Title: Assignment 1b due week 6: Estimate the Carbon Footprint
Course: ICT Sustainability

Evaluate the sustainability of IT services, devices and day-to-day operations of an organisation, including the carbon footprint and e-waste

Write a report on the carbon footprint and materials use of the ICT operations of your organisation (or an organisation you are familiar with). The report should follow the principles in the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency "National Carbon Offset Standard" (2010).

Maximum 2,000 words. Use use a formal style for referencing, such as Harvard (author-date) style. Also, optionally, you can check your draft using the text-match check. You can obtain assistance with referencing and writing from the ANU Academic Skills and Learning Centre.

Standard ANU Grading and Marking is used.

All assessment is to be submitted on time, apart from special consideration for illness or other causes.

Those who do not achieve 50% on their first attempt will offered the opportunity to resubmit revised work for up to 50%. This offer will not be made for the assignments in the second half of the course.

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Sustainability of IT services

Evaluate the sustainability of IT services, devices and day-to-day operations of an organisation, including the carbon footprint and e-waste

Write a report on the carbon footprint and materials use of the ICT operations of your organisation (or an organisation you are familiar with). The report should follow the principles in the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency "National Carbon Offset Standard"(2010).

Is the organization and the role of IT in its operations described? Is the relationship between these and the carbon footprint and e-waste explained?

- No description
- Little description, nothing on relationship
- Reasonable description, but limited discussion of relationship to carbon footprint and e-waste
- Good description and a good discussion of relationship to carbon footprint and e-waste
- As previous, but described effectively, with a detailed description and a detailed discussion of relationship to carbon footprint and e-waste
Are the methods and assumptions for identifying the intensity of IT use in the organization shown. Are they credible?

- No description methods and assumptions for identifying the intensity of IT use
- Little description of methods and assumptions. Not credible
- Reasonable description, but not credible
- Good description and a credible
- As previous, but described effectively and very credible
Are the figures for energy use and carbon emissions for the ICT operations of the organization credible? Is the method of calculation shown? Are the principles in the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency "National Carbon Offset Standard" (2010) followed? Have emissions been correctly categorized into Scope 1, 2 or 3? Has the correct conversion factor been used? Have the units been stated for all amounts and are these appropriate?

- No figures for energy use and carbon emissions.
- Some figures for energy use and carbon emissions. Method of calculation not shown.
- Reasonably complete figures for energy use and carbon emissions. Method of calculation shown.
- Complete figures for energy use and carbon emissions. Method of calculation shown.
- As previous, plus Carbon Offset principles followed. Emissions are correctly categorized into Scope 1, 2 or 3. Correct conversion factor been used. Units been stated for all amounts and are these are appropriate.
Is the figure for e-waste credible? Is the method of calculation shown? Are the assumptions made appropriate? Have the units been stated for all amounts and are these appropriate?

- No figure for e-waste.
- Figure for e-waste. Method of calculation not shown.
- Reasonable figure for e-waste. Method of calculation shown.
- Reasonable figure for e-waste. Method of calculation shown. Some assumptions stated. appropriate
- As previous, plus e-waste figure credible, units stated for all amounts and are appropriate.
Is the document well structured, with headings, references. Is it readable, with correct spelling, punctuation and grammar?

- Poorly structured document, spelling, punctuation and grammatical errors.
- Many structure requirements met, but many problems with headings, references, readability spelling, punctuation or grammar.
- Most, but not all requirements met, with some problems with headings, references, readability spelling, punctuation or grammar.
- All structure requirements met, but with a few problems with headings, references, readability spelling, punctuation or grammar.
- All structure requirements met, but with a no problems with headings, references, readability spelling, punctuation or grammar.
Event: Assignment 1b due week 6: Estimate the Carbon Footprint