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The assignment will test the following skills:
- · Your ability to write a professional report (report writing).
- · Your ability to apply theoretical principles to appropriate situations (case
study analysis and problem solving).
- · Your ability to research a topic independently (research and information
gathering techniques).
Marking Guideline (detailed marking scheme on Rubrics):
|
Assessment Areas |
Percentage |
|
For report writing, including academic/professional writing style, logical reasoning, analysis and consistency with conclusions. |
20% |
|
For the content, including the research undertaken |
80% |
|
100% |
You are reminded of the University’s rules on plagiarism and referencing, which are contained in your handbook.
A virus checked electronic copy of the assignment must be submitted to the Turnitin submission point on Student Central. Note that all work is handed in via e-submission i.e. no hard copies are to be submitted. You can submit more than once before the deadline which allows you to check the originality report. All information about e- submission are available in your handbook.
The individual assignments must be submitted individually by student name.
You are reminded that in accordance with university policy, work submitted within two weeks after the submission deadline may result in the mark awarded being capped.
All marks and results are provisional and subject to confirmation by the relevant examination board.
The Individual Report Requirement:
The individual report should consist of 1,000 ± 10% words, including references. You will not get deductions on marks if your word count exceeds this guided word limit. The references are encouraged to include the followings: academic journal articles, books, professional magazines, financial press, and online original articles.
Draw on our study on “Making Decisions in Business Ethics” (Lecture 4), write a business case study report (1) to analyse at least one of the individual factors and at least one of the situational factors, which played important roles in the ethical decision making process, in the context of this case; and (2) to illustrate, if the focus of the situational factor(s) have been changed, how they would result in different decisions.
The case chosen should reflect at least ONE context, among the following areas which have been studied from Lecture 5 to 8: (1) shareholders and Business Ethics (hereafter as BE), (2) employees and BE, (3) consumers and BE, (4) suppliers, competitors and BE, (5) government, regulation and BE, (6) Civil Society and BE. Your arguments and analysis should be supported by theoretical and empirical findings and cite properly. It is strongly suggested to use the seminar readings and discussion activities to guide your analysis and writing.
Structural Requirement for the Individual Report:
The Individual Report should follow the structure as below:
1. Introduction [Brief the case and the context of it and highlight what decision(s) have been made.]
2. Individual Factor [What individual factor(s) you would like to analyse, which you consider play important roles in the decision making process of this case? Support your arguments and analysis with theoretical and empirical evidences and cite properly.]
3. Situational Factor [What situational factor(s) you would like to analyse, which you consider play important roles in the decision making process of this case? Support your arguments and analysis with theoretical and empirical evidences and cite properly.]
4. The Differences [Illustrate, if the focus of the situational factor(s) have been changed, how they would result in different decisions.]
5. Conclusions [Summarise the case and highlight your understanding on the ethical decision making process.]
6. References