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 Academic Year:
| 2015/6 |
| Owning Department/School:
| Department of Chemical Engineering |
| Credits:
| 3 |
| Level:
| Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
| Period: |
Modular (no specific semester) |
| Assessment Summary:
| RS 100% |
| Assessment Detail: |
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites: | Before taking this module you must take CE50001 or equivalent (including IEMA Associate Membership). |
| Description:
| Aims: The unit aims to develop the student's ability to respond to conflicting views of sustainable development that relate to decision-making in organisations. Learning Outcomes: After successfully completing this unit, students should be able to demonstrate a deep appreciation of alternative perspectives of sustainable development including eco-centric and developmentoriented perspectives. The word ‘deep’ used in this context refers to an appreciation which recognises the ethical, emotional and spiritual aspects of these perspectives as well as their basis in knowledge. Students will also gain familiarity with different literature sources included in the case study materials. Skills: Work carried out in groups for the case study of the residential element will develop the team-working and problem-solving skills of students. Oral communication skills will be developed through the presentation of the case study findings at the residential school. Content: The Residential School will explore alternative and radically different perspectives on sustainable development and approaches to achieving it. This will be structured in terms of: * one day spend examining the poverty alleviation and human development aspects as originally identified by the Brundtland Report and subsequently addressed through institutional actions such as the setting of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals; * a second day focussed primarily on the eco-centric view of sustainable development including the Gaia hypothesis and aspects of Deep Ecology; * a third day devoted to the ‘Skeptical Environmentalist’ or ‘business as usual’ view. A case study incorporating aspects of all three perspectives will allow the students to examine how each relates to a realistic business case. |
| Programme availability: |
CE50182 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Department of Chemical Engineering
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