DEVT 3007 - Climate Change and Sustainable Development
North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2022
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code DEVT 3007 Course Climate Change and Sustainable Development Coordinating Unit Anthropology and Development Studies Term Semester 2 Level Undergraduate Location/s North Terrace Campus Units 3 Contact Up to 3 contact hours per week Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Y Prerequisites At least 12 units of Level I undergraduate study Incompatible DEVT 3006, GEOG 3020 Assessment Student e-portfolio 50%, Research essay/report 40%, peer assessment 10% Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Dr Thomas Wanner
Course Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.
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Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
1. Identify the complexity and operations of governance systems and processes on international, national and local levels.
2. Explain differences between government and governance, and the various ideas and meanings attached to the goal of sustainable development.
3. Critically analyse policy-making processes in regard to sustainability issues
4. Apply high quality written and verbal communication skills
5. Work effectively in a team and in tutorial/workshop situations
6. Apply analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills to specific governance and sustainable development problems
7. Use and employ effectively online technologies (MyUni) for communication and exchange of own ideas and knowledge, and overall student learning
8. Conduct independent research of a governance of sustainable development case study with a high level of originality, quality and creativity
9. Critically reflect on own learning about governance and sustainable development issuesUniversity Graduate Attributes
No information currently available.
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Learning Resources
Required Resources
All required material will be provided on MyUni.Recommended Resources
Some relevant and introductory readings:
Chong, D. (2018). The sustainable development goals and climate change. Social Alternatives, vol. 37, no. 1, pp. 43–48.
Knieling, J. & Leal Filho, W. (eds.) (2013). Climate Change Governance, 1st ed.; Berlin: Springer. [e-book in library]
Leal Filho, W, Azul, AM, Brandli, L, Özuyar, PG & Wall, T (2020). Climate Action, Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, 2523-7403. Cham: Springer International Publishing.
Vogler, J (2016). Climate Change in World Politics, 1st ed. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK.Online Learning
The course will be taught through a combination of online teaching and learning - and depending on COVID-19 situation - with 2 hours face-to-face tutorials. -
Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
The course is taught in a blended learning mode with online learning activites, recorded lectures and 2 hours face-to-face tutorials.Workload
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
STRUCTURED LEARNING
3 hour per week - 36 hours (made up of online lecture and 2-hour tutorials)
WORKLOAD – SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING
6 hours reading per week: 72 hours per semester
2 hours research per week: 24 hours per semester
2 hours assignment preparation per week: 24 hours per semester
TOTAL = 156 hours per semesterLearning Activities Summary
WEEK 1 Introduction: Governance and SD: short history of contested concepts
WEEK 2 Governance: Politics, Power, Policy
WEEK 3 Sustainable Development Governance
WEEK 4 Global Governance: Ethics, Security, Justice
WEEK 5 Global/Regional/National Environmental Governance
WEEK 6 Governing a Green Economy
WEEK 7 Governance and the Global Commons
WEEK 8 Governing Climate Change
WEEK 9 Governing Knowledge and Learning for Sustainability
WEEK 10 Governance of Risk & Sustainability Science
WEEK 11 Local governance: community-based sustainable development
WEEK 12: Conclusion and Course reviewSpecific Course Requirements
Attendance at SGDE workshops is compulsory (students are required to attend at least 90% of all workshops); students need to submit all required assessment pieces for marking. -
Assessment
The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:
- Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
- Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
- Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
- Assessment must maintain academic standards.
Assessment Summary
Assessment Task Task Type Due Weighting Learning Outcome Research essay or report Formative and Summative end of semester
40% 1-4, 8 Student work portfolios Summative to be negotiated 50% 1-7, 9 Self and peer assessment Summative all semester 10% 5-7
Modified arrangements have been made to assessments and the details provided here reflect recent updates.
1. Research essay or report - now 50%
2. Student work portfolios - now 40%Assessment Related Requirements
Students are required to submit all required assessment pieces for marking.
Faculty policies about late assignments and penalities will apply.
Attendance at tutorials is compulsory. Students need to attend at least 90% of all tutorials to be able to pass the course.Assessment Detail
Research essay or report (2,000 words)
Students are required to research and write a 2,000 words essay or report about a governance and sustainable development issue of their choice
Self-and peer assessment
Students are involved in self and peer assessment activities as formative assessment for their essay/report; and provide self assessment for their participation in the seminars/workshops.
Student Work e-portfolio (2,500 words)
Students will collect their work (eg the preparation for the seminars; MyUni activities in e-portfolio on MyUni (2,500 words)Submission
All assignments are submitted electronically on MyUni.
The required format and instructions need to be followed.Course Grading
Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:
M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme) Grade Mark Description FNS Fail No Submission F 1-49 Fail P 50-64 Pass C 65-74 Credit D 75-84 Distinction HD 85-100 High Distinction CN Continuing NFE No Formal Examination RP Result Pending Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.
Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.
Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.
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Student Feedback
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