Management and Theories

WhatamIrequiredtodointhisassignment? WriteaformalreportdemonstrateyourunderstandingandapplicationofasustainableapproachtoBusinessManagement,including strategicplanningandCSRchallenges.Additionally,writeareflectivereportwithanupdateonyourkeyskillslearningintheUnit evidencedbyentriesinyouronlinejournal. Writeaformalreport,withheadings,usingyourreading,research,learningandjournalcontentasastartingpoint. Wesuggestwritingthereportintwoparts: Part1(approx.2,400words) Part1willinclude: Introduction/summaryoftheassignmentbriefandtask Explanationofasustainableapproachtobusinessstrategyandmanagementevidencebyexamplesofstrategiesthatbusinesses usetooperateinanethicalandsustainableway ToevidenceandanalysethedifferentapproachestoCSRofMicro,SMEandCorporateBusiness,aretheirapproachessimilar?Are theredifferencesandhowcanyoumeasuresuccessintheirCSRstrategies? Evidenceofresearchandreadingbeyondtopicareasdiscussedinclass ReferenceList SubmissionDeadlineMarksandFeedback Before10amon: Clickortaptoenteradate. 20workingdaysafterdeadline(L4,5and7) 15workingdaysafterdeadline(L6) 10workingdaysafterdeadline(blockdelivery) Clickortaptoenteradate. Unittitle&codeBBS003-1FoundationsofBusinessCommunication AssignmentnumberandtitleIndividualReportandReflection AssessmenttypeWR-I Weightingofassessment60% Sizeorlengthofassessment3,600words Unitlearningoutcomes 1.DemonstrateunderstandingofthedifferentmanagementtheoriesandthebasicsofMacro andmicro-economics,includingthedecisionmakingprocessandstrategicmanagement approachesthatdriveorganisationsperformance 2.Workwithothers,developyourpersonalandprofessionalskillsanddemonstrateyour abilityofself-managementandlearningandbeabletousetheseskillsforanalysing particularenvironments,and/oruniquesituationsinwhichbusinessesareactive. 2 Format: UsingBusinessReportStylewrittenbasedonyourresearchfindingsin3rdperson PLEASEINSERTABLANKPAGEBETWEENPART1andPART2 Part2:ReflectiveReportonKeySkillsDevelopment(approx.1,200words) YourpersonalreflectionisbasedonyourlearningexperiencefromWeek6,documentedbyyourjournalentriesinBREOwhichwillform partofthisassessment.Therefore,journalentriesaddedonaregularbasisarerequiredtoevidencehowyouhavedevelopedandusedkey skillsintheinitiallearningintheunitandintheanalysisofthebusinesscaseforthisassignment.Thiscanbeachievedbycompletingjournal entriesonyourself-assessmentanalysis,VARK,Belbinandallpersonaldevelopmentactivitiesthatlinktokeyemployabilityskills. Inthereflectivereportyoumayexplorekeyskilldevelopmentinalloranyofthefollowingareas: Communication(bothverbalandwrittenevidencedbyclassroomdiscussion,presentationsandreportwriting) Numeracy(evidencedbyexamplesofuseofdataandstatisticsinyourseminaractivitiesandthissubmission) ICT(evidencedusingMicrosoftOfficeprogramsduringtheunit) ProblemSolving(evidencedbyexamplesofanalysisandinformationgathering,duringtheunitandinthesubmissionofthe assignment) WorkingwithOthers(evidencedbyreflectingonyourexperienceworkinginteamsduringtheunit) Thereisanopportunitytoreflectonfeedbackgiveninclass,onyourjournalsandspecificallyonyourfirstassignment.Understanding feedbackandactingonitisakeyelementofyourlearninganddevelopmentatthisearlypartofyouruniversityexperiencewherethe expectationsofindependentlearningareprobablynewtoyouandverychallenging. Feedbackisofferedinavarietyofwaysandnotjustonassignmentssotryandutiliseasmanyopportunitiesasyoucan. FormatoftheReport: Reflectivereportshouldbewrittenaboutyourselfsoin1stperson Alllinkstokeyskillsdevelopmentmustbereferencedintexttoentriesinyourjournal.ForExample: SinceSemesteroneunitlearningIhavecontinuedtodevelopandworkontheseXXXXacademicskills,howtoreadanarticleand paraphrasekeyelementsofit,referenceitcorrectlysothatitcouldbeincludedinaformalsubmission(JNLWeek4(date) YourreportshouldbecorrectlyreferencedinHarvardstylewithreferencesintextandinareferencelistattheendofyourreport. Donotincludeanyelementsthathavebeensubmittedormarkedinprevioussubmissionswithoutcorrectreferencing.Tousechunksofwork previouslysubmittedisconsideredtobeself-plagiarism. WhatdoIneedtodotopass?(ThresholdExpectationsfromUIF) Assessment002 UsingreadingandresearchonCSR,ethicsandsustainability,exploreatleastoneareaofsustainabilityinbusinessesofdifferent sizeslike,micro,SMEandcorporate PresentyourworkinaformalreportwithheadingsusingHarvardstylereferencing Showevidenceofself-reflectionontheassignmenttaskbymakinglinkstoyouronlinejournal HowdoIproducehighqualityworkthatmeritsagoodgrade? WewillbefillingthissectionintogetherinclassonClickortaptoenteradate.makesureyouhavedownloaded/printedoutthe AssignmentBriefandbringittothesessionwithyou. Howdoesassignmentrelatetowhatwearedoinginscheduledsessions? YourassignmenttestsyourapplicationoflearningintheUnit.Indeliveringtheassessmentyouwillundertakeactivities whicharedesignedtodevelopyourskills,whichwillproviderelevantevidenceforyourassignmentsubmission.Youapply 3 yourknowledgeandlearninginwritingaformalbusinessreport.Thelearninginyourlecturesandseminaractivityallinform yourpreparationforwritingtheassignment. Howwillmyassignmentbemarked? Yourassignmentwillbemarkedaccordingtothethresholdexpectationsandthecriteriaonthefollowingpage. Youcanusethemtoevaluateyourownworkandconsideryourgradebeforeyousubmit. 3rdClass40-49%Lower2nd50-59%Upper2nd60-69%1stClass70%+ 10% Introductionandsummary tothebusinesscaseand theassignment CSRconceptsintroducedwith limitedunderstanding demonstratedinthechoice companies/challengesdiscussed Agoodunderstandingofthebusiness caseandtheassignment. Averygoodaccountofthe businesscaseandtheassignment. Anexcellentinsightintothebusiness caseandtheassignment. 40% Evidenceofunderstanding andapplicationofrelevant theoriestocontext,case evaluation Someevidenceofunderstandingof sustainablebusinessmanagement challengeswithgaps. Someevidenceofunderstandingof sustainablebusinessmanagement challenges,includingbusinessethics, sustainabilityandCSRintherangeof businesssize Someevidenceofunderstandingof sustainablebusinessmanagement challenges,includingbusiness ethics,sustainabilityandCSR exploredinallbusinesssizes Anexcellentinsightintothetopicwithall elementsdiscussedacrossthewhole rangeofbusinesssize. 30% ReflectiononLearningin theUnitandduring PracticeWeek. Evidenceofself-assessmentlinked toonlinejournals. Reasonableevidenceofself-assessment andreflectiononlearning. Goodevidenceofself-assessment, reflectiononlearningandpersonal developmentwithreferences includingTuckerman,Kolbs models. Excellentreflectiononlearning.Personal developmentshowingsoundinsight. 10% *OnlineJournalContent andQuality Somecontentonpracticeweek ActivitywithoutreferencestoSelf- Assessment,VARKandBelbin Afairrangeofcontent-intermittent entrieswithreferencestoatleastoneof theself-assessmentexercisesincluding Skillsinventory,VARKandBelbin Goodcontent-wellconstructedand regularentrieswithreferencesto Self-Assessmentexercise,VARK andBelbin Athoroughportfolioofevidenceto supportreflectiveactivity 10% Structure,presentation, referencing,spellingand grammar. Someinconsistenciesin presentationofmaterial.An attemptataformalreportwith headingsandsomeerrorsbothin textandintheReferencessection Someinconsistenciesinpresentationof material.Goodstyle.Satisfactorily expressedbutseveralmistakesin grammarandspelling.Mostreferences arecorrectintext,withappropriatepage numbersandlistedintheReference section. Materialwellorganisedand presented.Goodstyle.Well expressedwithveryfewmistakes ingrammarandspelling.Almostall referencesarecorrect,bothintext andintheReferencesection. Excellentorganisationandpresentation ofmaterial.Excellentstyle.Excellently expressedwithperfectgrammarand spelling.Allreferencesarecorrectly citedbothintextandintheReference section.