Environmental Management Course Outline 2024/2025 PDF

UNIVERSITY OF GHANA (All rights reserved) DEPARTMENT OF DISTANCE EDUCATION SCHOOL OF CONTINUING AND DISTANCE EDUCATION SEMESTER ONE 2024/2025 COURSE SYLLABUS DIPLOMA IN...

UNIVERSITY OF GHANA (All rights reserved) DEPARTMENT OF DISTANCE EDUCATION SCHOOL OF CONTINUING AND DISTANCE EDUCATION SEMESTER ONE 2024/2025 COURSE SYLLABUS DIPLOMA IN ACCOUNTING & PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION COURSE CODE: PAHS 055 COURSE TITLE: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT LECTURERS: MRS. RUBY VICTORIA KODOM & MR. EBENEZER ODAME DARKWAH CONTACT: [email protected], [email protected] INTRODUCTION The environment is everything that surrounds us. The word ‘environment’ is used in different contexts. We hear, about the ‘internal environment’ the ‘home environment’, the ‘work environment’ and the ‘social environment’. Most often than not, the word environment refers to our physical surroundings, which encompasses the air we breathe, the trees, the rocks and hills, etc. Contents: The course covers topics such as introduction to environmental management, sustainable development, environmental management systems, environmental impact assessment, disaster management, environmental governance, environmental regulatory instruments, climate change, sustainable tourism and environmental governance. COURSE GOALS  This course is designed to introduce students to the concept of the environment beyond simply making reference to physical surroundings; but expanding their understanding of the interrelatedness that exist thus making the environment central to development and to achieving all developmental goals. Management skills are applied to control the human- environment interaction and to support development in an environmentally friendly manner. The course also critically examines some contemporary thinking on environmental themes including: sustainable development and climate change. LEARNING OUTCOMES By the end of this course, the student will be able to:  Explain the concept of Environmental management  Discuss the management approaches adopted in dealing with the environmental problems identified  Use the skills acquired in to propose practical local solutions which will drive development  Identify regulatory approaches and make informed choices about those that are best suited for a given situation WEEKLY UNIT SPECIFIC TOPICS ACTIVITY/COMMENTS SCHEDULE First Meeting 1 An overview and Introduction In your opinion who has the to Environmental responsibility of managing the Management environment and why? How can Ghana overcome the challenges being faced with respect to environmental management? Second Meeting 2 Sustainable Development Class Assignment 3 Environmental Impact Assessment Third Meeting 4 Disaster Management Fourth Meeting 5 Environmental Regulatory Instruments Interim Assessment Fifth Meeting 6 Urbanization 7 Environmental Management Systems Sixth Meeting 8 Climate Change 9 Sustainable Tourism Seventh Meeting 10 Environmental Governance Eighth Meeting Class Assignment Revision Meeting MODE OF COURSE DELIVERY This course would be delivered on face to face for four sessions at the Learning Centres and 6 sessions online. We would have 8 meetings for lectures with group presentations subject to class sizes. The session slides are on the Sakai LMS. Please visit the course site to download these and other resources. REFERENCES:  Barrow, C. (2006). Environmental management for sustainable development, Routledge 2 edition 464 pp  Babiak, K., & Trendafilova, S. (2011). CSR and environmental responsibility: motives and pressures to adopt green management practices. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 18(1), 11-24.  Sitarz, D. (2008). Greening your business: a hands-on guide to creating a successful and sustainable business. Earth Press. Theodore, M. K., & Theodore, L. (2009). Introduction to environmental management. CRC Press; 1 edition, 556 pp Blewitt, J. (2008). Understanding sustainable development. Routledge, 304 pp  Beach, M. (2010). Disaster preparedness and management. FA Davis. ASSESSMENT AND GRADING Class Assignments, Forum Discussions & Class attendance 20% Interim Assessment 30% Examination 50% CLASS ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION Student attendance and participation would be monitored at every meeting with marks allocated. ALL THE BEST