LB5203: Sustainable Enterprise Assessment Item 1: Test/quiz 1 | James Cook University

Assessment Overview For LB5203: Sustainable Enterprise

ASSESSMENT ITEM 1:  Test/Quiz 1

Aligned subject learning outcomes

• understand relationships between sustainability, UN SDGs, government policies and enterprise strategies
• evaluate impacts of sustainability decisions on an enterprise, broader community and global issues
• examine and apply contemporary approaches to measuring and reporting the outcomes of enterprise sustainability strategies
• implement sustainability into enterprise operations and design a sustainability monitoring system

Group or individualIndividual assessment itemWeighting and due date10%, OngoingRequirements for successful completion of this assessment itemStudents need to achieve an overall percentage of 50% or more across all assessment tasks, therefore a student may not need to pass this assessment task to pass this subject. However, students need to attempt all assessment items, failure to attempt one of the assessment items leads to an overall fail.Generative AI useGenerative AI tools cannot be used in this assessment task

In this assessment, you must not use Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) for any elements of the assessment task including the generation of any materials or content in relation to the assessment item.

ASSESSMENT ITEM 1: DESCRIPTION

A quiz will be provided every week during the study period. Each quiz will contain 5 multiple choice questions. The purpose of the quizzes is to help students assess their comprehension of the study material. Each quiz will ask questions related to the content of that week’s material. 15 minutes are allowed per quiz. Each quiz can be attempted in students own time. Each quiz will be available for about 1 week (7 days).

ASSESSMENT ITEM 1: CRITERIA SHEET

ASSESSMENT ITEM 2 : Active Class Participation

ASSESSMENT ITEM 2: DESCRIPTION

Students are expected to actively participate in the (group) assignments and discussions in the tutorial sessions.  Each week discussions and specific (group) assignments will take place during the tutorial, and this and the group presentations will be evaluated.

ASSESSMENT ITEM 2: CRITERIA SHEET

ASSESSMENT ITEM 3:  Project Plan

ASSESSMENT ITEM 3: DESCRIPTION

This is the first part of the major assignment for this subject. Students will be required to choose a specific enterprise, assess its sustainability and propose a sustainability monitoring system appropriate for this enterprise.
Students may select an international enterprise that they can evaluate through the sustainability related information provided in CSR/Sustainability reports, integrated reports and/or annual reports, or alternatively they may select a local enterprise which they can access for a site visit so that they can observe its operations next to other information about the enterprise such as through their website or company reports. Students should NOT use their place of work or where they have previously worked, because it becomes difficult to separate the creative and learning purpose of the assignment from the issue of students simply reporting the monitoring systems of the known workplace. Nevertheless, students may choose a place similar to their own workplace.

Students should carefully consider their choice of enterprise as it is used in both Assessment item 3 and Assessment item 4, which account for 80% of total marks. To provide a realistic account of the enterprise, students might need to undertake a site visit for observation and/or interviews.

Assessment item 3 is a group assignment. Students will work in groups of 3 and select one enterprise to focus on.

Assessment item 3 focuses on overall analysis of an enterprise’s sustainability. The report should include the following:

• INTRODUCTION: Introduce the enterprise you have selected. Explain what it does, in which industry (-ies) it operates, where it is located, any other relevant information and introduce the sustainability orientation of the company (500 words).
• SUSTAINABILITY IN THE INDUSTRY: Describe sustainability issues in the industry in which the enterprise operates. The most important aspects relevant for companies in this industry should be provided and discussed (such as through a materiality assessment), and connections to and relevance of the SDGs can be discussed. What are the greatest sustainability concerns in this industry, and how can/does the industry address these concerns. Provide information related to the industry internationally as well as in the location where the selected enterprise operates (700 words).
• SUSTAINABILITY IN THE ENTERPRISE: Critically analyse current sustainability initiatives in the selected enterprise. What does this enterprise do well, and which areas require improvement (700 words).
• ACTION PLAN: Conclude the report by one-two paragraphs that address how the second part of the report will be completed. Information gathering activities and source of information should be specified. They may include interviews, site visits, corporate website, review websites, industry publications, news articles, academic literature (100 words).
• REFERENCES

The report should be 2,000 words in length (10% allowance). The format is A4, 1.5 spacing, 12 point Times New Roman. The length specified does not include references and appendices.  All contents of the report need to be referenced unless the information comes from personal observations or interviews (use APA style referencing). Any primary information (i.e. gather through onsite visit or personal communication) needs to be clearly identified.

ASSESSMENT ITEM 3: CRITERIA SHEET

ASSESSMENT ITEM 4:  Project Report

ASSESSMENT ITEM 4: DESCRIPTION

This assessment continues the analysis of sustainability at an enterprise of students’ choice.

Students are required to address the feedback provided for Assessment item 3, provide additional information specified below and design a sustainability monitoring system and improvement plan.

Assessment item 4 is individual. Each student from the group must select specific aspects of sustainability and focus the sustainability monitoring system and improvement plan on that particular dimension. Sections of the report that were written for the Assessment item 3 do not need to be rewritten, except for addressing lecturer feedback.

The report’s structure should be as follows:

• INTRODUCTION: Introduce the enterprise you have selected. Explain what it does, in which industry (-ies) it operates, where it is located, any other relevant information and introduce the sustainability orientation of the company (500 words).
• IMPLEMENTATION PLAN: Describe what information has been gathered for this report, how and how it has been used (e.g. interviews, site visits, corporate website, review websites, industry publications, news articles, academic literature) (200 words).
• SUSTAINABILITY IN THE INDUSTRY: Describe sustainability issues in the industry in which the enterprise operates. The most important aspects relevant for companies in this industry should be provided and discussed (such as through a materiality assessment), and connections to and relevance of the SDGs can be discussed. What are the greatest sustainability concerns in this industry, and how can/does the industry address these concerns. Provide information related to the industry internationally as well as in the location where the selected enterprise operates (700 words).
• SUSTAINABILITY IN THE ENTERPRISE: Critically analyse current sustainability initiatives in the selected enterprise. What does this enterprise do well, and which areas require improvement (700 words).
• SPECIFIC SUSTAINABILITY ASPECTS: Select specific sustainability aspects that are material to the firm and its stakeholders to focus the rest of the assignment on. Explain why these aspects are selected. Is it very important for this enterprise or industry? Is it a dimension that is most of need for improvement for this enterprise? (200 words)
• RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE ENTERPRISE’S SUSTAINABILITY: Provide recommendations for the enterprise on how to improve their sustainability in the chosen aspects. Recommendations must be based on academic or industry literature and relevant examples (700 words).
• LIST AND ASSESSMENT OF INDICATORS FOR MONITORING. Develop and present a list of sustainability indicators and kpi’s (key performance indicators) for the chosen aspects that should be monitored and for which targets should be stet. The description of each indicator must include what the indicator is, how it will be measured and reported, and any limitations or challenges associated with managing these indicators. References to established sustainability reported frameworks must be made. The indicators can be summarised in a table followed by several paragraphs of explanations (700 words).
• CONCLUSION: Conclude the report by one-two paragraphs that summarise it. Include a reflection on writing the report. What went well, what changes had to be made to the original methods of gathering and analysing information, what could be done more if there was more time and resources to undertake this assignment (200 words).
• REFERENCES

The report should be 3,700 words in length (10% allowance). The format is A4, 1.5 spacing, 12 point Times New Roman. The length specified does not include references and appendices.  All contents of the report need to be referenced unless the information comes from personal observations or interviews. Any primary information (i.e. gather through onsite visit or personal communication) needs to be clearly identified.

ASSESSMENT ITEM 4: CRITERIA SHEET