304440 (v.2) Environmental Issues in Business 201
| Area: | School of Management |
|---|---|
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
| Tuition Patterns: | The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline. |
| Seminar: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
| Syllabus: | This is an introduction to contemporary environmental issues relevant to managers of today’s and tomorrow’s business organisations. It surveys current environmental problems, resultant business responsibilities and possible responses. The unit sheds light on the interdependencies that exist between the economy, society and nature, highlighting ecological needs and realities and comparing those to the needs of communities, business operators, governments and business stakeholders. You will be shown how to identify and understand environmental problems and to develop an understanding of the roles of, and opportunities for, business within the context of growing environmental constraints. |
| Unit references, texts, outcomes and assessment details | The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline. |
| Field of Education: | 080300 Business and Management (Narrow Grouping) |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Partially Online Internal | Area External | Central External | Fully Online |
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| 2013 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | ||||
| 2013 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | ||||
| 2013 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | ||||
| 2013 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | ||||
| 2013 | Sydney Campus | Trimester 1A | Y | ||||
| 2013 | Sydney Campus | Trimester 3A | Y | ||||
| 2013 | Charles Telfair Inst Mauritius | Semester 1 | Y | ||||
| 2013 | Charles Telfair Inst Mauritius | Semester 2 | Y | ||||
| 2013 | Miri Sarawak Campus | Semester 1 | Y | ||||
| 2013 | Miri Sarawak Campus | Semester 2 | Y |
Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
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