AM808001 Managing for Sustainability
Assessment 1: Academic Poster and Executive Summary
Study Block 05: 25th Match to 7th May 2019
Due date: Friday (Week 3)
Submission: Upload soft copy to Moodle
Weighting/Contribution: 30% of final mark
Word limit guidance: 2000 words
Learning Outcomes: 1 and 2
Level: 8
Contact Lecturer(s): Dr. Indrapriya Kularatne
Assessment Overview
This is the first of two assessments for this course. For this assessment you will research a client organisation to critically evaluate sustainability related issues, opportunities, and problems, incorporating applied and conceptual models of sustainability, including Māori values and beliefs. The organisation’s key stakeholders and its existing supply chain must be included in this investigation.
Conditions of Assessment
This is an individual assessment, that you will complete in your learner-managed time, however, your teacher will provide opportunities during class time for clarification, guidance, collaborative working opportunities, and group discussion. All work must be completely your own and all literature used must be referenced appropriately using APA 6th edition. In order to pass this course you must achieve a cumulative grade of at least 50%, across assessment one and two.
Learning Outcome(s) Assessed
1. Critically evaluate the applied and conceptual models of sustainability, including Māori values and beliefs, within organisations and their environments.
2. Critically analyse the role of different stakeholders and the influence of their perceptions on development and management of sustainable practice within organisations.
Resubmission/Extensions
Please see your course outline for guidelines around resubmission and extensions.
Instructions
The purpose of this assessment is to research a client organisation to critically evaluate existing sustainability related issues, opportunities, and problems. The organisation’s key stakeholders and its existing supply chain must be included in this investigation to critically analyse their role and the influence of their perceptions on the organisation’s management and development of sustainable practice. Present your critical evaluation in an academic poster that you will present to the class, supported by an executive summary, using relevant literature to support your findings.
Auckland International Campus AM808001 Managing for Sustainability
Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Management/ Master of Applied Management Page 2 of 4
Managing for Sustainability: Assessment 1: Academic Poster and Executive Summary, 2019
Marking Schedule
Criteria
10-9
8-7
6-5
4-0
Critical evaluation of applied models of sustainability
The assignment thoroughly and perceptively critically evaluates, within a selected organisation:
· the applied models of sustainability, such as:
· environment
· economy
· society
insightfully including Māori values and beliefs, such as:
· Tikanga
· te reo
· kawa
· manaakitanga
· the role of the selected organisation’s stakeholders on:
· development of applied sustainable practices
· management of applied sustainable practices
· the influence of perceptions of the selected organisations stakeholders on:
· development of applied sustainable practices
· management of applied sustainable practices
The assignment critically evaluates with detail, within a selected organisation:
· the applied models of sustainability, such as:
· environment
· economy
· society
clearly including Māori values and beliefs, such as:
· Tikanga
· te reo
· kawa
· manaakitanga
· the role of the selected organisation’s stakeholders on:
· development of applied sustainable practices
· management of applied sustainable practices
· the influence of perceptions of the selected organisations stakeholders on:
· development of applied sustainable practices
· management of applied sustainable practices
The assignment critically evaluates, within a selected organisation:
· the applied models of sustainability, such as:
· environment
· economy
· society
including Māori values and beliefs, such as:
· Tikanga
· te reo
· kawa
· manaakitanga
· the role of the selected organisation’s stakeholders on:
· development of applied sustainable practices
· management of applied sustainable practices
· the influence of perceptions of the selected organisations stakeholders on:
· development of applied sustainable practices
· management of applied sustainable practices
The assignment does not critically evaluate, within a selected organisation:
· the applied models of sustainability, such as:
· environment
· economy
· society
and does not include Māori values and beliefs, such as:
· Tikanga
· te reo
· kawa
· manaakitanga
· the role of the selected organisation’s stakeholders on:
· development of applied sustainable practices
· management of applied sustainable practices
· the influence of perceptions of the selected organisations stakeholders on:
· development of applied sustainable practices
· management of applied sustainable practices
10-9
8-7
6-5
4-0
Critical evaluation of conception models of sustainability
The assignment thoroughly and perceptively critically evaluates, within a selected organisation:
· the conceptual models of sustainability, such as:
· environment
· economy
· society
insightfully including Māori values and beliefs, such as:
· Tikanga
· te reo
· kawa
· manaakitanga
· the role of the selected organisation’s stakeholders on:
· development of conceptual sustainable practices
· management of conceptual sustainable practices
· the influence of perceptions of the selected organisations stakeholders on:
· development of conceptual sustainable practices
· management of conceptual sustainable practices
The assignment critically evaluates with detail, within a selected organisation:
· the conceptual models of sustainability, such as:
· environment
· economy
· society
clearly including Māori values and beliefs, such as:
· Tikanga
· te reo
· kawa
· manaakitanga
· the role of the selected organisation’s stakeholders on:
· development of conceptual sustainable practices
· management of conceptual sustainable practices
· the influence of perceptions of the selected organisations stakeholders on:
· development of conceptual sustainable practices
· management of conceptual sustainable practices
The assignment critically evaluates, within a selected organisation:
· the conceptual models of sustainability, such as:
· environment
· economy
· society
including Māori values and beliefs, such as:
· Tikanga
· te reo
· kawa
· manaakitanga
· the role of the selected organisation’s stakeholders on:
· development of conceptual sustainable practices
· management of conceptual sustainable practices
· the influence of perceptions of the selected organisations stakeholders on:
· development of conceptual sustainable practices
· management of conceptual sustainable practices
The assignment does not critically evaluate, within a selected organisation:
· the conceptual models of sustainability, such as:
· environment
· economy
· society
and does not include Māori values and beliefs, such as:
· Tikanga
· te reo
· kawa
· manaakitanga
· the role of the selected organisation’s stakeholders on:
· development of conceptual sustainable practices
· management of conceptual sustainable practices
· the influence of perceptions of the selected organisations stakeholders on:
· development of conceptual sustainable practices
· management of conceptual sustainable practices