EVST19008 - Development and Environmental Policy

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In recent years the Australian news media has contained some consistent themes – and so we are all well aware of the clash between development projects and environmental concerns. How is the peace kept? How do development and the environment co-exist? You will explore the nexus of international agreements, government policy and corporate governance principles with respect to environmental policy. You will explore the rationale that links more specialist units of study at CQUniversity – Environmental Management Systems, Environment Impact Analysis and units teaching practical environment quality measurement skills. Your major assessment will assess a recent Australian environment issue asking you to determine what can be learnt about the theory and application of development and environmental policy to that incident.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 2
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites 18 credit points.


Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2024

There are no availabilities for this unit on or after Term 3 - 2024

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Written Assessment 10%
2. Written Assessment 30%
3. Written Assessment 40%
4. Written Assessment 20%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2020 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 50% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: Student feedback.
Feedback
A student asked for further advice on constructing an essay in the discipline.
Recommendation
The task brief for the term paper will be expanded to provide essay structure information.
Action Taken
The assessment items for 2020 were revamped and further guidance provided.
Source: Student feedback.
Feedback
Student feedback indicates the unit structure and assessment regime assist the learning process.
Recommendation
Comment noted.
Action Taken
The perspective was accounted for in the redesign of the assessment items.
Source: Student feedback.
Feedback
A student asked for an assessment item prior to the term paper submission to gauge process.
Recommendation
The unit coordinator will invite an early feedback mechanism on the term paper.
Action Taken
Early student assessment feedback wa incorporated into the assessment redesign.
Source: Student satisfaction feedback.
Feedback
Student feedback indicated appreciation for the portfolio of short answers assessment.
Recommendation
The portfolio of short answers assessment to be retained.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Student satisfaction feedback.
Feedback
Student feedback indicated appreciation for the Moodle format for the unit.
Recommendation
The Moodle format used in the unit is simialr to the CQURenew structure.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Student satisfaction feedback.
Feedback
Student feedback suggested some more room for student discovery of learning rather than the structured learning guides would be interesting.
Recommendation
The unit redesign under CQURenew will take this into account.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Explain the concepts that underpin development and environmental policy
  2. Analyse the peak processes organisations need to put in place to gain an environmental consciousness and abide by Government environmental management policy and legislation
  3. Assess the extent to which the application of environmental policy could have ameliorated a recent Australian environmental issue.

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Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3
1 - Written Assessment •
2 - Written Assessment •
3 - Written Assessment •
4 - Written Assessment •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3
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2 - Problem Solving • •
3 - Critical Thinking •
4 - Information Literacy • • •
5 - Team Work •
8 - Ethical practice • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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4 - Written Assessment • • •
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1 - Written Assessment • •
2 - Written Assessment • •