|1.||Contextualise the underlying fundamental principles and terminology of sustainability and the environment;|
|2.||Explain the interconnectedness between actions and lifestyles and their impact upon a range of environmental factors in developed and less-developed countries and local and global perspectives;|
|3.||Articulate and debate a variety of environmental issues with a sense of self-confidence and tolerance toward others with differing points of view and different cultural perspectives; and|
|4.||Question their own lifestyle in relation to various environmental issues.|
|Assignment||Persuasive Assignment (750 words)||20%|
|Test||3 x Quizzes, 10% each during seminars||30%|
|Project||Debate (20 minutes)||30%|
|ICT (Wiki, Web sites)||Blog (minimum of 3 blog entries, minimum of 150 words each)||20%|
Living in the environment 19th ed.
Miller, G. T. & Spoolman, S., (2018)
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