Governance and Business Ethics

Unit Semester 1 , 2019 MGT3001 Governance and Business Ethics

Assessment Type Report

Assessment Number 2

Assessment Name Individual Case Study

Unit Learning Outcomes

Assessed

LO 3: Evaluate ethical dilemmas in the global

environment based on the knowledge of diverse

cultural and philosophical traditions that influence behavior.

LO 4: Reflect on theory and practice to develop and justify solutions for complex management problems relating to ethics and social responsibility.

Alignment with Unit and

Course

Unit Learning Outcome Graduate

Attributes Assessed

ULO 3: Evaluate ethical dilemmas in the global GA 1: Communication

environment based on the knowledge of diverse GA 2: Collaboration

cultural and philosophical traditions that influence GA 3: Research

behavior. GA 4: Critical Thinking

ULO 4: Reflect on theory and practice to develop and GA 5: Flexibility justify solutions for complex management problems

relating to ethics and social responsibility

Due Date and Time Week 11

Word Count: 2OOO

Weighting

25%

Submission In Turnitin

Assessment Description  Assessment 2 will familiarize students with current local, national

or global ethical issue.

 You will work individually to prepare a report on a case study,

which must be agreed to by the lecturer by week 7.

 Each student will chose a case study related to any current issue

affecting at the local, national or global scale.

 The case study must not be from the text book.

 Report Structure must include:

 Title Page

 1-pageExecutive summary

 Table of contents

 Introduction-

History/background: What is the issue at hand?

Where is the issue prevalent? Why is it important?

 A brief history of the organization

 Discussion of the case

 Your Argument

 Ethical Decision Making Approaches & Theories

o Explain which ethical decision making approaches

and theories your relied upon to reach your

conclusions and why.

 Summary/Conclusion

o Restate the importance of the issue

o Paint the picture of the world if your plan is or not implemented

 Reference List

 Appendix (include any supplementary tables or images here)

Research Requirements • Research required supporting discussion and analysis in

report. Sources should be varied and include, but not limited

to, the Textbook, Newspaper articles, Books and Journal

articles.

• A minimum of 10 resources and at least 5 being academic in

nature (journal articles, books, professional periodicals).

• You should also use the EBSCO Databases, accessible through

the Library Moodle page.

Misconduct • This report will be submitted online through Turnitin.

• Copying information from another student or online sources

will not be tolerated.

• All students MUST acknowledge the author of any research

used in the report.

• To avoid being charged with Misconduct, you need to apply

proper Harvard Style Referencing (ask your lecturer if you do

not know what this means).

• Use the library referencing guide accessible via Moodle.

Detailed Submission

Requirements Before submission please ensure that the submitted work satisfies the

following requirements:

• This report will be submitted online through Turnitin via

Moodle;

• The assignment must be typewritten;

• The assignment must follow the Harvard referencing style;

• Word length:2000 words;

• Font/Font size: Times New Roman (preferred) /12, regular;

• Page numbers: yes;

• Line Spacing: 1.5;

• Paragraph Style: Justified.