This assessment is designed to help you demonstrate the depth of your

knowledge of Managing for Sustainability, including the concepts that

you learn in lessons and the complex relationships between those

concepts.

Your main source of information on how to show your knowledge with

concept maps should be our lessons and the recordings of those lessons.

Use the following resources as guides:

$$ watch the "How to make a Concept Map" video $($link on Canvas$)$

for a demonstration of the steps you should use to prepare your

concept maps.

$$ watch the "Concept Mapping with CMAP" video $($link on Canvas$)$

for an advanced explanation on how to draw excellent concept

maps.

Use one of the following software tools to draw your concept maps:

$$ "CMAP Cloud" $($link on Canvas$)$ is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

$$ "CMAP Tools" $($link on Canvas$)$ is RECOMMENDED

$$ DO NOT use mind mapping tools. Mind maps are not the same as

concept maps.

$$ DO NOT use other diagramming software $($or pen and paper$)$ to

draw your concept maps. Only use CMAP Cloud or CMAP

Tools, please.

Suggested steps for Parts A and B:

Begin by defining your 'Focus Question'

$$ this helps focus your mind as you work

Prepare a list of concepts $($this is the easy part$)$:

$$ make your own list by writing them down as you review lesson

$$ add to your own list when you read other materials

$$ wherever possible, note names of theories and names of authors in

your concept lists $($for your presentation$)$

$$ add to your own list by using the word clouds we create in class

each week $($links on Canvas$)$

Draw or enter your concepts

$$ if you're using software, in a 'parking lot' on the side as

demonstrated in the first video

$$ if you're using sticky notes, write a concept on each note and place

them on the side of your work area

Arrange your concepts according to their level of detail $($this is

more difficult$)$

$$ most broad concepts usually go higher on the page

$$ more specific concepts go lower on the page

Next, draw the relationships between concepts $($this is the hard

part!$)$:

$$ remember to include words on the relationship that make a

'proposition' $($like a sentence$)$

$$ remember to indicate the direction of the relationship

As you proceed:

$$ you will think of new concepts and new relationships to add

$$ move concepts and relationships around as you think about the

propositions

$$ check each relationship and proposition is correct

Review your work. Ask yourself:

$$ are you happy that the relationships and propositions are correct

$$ are you happy that you have covered everything?

$$ are you happy that your concept maps truly show the level of

knowledge and skill required for a Masters degree at Australian

Qualifications Framework level $9?$

$$ are your concept maps too simple for a Masters degree level?

$$ how does your work compare to the examples of good concept

maps in the notes on 'Assessing Concept Maps' $($on Canvas$)$

$$ if your concept map looks like a simple hierarchy, it probably

needs a lot more work

$$ a good concept map will have a lot of relationships crossing

between concepts. It will look much more complex

Remember to use the work you have already done:

$$ word clouds in lessons

$$ example concept maps drawn in lessons and breakout rooms

To back up concept maps:

$$ use the $$export to CXL$$ function to save a re$-$loadable file, and

$$ use the $$export to JPEG$$ to save an image

To submit your concept maps on Canvas

$$ ensure that your name and student number is on the concept map

$$ submit both the CXL and JPEG files

Assessment

addresses SLOs

A$,$ B and D

A: Analyse the factors contributing to the sustainability problems faced

by society and the planet which have implications for organisational

decision$-$makers, including corporate managers.

B: Discuss the cultural and strategic challenges faced by organisations

in adopting sustainability strategies and practices in relation to

stakeholders.

D: Evaluate the relationship between environmental$/$social risk and

corporate performance.