Cross-Cultural Business Issues assignment

BBA211 Cross Cultural Business Issues Task brief & rubrics

Assignment title: A report into female representation in leadership roles Write a report into the extent to which females occupy senior management roles. You should use appropriate sections to cover the following topics: Background and history Current situation (regions, sectors) Possible causes Possible solutions e.g. political strategies Future scenarios You should use evidence and data to inform on the situation and include some of your own thinking and interpretation based on this evidence, for example when discussing the viability of solutions and the outlook for the future. Formalities:

 Wordcount: 1200 - 1300  Font: Arial 12 pts.  Text alignment: Justified.  The in-text References and the Bibliography must be in Harvard’s citation style.

Submission: Week 8– Via Moodle (Turnitin). 18 July 2021 at 23:59 CEST

Weight: This task is a 60% of your total grade for this subject. It assesses the following learning outcomes:

 Writing in the style of a report  Searching and evaluating suitable sources  Presenting credible evidence  Critical thinking through analysis and interpretation of evidence  Referencing following Harvard conventions (reference list and in text quotation or paraphrasing)

Rubrics

Exceptional 90-100 Good 80-89 Fair 70-79 Marginal fail 60-69 Knowledge &

Understanding (35%)

Student demonstrates excellent understanding of key concepts and uses vocabulary in an entirely appropriate manner.

Student demonstrates good understanding of the task and mentions some relevant concepts and demonstrates use of the relevant vocabulary.

Student understands the task and provides minimum theory and/or some use of vocabulary.

Student understands the task and attempts to answer the question but does not mention key concepts or uses minimum amount of relevant vocabulary.

Critical Thinking (35%)

Student critically assesses in excellent ways, drawing outstanding conclusions from relevant authors.

Student critically assesses in good ways, drawing conclusions from relevant authors and references.

Student provides some insights but stays on the surface of the topic. References may not be relevant.

Student makes little or none critical thinking insights, does not quote appropriate authors, and does not provide valid sources.

Communication (30%)

Student communicates their ideas extremely clearly and concisely, respecting word count, grammar and spellcheck

Student communicates their ideas clearly and concisely, respecting word count, grammar and spellcheck

Student communicates their ideas with some clarity and concision. It may be slightly over or under the wordcount limit. Some misspelling errors may be evident.

Student communicates their ideas in a somewhat unclear and unconcise way. Does not reach or does exceed wordcount excessively and misspelling errors are evident.