7010EXQ Sustainable Water Coursework 1, Coventry University

Assignment Task 

Your task is to produce an academic poster that documents the issues of water usage associated with  one product or commodity in a named and located place together with the sustainability issues  concerning its wider transboundary context. 
Your poster must contain the following information: 

Title – a catchy title that captures the content of your poster – include the name of the  product/commodity and your chosen place. 

Introduction – a brief overview of the main issues that your research has covered. 

Water footprint – For your selected product or commodity (e.g. cotton, a pair of jeans, a mobile  phone, soya beans, a pair of shoes, a loaf of bread or something else), research the water footprint  for this product or commodity and deconstruct this to establish how much water is used in the different  processes that are used to exploit, make, manufacture or produce it. You must state the product or  commodity and you must focus on a named geographic location where this product or commodity is  made or produced. You must include specific factual details about the use of water in the  manufacture or exploitation of your selected product or commodity – include data and statistics.  

Local issues - For the same product or commodity, research the social, economic and/or political  challenges caused by the production and/or consumption of this product in the named country, region or location. Give specific, named examples explain and critically analyse these. You can choose to  cover one challenge in detail, or several challenges in less detail. 

Transboundary issues – Your selected product or commodity will cause wider concerns about the  sustainability of water in a transboundary context (for example imports/exports, virtual water, water  pollution, water security, water rights, international water agreements). Using statistics, data and  examples critically analyse at least one transboundary issue concerning your selected product or  commodity.  

Conclusion – A short summary of the issues of sustainability covered by your poster. 

References – You must provide a list of references using APA referencing. Citations can be included  as numbered footnotes in which case, the reference list should be in numerical, not alphabetical  order. A smaller font size can be used for the references however they must remain legible.  

Present your information in the form of an academic poster produced using Microsoft PowerPoint.  Additional guidance will be available via Aula and subject sessions. The poster should be produced  to a quality whereby it could be printed and used in an academic conference setting as an aid for you  to answer questions from other interested academics (note: you are only expected to submit an  electronic version via Turnitin on Aula). 

Assessed Module Learning Outcomes

The Learning Outcomes for this module align to the marking criteria which can be found at the end of  this brief. Ensure you understand the marking criteria to ensure successful achievement of the  assessment task. The following module learning outcomes are assessed in this task:

1. Analyse the challenges in sustainable management of water supply and demand across  regional, national and international boundaries. 
4. Assess the social and environmental impacts of large-scale water consumption.