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MEM601 - Assessment 2 - 20240603

The assessment requires the development of a sustainability strategy and action plan for an engineering organization, focusing on the current situation, desired future state, and management actions needed to achieve sustainability goals. It emphasizes the importance of ethics and sustainability in engineering, requiring critical analysis and application of relevant tools and methodologies. The report must adhere to APA referencing and is due by the end of Module 5.1, accounting for 40% of the overall grade.

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MEM601 - Assessment 2 - 20240603

The assessment requires the development of a sustainability strategy and action plan for an engineering organization, focusing on the current situation, desired future state, and management actions needed to achieve sustainability goals. It emphasizes the importance of ethics and sustainability in engineering, requiring critical analysis and application of relevant tools and methodologies. The report must adhere to APA referencing and is due by the end of Module 5.1, accounting for 40% of the overall grade.

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ASSESSMENT 2 BRIEF

Subject Code and Title MEM601 Engineering Sustainability

Assessment Case Study Report

Individual/Group Individual

Length 1,200 words +/–10%

Learning Outcomes The Subject Learning Outcomes demonstrated by the successful


completion of the task below include:
a) Critically analyse the importance and challenges of ethics
and sustainability in the economy and organisations reflecting on
the roles of key sustainability stakeholders;
b) Investigate, analyse and evaluate the challenges associated
with sustainably and ethically managing an engineering
organisation’s strategy and functions, as well as the management
capabilities required;
c) Critically analyse and apply tools, methodologies,
management practices and processes to ensure engineering
sustainability compliance and delivery of sustainable outcomes; and
d) Create a sustainability strategy to contribute to business
continuity.

Submission Due by 11.55 pm AEST/AEDT on the Sunday at the end of Module


5.1

Weighting 40%

Total Marks 100 marks

Task Summary

Investigate and develop in 1,200 words (+/–10%) a sustainability strategy and plan for engineering and
technical operations in an organisation of your choice. The sustainability strategy needs to describe
the current situation, the desired future and the management action plan that will be implemented
to achieve the desired future.

Please refer to the Task Instructions (below) for details on how to complete this task.

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Context

This assessment will provide you with an opportunity to research and develop a sustainability strategy
and action plan for an organisation using strategic tools, methodologies and processes. Sustainability
strategies and action plans are important to engineering and technology organisations because they
provide management with a set of decisions about current and future actions that need to be
implemented to ensure that organisations meet their sustainability targets and objectives in a way
that meets the expectations of community, business and organisation stakeholders.

In developing your sustainability strategy, you should:

1. Describe the current sustainability situation of the organisation;


2. Develop and outline the desired future sustainability state; and
3. Develop and outline a management action plan to achieve the desired future sustainability state.

Task Instructions

In this assessment, you will use a strategy process, a methodology and tools to develop an engineering
sustainability strategy and action plan for the engineering and technical operations of an organisation.

You should prepare for and approach this task by completing ‘Module 3: Ensuring an Ethical,
Responsible and Sustainable Engineering Organisation’ and ‘Module 4: Ensuring Engineering
Sustainability Compliance’.

To complete this assessment, you will research and examine the following issues for the engineering
and technical operations of an organisation of your choice:

1. Describe the current sustainability situation of the organisation. This includes the:

• Existing engineering sustainability strategy, approach, organisation, practices, objectives,


resources and capabilities;
• Ethical and corporate social responsibility and its links to sustainability;
• Business environment and industry conditions; and
• Meaning of engineering sustainability to your selected organisation.

2. Develop the desired future sustainability, stating the:

• Sustainability values, vision and ethical issues;


• Objectives/goals to be accomplished; and
• The meaning of sustainability to the selected organisation;

3. Develop a management action plan to achieve the desired sustainability that details:

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• How, when and who will undertake the actions required to implement the sustainability
strategy;
• The management practices and processes that will be implemented to ensure delivery and
compliance; and
• How to engage with stakeholders, set goals and commitments, establish systems and
processes, track progress, communicate actions and meet expectations.

In structuring the report, please use the following headings as a guide:

1. Introduction

• Summarise the background information provided on the importance and process of


developing a sustainability strategy.
• Describe your chosen organisation.
• Describe the objective of the assessment.

2. Current sustainability state of the selected organisation

3. Desired sustainability state of the selected organisation

4. Development of management action plan to achieve desired state

5. Conclusions

6. References

7. Appendices

Referencing

It is essential that you use APA style to cite and reference your research. For more information on
referencing, please visit our Library website at:
https://library.torrens.edu.au/academicskills/apa/tool.

Submission Instructions

Submit this task via the Assessment link in the main navigation menu in MEM601 Engineering
Sustainability. The Learning Facilitator will provide feedback via the Grade Centre in the LMS portal.
Feedback can be viewed in My Grades.

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Academic Integrity Declaration

Individual Assessment Tasks

I declare that except where referenced, the work I am submitting for this assessment task is my own
work. I have read and am aware of the Torrens University Australia Academic Integrity Policy and
Procedure, viewable online at http://www.torrens.edu.au/policies-and-forms.

I am also aware that I need to keep a copy of all submitted material and any drafts, and I agree to do
so.

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Assessment Rubric
Fail
Credit Distinction High Distinction
Assessment (Yet to achieve Pass
(Proficient) (Advanced) (Exceptional) 85–
Attributes minimum standard) 0– (Functional) 50–64%
65–74% 75–84% 100%
49%
Criterion 1 Content does not Content is somewhat artificial Good coverage of the topic; Thorough coverage of the Comprehensive
adequately indicate an or displays some gaps in clearly articulated topic; good application of understanding; insightful
Support with evidence understanding of the understanding. explanation of the topic; theory. discussion; excellent and
an effective topic. reasonable fit between relevant application of
theory and practice. theory.
understanding of the
SLOs as applied to the
task

Percentage for this


criterion = 20%

Criterion 2 Student does not Basic intent covered; the Student understands the Student has a good sense of Student’s understanding of
demonstrate an analysis and arguments could arguments and has the analysis and evidence; the analysis and arguments
understanding of the be more convincing; the undertaken a focused the evidence is well is clear, logical and well
Analytical depth and
foundations of the topics development of the strategy analysis and provided discussed in the argument; organised; the analysis is
discussion of the
from the information is discussed adequately and supporting evidence in the insights are based on detailed and insightful;
development of the structured arguments have
engineering provided; the logic is some links have been made presenting the arguments; the synthesised
been made based on the
sustainability strategy poor; the development of to the literature review. the development of the information; the
synthesised information;
the strategy is poorly strategy is discussed well development of the
the response to the
discussed and no links and some links have been strategy is discussed very development of the
Percentage for this
criterion = 30% have been made to the made to the literature well and has largely been strategy is insightful and
literature review. review. linked to the literature comprehensive.
review.

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Criterion 3 Student does not Basic intent covered; the Student understands the Student has a good sense of Student’s understanding of
demonstrate an analysis and arguments could arguments and has the analysis and evidence; the analysis and arguments
understanding of the be more convincing; the undertaken a focused the evidence is well is clear, logical and well
Analytical depth and
foundations of the topics development of the analysis and provided discussed in the argument; organised; the analysis is
discussion of the detailed and insightful;
development of a from the information management action plan is supporting evidence in the insights are based on
provided; the logic is poor; discussed adequately. presenting the arguments; the synthesised information; structured arguments have
management action been made based on the
plan for engineering the development of the the development of the the development of the
synthesised information;
sustainability management action plan management action plan is management action plan is
the response to the
is discussed poorly. discussed well. discussed very well. development of the
Percentage for this management action plan is
criterion = 30% insightful and
comprehensive.
Quality of the style Layout is confusing; logic, Layout is adequate; the logical Overall, the presentation is Presentation, content and Overall, the style and
and structure of the flow and use of language is flow and use of language is easy to digest; the language language are good; the language used is easy to
report difficult to follow; there acceptable; there are some is succinct and well chosen; content is easy to read and comprehend and insightful
are many spelling and misspellings and grammatical there are less than four conclusions have been conclusions have been
grammatical errors; errors; errors; APA guidelines have drawn; there is no more drawn; referencing fully
references do not comply referencing partially follows been followed in the than two errors; the follows APA guidelines
Percentage for this
with APA guidelines. APA guidelines (i.e., APA reference list at the end of reference list and in-text
criterion =20%
guidelines have been followed the report; however, the citations partially follow APA
in relation to the intext intext references do not guidelines.
citations; however, a follow APA guidelines.
reference list has not been
included at the end of the
report).

The following Subject Learning Outcomes are addressed in this assessment

Critically analyse the importance and challenges of ethics and sustainability in the economy and organisations reflecting on
SLO a)
the roles of key sustainability stakeholders.

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Investigate, analyse and evaluate the challenges associated with sustainably and ethically managing an engineering
SLO b)
organisation’s strategy and functions, as well as the management capabilities required.
Critically analyse and apply tools, methodologies, management practices and processes to ensure engineering sustainability
SLO c)
compliance and delivery of sustainable outcomes.
SLO d) Create a sustainability strategy to contribute to business continuity.

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