FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
COURSE OUTLINE (SYLLABUS)
A: COURSE DETAILS
Course Code BGEC 113 Credit Hours 3 Level 100
Course Title Introduction to Environmental Management
Academic Year 2024/2025 Semester FIRST
Program All Programme
Course URL: http//:
B: COURSE INSTRUCTOR (S) DETAILS
Name: Course Lead Mr. Lawrence Offei Asare
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Office Location /o Room 111, LBC Block
Mobile 0243448800
Email – Course Lead [email protected]
Email –Head of Department [email protected]
Course Lecturer(s) Dr. Ampem Darko-Aniapam
Dr. Edward Koomson
Dr. Jennifer Ayamga
Dr. Michael Mensah
Dr. Erika Mamley Osae
Dr. Bernie Asher
Dr. Abena Konama Adampah
Dr. Frederick Amakye
Mr. Lawrence Offei Asare
Ms. Razeena Mohammed Siita
Mr. Joseph Fleischer
Mr. Johnson Tsyawo

C. COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course is designed to provide students with a basic understanding of the environment and
the important linkages between the environment and societal development. It also equips
students with fair knowledge about the linkages between human activities and the environment,
highlighting the causes and effects of environmental degradation and pollution on society and
business management. Additionally, the concept of climate change, its causes, effects, and
strategies for its management are also highlighted. Furthermore, this course equips students with
the basic principles of environmental management and explores the concept of sustainable
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development and the role of individuals, communities, and governments in achieving sustainable
development.
D. COURSE OBJECTIVES
The objectives of the course are to:
 Explain the concept of the environment and its various components.
 Discuss the important relationship between the environment and economy and
development.
 Explain the meaning and basic principles of environmental management.
 Examine the main courses of environmental degradation and pollution and their impacts
on society and business.
 Discuss the concept of climate change: its causes and effects and strategies to address
associated problems.
 Discuss the concept of sustainable development and the sustainable development goals
(SDGs).
 Discuss some contemporary environmental issues.

E. COURSE OUTCOMES
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
 Define the environment and explain its important contribution to business and
development.
 Explain environmental management and describe its evolution.
 Describe the various forms of environmental degradation and pollution, causes, and
effects on business and development.
 Explain the Environmental Management System (EMS and various stages in setting up
EMS
 Explain the concept of climate change and strategies to address its associated problems.
 Explain the concept of sustainable development and the 17 SDGs.
 Identify waste management challenges and solutions.

WEEK COURSE CONTENT

Week 1 OVERVIEW OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT (I)
 Definition and explanation of the environment
 Explanations of the various components of the environment
 Natural resources and their economic importance
WEEK 2 OVERVIEW OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT (II)
 The concept of ecosystems
 Types of ecosystems
 Ecosystem services
 The environment as an asset
WEEK 3 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND ITS EVOLUTION
 Environmental management: Definitions and concepts
 The framework for environmental management
 Evolution of environmental management and environmental
consciousness

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  Importance of environmental management
WEEK 4 INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS (I)
 Define and explain environmental economics
 Explain some key concepts in environmental economics
 Discuss the management of common property resources

IA (QUIZ 1): To cover materials from weeks 1, 2 & 3.

WEEK 5 INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS (II)
 Management of common property resource:
- Privatisation
- Community-based management
- Government regulation
 Explain the link between the environment and the economy
 Environment and development
 Discuss some economic instruments for the management of the
environment
WEEK 6 MAN, AND THE ENVIRONMENT (ENVIRONMENTAL
DEGRATION)
 Definition and explanation of concept
 Environmental degradation:
- Causes
- Manifestations and effects
- Management

IA (QUIZ 2): To cover materials from weeks 4 & 5.

WEEK 7 MAN, AND THE ENVIRONMENT (ENVIRONMENTAL
POLLUTION)
 Air pollution: Causes, effects, and management
 Water pollution: Causes, effects, and management
 Land pollution: Causes, effects, and management
 Noise pollution: Causes, effects, and management
 Pollutants: Meaning and types

CASE STUDIES:
 Agbogbloshie (E-Waste recycling site)
 Pollution management at KAKAT Textiles Ltd.
WEEK 8 IMPACT OF SELECT ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ON THE
ENVIRONMENT
 Impacts of activities of selected sectors on the environment and
their management:
a) Agriculture
b) Mining
c) Energy
d) Industrialisation

CASE STUDIES: Environmental cost of mining (Save Atiwa Forest)

WEEK 9 CLIMATE CHANGE
 Weather, climate, and climate change: Definitions

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  Causes and effects of climate change (Locally and globally)
 Climate change adaptation and mitigation: Definitions and key
concepts
 Climate change adaptation strategies for selected sectors
 Climate change mitigation options for selected sectors

IA (QUIZ 3): To cover materials from weeks 6, 7 & 8.

WEEK 10 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE SDGs
 The concept of sustainable development: Definitions and
Principles
 Transition from the MDGs to the SDGs
 The role of government in achieving the SDGs
WEEK 11 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (EMS)
 Definitions and explanations of EMS
 Stages in setting up and implementing EMS in the organization.
 Benefits of EMS to industries and businesses
WEEK 12 WASTE MANAGEMENT
 Definition of waste and the waste problems
 Classification of waste
 Waste management and the waste management process.
 Waste management in Ghana: Challenges and prospects.

CASE STUDIES
Municipal solid waste management in the Kanzo Metropolitan Area,
Sakaman

IA (QUIZ 4): To cover weeks 10 to 12.

WEEK 13 REVISION WEEK

F. TOPICS CREDIT HOURS ACTIVITIES AND READINGS IN A WEEKLY FORMAT

WEEKS TOPIC CREDIT ACTIVITIES READINGS
HRS
WEEK 1 OVERVIEW OF THE 3 Face-to- Miller, G. T., and
ENVIRONMENT AND face Spoolman, S. E. (2016).
ENVIRONMENTAL lecture Environmental Science (15
MANAGEMENT (I) eds.). Cengage Learning:
Boston, USA.
WEEK 2 OVERVIEW OF THE 3 Face-to- Miller, G. T., and
ENVIRONMENT AND face Spoolman, S. E. (2016).
ENVIRONMENTAL lecture Environmental Science (15
MANAGEMENT (II) eds.). Cengage Learning:
Boston, USA.
WEEK 3 ENVIRONMENTAL 3 Face-to- Barrow, C. J. (2006).
MANAGEMENT AND face Environmental
ITS EVOLUTION lecture Management for
Sustainable Development
(2 ed.). Routledge, Taylor

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 and Francis Group: New
York.
WEEK 4 INTRODUCTION TO 3 Face-to- Hanley, N., Shogren, J. F.,
ENVIRONMENTAL face White, B., & White, B.
ECONOMICS (I) lecture and (2019). Introduction to
Quiz 1 environmental economics.
Oxford University Press.
WEEK 5 INTRODUCTION TO 3 Face-to- Hanley, N., Shogren, J. F.,
ENVIRONMENTAL face White, B., & White, B.
ECONOMICS (II) lecture (2019). Introduction to
environmental economics.
Oxford University Press.

WEEK 6 MAN, AND THE 3 Face-to- Dupong, R. R., Baxter, T.

ENVIRONMENT (I): face E., and Theodore, L. (Eds.)
(DEGRADATION) lecture and (1998). Environmental
Quiz 2 Management: Problems
and Solutions. Lewis
Publishers: New York
WEEK 7 MAN, AND THE 3 Face-to- Laboy-Nieves, E. N.,
ENVIRONMENT (II): face Schaffner, F. C.,
(POLLUTION) lecture Abdelhadi, A. H., and
Goosen, M. F. A. (2008).
Environmental
Management, Sustainable
Development and Human
Health. CRC Press, Taylor
and Francis group: FL
WEEK 8 IMPACT OF SELECT 3 Face-to- Nanang, D.M. and Nunifu,
ECONOMIC face T.K. (Eds.) (2010). Natural
ACTIVITIES ON THE lecture Resources in Ghana:
ENVIRONMENT Management, Policy and
Economics. Environmental
Science, Engineering and
Technology Series. Nova
Science PUBLISHERS,
Inc., New York.
WEEKS 9 CLIMATE CHANGE 3 Face-to- FAO (2012). Building
face Resilience for adaptation to
lecture and climate change in the
Quiz 3 agricultural sector.
Proceeding of Joint
FAO/OECD Workshop, 23-
24 April, 2012. Rome, Italy

Henson, R. (2006). The

rough guides to climate
change. Rough Guides
Ltd.: London
WEEK 10 SUSTAINABLE 3 Face-to- Laboy-Nieves, E. N.,
DEVELOPMENT AND face Schaffner, F. C.,
THE SDGS lecture Abdelhadi, A. H., and

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 Goosen, M. F. A. (2008).
Environmental
Management, Sustainable
Development and Human
Health. CRC Press, Taylor
and Francis group: FL.
WEEK 11 ENVIRONMENTAL Face-to- Kulkarni, V., and
MANAGEMENT face Ramachandra, T. V.
SYSTEMS (EMS) lecture (2009). Environmental
Management. TERI Press:
New Delhi. India.

Sarfo-Mensah, P., &

Oduro, W. (2007).
Traditional Natural
Resources Management
Practices and Biodiversity
Conservation in Ghana: A
Review of Local Concepts
and Issues on Change and
Sustainability. NOTA DI
LAVO
WEEK 12 WASTE Face-to- Dupong, R. R., Baxter, T.
MANAGEMENT face E., and Theodore, L. (Eds.)
lecture (1998). Environmental
Management: Problems and
Solutions. Lewis
Publishers: New York.
WEEK 13 REVISION WEEK

G. COURSE ASSIGNMENT
Assignments will include online forum discussions and online quizzes.

H. COURSE INSTRUCTIONS
The course will be delivered using face-to-face lectures.

I. COURSE ASSESSMENT
The course will be assessed using the FORMATIVE AND SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENTS

J. FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
Formative assessment or assessment for learning g involves a continuous way of checks and
balances in the teaching-learning processes (Jeri, 2018). The method allows Lecturers to check
their learners' progress as well as the effectiveness of their own practice, thus allowing for self-
assessment of the student.
A variety of methods will be employed as appropriate to continuously evaluate student
understanding including:
 Group discussions and presentations.
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  Quizzes

LEVERAGING OF TECHNOLOGY
LMS, Zoom, WhatsApp, etc.

K. SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT
The structure of the examination is as follows:
INTERIM EXAMINATION FINAL EXAMINATION
Number of 30 30 Multiple Choice and Two (2)
sets of Essay Types
Questions
Allocated Time 30 mins 3 HRS
Compulsory All compulsory Multiple Choice
Questions

Students will be graded based on assignments, interim assessment (IA) and quizes, a class
presentation, and a final examination weighted as follows:
Final Examination 60%
Interim Assessments 25%
Assignments 10%
Class Attendance 5%
TOTAL 100%

BASIC TEXTS
Miller, G. T., and Spoolman, S. E. (2016). Environmental Science (15 eds.). Cengage Learning:
Boston, USA.
SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTS
Barrow, C. J. (2006). Environmental Management for Sustainable Development (2 ed.).
Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group: New York.
Darabaris, J. (2008). Corporate Environmental Management. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis
Group: London, UK.
Dupong, R. R., Baxter, T. E., and Theodore, L. (Eds.) (1998). Environmental Management:
Problems and Solutions. Lewis Publishers: New York.
Ekpe, E. K., Hinkle, C. R., Quigley M. F. & Owusu, E. H. (2014). Natural resource and
biodiversity conservation in Ghana: the use of livelihoods support activities to achieve
conservation objectives. International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem
Services & Management. 10 (4), 253–261,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21513732.2014.971056
FAO (2012). Building Resilience for adaptation to climate change in the agricultural sector.
Proceeding of Joint FAO/OECD Workshop, 23-24 April, 2012. Rome, Italy.

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Hanley, N., Shogren, J. F., White, B., & White, B. (2019). Introduction to environmental
economics. Oxford University Press.
Henson, R. (2006). The rough guides to climate change. Rough Guides Ltd.: London.
Kulkarni, V., and Ramachandra, T. V. (2009). Environmental Management. TERI Press: New
Delhi. India
Laboy-Nieves, E. N., Schaffner, F. C., Abdelhadi, A. H., and Goosen, M. F. A. (2008).
Environmental Management, Sustainable Development and Human Health. CRC Press,
Taylor and Francis group: FL.
Nanang, D.M. and Nunifu, T.K. (Eds.) (2010). Natural Resources in Ghana: Management,
Policy and Economics. Environmental Science, Engineering and Technology Series.
Nova Science Publishers, Inc., New York.
Sarfo-Mensah, P., & Oduro, W. (2007). Traditional Natural Resources Management Practices
and Biodiversity Conservation in Ghana: A Review of Local Concepts and Issues on
Change and Sustainability. NOTA DI LAVORO: Milan, Italy.
Singh, Y. K. (2006). Environmental Science. New Age International (P) Ltd.: New Delhi.
Theodore, M. K. (2010). Introduction to Environmental Management. CRC Press, Taylor and
Francis Group: FL, USA.

EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS
At the end of the course, the students will be equipped with the following employability skills to
this extent. On a scale of 1-5. 1 is the lowest 5 is the highest.
SKILLS SCALE
Ability to work independently 3
Ability to work under pressure 4
Analytical skills 4
Communication skills/Interpersonal skills 5
Computer skills 2
Creativity/Creative thinking 4
Decision making 5
Entrepreneurial skills 4
Leadership skills 5
Negotiating skills 4
Organisation skills 5
Problem solving skills 4
Team work and team orientation 4
Time management 5
Writing skills 3

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POSITIONS EMAIL
Lead Lecturer [email protected]
Head of Department [email protected]

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 Director – Quality Assurance [email protected]

Academic Dishonesty
Please remember Academic Dishonesty:
 Harms the good name of the University
 Affects your integrity
 Is a barrier to knowledge and attitudes you would have acquired
 Decreases your value in the eyes of people
 Has a heavy penalty

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