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BUGEN 5930 Business, Society and the Planet

Assessment Task - Reflective Journal - Sustainable Business

Assessment Details

Over the first three weeks of this course, students are required to consider the sustainability-related issues and themes explored in the course and REFLECT on how these issues intersect with the world of business. These reflections are to be presented in a reflective journal, NOT a research assignment or description or summary of these themes.

These themes (including issues, challenges, concepts and approaches) MUST be discussed in terms of their relevance and/or implications for business and MUST be drawn from those raised in class presentations, discussions and activities, resources provided on the course Moodle page and/or prescribed readings. You need to make CLEAR CONNECTIONS between the course concepts and your reflections.

In this assessment task, students are required to demonstrate not only their understandings of the themes but also their consideration of the implications for the business sector and/or the student's current/future role in business. Students should provide their thoughts, feelings, responses, reactions, opinions and ideas on the material explored. Critical thinking should be demonstrated in these reflections.

Please watch the BUGEN 5930 - Assessment Task 1 - Reflective Journal - Task Description recorded video (in the Assessment Information section on Moodle) for further description and advice on this task.

Critical Thinking:

• application, analysis and evaluation of the ideas presented and the implications for business
• Arguments are clear and show insight into theoretical issues and how they are applied
• May include unusual insights. Arguments are well supported by reference to materials covered in course (or through research).

Critical thinking - total possible
Reflection:

• Well-developed connections between content and thoughts, ideas, feelings, opinions , reactions and details, which shows evidence of personal reflection
• Describes personal application and responses to concepts discussed
• Provides comment on the implications for business and current and/or future role in business

Reflection - total possible
Presentation

• Submitted on time, well organized and well written. Including accurate English expression, spelling, grammar, referencing (APA).

Relevance

• Writing clearly connects the sustainability-related themes from the course and how these are relevant to the individual's experience and knowledge of the world of business

Details of Task:
Select one of the challenges for HRM from the list below, or select your own (check with your tutor before progressing if you choose to select your own). Select an industry or occupation with which you are familiar. Undertake research on your chosen challenge, aiming for a balanced range of research from academic journal articles (AJAs) and popular media (such as podcasts, websites, practitioner publications, etc.). When using popular media as a source in an academic assessment task, give consideration to the integrity and rigour of the source.
Given what you have learnt about the challenge from your research, and your knowledge of your chosen industry or occupation, reflect on a) how that challenge has changed/impacted on HRM in that industry and b) how you think that challenge will create further change/impact over the next decade.

Prepare a memo in which you discuss your response to the above task. Ensure you support your discussion with references from your research utilizing APA referencing. As this is a reflective memo, you are encouraged to write in the first person.