Assessment Type: Individual Essay 1,500 (+/- 10%).
Topic: Analysis of major environmental problems and strategies to minimise or eliminate them.
Task details of the assessment: The individual assessment entails the analysis of environmental problems in the home country of the student. Students will be required to identify and discuss any five (5) key environmental problems and five (5) strategies that can be implemented by government to minimise or eliminate the environmental problems.
Students will have to do research to support the discussion, recommendations and conclusion with suitable and relevant references. A minimum of 8 peer-reviewed academic journal articles. Journals with a focus on business ethics and sustainability are highly recommended and can be accessed via the journal databases provided by the KOI li
ary. . References that are unacceptable include: online encyclopedia such as Wikipedia, general websites, blogs, newspapers and magazines. Please check with your tutor or the li
arian if unsure about the validity of sources identified. Students seeking a higher grade should support present a higher number of references to support the discussion, recommendations and conclusion.
The essay should be written in formal academic na
ative style. Referencing should be appropriately done. The Harvard Anglia type is prefe
ed and bullet points or casual language should not be used. The report should follow the following format:
· Cover page
· Table of contents
· Introduction
· Sections and sub-sections discussing forms of co
uption
· Sections and sub-sections discussing strategies to minimise co
uption
· Conclusion
· List of references
· Appendices (if any)
The following specifics should be applied to the essay format:
· Paper size – A4
· Font – Arial, 12 point
· Line spacing – 1.5
· Margins – 2.5 cm top, bottom, left and right
The following are points to note about this assessment:.
· The word count for this assessment is 1500 words (-/+ 10%). The count excludes the cover sheet, contents page, references, appendices, and illustrations (e.g. diagrams, graphs and tables).
· Do not use footnotes.