BEX5706 Sustainability collaboration project
Faculty of Business and Economics
BEX5706 Sustainability collaboration project is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics, offered in 2027 in Semester 1 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2027
- Semester 1
- Caulfield
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
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Overview
How can we collaborate across sectors to transform our suburbs into sustainable, climate-safe, and nature-positive precincts?
In this project-based unit, you will step into the role of an Urban Experimentation Consultant. You and your team will move beyond the classroom to tackle real-world challenges that don’t have a single "client," but instead require working across different sectors to find a way forward. Working at the intersection of place-based research and professional practice, your team will take on the complex sustainability or climate change problems facing our society.
Delivered in partnership with the Sustainable Transitions Research Lab, this unit leverages Monash Living Lab capabilities to allow for experimentation with new ideas and solutions in a real-world environment on campus and beyond. By treating the campus and its surrounding areas as a living laboratory, you will be able to see the immediate impact of your work in a live context.
You will address complex challenges focused on the core pillars of Climate and Circularity, supported by industry mentors, community members, and sustainability experts. You will apply these perspectives through a hands-on, experimentation-based consulting project, using actual data and field experiments to develop fit-for-purpose prototypes or concepts that can be tested in the real world.
By the end of the unit, you will be equipped with the skills to navigate messy, real-world problems, to communicate with professional influence and lead projects with meeting various stakeholder needs — all while contributing meaningfully to the growth of resilient urban communities.
Offerings in 2027
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Caulfield | Immersive |
Assessment
- Exercise30%
- Presentation20%
- Project50%
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
align the different interests of diverse stakeholders (including community, government, and industry) around a scope and project approach that addresses their shared sustainability challenge;
- 2
communicate complex and innovative project findings and recommendations that are evidence-based, relevant and accessible, across various cross-sector stakeholders;
- 3
collectively Implement an iterative and collaborative experimentation process that utilises field data and stakeholder feedback to inform a solution direction;
- 4
apply contemporary business practices that are climate-safe, nature-positive, and circularity-focused to a place-based sustainability challenge;
- 5
co-create fit-for-purpose and inclusive prototypes or conceptual solutions that move beyond theoretical models, with tangible evidence for future implementation;
- 6
evaluate personal and team growth while navigating complexity and ambiguity through an experimentation project, through the use of industry-standard feedback practices, digital tools and collaborative approaches that value diverse perspectives.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops24 hours
- Teaching approachCase-based teaching
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachEnquiry-based learning
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
- Teaching approachField trips
- Teaching approachWork-integrated learning
- Teaching approachIndustry-based learning
- Teaching approachResearch activities
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, project team activities and independent study.
Learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed, industry directed, peer directed and online engagement activities, some of which may be offsite. Project team activities are self-directed and may include project planning and coordination, research and output development and stakeholder management. While this is a primarily team-based unit, some independent study will be required and may include associated research, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. You are expected to complete all pre-class activities prior to your scheduled class, and post-class activities should be completed after your scheduled class.
This unit includes case-based teaching, where you apply your knowledge and engage in analytical and reflective thinking to solve complex contextual scenarios. Activities are often designed so that there is not one clear answer, but you need to work together to examine, analyse and make decisions to resolve the situation.
This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
This unit engages you in enquiry-based learning, where you will be encouraged to use your own knowledge to develop and engage in a process of enquiry, study and research to identify areas to be investigated and an approach to doing so.
This unit includes problem-based learning approaches, where you engage in research, integrate theory and practice and apply knowledge and skills to develop viable solutions in response to a problem or set of problems.
his unit provides you with opportunities to participate in experiential learning by visiting cultural, geographical and/or industrial sites relevant to their studies.
This unit provides you with the opportunity to engage in work-integrated learning to incorporate professional and industry experience into your studies.
This unit provides you with the opportunity to engage in industry-based learning to incorporate professional and industry experience into your studies.
This unit allows you to develop your research skills by engaging in structured inquiry using a systematic approach and discipline-specific methodologies.
Where it fits
BEX5706 is part of 1 area of study in the 2027 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Caroline Sanz
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for BEX5706?
BEX5706 has no prerequisites.
When is BEX5706 offered?
In 2027, BEX5706 runs in Semester 1 at Caulfield.
How much work is BEX5706?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does BEX5706 have an exam?
No. BEX5706 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include BEX5706?
BEX5706 is part of Sustainable business.
More details
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 5
- Study level
- Postgraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Business and Economics
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.125
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 4
- Study abroad
- Available
- Handbook years
- 2027