Managing for Sustainability Assessment 1: Report and Academic Poster
| Course | Managing for Sustainability |
| Provider | Otago Polytechnic (Te Pūkenga), New Zealand |
| Word Length | 2,000 words +/- 10% (Report 1,500 words, Poster 500 words) |
| Weighting / Contribution | 30% to final grade |
| Learning Outcomes Covered | 1 and 2 |
| Level | 9 (postgraduate) |
This Level 9 assessment asks students to choose a New Zealand organisation, such as a council-controlled organisation, energy company or water utility, and critically evaluate how it manages sustainability. The report applies two sustainability models together with te ao Māori values, and the academic poster turns to the organisation’s key stakeholders, how the organisation engages with them and how they influence its sustainable practice.
Instructions
To prepare for this assessment you will select an organisation to research and critically evaluate its existing sustainability related issues, problems and opportunities. You need to apply sustainability models and te ao Māori to the organisation’s approach to managing sustainability. The organisation’s key stakeholders must be included in this investigation to critically analyse their role and their influence on the organisation’s development of sustainable practice.
Part 1: Report (maximum 1,500 words)
Critically evaluate a selected organisation and its environment using at least two sustainability models, and sustainability related Māori values and beliefs.
- The sustainability models could include, but are not limited to, the triple bottom line, the nested diagram model, the four domain model and the social ecology model. Justify why your two selected models are the most suitable to evaluate your organisation.
- The Māori values and beliefs could include, but are not limited to, kaitiakitanga (guardianship), manaakitanga (generosity/hospitality), whanaungatanga (relationship/kinship), whakamanatanga (empowerment) and takohanga (accountability). The suggested te ao Māori sources are a guide only; further research is expected.
Part 2: Academic Poster (maximum 500 words)
Critically analyse key stakeholders’ roles, current corporate engagement with them, and their influence on the same organisation in terms of the development of sustainable practices. Select at least three primary stakeholder groups, critically justify why they are significant (for example, through potential or current influence on the organisation) and support your critical analysis of stakeholder engagement and influence with evidence.
Marking Rubric
| Criterion | Marks | What a top band (10-9) looks like |
| Critical evaluation using sustainability models (Report) | 10 | Comprehensive review of current sustainability practice using two or more models; alignment, challenges and improvement opportunities explicitly discussed; all arguments backed by credible, contemporary literature |
| Critical evaluation of the application of Māori values and beliefs (Report) | 10 | Comprehensive assessment using two or more relevant te ao Māori values or beliefs, with alignment, challenges and opportunities explicitly discussed |
| Critical analysis of key stakeholders’ role and influence on sustainable practice (Poster) | 10 | Three or more stakeholder groups identified and justified; comprehensive analysis of engagement, gaps, influence and implications for sustainable practice |
Lower bands are described as detailed (8-7), adequate (6-5) and insufficient (4-0). Literature should be credible and contemporary (less than 10 years old).
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