Posted: April 16th, 2015

CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY MANAGEMENT (BBMM602)

CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY MANAGEMENT (BBMM602)
Group Report (Case Study)
DUE WEEK 6.1

Learning Outcome Assessed: a, b and c

ASSIGNMENT: Literature Review

Weighting: 25% Total

Due date: Session 6.1

Length: 2000 words

Topic:  Applying your innovative and entrepreneurial thinking towards corporate sustainability management, Conceptualise the state of environmental planning in Australia within the international setting. Analyse the relationship between urban form, community attitudes to natural processes, resource management and policy development. Use examples of any sustainable organisations you find who have applied any practical tools to create & support sustainability.

Topic: Applying your innovative and entrepreneurial thinking towards corporate sustainability management, Conceptualise the state of environmental planning in Australia within the international setting. Analyse the relationship between urban form, community attitudes to natural processes, resource management and policy development. Use examples of any sustainable organisations you find who have applied any practical tools to create & support sustainability.

Write a Literature Review presented in an integrative and critical approach, and use at least 4 different sources which have to be referenced in the APA style.
Assignment Description:
For this assignment you are asked to complete a literature review on the given  topic .You are asked to locate at least 4  educational journal articles on your topic and write a 5 -6 page literature review on the articles you’ve selected ,along with the ones provided to you as example .
Steps to complete your literature review:
1.    Read and analyse your topic and articles provided and develop an understanding of the topic
2.    Try to understand the topic and research on it to be able to understand what your topic demands from you.
3.    Go to the library to search for and locate journals that include your topic’s information (You learned how to do this during your library time).
4.    Find articles, read the abstracts and skim the articles to determine if they correspond well to your topic AND inquiry question.
5.    Select at least 4 journal articles and photocopy them for your ASSIGNMENT .
6.    Read your articles and begin to sort and classify them according to their findings .
7.    Organize your articles by sorting and classifying their findings in a meaningful way, always considering your original topic and inquiry question.
8.    Write an outline for your literature review.
9.    Write your review.
10.  Revise your review.
Literature review structure
Title: Keep the title to a few major words. This acts to remind you of the particular focus of your Literature Review.
Abstract: The abstract is a summary of the literature review. Start the abstract by writing a summary sentence from each section. Complete the abstract after the report is written.
Introduction:  Include the purpose of the literature review, and a logical sequence of the development of your argument/ ideas/sections in order. You may include background and short definitions, scope or limitations. Check the marking criteria for the assignment to check that you are covering everything required.
Findings: Divide the findings into specific areas under investigation or the major sections of your literature review. Use headings and subheadings to logically structure your response and synthesise an overview of your topic in a reasoned and integrated argument. You should be able to identify major points that you want to convey to the reader. Make sure your paragraphs are in a logical order. Use paragraph structure (topic sentence, referenced evidence from the literature to support your argument and concluding sentence) to critically analyse and evaluate or make judgments about the literature. The structure will vary depending on the topic. In some literature reviews you may present some aspects chronologically. For others, you may present some background information with definitions and then canvas two or three case studies in detail. Then you may draw conclusions using the case studies as evidence for the argument that you are presenting to the reader. Always keep the focus of the review in mind.
Conclusions: Summary of the major points made, to provide an overview of the literature.
Recommendations: can be included in a separate section.
References: All material referred to in the rest of the report must be listed here.

NOTE: The references list should only contain works that are cited in the report.