M.INC.ERST.633: Integrated Environmental Management (IEM)

Learning outcome:

Prescription:
Problem definition and the analysis of environmental management issues from a variety of perspectives, and the development of applied integrated environmental management strategies, from an interdisciplinary basis.

The general flow of course development is as follows:

• introduction to the theory and practice of IEM, including presentation of several best practice case studies;
• ongoing keynote sessions dealing with particular aspects of IEM;
• specific team work skill development sessions;
• case studies which apply the principles to increasingly complex issues, with a view to identifying IEM improvements;
• assignments, both individual and group, which will be based around the case studies and general IEM application;
• increasing expectations on students to undertake the work.

AIMS:
To produce graduates capable of using interdisciplinarity to develop and implement an Integrated Environmental Management (IEM) approach to a variety ofresource management problems.

Courses and examinations
Lecture

Exam:
Assignment, Group Case Study Report, Journal completion

Prerequisite for examination:

At the end of the course, students should be able to:

• critically analyse an environmental management/policy problem, issue or set of issues, from an interdisciplinary perspective which incorporates theories,
  approaches, and methods relevant to IEM;
• develop a framework within which the problem, issue or set of issues can be identified;
• identify a range of options for resolving the problem(s);
• identify the key process steps which will lead to improved environmental management;
• show how various discipline approaches, when integrated, can contribute to better decision making;
• identify the conditions for working effectively in an inter-disciplinary team, or for promoting effective processes or outcomes; and
• communicate effectively within a wide variety of circumstances, in written and oral fashions.

Admission requirements:
None

Recommended previous knowledge:
None

Language:
English

Person responsible for module:
Ken Hughey

Course frequency:
Academic Term each winter semester

Duration:
One semester

Number of repeat examinations permitted:
Twice

Recommended Semester:
First to third semester

Maximum number of students:
10