Department of Social & Policy Sciences, Unit Catalogue 2008/09 |
SP20189 Green issues: the impact on business |
| Credits: 5 |
| Level: Intermediate |
| Semester: 1 |
| Semester: 2 |
| Assessment: CW 100% |
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This unit is only available to students on the Foundation Degree in Funeral Services. Aims: * To introduce students to 'green issues' relevant to funeral industry practice, particularly those related to the disposal of bodies. * To introduce students to critiques of these issues. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the unit students will be able to: * Describe and reflect on issues surrounding environmentalism in relation to the funeral industry; * Describe and assess the impact of environmentally-driven change on practice; * Describe and assess the types of evidence used to assist in understanding different bodily disposal techniques. Skills: * To think creatively and analytically; * To assess arguments and research; * To relate theory and research evidence to practice; * To identify and access a variety of other information; * To synthesise information from a number of sources in order to gain a coherent understanding; * To apply theory to work based practice. Content: Students are introduced to the major issues and trends associated with environmental concerns related to death, dying and bereavement in Western societies: * Green/natural/woodland burial * Environmentally friendly memorabilia * Cremation - a solution or a problem? * Policy, tax, emissions and the law * Embalming and the environment * The Natural Death Movement * Reuse of Graves * Alternative methods of bodily disposal. |