MGT301A-ethics and sustainability

ASSESSMENT 2A & 2B BRIEF Subject Code and Title MGT301A : Ethics and Sustainability Assessment Individual Report Individual/Group Individual Length Part A: 750 words (+/ 10%) Part B: 1000 words (+/ 10%) a) Identify questions of ethics and sus tainability and analyse how they impact on one ’s day -to-day work experience. b) Apply a range of ethical frameworks and develop a vocabulary for ethical issues. b) Demonstrate the ability to apply the various frameworks that underpin how individu als and organisations make decisions on complex ethical issues. c) Analyse the impact of economic, commercial, social and Learning Outcomes environmental trends on an organisation ’s ethical and sustainability behaviours. Part A: Due by 11:55pm AES T/AEDT Sunday of module 3.2 (Week 6) For Intensive (6 week) class by 11:55pm AEST/AEDT Sunday of Module 3.2 (Week 3) Submission Part B: Due by 11:55pm AEST/AEDT Sunday of module 5.1 (Week 9) For Intensive (6 week) class by 11:55pm AEST/AEDT Sunday of Module 5.1 (Week 5) Weighting Part A: 25% Part B: 35% Total Marks 100 marks (each part) MGT301A Assessment 2 Brief 122020 Page 1 of 10 Context This assessment provides you with the opportunity to engage with and apply ethical frameworks to real -world issues. You will select two different organisations of your choice. For each organisation, you are to select an ethical issue they are facing and identify ways of dealing with it. By doing this, yo u will enhance your ability to ethically address the economic, comm ercial, social and environm ental issues you will face in the workplace. You will complete activities in modules 2.2 (week 4) and 4.2 (week 8) that will prepare you for this assessment task and give you examples of the ethical issues you could choose. Instructions In Assessment 2 Part A, you will address the following questions: ➢ What are two different ethical economic, commercial, social , OR environmental issues that must be managed by two different contemporary organisations? ➢ For EACH iissue ide ntify ONE e of the six ethical frameworks that can help infor m you about how to best manage these issues? o Structure: 1. Introduction (75 words) 2. Identification of issue 1 (150 words) 3. Ethical framework for addressing issue 1 and justification of choice ( 150 words) 4. Identification of issue 2 (150 words) 5. Ethical fram ework for addressing issue 2 and justification of choice (150 words) 6. Conclusion (75 words) 7. Reference list (excluded from word count) MGT301A Assessment 2 Brief 122020 Page 2 of 10 In Assessment 2 Part B, you will address the follo wing question: ➢ How does reflecting about the ethical management of these issues inform your thinking about your future workplace behaviour? ❖ How might you change your b ehaviour in the future bas ed on what you have learned about the two ethical frameworks? ❖ How does your professional ethics influence how you might behave? ❖ How might the behaviour of senior management influence your behaviour? ❖ How might corporate governan ce structures influence yo ur behaviour? ❖ How might the culture of the organisation infl uence your behaviour? ❖ How can ethical codes of conduct be used by organisations to create an ethical culture in organisations? o Structure: 1. Introduction (75 words) 2. Sum mary of issues and framewo rks discussed in Part A (150 words) 3. Reflection on your futur e workplace behaviour (700 words) 4. Conclusion (75 words) 5. Reference list (excluded from word count). To complete this assessment, you will need to select two ethical is sues and then undertake library research to identify a relevant ethical framework for e ach issue. You will then explain how these theories can be used to identify different ways in which these issues can be handled ethically. Finally, you will reflect on y our thinking and describe how undertaking this assignment has developed your thinking a bout your future workplace behaviour. Both parts to this assessment task should include appropriate academic referencing and a reference list following APA 6 th edition style of referencing. Ple ase see the Academic Skills page on Blackboard for informatio n on referencing in APA 6 th: https://laureate - au.b lackboard.com/webapps/blackboard/content/listContent.jsp?course_id=_20163_1&co ntent_id=_2498852_1&mode=reset The Learning Rubric (pp. 4 -9) is your guide to how your assessment will be marked. Please be sure to check t his rubric very carefully before sub mission. MGT301A Assessment 2 Brief 122020 Page 3 of 10 Submission Instructions Submit Part A by 11:55pm AEST/AEDT Sunday of M odule 3.2 (W eek 6) & For Intensive (6 week) class by 11:55pm AEST/AEDT Sunday of Module 3.2 (Week 3) via the Assessmen t link in the main navigation menu in MGT301A: Eth ics and Sustainability . The learning facilitator will provide feedback via the Grade Centre in the LMS portal. Feedback can be viewed in My Grades. Submit Part B by 11:55pm AEST/AEDT Sunday of module 5.1 (week 9) & For Intensive (6 week) class by 11:55pm AEST/AEDT Sunday of Module 5.1 (Week 5) via the Assessment link in the main navigation menu in MGT301A: Ethics and Sustainability . The learning facilitator will provide feedback via the Grade Centre in th e LMS portal. Feedback can be viewed in My Grades. MGT301A Assessment 2 Brief 122020 Page 4 of 10 Learning Rubric: Assessment 2 – Part A Assessment Fail (Unacceptable) Pass Credit Distinction High Di stinction (Functional) (Proficient) (Advanced) (Exceptional) Attributes 0-49% 50 -64% 65 -74% 75 -84% 85 -100% Knowledge and Repo rt does not address Report addresses the basic Report addresses most Report addresses the full Report addresses the full Understanding the question, components of t he question, components of the components of the components of the demonstrates limited demonstrates only a cursory question, demonstrates question, demonstrates a question, demonstrates a 35% unders tanding of the understanding of the topic a good under standing of very good understanding comprehensive topic with limited/no and develops the minimum the topic and develops of the topic and develops understanding of the developed aspects of the aspects of the task. most aspects of the task. all as pects of the task. topic and develops task. Report indicates some Report t justifies Repo rt discriminates thorough and critical analysis of the task. confusion of personal personal opinion, b y between assertion of Report indicates Report s ystematically and opinion and information utilising evidence and personal opinion and confusion of personal (substantiated by evidence) information from information critically discriminates opin ion and information from the research/course independe nt research. (substantiated by robust between assertion of (substantiated by materials. evidence) from personal opinion and evidence) from the independent research information research/course and extended reading. substantiated by robust mater ials. evidence from independent research. MGT301A Assessment 2 Brie f 122020 Page 5 of 10 Research and Report shows little/no Report shows some Report shows Report shows su bstantial Report shows exceptional Justification of Ethical evidence of research or evidence of research or sufficient evidence evidence of research or evidence of research or Framework enquiry. enquiry. of research or enquiry. enquiry and indi cates enquiry. serious contemplation of Requires a clearer Appropriate ethical Appropriate ethical 35% Appropriate ethi cal sources and extended identification of frameworks have been frameworks have been reading. Ap propriate appropriate ethical identified, with a basic frameworks have been effectively identified, with ethical frameworks have frameworks an d their justification to address proficiently identified, a critical justification to been skilfully i dentified, justification to address organisation ’s issues. Report with a conscientious address organisation ’s with an expert organisation ’s issu es. shows basic evidence of justification to address issues. justification to address research o r enquiry. organisation ’s issues. organisation ’s is sues. Structure and Flow of Report does not present Report presents informatio n, Report presents Report presents Report is expertly Ideas adequate information, ideas and evidence information, ideas and information and presented; descriptive, ideas or evidence. sufficiently, however these evidence clearly and arguments in a logical concise and informative, 20% Report lacks logical/clear require further logic a nd logically. and clear way, which is exceptionally de veloped structure and flow of clarity. Report has a good well supported by and well suppo rted by evidence. evidence. ideas, making it difficult Report has a sufficient struct ure, with a good to understand. struct ure, however flow of flow of ideas. Report has a very good Report has an excellent Line of reasoning is ideas are a challenge and can Line of reasoning is structure, with a strong structure, wit h a strong, unclear and difficult to be difficult to understand. of a good standard flow of ideas; opinions clear flow of ideas; and ideas are expressed engages and sustains the follow. Line of reasoning is and easy to follow. in a clear and concise audience ’s interest in th e passable, however, can manner with obvious topic and the reader can sometimes be difficult to connection to topic. immediately grasp the follow and requires clarity. Line of r easoning is clear, relevancy. logical and ea sy to Line of reasoning is follow. excellent; demonstrating a clear, logical flow of MGT301A Assessment 2 B rief 122020 Page 6 of 10 ideas and arguments that are easy t o follow. Demonstrates Demonstrates use of Demonstrates use of Demonstrates use o f Demonstrates use of high Correct citation of key incons istent use of good credible and relevant credible and relevant good quality, credible and quality, credibl e and resources and quality, credible and resources to support and resources to support rel evant resources to relevant resources to relevant resour ces to develop ideas, however, and develop ideas. support and develop support and develop evidence support and develop these are not always explicit Shows good evidence of arguments and argu ments and position ideas. or well developed. atte mpts to source statements. statements. Does not use sufficient Uses sufficient sources, informa tion. Shows evidence of wide Shows evidence of wide 10% sources. however can be greatly Includes in -text citations scope for sourcing scope for sou rcing Does not include correct improved. and references from evidence. evidence. 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MGT301A Assessment 2 Brief 12202 0 Page 7 of 10 Learning Rubric: Assessment 2 – Part B Assessment Fail (Unacceptable) Pass Credit Distinction High Distinc tion (Functional) (Proficient) 65 - (Advanced) (Exceptional) Attributes 049% 50 -64% 74% 75 -84% 85 -100% Knowledge and Report does not address Report addresses the Report addresses most Report addresses the full Report addresses the full Understanding the question, basic components of the components of the componen ts of the components of the question, demonstrates limit ed question, demonstrates question, question, demonstrates a demonstrates a 35% understanding of the only a curs ory demonstrates a good very good understanding comprehensive topic with limited/no understanding of the understanding of the of the topic an d develops understanding of the topic developed aspects of the topic and develops the topic and develops all aspects of the task. and develops thorough and task. minimum aspects of the mo st aspects of the Report discriminates critical analysis o f the task. task. task. between assertion of Report systematically and Report indicates Report indica tes some Report justifies personal opinion and critically discriminates conf usion of personal confusion of personal personal opinion, by information between assertion of opinion and information opinion and information utilising evidence and (sub stantiated by robust personal opinion and (substantiated by (substantiated by infor mation from evidence) from information evidence) from th e evidence) from the independent research. independent research and substantiated by robust research/course res earch/course extended reading. evidence from independent materials. materials. research. MGT301A Assessment 2 Brief 1220 20 Page 8 of 10 Reflection Report demonstrates a Report demonstrates a Report adequately Report thoroughly reflect s Report expertly reflects on limited attempt to reflect basic attempt to reflect reflects on the on the application of the applicat ion of acquired 35% on the application of on the application of application of acquired knowledge to knowledge to futu re acquired knowledge to acquired knowledge to acquired knowledge future w orkplace workplace behaviour, future workplace future workplace to future workplace behaviour, including an in - including an in -depth, critical behaviour, with behaviour, however, does behaviour, including a depth reflection on the and meticulous r eflection on no/limited attempt to link not critically reflect on basic reflection on the ethical underlying the ethical underlying acquired knowledge to the ethical unde rlying ethical underlying rationale that could lead rationale that could lead to future workplace rationale that could lead rational e that could to this behaviour. this behaviour. behaviour, or ethical to this behaviour. lead to this behaviour. frameworks. 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Line of reasoning is manner with obvious rea der can immediately grasp connection to topic. the relevancy. passable, however, can Line of reasoning is clear, Line of reasoning is sometimes be difficult to follow and requires logical and easy to follow. exc ellent; demonstrating a clarity. clear, logical flow of ideas and arguments that are easy to follow. MGT 301A Assessment 2 Brief 122020 Page 9 of 10 Demonstrates Demonstrates use of credible and Demonstrates use of Demonstrates use of good Demonstrates use of high Correct citation of inconsistent use of relevant resources to support and cred ible and relevant quality, credible and quality, credible and key resources and good quality, credible develop ideas, however, these are resources to support relevant resources to relevant resource s to evidence and relevant not always explicit or well an d develop ideas. support and develop support and develop resources to support developed. Shows good evidence arguments and arguments and position 10% and develop ideas. of attempts to sou rce statements. statements. Does not use Uses sufficient sources, information. sufficient sources. however can be greatly Shows evidence of wide Shows evidence of wide Does not include improved. Includes in -text scope for sourcing scope for sourci ng evidence. correct references or Attempts to include r eferences or citations and evidence. in- text citations; does in-text citations, however these references from Includes in -text citations Includes in -text citations not use APA 6 th style. are s ometimes insufficient for suitable sources; uses and refer ences from and references from research purposes, or incorrect; APA 6 th style, however suitable sources; uses APA suitable s ources; uses APA uses APA 6 th style, however may may contain minor 6th style, containing 6th style, containing no contain s ome citation or citation or referencing minimal and or no errors. errors. referencing errors. errors. MGT301A Assessment 2 Brief 122020 10 of 10