Description
This module is intended to broaden and deepen the knowledge, understanding and skills of students covering a diverse range of technical subjects that support an organisation’s core activities, including those related to the essential features of a sustainable organisation. The module will enhance the students’ analytical and decision-making skills, particularly in the context of sustainable development.
Aims
The aim of this Module is to provide an understanding of the complex nature of decisions that influence the sustainability of projects and strategies and to enable students to select, develop and apply appropriate tools to support sustainability enhancement in an organisation's decision-making processes.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this module the student should be able to:
- Critically evaluate the complexity of decisions involving sustainability and the challenges of assessing the social, economic and environmental aspects of sustainability.
- Appraise the underlying principles and limitations of practical decision support tools such as economic evaluation, cost-benefit analysis and multi-criteria analysis.
- Select, develop and apply appropriate tools to support a decision that involves sustainability in a case study project.
Indicative Content
1 Decision making processes
Overview of decision-making involving sustainability - sustainability definitions, stakeholder engagement, social, economic and environmental aspects.
2 Economic Evaluation
Identification of costs and income, Whole life costing.
3 Economic Evaluation
Investment appraisal, risk analysis.
4 Cost-Benefit Analysis
CBA Processes and examples.
5 Cost-Benefit Analysis
Benefit Evaluation and interpretation of CBA results
6 Multi Criteria Decision Analysis
MCDA processes and examples, ranking and scoring and aggregation in the assessment of options.
7 Application of Decision support Tools
Selection and implementation of appropriate decision support tools.
| Teaching and Learning Method | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 0 |
| Tutorial/Seminar | 0 |
| Supervised Practical Activity | 0 |
| Unsupervised Practical Activity | 30 |
| Assessment | 40 |
| Independent | 80 |
Guidance Notes
SCQF Level - The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.
Credit Value – The total value of SCQF credits for the module. 20 credits are the equivalent of 10 ECTS credits. A full-time student should normally register for 60 SCQF credits per semester.
Disclaimer
We make every effort to ensure that the information on our website is accurate but it is possible that some changes may occur prior to the academic year of entry. The modules listed in this catalogue are offered subject to availability during academic year 2024/5, and may be subject to change for future years.