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Group Sustainable Business Project - ENV00096M

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• Department: Environment and Geography
• Module co-ordinator: Dr. Sahar Zavareh Hofmann
• Credit value: 10 ECTS
• Credit level: M
• Academic year of delivery: 2024-25
  • See module specification for other years: 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24

Module summary

In this module students will undertake a group sustainable business project in collaboration with a business partner. Broad project ideas will be defined by business partners and then developed and implemented by student groups. All projects will challenge student groups to mobilise their skills, knowledge and values to lead on a change towards more sustainable business practice in a real-world setting.

Module will run

Occurrence	Teaching period
A	Semester 2 2024-25

Module aims

The aim of the module is to give students the opportunity to mobilise their skills and knowledge to develop and design a group sustainable business change project linked to a business partner.

Module learning outcomes

Students who complete this module successfully will able to:

• Conduct advanced research and critically apply appropriate methods to analyse a complex sustainability problem as part of a group to inform and guide the development of a real-world change management project;

• Work as a team to identify areas of focus for change towards sustainability which consider the context in which they are working;

• Design and implement effective change management and innovation strategies as part of a group, and communicate this in a written plan;

• Collaborate effectively and professionally both face-to-face and online with group members and external business partners;

• Work as a group to design innovative and resilient solutions to a real-world sustainability problem;

• Communicate effectively and professionally during group meetings and in writing.

Assessment

Task	Length	% of module mark
Essay/coursework Essay : Individual Project Report	N/A	50
Groupwork Essay plan : Group Project Proposal	N/A	30
Groupwork Report : Team Work Assessment	N/A	20

Special assessment rules

None

Reassessment

Task	Length	% of module mark
Essay/coursework Individual Project Report	N/A	100

Module feedback

Formative feedback will be provided in weekly workshops. Summative feedback will be provided on written feedback sheets.

Indicative reading

Cameron, E. and Green, M. 2015. Making Sense of Change Management: A Complete Guide to the Models, Tools and Techniques of Technical Change. Kogan Page.

Chesebro, J. L. 2014. Professional Communication at Work: Interpersonal Strategies for Career Success. London: Taylor and Francis.

Madsen, S. 2015. The Power of Project Leadership: 7 Keys to Help You Transform from Project Manager to Project Leader. Kogan Page.

Thomas, D. and Hodges, I. D. 2010. Designing and Managing Your Research Project: Core Skills for Social and Health Research. London: Sage Publications.