Queensland University of Technology
QUT Business School
School of Management
WEEK 1 UNIT INFORMATION – 2013
In addition to the Official Unit outline found on QUT Virtual this document will provide specific information about the unit as it will run this semester.
MGB310; Sustainability in a Changing Environment
Semester | Semester 1, 2013 | Unit Coordinator | Name: Noel TraceyPhone: 3138 1344Fax: 3138 1313Room: Z911Email: n.tracey@qut.edu.au | Consultation Times | Monday, 4-6pm |
MODIFICATIONS TO UNIT FROM STUDENT FEEDBACK
Student feedback from semester two last year has been implemented in relation to several major changes to the unit including assessment. Firstly, the number of assessment items has been reduced from 3 to 2. This is partly in recognition of the multitude of pressures placed on students during peak assessment periods. Additionally, presentations will no longer be assessed outside of tutorials; seminar days, held in weeks 6, 7 and 8, inside the normal tutorial times provide the opportunity to present your work to an audience.
CONTENT - LECTURES Week | Week Commencing | Lecture Content and Readings | Tutorial Content | 1 | 25/02 | Introduction to sustainability, the economy and societyReading: Moscardo et. al. Chapter 1(Custom text: Ch1) | No Tutorial | 2 | 4/03 | Sustainability, stakeholders and the nature of the firmReading: Moscardo et. al. Chapter 2(Custom text: Ch2) | * Overview of assessment requirements including marking criteria for the presentation * Tips on how to present a professional presentation | 3 | 11/03 | Ethics, governance and CSRReading: Moscardo et. al. Chapter 3(Custom text: Ch3) | No Tutorial | 4 | 18/03 | Sustainable business modelsReading: Moscardo et. al. Chapter 5(Custom text: Ch4) | * Stakeholder identification & Management - Video Case: Gunn’s Paper Mill, Tasmania * Assessment Questions & Discussion | 5 | 25/03 | Carbon managementReading: Moscardo et. al. Chapter 6(Custom text: Ch5) | No Tutorial | | Mid-Semester Break | 6 | 8/04 | Sustainable strategyReading: Moscardo et. al. Chapter 7(Custom text: Ch6) | Student Presentations(During tutorial) | 7 | 15/04 | Perspectives on managing changeReading: Graetz et. al. Chapter 1 & 2(Custom text:Ch7 & 8) | Student Presentations(During tutorial) | 8 | 22/04 | Strategy and changeReading: Graetz et. al. Chapter 3(Custom text:Ch9) | Student Presentations(During tutorial) | 9 | 29/04 | Change toolsReading: Graetz et. al. Chapter 4(Custom text: Ch10) | No Tutorial | 10 | Public Holiday, Monday 6/5/2013 | 11 | 13/05 | Leadership for change Reading: Graetz et. al. Chapter 6(Custom text: Ch11) | * Common implementation of change: BPR – Barge Company * Common implementation of change: TQM - Arnott’s | 12 | 20/05 | Power and resistance to changeReading: Graetz et. al.Chapter 8(Custom text: Ch12) | No Tutorial | 13 | 27/05 | Measuring monitoring and maintaining changeReading: Graetz et. al.Chapter 9(Custom text: Ch13) | * Review of Assessment criteria for report * Assessment Questions | Make Up class | 3/06/2012 | Change and sustainabilityReading: Graetz et. al.Chapter 10(Custom text: Ch14)Assessment – Case Study (Due, Friday, 7/06/2013, 5:30pm) | No Tutorial |
ASSESSMENT
The assessment in this unit aims to support your achievement of the learning outcomes for both Discipline Knowledge and Other Graduate Capabilities. Assessment has been designed in order to allow you to: * Receive feedback on your learning as you progress toward the development of knowledge, understanding, skills and attitudes (formative assessment); and * Demonstrate your learning in order to achieve a final grade (summative assessment).
Summary of Assessment Item | Title | Learning Outcomes (Unit Objectives and AOL Goals) | Due Date | Weight | Type (Formative, Summative or both) | 1. | Presentation | Objective: 1,3,4 AoL: KS (1.1), PC (3.2) | Weeks 6, 7 & 8 | 40% | Both | 2. | Report | Objective: 2,3,4,5 AoL: KS (1.1), CTA (2.1), PC (3.1), SEU (5.1) | Week 13 | 60% | Both | | Total | 100% | |
Details of Assessment Assessment item No.: | 1 | Assessment type: | Presentation | Assessment name: | Individual Presentation | Description: | You will play the role of external consultant and provide well researched advice to the board of directors of an organisation, the details of which will be provided in class. Your aim here is to identify and explain the process(s) for analysing and managing stakeholders with a view to enhancing corporate sustainability. You will also demonstrate proficiency in the ability to deliver complex information verbally, to an audience. | Length / Duration: | 10 minutes. | Formative or Summative: | Both | Relates to learning outcomes: | Unit objectives: 1, 3, 4 and AOL goals: KS (1.1), PC (3.2) | Weighting: | 40% | Internal / External: | Internal | Individual / Group: | Individual | Due date: | Weeks 6, 7 and 8 |
Assessment item No.: | 2 | Assessment type: | Case Study | Assessment name: | Change Management Report | Description: | Once again acting as a consultant, you will critically analyse the approach to change within a specific organisation (case provided) and provide recommendations for improvement of sustainability through the implementation of an appropriate approach to managing change. Both the analysis and recommendations must be clearly linked to sustainability and change management theory. | Length / Duration: | 2000 words, excluding appendices and reference list. | Formative or Summative: | Both | Relates to learning outcomes: | Unit objectives: 2, 3, 4,5 and AOL goals: KS (1.1), CTA (2.1), PC (3.1), SEU (5.1) | Weighting: | 60% | Internal / External: | Internal | Individual / Group: | Individual | Due date: | Week 13 |
Penalty for Late Submission of Assessment
A penalty of 10% of the total mark per day will be applied to late submission of assignments without the prior approval of the Unit Coordinator.
Interpretation and application * The 10% penalty should be applied to the overall weighting of the assessment item; not to the mark obtained by the student for that item. * “Day” (or part thereof) includes weekend days for students based at Gardens Point and Kelvin Grove campuses, as the GP and KG libraries are open 7 days a week. * “Day” (or part thereof) includes only week days for students based at Caboolture campus, as the CB library is not open on weekends. * A student’s ‘base’ campus is defined by their course (not unit) enrolment. GP and KG based students who choose to undertake a unit at CB will have the ‘any day’ rule apply for this purpose.
Assignment Minder
Assignment Minder is the University’s assignment submission and collection service. Students are required to submit all assignments through Assignment Minder unless instructed otherwise. Assignments can be submitted at any campus but must be collected from the campus students attend for that unit. Students will be notified via e-mail when they can collect their assignment.
Assignments of A4 size must be submitted in a document wallet. All assignments must be submitted with an assignment submission form (located on all Blackboard sites).
Students should refer to the website http://www.am.qut.edu.au for further information and submission details.
SafeAssign
This unit uses the SafeAssign tool in BlackBoard. SafeAssign is a text matching tool that assists students to develop the academic skills required to correctly use and cite reference material as well as to check citations and determine possible instances of plagiarism. You will be expected to submit draft and/or final versions of one or more assignments using SafeAssign. Your Unit Coordinator will provide detailed information on how the software will be used in this unit.
Assessment Feedback Procedures
Feedback in this unit will consist of all two main forms; informal (worked examples, indirect feedback to the whole class, and formal, such as written comments on criteria sheets (CRAs).
Review of Grade Procedures
Any student who believes that an error has been made or an injustice done, with regard to a final grade for a unit, may request a review of the grade. Students should consult the MOPP Chapter E 9.1 Review of grades and academic rulings with regard to the process to follow.
Determining Final Grades
The Business Academic Board determines student grades. The Unit Coordinators provide the detailed assessment results to the Board, working through the relevant School. These results are advisory in nature and do not necessarily constitute the final grades awarded by the Board. In its decisions the Board compares results both within units and programs, using as a guide a set of standard distribution criteria. These criteria help the Board to ensure consistency in the marking and grading of students as applied across the QUT Business School. These guidelines are not applied in a prescriptive fashion.
Student Rules and Assessment Procedures Students are responsible for both knowing and abiding by all rules relating to assessment, academic dishonesty, non-discriminatory language, conduct and performance as contained in the QUT Manual of Policies of Procedures and the Student Charter.
RESOURCE MATERIALS
Texts
Moscardo et.al. 2012, MGB310 Sustainability in a Changing Environment – QUT Custom
ISBN: 9781118412596
References
Burnes B., 2000, Managing Change, a strategic approach to organisational dynamics, 3rd ed, Prentice Hall, England,
French, E., and Delahaye B., 1996, Individual Change Transition: Moving in circles can be good for you, Leadership and Organisational Development Journal, 17 7, 22-28.
Hammer, M & Champy J (1993) Reengineering the Corporation: A Manifesto for Business Revolution 1993)
Other Resources * Additional references can also be found at the unit’s Blackboard site.
UNIT COSTS TO STUDENTS
There are no out-of-the-ordinary costs associated with this unit. 