Assignment: Course Reflection

Module Readings and Assignment:
Complete the following readings early in the module:

Read the overview/online lectures for Module 1
From the textbook, Capitalism at the Crossroads: Next Generation Business Strategies for a Post-Crisis World, read the following chapters:

From obligation to opportunity
Worlds in collision

From the Argosy University online library resources, read:

LaBarre, P. (2007, June). Leap of faith. Fast Company, 116, 97–103, 18.
http://www.thecampuscommon.com/library/ezproxy/ticketdemocs.asp?sch=auo&turl=http://search.proquest.com/docview/ 228843209

From the Internet, read:

Gelbspan, R. (2007, March 1). One path to climate peace. DeSmogBlog. Message posed to http://www.desmogblog.com/one-path-to-climate-peace-0

Suggested Readings:

Epstein, M. (2008). Making sustainability work: Best practices in managing and measuring corporate social, environmental and economic impacts. San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler Publishers. ISBN: 1576754863.

Assignment & Instructions:
Each module of this course will cover a different aspect of sustainable business practice and theory or model for achieving sustainable business practice. 

Respond to the following:

What is your understanding of sustainability when applied to a business?
What are examples of business sustainability that you are aware of, either from experience or through media, others?
If asked for your current opinion about sustainability in business, what would you say and what would you show to support that opinion?

 By Friday September 7, 2018, post your response to the Discussion Area.

Write your initial response in 300–500 words.  
turned-in on time, Grading criteria followed All assignment qualifications addressed correctly, Grading Criteria followed, Include Question followed by the answer  Reference Page Included Cover page Included, Paragraphs  Indented,  Running-head included, main heading should be centered; all  new  paragraphs should be indented;  paper should be right ragged,   not right justified; references,  should always go on a standalone  page. abstracts are not usually indented; acronyms should be spelled out when using them  for  the first time, for example HR. references as listed are APA  standard.   When you  submit your papers through turnitin.com, your overall  similarity  index  score should not be exceedingly high, with   ten to  fifteen percent  being  the maximum,  Please make sure your APA  formatting of citations. I have provided the  APA resource cite for you. https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01, Please work on using literature within the span of the last 5 years,  keep in mind there should not be any one, two, or three sentence  paragraphs   
Your response should be thorough and address all components of the discussion question in detail, include citations of all sources, where needed, according to the APA Style, and demonstrate accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Do the following when responding:

Read your answers.
Provide substantive comments by

contributing new, relevant information from course readings, Web sites, or other sources;
building on the remarks or questions; or
sharing practical examples of key concepts from your professional or personal experiences

Respond to feedback on your posting and provide feedback to ideas.
Make sure your writing

is clear, concise, and organized;
demonstrates ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and
displays accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.  

Grading Criteria:
Quality of initial posting, including fulfillment of assignment instructions
Reference to supporting readings and other materials
Language and grammar