Making the assignment based on the following, each chapter should be including the answer of the three question for each weekly assessment.
Week 1 Set Assessment Exercise
Each week, your answer to the assessment exercises will build into your final graded report. Start your report with week 1, and add each week to your report as you progress with your study of the module. You may use your organisation or your community as the focus but you should be consistent throughout the report.
Answer ONE of the following questions:
Based on your study of readings linked from the TRP for this week, answer either question 1 or question 2:
- Critically discuss why it is important to end abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence against children
Or
- Critically discuss approaches to develop effective, accountable and transparent institutions at all levels
Use the template below and transfer your work directly into your final assessment report. Use the SDG title and question as the heading for the work.
- Critical analysis of the issue (400 words)
Think about what is relevant to your organisation / community / supply chain to help you focus your answer, but write the critical analysis in the third person, as a 400-word critical literature review based on in depth use of selected readings from this week’s TRP. You should show what is important to you by how you use your references rather than expressing your own opinion directly. We are looking for depth of understanding. We recommend four TRP readings as a minimum.
Thinking about what can go wrong (for example when there is corruption or poor leadership), as well as the best practice you have learned through your study can help you think through your answer.
- Current Status
How does your organisation currently respond to this issue? (75 words)
- Recommendations
Use extended bullet points to outline your three top recommendations for your organisation. Based on your learning this week, what could your organisation do to address this issue? You should include specific short term, as well as medium term, actions. Try to include positive ideas for change rather than just doing less harm. You should reference the specific source of your ideas from the learning (150 words in total)
Week 2 Set Assessment Exercise
Each week, your answer to the assessment exercises will build into your final graded report. Start your report with week 1, and add each week to your report as you progress with your study of the module. You may use your organisation or your community as the focus but you should be consistent throughout the report.
Answer ONE of the following questions:
Based on your study of readings linked from the TRP for this week, answer either question 1 or question 2:
- Critically discuss why it is important to protect water systems and ensure universal access to safe and affordable drinking water for all
Or
- Critically discuss management approaches to protect biodiversity and strengthen the resilience of natural ecosystems to human activity
Use the template below and transfer your work directly into your final assessment report. Use the SDG title and question as the heading for the work.
- Critical analysis of the issue (400 words)
Think about what is relevant to your organisation / community / supply chain to help you focus your answer, but write the critical analysis in the third person, as a 400-word critical literature review based on in depth use of selected readings from this week’s TRP. You should show what is important to you by how you use your references rather than expressing your own opinion directly. We are looking for depth of understanding. We recommend four TRP readings as a minimum.
Thinking about what can go wrong (for example when marine/water systems are polluted or land can no longer support life), as well as the best practice you have learned through your study can help you think through your answer.
- Current Status
How does your organisation currently respond to this issue? (75 words)
- Recommendations
Use extended bullet points to outline your three top recommendations for your organisation. Based on your learning this week, what could your organisation do to address this issue? You should include specific short term, as well as medium term, actions. Try to include positive ideas for change rather than just doing less harm. You should reference the specific source of your ideas from the learning (150 words in total)
Week 3 Set Assessment Exercise
Each week your answer to the assessment exercises will build into your final graded report. Add your answer from this week to your answer to last week, and continue to build your report each week as you progress with your study of the module. If you have yet to share your draft work with your tutor, please do so this week. Remember, you may use your organisation or your community as the focus but you should be consistent (one or the other) throughout the report.
Answer ONE of the following questions:
Based on your study of readings linked from the TRP for this week, answer either question 1 or question 2:
- Critically discuss why it is important to strengthen local resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards in your region
OR
- Critically discuss approaches for your supply chain to integrate climate change measures into strategies and planning
Use the template below and transfer your work directly into your final assessment report. Use the SDG title and question as the heading for the work.
- Critical analysis of the issue (400 words)
Think about what is relevant to your organisation / community / supply chain to help you focus your answer, but write the critical analysis in the third person, as a 400-word critical literature review based on in depth use of selected readings from this week’s TRP. You should show what is important to you by how you use your references rather than expressing your own opinion directly. We are looking for depth of understanding. We recommend four TRP readings as a minimum.
Thinking about what can go wrong (for example how communities are flooded without adaptation measures or supply chains collapse with extreme weather), as well as the best practice you have learned through your study can help you think through your answer.
- Current Status
How does your organisation currently respond to this issue? (75 words)
- Recommendations
Use extended bullet points to outline your three top recommendations for your organisation. Based on your learning this week, what could your organisation do to address this issue? You should include specific short term, as well as medium term, actions. Try to include positive ideas for change rather than just doing less harm. You should reference the specific source of your ideas from the learning (150 words in total).
Week 4 Set Assessment Exercise
Each week your answer to the assessment exercises will build into your final graded report. Add your answer from this week to your answer to last week, and continue to build your report each week as you progress with your study of the module. If you have yet to share your draft work with your tutor, this week is your last chance to do so. Remember, you may use your organisation or your community as the focus but you should be consistent (one or the other) throughout the report.
Answer ONE of the following questions:
Based on your study of readings linked from the TRP for this week, answer either question 1 or question 2:
- Critically discuss why it is important to mitigate future climate change through greater efficiency in natural resource use (this may apply to energy or materials)
OR
- Critically discuss approaches for mitigating climate change through improving the efficiency of how either energy or materials are used in the supply chain
Use the template below and transfer your work directly into your final assessment report. Use the SDG title and question as the heading for the work.
- Critical analysis of the issue (400 words)
Think about what is relevant to your organisation / community / supply chain to help you focus your answer, but write the critical analysis in the third person, as a 400-word critical literature review based on in depth use of selected readings from this week’s TRP. You should show what is important to you by how you use your references rather than expressing your own opinion directly. We are looking for depth of understanding. We recommend four TRP readings as a minimum.
Thinking about what can go wrong (for example if we do not mitigate climate change by reducing carbon emissions) as well as the best practice you have learned through your study can help you think through your answer.
- Current Status
How does your organisation currently respond to this issue? (75 words)
- Recommendations
Use extended bullet points to outline your three top recommendations for your organisation. Based on your learning this week, what could your organisation do to address this issue? You should include specific short term, as well as medium term, actions. Try to include positive ideas for change rather than just doing less harm. You should reference the specific source of your ideas from the learning (150 words in total)
Week 5 Set Assessment Exercise
Each week your answer to the assessment exercises will build into your final graded report. Add your answer from this week to your answer to last week, and continue to build your report each week as you progress with your study of the module.
Answer ONE of the following questions:
Based on your study of readings linked from the TRP for this week, answer either question 1 or question 2:
- Critically discuss why it is important to reduce (either) hunger / poverty / gender discrimination in order to achieve sustainability
OR
- Critically discuss approaches for ensuring fair and equal access to (either) health / education / employment for those people in poor and vulnerable situations
Use the template below and transfer your work directly into your final assessment report. Use the SDG title and question as the heading for the work.
- Critical analysis of the issue (400 words)
Think about what is relevant to your organisation / community / supply chain to help you focus your answer, but write the critical analysis in the third person, as a 400-word critical literature review based on in depth use of selected readings from this week’s TRP. You should show what is important to you by how you use your references rather than expressing your own opinion directly. We are looking for depth of understanding. We recommend four TRP readings as a minimum.
Thinking about what can go wrong (for example the impact on people of modern slavery) as well as the best practice you have learned through your study can help you think through your answer.
- Current Status
How does your organisation currently respond to this issue? (75 words)
- Recommendations
Use extended bullet points to outline your three top recommendations for your organisation. Based on your learning this week, what could your organisation do to address this issue? You should include specific short term, as well as medium term, actions. Try to include positive ideas for change rather than just doing less harm. You should reference the specific source of your ideas from the learning (150 words in total)
Week 6 Set Assessment Exercise
Each week your answer to the assessment exercises will build into your final graded report. Add your answer from this week to your answer to last week, and continue to build your report each week as you progress with your study of the module.
Answer ONE of the following questions:
Based on your study of readings linked from the TRP for this week, answer either question 1 or question 2:
- Critically discuss why partnerships play such an important role is supporting the delivery of sustainable development
OR
- Critically discuss approaches for encouraging multi-stakeholder partnerships for the SDGs
Use the template below and transfer your work directly into your final assessment report. Use the SDG title and question as the heading for the work.
- Critical analysis of the issue (400 words)
Think about what is relevant to your organisation / community / supply chain to help you focus your answer, but write the critical analysis in the third person, as a 400-word critical literature review based on in depth use of selected readings from this week’s TRP. You should show what is important to you by how you use your references rather than expressing your own opinion directly. We are looking for depth of understanding. We recommend four TRP readings as a minimum.
Thinking about what can go wrong (for example how you would deliver your recommendations on your own or what happens when a partnership collapses) as well as the best practice you have learned through your study can help you think through your answer.
- Current Status
How does your organisation currently respond to this issue? (75 words)
- Recommendations
Use extended bullet points to outline your three top recommendations for your organisation. Based on your learning this week, what could your organisation do to address this issue? You should include specific short term, as well as medium term, actions. Try to include positive ideas for change rather than just doing less harm. You should reference the specific source of your ideas from the learning (150 words in total).
