learning

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

This unit engages students in actively applying their knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.

Learning resources

Required resources

There are required texts for this unit. Required texts are usually available for purchase through the University Bookstore (https://www.monash.edu/retail/books) and are sometimes available for short-term loan or as eBooks through the library (https://www.monash.edu/library).

Technology resources

This unit requires access to a laptop that meets minimum specifications (https://www.monash.edu/esolutions/students/bring-your-own-device-byod). Free specialist software is available via MoVE (https://www.monash.edu/learning-teaching/innovation/learning-technologies/move).

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Udisha Saklani
Unit Coordinators
Udisha Saklani

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for APG5122?

APG5122 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is APG5122 offered?

In 2023, APG5122 runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Caulfield.

How much work is APG5122?

The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

Does APG5122 have an exam?

No. APG5122 has 8 assessment tasks and no exam.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Arts
Organisational unit
Human Geography Anthropology & Development Studies
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 2
Study abroad
Available