Academic Year 2021/2022 Semester 1

Course Coordinator Dr. Russell Arthur Smith

Course Code AB0502
Course Title Managing Sustainability
Co-requisites GC0001
No of AUs 3
Contact Hours 39
Date 15 June 2021 – edited 08 August 2021 - delivery mode weeks 01 & 02

*** IMPORTANT ***

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on course delivery
As I put this course outline together in mid-June 2021, the global COVID-19 pandemic is on-going.
What will be the situation with respect the pandemic when we commence semester 1 in early
August, two months from now? Nobody knows, though it is likely that some restrictions such as
social distancing will still be in force. As things stand at this point of time, the course would be
offered entirely face-to-face in physical seminars. Week 01 and week 02 will be offered entirely
online. You will be advised in due course of the mode for delivery of this course from week 03.
Should things deteriorate - I hope not - the course could be offered as a blend of face-to-face physical
seminars, on-line seminars and self-learning or entirely on-line, depending on the requirements of
the government and NTU.
The prevailing NTU policy for the COVID-19 pandemic would dictate the delivery scenario at the
relevant time during AY2021-2022 Semester 1. Unfortunately, at this time I am not able to predict
which scenario would be utilized at any specific time during the semester.
We are all in this together. Working collectively, we will pull through successfully and be better
from the experience.

A) Course Aim and Description

With the universal acceptance of the United Nations’ Brundtland Commission report, sustainability
became a major challenge for business leaders and managers. Its deceptively simple core theme of
"development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future
generations to meet their own needs” is now central for organizational success.

Achieving organizational sustainable development and operation involves the engagement with and
management of the full range of stakeholders; including customer, shareholder, corporation,
employees, community, government, non-government and others. Geographical dimensions range
from local to regional to global.

Many organizations now accept sustainability as important to their mission and have strategized for
this, yet outcomes have been mixed, at best. Organizations struggle to align their missions and
sustainable objectives, something that critics, including their important stakeholders, are quick to
point out and often do so loudly to organizational detriment. Poorly conceived or absent
organizational ethics are increasingly a key facet for these conflicts.

The aim of this course is for you to understand the planning, development and management of
sustainability as a central and integral component of successful organizational outcomes as
undertaken in the Asian region. The course has an applied bias that brings the essence of
sustainability theory into practical industry, government and community application where the

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perspectives of the different stakeholders are central to success as a clear understanding of the
complexities of Asian contexts.

You do not require prior knowledge of the principles or application of sustainability, as this course
will be delivered accordingly. In this course, you will address large-, medium- and small-scale
organizations in a variety of global contexts, with an emphasis on Asian. Ways of thinking about
these, the issues involved and the crafting of proactive strategies are relevant to a range of business
contexts that you will encounter during your careers. Thus a higher-level intent of this course is the
development of skills for dealing with complex problems in general.

B) Intended Learning Outcomes (ILO)/Objectives

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

1. To define the principles of sustainability for the management of organizational
development and operation for the Asian context.
2. To identify key aspects of ethics and their applications for sustainability of Asian
businesses and other organizations.
3. To differentiate the stakeholder types and how they mobilize to project their sustainability
agendas in differing Asian contexts.
4. To explain the managerial specifics as related to the environmental, social and economic
issues of sustainability.
5. To link sustainability theory to industry, government and community managerial
application.

C) Course Content

1. Principles of Sustainability
2. Sustainability in Asia
3. Sustainable Asian Cities
4. Sustainable Asian Cultural Heritages
5. Sustainable Asian Natural Heritages
6. Sustainable Enterprises
7. Managing Sustainability

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D) Assessment (includes both continuous and summative assessment)

Component ILO NBS Weightage Group / Assessment Rubrics

Tested Learning Individual
Goal
Assignment A ILO 1 & 3 Critical 30% Individual Rubric for
Thinking; Assignment A –
Acquisition appendix I
of knowledge
Assignment B ILO 1, 2, Problem 50% Group Rubric for
3, 4 & 5 Solving & Assignment B –
Decision appendix I
Making; Peer Evaluation –
Ethical appendix 1I
Reasoning

Participation ILO 4 & 5 Motivation & 20% Individual Rubric for

Development Participation –
of Self & appendix II
Others
Total 100%

E) Formative feedback

1. You will receive formative feedback through written responses to your assignments and oral
feedback through in-class discussion.
2. You may approach me at any time to discuss your progress for this course.

F) Learning and Teaching approach

Approach How does this approach support you in achieving the learning outcomes?

Seminars The interactive seminars and mini-lectures, where there is ample opportunities
for open discussion on the conceptual questions raised, in the class allows you
to think critical and to share your ideas and concept with the class. This also
allows you to better appreciate the concepts clearly.

Seminar cases These allow you to analyse some current problems and thus help you to achieve
understanding of industry application.

Assignments The assignments require you to generate, analyse and deliver professional
content in a guided manner.

In-class / out-of- Some learning outcomes for this course are practical in nature and cannot be
class activities achieved by reading and writing. In-class activities provide opportunities for
achievement of such learning outcomes.

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G) Reading and References

There is no textbook for this course. These are the initial readings. Other readings will be
introduced during the seminars. [RAS: All links verified. If click does not work, copy link and
paste or copy title and search.]
1. Aguirre, Abby 2018 “He Fixes the Worst P.R. Crises Imaginable. Then Came Harvey
Weinstein.” The New York Times 01 June 2018.
2. Ahuja, Anjana 2017 “Smart cities might not be such a bright idea” Financial Times 22
November 2017
3. Aqil Haziq Mahmud 2018a “‘Cannot sell ... so they burn’: What’s next in the uncertain
future for plastic waste in Singapore?” Channel News Asia 03 June 2018
4. Aqil 2018b Business Times 2018 “ESG Factors in Play; companies must take
sustainability metrics seriously.” Editorial, The Business Times, Singapore, 28 November
2018, p 22.
5. Bell, Simon and Morse, Stephen 2008 Sustainability Indicators. 2nd edition. London UK:
Earthscan. ISBN: 9781844072996. GE140.B435 (Reference source)
6. Bingham-Hall, Patrick 2016 “Garden City – Mega City: Rethinking cities for the age of
global warming” Oxford, England: Pesaro. (Reserves NA2542.36.B613)
7. Carroll A. B. 1991 The pyramid of social responsibility: Toward the moral management of
organisational stakeholders. Business Horizons, July-August, 39-48.
8. Chew Hui Min 2020 How urbanised Singapore is learning to live with its wildlife. CNA 22
August 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020 at
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/singapore-wildlife-conservation-city-
in-nature-reserves-hornbill-13034650
9. Chinoy, Sahil 2018 “The Places in the U.S. Where Disaster Strikes Again and Again” New
York Times 24 May 2018. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/05/24/us/disasters-
hurricanes-wildfires-storms.html
10. Choo 2018 Country Report Singapore, United Nations.
11. Demetriou, Danielle 2018 'Life is so different here now' - Inside Japan's 'zero-waste'
village The Telegraph 04 March 2018
http://subscriber.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/04/life-different-now-inside-japans-zero-
waste-village/
12. Edgecliff-Johnson 2019 “Beyond the bottom line: should business put purpose before
profit?”, Financial Times, London. 04 January 2019.
13. Esty D and A Winston 2006 “From Green to Gold” Hoboken NJ: Wiley. ISBN:
9780470393741. HD30.255.E82 2009 (Reference source)
14. Friedman M. 1970 The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase its Profits in The
New York Times Magazine, September 13, 1970, 32-33, 122 and 126
15. Goodman, Peter S. 2018: In Britain, Austerity Is Changing Everything The New York
Times, 28 May 2018.
16. Hardin, G. 1968 The Tragedy of the Commons. Science, New Series, Vol. 162, No. 3859
(Dec. 13, 1968), pp. 1243-1248.
17. Kuper, Simon 2018 “Airbnb: ‘It’s a cash machine. It’s magical. You are paid to go on
holiday’”
18. LEX 2018 Airbnb/ sharing is wearing | Financial Times 27Dec2018.
19. Lin, Cheryl 2020 'It’s a flight to flexibility': Why co-working spaces are seeing rising
demand amid COVID-19. CNA 11 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020 at
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/business/co-working-space-demand-flexible-wfh-
work-from-home-covid-19-13723222

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 20. Mogelongsky 2018 Sue your city for sharing-economy damages HOTELSMag.com
04Jan2019.
21. Murphy 2020 Sydney inventor David Soo can grow $600,000 worth of vanilla from his
smartphone – ABC Australaia News may 2020.
22. Newman 2014 Biophilic urbanism a case study on Singapore.
23. Raghav, S., et al 2020. The Business Case for Natural Climate Solutions: Insights and
Opportunities for Southeast Asia. Unpublished report by Conservation International and
National University of Singapore. Retrieved 06 December 2020 at
https://www.ecosperity.sg/content/dam/ecosperity/en/reports/Report_The-Business-Case-
for-Natural-Climate-Solutions_Insights-and-Opportunities-for-SEA.pdf
24. Sagar, M. 2020 NUS School of Design and Environment 4 is first building in SE Asia to
be awarded Zero Energy Certification by International Living Future Institute. Retrieved
16 December 2020 at https://opengovasia.com/nus-school-of-design-and-environment-4-
is-first-building-in-se-asia-to-be-awarded-zero-energy-certification-by-international-living-
future-institute/
25. Sekerka, Leslie E. and Stimel, Derek (2011) How durable is sustainable enterprise?
Ecological sustainability meets the reality of tough economic times. Business Horizons 54,
115-124. DOI: 10.1016/j.bushor.2010.09.006
26. Shannon, N. G. 2020 What’s Going on Inside the Fearsome Thunderstorms of Córdoba
Province? New York Times, 22 July 2020. Retrieved 06 December 2020 at
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/07/22/magazine/worst-storms-
argentina.html?action=click&module=Editors%20Picks&pgtype=Homepage
27. Smyth 2018 “China ban on importing contaminated waste leaves Australia awash in
rubbish”, Financial Times, London. 30 December 2018
28. Tan, Justin 2009 Institutional Structure and Firm Social Performance in Transitional
Economies: Evidence of Multinational Corporations in China. Journal of Business Ethics
86, 171-189. DOI: 10.1007/s10551-009-0193-y
29. Tan 2019 Dispute Tengah environment ST 12Jan19.
30. Teo, Gwyneth 2020a 28,000 charging stations for electric cars is possible - but where?
Industry players weigh in. CNA 11 March 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020 at
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/electric-vehicles-budget-2020-
charging-points-energy-12512194?cid=h3_referral_inarticlelinks_24082018_cna
31. Teo, Gwyneth 2020b MOT may review 2040 target for all vehicles in Singapore to be low
emission: Ong Ye Kung. CNA 13 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020 at
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/singapore-2040-target-internal-
combustion-engine-13757550
32. United Nations 2018 Singapore: “Eighth Regional 3R Forum in Asia and the Pacific”
United Nations, April 2018.
33. Wong, Evelyn S. (ed.) 2009 CSR for Sustainability and Success: corporate social
responsibility in Singapore. Tarrytown, N.Y., USA: Marshall Cavendish Editions. ISBN:
9789814276740. HD60.5.S55C958
34. Wong 2017 Singapore’s homeless - TODAYonline 14Oct 2017.
Teaching Cases
Cases for this course will be confirmed in seminar. The tentative cases are:
1. ABCC-2008-009 – Sustainable Tourism: Kandalama Resort of Sri Lanka
2. ABCC-2011-002 - Society for the Physically Disabled: Managing Vision and Mission in a
Non–Profit Organisation – Adaptation in Dynamic Environments

H) Course Policies and Student Responsibilities

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You are required to have full commitment to, and participation in, seminars, group assignments,
projects, events and exercises. Your attendance during all course sessions is expected. Attendance
is not marked, but you have to attend to participate where participation is assessed. As is normal
NBS and business culture, absence should be advised in advance and supported by acceptable
documentation, e.g. medical certificate. Please inform me early if any group member is not
contributing a fair share of effort to agreed group work. It is important that you act to protect your
own interests and the integrity of the course.
The NTU Academic Integrity Policy on ethics and integrity will be followed. Please understand that
I have no interest in enforcing this policy for the sake of itself. I will, however, act decisively and
firmly to protect the brand of NTU, the value of graduates’ degrees and the honest efforts of class
members. So be warned, do not muck about with this.

I) NTU Academic Integrity Policy

Good academic work depends on honesty and ethical behaviour. The quality of your work as a
student relies on adhering to the principles of academic integrity and to the NTU Honour Code, a
set of values shared by the whole university community. Truth, Trust and Justice are at the core of
NTU’s shared values, which are also core values in business, industry and government.
As a student, it is important that you recognize your responsibilities in understanding and applying
the principles of academic integrity in all the work you do at NTU. Not knowing what is involved
in maintaining academic integrity does not excuse academic dishonesty. You need to actively equip
yourself with strategies to avoid all forms of academic dishonesty, including plagiarism, academic
fraud, collusion and cheating. If you are uncertain of the definitions of any of these terms, you
should go to the NTU Academic Integrity website for more information. Consult your instructor if
you need any clarification about the requirements of academic integrity in this course.

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J) Course Instructor

Consultation
Instructor Office Location Phone Email
Hours

Russell Arthur 60 Albert Street 6327 4452 arasmith@ntu.edu.sg Regrettably, during

SMITH #16-08 the pandemic,
OG Albert Complex consultations will
Singapore 189969 have to be
<virtual>.

Winson ANG S3-B3A-UPO 6790 4667 anghcw@ntu.edu.sg Regrettably, during

the pandemic,
consultations will
have to be
<virtual>.

le Café de Singapour (The Singapore Café). There you have it. Class has not yet commenced and
already you know one of our weaknesses: coffee. < It has to be good or better in quality. > Social distancing
etc permitting, the intention is to retire after each class to CB&TL on campus (or remain in the seminar
room if necessary) for informal discussions on class matters or any other that strikes you. Social distancing
etc permitting, we will also be available at a café in the city, near a major MRT station, for similar purpose;
probably on Saturdays. These are optional one-hour consultation sessions. [RAS/WA: Closed for the
season!]

K) Planned Weekly Schedule

Week Topics and activities ILO

1 Theme 1 – Principles of Sustainability 1, 3
How did sustainability become an important objective for government,
industry and society? Why is sustainability still a seemingly insurmountable
challenge? Is sustainability a great distraction from the organizations’
essential missions?
Course introduction – Assessment – mini-lecture
Assignment A – introduction – topics
Exercise: Hornbill Air (to be briefed in class)
2 Theme 2 - Sustainable Asia 1, 2, 3
Round Table discussion: Evaluation of sustainability of Asian operations.
Focus on regional perspectives for sustainability with respect natural
disasters.
Reading: Ahuja 2017; Bingham-Hall 2016; Chinoy 2018; Goodman 2018;
Newman 2014. Slides: EDB 2018
3 Theme 3 - Sustainable Asian Cities 2, 3, 5
IMPORTANT Formation of groups of five or six students, during class.
Talk Show presentation: What are the key elements for organizational
sustainability? If organizations – government, business and NGO - have the
resources and the reach, why do some believe that they are not and never

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 will be sustainable? How will organizations change future sustainability in
Asia? Focus on waste management in Singapore.
Course introduction – Assessment – <recap>
Reading: Demetriou 2018; Wong 2017;
4 Theme 5 – Sustainable Enterprises 2, 3
Assignment A – topic approval
Ethics. What is ethics? Business ethics? How is it related to sustainability?
Ethics, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR). Lecture.
Case: Sustainable Tourism: Kandalama, Sri Lanka.
Reading: Aguirre 2018, Carroll 1991; Freidman 1970;
5 Theme 2 - Sustainable Asian Cultural Heritages 3, 4
< virtual > Experiential sustainability – Joo Chiat Peranakan Cultural
Heritage
Source: http://www.visitsingapore.com/see-do-singapore/places-to-
see/joochiat-katong/ ; Philip Chew http://mychewjoochiat.blogspot.com
6 Theme 3 - Sustainable Asian Cities 3, 4
Debrief of Joo Chiat
Disruptors – Airbnb in Singapore’s local communities
Reading: Kuper 2018; LEX 2018; Mogelongsky 2018
Primer: Strategies for sustainable business. Lecture: Esty and Winston.
7 Theme 5 – Sustainable Enterprises 1, 2, 3
Assignment A: Individuals’ presentation of two and a half (2.5) minutes,
with parallel individual peer reviews.
Recess
8 Theme 6 - Managing sustainability 2, 3, 4
Social Enterprises and sustainability. What is a charity? What is a social
enterprise? Is there a difference? How do ethics play a role? Are SE’s the
future of sustainability?
Reading: Edgecliff-Johnson; 2019
Assignment B – introduction - topic definition, objectives, scope, schedule
Case: Society for the Physically Disabled, Singapore
9 Theme 4 - Sustainable Asian Natural Heritages 3, 4
<virtual> Experiential sustainability – Southern Ridges Natural Heritage
Reading: Chew 2020
Presentation of topics for group assignment B.
10 Theme 6 - Managing Sustainability 1, 2, 3, 4,
Primer: Managing for sustainable business. Lecture: Esty and Winston. 5
Case: Bees
11 Theme 6 - Managing Sustainability 1, 2, 3, 4,
Presentation of storyboard for group assignment B. 5
12 Theme 6 - Managing Sustainability 1, 2, 3, 4,
Production workshop for group assignment B. 5

13 Theme 6 - Managing Sustainability 1, 2, 3, 4,

Assignment B: Groups’ presentation of six (6) minute videos, with 5
individual peer reviews, and commentaries.

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APPENDIX I

AB0502 Assessment 2020-21 Semester 2

ASSIGNMENTS A & B and Participation

You will be assessed through assignments and participation. There will be two (2) assignments.
You are strongly encouraged to pursue topics that interest you. Should guidance be required
on deciding a topic or refining a topic, please see the instructor during class. All topics for both
assignments require approval by the instructor.

Assignment A – defining sustainability challenges

This individual assignment will be based on seminar discussions that may include round-table
and talk-show format seminars, readings, experiential immersions or other sources. The intent
of assignment A is to study a case scenario, as agreed with your instructor, to determine its
ideal and current long-term sustainability. No proposals on how to address sustainability
deficiencies are part of assignment A. (Assignment B relates to solutions/proposals.) You will
develop topics during the leading seminar sessions and seek confirmation from the instructor
during class.

Submission format is to be decided by each student: slides, poster, infographic, video, text or
other as appropriate for the matter to be presented within the allocated presentation time.

Assignment A should address the following areas:

1. Brief statement of assignment title/topic that indicates the focus of the study.
2. Concise statement of sustainability objectives.
3. Detailed ideal sustainability outcomes.
4. Detailed actual current situation.
5. Statement on the existing sustainability that is the gap (difference) between the ideal
sustainability and the actual current situation, which may include positive as well as
negative aspects.

An elementary sample example where more, much more, than this basic analysis is required
for submission:

1. Topic: Improved personal lifestyle.

2. Sustainability objectives: Long term health and reduced stress.
3. Detailed ideal outcomes: 8 hours sleep per day; daily exercise; eat whole foods; limit
work to 10 hours per day for 6 days per week
4. Current situation: 5 to 6 hours sleep; no exercise; eat KFC and McDonalds; work 14
hours per day for 7 days per week.
5. See the gap?

It might make sense for you and some of your classmates to have a common topic for the focus
of their assignments A and B, where items 1, 2 and 3 of assignment B would be dealt with
individually as assignment A, with each group member addressing one aspect of the common
topic, though this is not required.

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There will be a presentation in seminar during week 07. As the class sizes are large for the time
given and to acknowledge contemporary ultra-short presentation times, your presentation time
will be two (2) minutes and thirty (30) seconds maximum. Time runovers will be truncated by
the instructor.

You will review in-class selected presentations by your colleagues.

Assessment: Your document submissions and oral presentations will be evaluated in terms of
the rubric for assignment A, below. Please do note the weightage for your individual
presentation (oral and document.)

Traits: Learning demonstration. Performance Assessment

Sustainability objectives: Identification of 20%

Referring to the principles of sustainability, critical issues for
analyse and define appropriate sustainability the case under
objectives for the study scenario. study.
Scale: 0 - 100
Ideal sustainability outcomes: Demonstration of 20%
Following analyses of the study scenario, understanding of
describe the key sustainable outcomes for the ideal sustainable
defined sustainability objectives with respect outcomes.
to the study scenario. Scale: 0 – 100
Actual current situation: Application of 20%
Following analyses of the study scenario, sustainability
describe the actual current situation with theory to analysis
respect to the study scenario. of case.
Scale: 0 - 100
Statement on the existing sustainability: Comparison of 20%
Evaluate the differences between the ideal and ideal and actual
actual sustainability. sustainable
outcomes for the
case.
Scale: 0 - 100
Professionalism of presentation: Development of 20%
Plan and create a presentation (oral and and delivery of
document) that reports the findings, above. communication of
the study
outcomes.
Scale: 0 - 100
Total weightage 100%

Notes:
1. Submission (electronic only): 11:59 PM Saturday 18 September 2021.
2. Submission file naming and mode: To be announced.
3. Presentations: In seminar during week 7.

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Assignment B – proposing sustainability solutions.

This is a group assignment where the focus will be sustainability contexts, as agreed with your
instructor, that are current in Asia.

Students will work in the groups that have already been formed. All students are required to
have full commitment to, and participation in, group assignments. Please advise the instructor
early if any group member is not contributing a fair share of effort to agreed group work. It is
important that students act to protect their own interests and the integrity of the course as well
as the school and its brand value. Opting for S/U is not acceptable for devoting less than full
attention and effort to group work.

Some of the work for this assignment will be undertaken during supervised seminar sessions.
Submission will be a video of six (6) minutes duration, where time runover will incur penalty.

Assignment B should examine a sustainability challenge as represented by an organization

(private, NGO, GO, charity, civil or other) or a specific product or service. It may be the same
topic as for assignment A, or similar, though completely different topics are permitted.

The following aspects need to be considered. All of these do not necessarily need to be
presented in the final video but definitely need to be thought through as the assignment is
undertaken and the video is planned:

1. Problem definition with respect to existing sustainability

a. Statement of objectives
b. Desired outcomes
2. Development of ethical strategies
a. Plan of actions
b. Timeline with key events and targets
3. Ethical implementation
a. Monitoring of implementation
b. Credibility maximization
c. Viability with respect to costs and revenues

You will review in-class selected video presentations by your colleagues.

Assessment: Submissions will be evaluated in terms of the rubric for assignment B, below.

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 Traits: Learning demonstration. Performance Assessment

Sustainability problem: Identification of 20%

Referring to the principles of sustainability, critical issues for
identify ideal sustainability objectives and the case under
outcomes for the study scenario. study.
Scale: 0 - 100
Sustainability ethical strategies: Demonstration of 30%
Develop sustainable strategies and design understanding of
actions arising from these strategies with a the application of
timeline for implementation. ethical sustainable
strategy.
Scale: 0 – 100
Ethical implementation of strategies: Ethical 30%
Plan for the management through monitoring application of
and demonstration of creditability and sustainability
viability. theory to
implementation.
Scale: 0 - 100
Professionalism of presentation: Development of 20%
Create a video presentation that reports the and delivery of
findings, above. communication of
the study
outcomes.
Scale: 0 - 100
Total weightage 100%

Notes:
1. Submission (electronic only): 11:59 PM Saturday 06 November 2021
2. Submission file naming and mode: To be announced.
3. Presentations: Video only, with no separate oral support, in seminar during week 13.
4. Non-attendance for presentation scores naught for professionalism of presentation.

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Participation Rubric

Notes:
1. It is necessary to attend class and to comply with submission requirements so as to
earn marks for each component of participation assessment.

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APPENDIX II

Peer Evaluation Instructions

All group members are required to complete a peer evaluation for each member of the group
(i.e., including a self-assessment) for assignment B. The completed peer evaluation form
must be submitted individually to me via Eureka on NTULearn immediately after assignment
B has been submitted. Identity of appraisers will be kept confidential and will not be revealed
to other team members.
I will use a member’s ratings (on a scale ranging from 1 to 7, where 7 is high) to award marks
for the team project to other members by computing the average rating that a member
receives from other members (i.e., excluding each member’s self-rating). A member’s mark
for the team project will be computed as follows:
1. If a member’s average rating is ≥ 4, the member will receive 100% of the overall
mark awarded to the team project.
2. If a member’s average rating is < 4 but ≥ 3, the member will receive 80% of the
overall mark awarded to the team project.
3. If a member’s average rating is < 3 but ≥ 2, the member will receive 50% of the
overall mark awarded to the team project.
4. If a member’s average rating is < 2, the member will receive 30% of the overall mark
awarded to the team project.

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