No extensions will be granted. Students who have not submitted the task before the deadline will be awarded a mark of 0 for the task. 

This penalty does not apply for cases in which an application for Special Consideration is made and approved. Note: applications for Special Consideration Policy must be made within 5 (five) business days of the due date and time. 

You will be asked to take on the role of a consultancy team which has been asked to prepare a report for a real foreign renewable energy company operating in Australia on:

“The global/Australian economic, Australian political, social and environmental opportunities and risks facing the company in the next five years.”

Reports shall be prepared as if they are submissions to a client in real life.

Your group report should demonstrate:

1. Understanding of the impact of economic environment towards renewable energy firms in Australia;

2. Understanding the impact of host country business policy for a particular industry;

3. Understanding the dilemmas, challenges, opportunities, and risks faced by these renewable energy companies in the social and environmental context;

4. Quality of selected case company: originality and initiative in the collection, analysis and interpretation of data to the above key perspectives;

5. Quality of research: research ability and analytical skills for critical thinking and realistic recommendations (minimum 15 academic articles required as part of the references);

6. Application and Implications: the strength of the arguments supporting the conclusions and recommendations. While advice will be available, you are expected to show a high degree of initiative and independent thinking in the project.

(Please refer to the marking rubric for detailed marking guidelines on ilearn.)

This is not a teacher-led class exercise in which there is a right or wrong answer to every question and neatly prepared data on every issue, just as is the case in real life business consulting analysis.

The purpose is to learn how to deal with such ambiguous business issues and practical problems such as locating relevant information and interpreting conflicting or missing data.

It contains two components: 30 marks (30% of the total) as the group report. The other 30 marks are assessed based on the individual's contribution to the presentation.

First Component: Group Report Weighting: 30% Reports shall be prepared as if they are submissions to a client in real life.The purpose is to learn how to deal with such ambiguous business issues and practical problems such as locating relevant information and interpreting conflicting or missing data.

Second Component: Presentation Weighting: 30% Presentation shall be designed based on the group report. Students will be marked base on individual performance .

Group Report: 5,000 words report.

Late tasks must also be submitted through Turnitin. No extensions will be granted. There will be a deduction of 10% made from the total available marks for each 24 hour period or part thereof that the submission is late (for example, 25 hours late in submission incurs a 20% deduction). Late submissions will be accepted up to 96 hours after the due date and time. 

This penalty does not apply for cases in which an application for Special Consideration is made and approved. Note: applications for Special Consideration Policy must be made within 5 (five) business days of the due date and time. 

You will be asked to take on the role of a consultancy team which has been asked to prepare a report for a real foreign renewable energy company operating in Australia on:

“The global/Australian economic, Australian political, social and environmental opportunities and risks facing the company in the next five years.”

(Please refer to the marking rubrics for detailed marking guidelines on ilearn.)

This is not a teacher-led class exercise in which there is a right or wrong answer to every question and neatly prepared data on every issue, just as is the case in real life business consulting analysis.

It contains two components:

Presentation Weighting: 20% Presentation shall be designed based on the group report. Students will be marked base on individual performance.

Self-Reflection Report: 10% The writing report of reflective writing is evidence of your self-reflective thinking.

Group Presentation: 45 Minutes (including 30-35 minutes presentation and 10-15 minutes questions/discussions)

Self-Reflection Report: 500 words

Late tasks must also be submitted through Turnitin. No extensions will be granted. There will be a deduction of 10% made from the total available marks for each 24 hour period or part thereof that the submission is late (for example, 25 hours late in submission incurs a 20% deduction). Late submissions will be accepted up to 96 hours after the due date and time. 

This penalty does not apply for cases in which an application for Special Consideration is made and approved. Note: applications for Special Consideration Policy must be made within 5 (five) business days of the due date and time.