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Assignment 1 (CLO3): The systems approach is a holistic methodology commonly used to address sustainable and environmental issues

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Assignment 1 (CLO3):

The systems approach is a holistic methodology commonly used to address sustainable and environmental issues. Based on the non-exhaustive reading list below and other sources (where you are encouraged to search for), discuss on the topic. The write-up for this part should address these points/answer these questions:

• What is systems approach and systems thinking methodology?
• What are the uses and limitations of systems approach in addressing environmental problems?
• What is sustainability and sustainable development?
• How is systems approach used on sustainability and environmental issues?
• Discuss and propose a design of system approach method for sustainable development in Malaysia which related to technical and social aspects.

General Report Format:

The report must be written formally and use proper grammar, sentence structure and avoid using personal pronouns. The report must be neat; all the results must be clear and arranged for ease of reading. Suggest using Font 12 for Times New Roman and 1.5- line spacing.

Captioning your table and graphs: (a) The table should be captioned as “Table”, and positioned at the top-left above your table, (b) Graphs should be captioned as “Figure” and positioned at the middle below your graph. When plotting graphs, use appropriate scale, label axes, include a title and caption for cross-referencing. Graphical results should be labelled with their own name to avoid copying. Plot data points with markers of squares, crosses and etc. (but not dots). Use different markers for different data set on the same graph. Provide legends where necessary.

The calculation must be properly typed using the editor provided in Word software. Results should usually be tabulated. Tables should be captioned. The reports content should not be more than 25 pages (including the front page, table of content, references and appendices).

The conclusion section summarizes the main conclusions for the discussion of results. It should also conclude whether the objectives of the assignment are achieved or not. It should generally be not more than half an A4 page long.

All adapted work and parts of the report, taken from other sources, should be properly cited (using Harvard reference format) and include all necessary information and details to enable the reader to find the publication. The citation must follow the Harvard referencing style throughout the report.