The Sustainable development goals (SDG) report will require you to conduct some research on SDGs, and relate the issues to the contemporary business environment.
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Overview of assignment requirements- step by step:
1. Choose one of the Sustainable development goals to write your report on (see: (https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/sustainable-development-goals.html) for the full list of goals.
2. Conduct some preliminary research using academic journal articles to identify one or more contemporary business case issues related to your selected SDG. Please try to use the following journals as much as you can. (note: you are suggested to use Google Scholar for searching academic journals https://scholar.google.com/; All other sources (including reliable online websites etc.) are acceptable too. You need to ensure you use appropriate referencing.
3. Conduct additional research on your selected topic using one of the following approaches to investigate further into the selected issue(s):
Historical study (Focus on one topic and investigate changes in perspectives overtime)
Critical analysis (Focus on one issue and critically analyse the issue identified using prior literature).
Case study (Focus on one case, issue, problem, and explain pre-, peri-, and post-situations)
The assignments structure/ template, suggested word counts, and marking allocations for each section are as follows
Introduction (400-500 words)- General background on your selected Sustainable development goal (SDGs) using appropriate research, paraphrasing, and referencing, and overview of the issue identified. (5 marks)
Literature review (1500-1800 words)- on the particular issue identified (here is the link from RMIT website to explain how to write the Literature Review. https://emedia.rmit.edu.au/learninglab/content/writing-literature-review) (15 marks)
Discussion (900-1000 words)- on the connection with business and/or reporting and/or accounting (8 marks)
Conclusion (300-400 words)- Brief summary of your essay, and your substantiated opinion as to the SDG identified and its implication on business and/or reporting and/or accounting (6 marks)
Reference List (3 marks)
Appendix (optional)
https://sdgs.un.org/goals
