Due Date: The assignment is due by Friday Week 4. Students are required to upload their assignment as a Word doc or PDF (with the FedUni Business School – Assignment Coversheet) via the Assessment Task 1 Turnitin link on the course Moodle page. While this task is not a research task, sources referred to in your reflections still need to be referenced using the APA referencing style. For information on the style of writing required, please refer to the samples and guides provided on the course Moodle page.

Word Limit 800-1000 words - (assignments exceeding the word limit may not be marked and may be returned to the student for re-writing; assignments less than the required length will risk not covering the topic adequately and may result in a fail). Do not include synopsis, references or bibliography in the word count. Note: While a Reflective Journal will mainly comprise of your own thoughts and reflections written in ‘your own words’, Federation University Australia rules relating to referencing, citation and acknowledgement must be complied with for any content from other sources. Feedback and return of work – Assessment Task 1 submissions will be graded and returned to students electronically, including feedback comments from the assessor, via the task Turnitin link, on the course Moodle page.

Demonstrates clear and concise critical thinking and the ability to apply sustainable business concepts to ‘real life’ situations, business and/or own experiences in business. Demonstrates some critical thinking , but the application of the concepts to business activities and own experiences are less clear. Details fewer concepts and ideas, and/or no application of these to ‘real life’. Limited and/or unclear connections made between course content and themes presented. Well-developed reflection; new ideas introduced and a good grasp of concepts presented. Shows the application of learning to connect new ideas to existing experience - to what was already known. Shows some evidence of reflection, but not well-developed; Some grasp of concepts presented and some application of learning to connect these ideas to personal experiences. Not much thought or detail; shows little connection between concepts and personal impacts; Little or no evidence of reflection or grasp of concepts explored; little application of learning to connect sustainable business themes to their business/life experience.

Well written, clear organization and planning, uses standard English grammar, well referenced where required (APA referencing style). Inadequate due to lack of organization, grammar, and/or major spelling errors, incorrect or inadequate referencing. Presentation – total possible Reflections clearly describe (and are limited to) the relevance of sustainability to business. Issues are discussed with a high level if accuracy and insight. Reflection covers one or more relevant themes from classes, with some connections made between business and sustainability. Reflection is general and/or vague or does not address sustainability in the context of business.