ACX3800|5800 Accounting for Climate Change
Assignment 3 (Individual Assignment)
“Learning Reflection”
Weighting: 5% of the total marks for the subject (marked out of 10 in total)
Due Date: To be submitted before Friday, 2 May 2025 , 11.55 p.m.
Word Limit: 500 words; does not include Reference List.
Formatting: Font size 12 pt, Normal margins, 1.5 line spacing, Arial font. First order headings in bold, second order headings in italics.
Referencing: Please see the resources on Academic Integrity on Moodle in the Section “Unit Information” .
Generative AI: Detailed information on the use of Generative AI for purposes of this assessment is provided in a separate section below the assignment. Information on how to appropriately declare the use of material obtained through the use of Generative AI can be found here.
Learning objectives assessed
This assignment is designed to assess your achievement of the following unit learning outcomes:
• Evaluation of the role of accounting in addressing climate change and related issues
Overview Assignment 3:
Unless we start taking immediate accountability for plant and animal species, we will be losing critical parts of Earth’s system. Facing an extinction crisis, there is a prevalent knowledge gap as to how accountability for mitigating climate change and addressing biodiversity loss can be achieved. The aim of this assessment is to reflect on your overall learning when it comes to accounting for climate change and biodiversity, with a specific focus on the integration of Generative AI for deep versus surface learning. The assignment is designed to evaluate the strengths and limitations of Generative AI in designing accounting recommendations focused on mitigating climate change. Through the assignments, students will foster their skills of identifying ethical, technical and professional considerations when integrating AI into accounting work.
Assignment 3: Learning Reflection
“Accounting for Climate Change and Biodiversity through the Use of Generative AI”
Drawing on your in-person learning experience in this unit so far and, in particular, your experience in using Generative AI in Assessment 2, you are asked to reflect on the role of Generative AI in supporting and/or limiting the role accounting can play in mitigating climate change and addressing biodiversity loss.
In this learning reflection, you should address:
• Your experience in using Generative AI for the creation of your recommendations in Assessment 2 from an ethical, technical and working professional perspective.
• How your ideas about accounting’s role in mitigating climate change and addressing biodiversity loss were impacted by the recommendations generated by AI in Assessment 2.
• How the use of Generative AI in Assessment 2 has helped (or not helped) foster your transversal skills as evidenced through the critical reflection required in Assessment 2.
• Your experience of the use of Generative AI in hindering and/or supporting your learning engagement and overall learning journey
Importantly, your learning reflection should go beyond simply describing what you did and what you experienced, it should demonstrate critical thinking, personal insight and a clear understanding of the strengths, limitations and ethical considerations of using Generative AI in professional and academic contexts.
Assignment Submission The above task should be addressed through a learning reflection submitted electronically before Friday, 2 May 2025, 11.55 p.m. via Moodle. The learning reflection should be uploaded in a *.pdf format. Do not include the submission cover page provided by the university, the content of this is covered by the online submission system.
Use of Generative AI
The use of Generative AI tools for this assessment task is strictly restricted to correction of spelling and grammar. As outlined in theAustralian Standards for Editing Practice, editing assistance should be limited to elements such as language and expression (clarity, grammar, spelling), completeness, and consistency. Thus, substantial redrafting of entire paragraphs or larger sections of writing by Generative AI (including digital assistance tools such as Grammarly) would fall outside these limits, as would translation into English of a substantial body of text that has been drafted in another language. The use of Generative AI for this purpose is not permitted. All use of Generative AI needs to be appropriately acknowledged, for guidance seeMonash Learn HQ.
Assessment Criteria
Your work for Assignment 3 will be marked out of 10.
A matrix outlining the assessment criteria for the learning reflection, and how your work will be assessed against these criteria is provided below in Appendix A.