MSI5221 Sustainability challenges in Indonesia and the region
Faculty of Science
MSI5221 Sustainability challenges in Indonesia and the region is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Science. It isn't offered in 2027. It needs MSI5220.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2027
- Other periods
- Indonesia
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
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Requisites
Before MSI5221
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After MSI5221
No unit lists MSI5221 as a prerequisite in the 2027 handbook.
Overview
This unit builds on the broad understanding of sustainability challenges established in MSI5220 to critically evaluate evidence associated with local and regional issues. You will learn to identify different kinds of evidence, including local manifestations of global issues; the efficacy of potential responses and solutions in particular contexts; and the evaluation of solution pathways.
Using real-world, locally-relevant case study policies, you will investigate the strength of evidence underpinning current responses; survey, prioritise and recommend possible alternative solutions; and devise strategies to gather robust data on practical courses of action to ensure their long-term success and impact.
Offerings in 2027
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Monash Indonesia term 2 | Indonesia | Flx blk |
Assessment
- Indonesian sustainability challenge report (individual)Written60%
- Mini-task portfolio (individual)Portfolio40%
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
Identify and analyse scientific evidence in relation to local sustainability challenges using selected tools, frameworks and principles;
- 2
Recommend approaches to improve how evidence is used to support sustainability decision-making;
- 3
Plan evidence-based sustainability actions across multiple sectors, systems and scales;
- 4
Effectively communicate scientific knowledge across disciplines and communities of practice in sustainability.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops24 hours
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
- Teaching approachOnline learning
- Teaching approachCase-based teaching
- Teaching approachActive learning
This unit will be delivered over a period of 6 weeks.
This will include independent self-paced work on online materials and assignments across the teaching period. It will also include synchronous (live) classes. These will be four 2-hour online evening workshops, and one 2-day on-campus intensive (16 hours in total). The combination of classes and independent work will total 144 hours.
Throughout the unit, you will apply your learning to a variety of problems, contexts, and challenges.
This unit will be enriched with a comprehensive set of reading materials, videos, and case scenarios prepared for flexible self-paced online learning.
Theories, frameworks, methods and tools taught to you will be illustrated through real-life case scenarios.
Throughout the unit, you will complete a variety of synchronous and asynchronous activities, and participate in interactive forums that will facilitate engagement with the learning material, and enable collaboration with other learners.
Learning resources
Required resources
Online requirement: You will be required to engage with learning material delivered in Moodle, to support your learning between workshops. Hence, you may require technology assistance from the University, to facilitate their access to the material (e.g. eSolutions). You will also attend weekly online workshops via Zoom to take part in practical activities
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Professor Alex Lechner
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Annette Bos
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MSI5221?
You need MSI5220 before you enrol.
When is MSI5221 offered?
MSI5221 has no offerings listed in the 2027 handbook.
How much work is MSI5221?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does MSI5221 have an exam?
No. MSI5221 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.
More details
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 5
- Study level
- Postgraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Science
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.125
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 2
- Study abroad
- Not available
- Handbook years
- 20262027