CUC100 Assessment 1: Learning Reflections (x2)

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Learning Reflection 2 (10%): Thinking about how your essay
scenario relates to the three pillars of sustainability (social, economic and
environmental)
By now you should have started developing ideas about the
scenario you have chosen for your essay (from one of the five listed below). In
approximately 250 words (that is, two paragraphs each of approximately 125
words):
1. For your chosen scenario, what are some of the different
sustainability concerns that you think need to be considered under each of the
three pillars (environmental, social and economic)?

2. Given the concerns you have identified, do you think any
of the three pillars should be responded to first to help achieve a sustainable
outcome? Why or why not?
For example, in Ben Brown’s Tanakeke Island case (see video
in Week 4.2), the economic pillar had to be addressed before the other two
pillars, because the community was so poor.
NB: For this learning reflection, your answers should not
include any research or referencing, as they should simply be based on your own
understanding and what you may have learned so far in the unit.
Scenarios: ? Food production ? The health and livelihoods of
groups of people seeking asylum ? Personal lifestyle choices in modern urban
settings ? Resource usage in a professional organisation (e.g. hospital,
school, law firm, etc.) ? Tourism
Points to consider for passing Assessment 1: ? Read the
questions carefully, stay on topic and stick to the word limit. ? Use
‘Scoop-it’ to help inform your ideas. ? Read the guidelines for the Persuasive
Essay (Assessment 4) so that you are clear about the scenarios available to
choose from and how this assessment relates to Assessment 4. ? Structure each
reflection in two separate paragraphs to fully answer both questions. ? The
reflective writing genre differs from essay writing. A ‘learning reflection’
should give your original thoughts, knowledge and/or ideas on a topic with no
concern about being ‘right or wrong’. It should relate to the topic through
meaningful, everyday life experience. Your voice (as author) should be clear
and relatively informal. Use this task as a starting point toward building your
understanding of ‘sustainability’ and your chosen scenario, as well as an
opportunity to practice writing clearly and concisely. ? Write your draft response in a Word
document so that you can use spell-check. Then save a copy for your records before
copy-and-pasting into the submission area on Learnline. ? Don’t settle for an
obvious or predictable response. Challenge yourself to reflect critically and
analytically about sustainability in your answers.

MY SENARIO IS FOOD PRODUCTION

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