Management Assignment

Assessment Information

Subject Code: MAN1000 Subject Name: Introduction to Management Assessment Title: Individual literature review Weighting: 30% Total Marks: 30 Due Date: Week 10 - May 29th (11.50pm through Turnitin)

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Assessment Description

Description: Corporate Social Responsibility in the modern organisation.

Corporate social responsibility is considered to be important to a manager’s job because society expects managers and organisations to behave in socially responsible ways. You are to undertake a literature review discussing the role of corporate social responsibility in the modern organisation. Your literature review should consider the following:

• What is corporate social responsibility? • How do organisations define their social responsibility? • What is the role of management in delivering on an organisation’s corporate social

responsibility? • What are some of the ways an organisation can take up their corporate social responsibility? • What are the arguments for and against organisations being socially responsible?

The literature review requires:

• A thorough research and treatment of the contemporary literature in the topic area. • A range of references that should demonstrate breadth and depth of research. • The incorporation of organisational examples as illustrative evidence. • An ability to utilise the wider literature in constructing the narrative is displayed throughout. • A display of critical evaluation and diagnostic skills in the choice of the data included. • A display of critical evaluation in the choice of the information sources used. • Appropriate and accurate use of the Harvard Referencing System.

You must use a minimum of 15 references:

• Text books: The prescribed text and at least 5 other text books • 5 different academic journal articles • 1 other source of your choice: Blog, newspaper, magazine or other Internet source • No more than 1 reference may be general Internet based sources. • Wikipedia is not to be used and does not count as an academic reference.

Feedback: Comments and a mark will be returned to you within two weeks of submission. Below is the feedback form, which will be used to provide you with your grade and summary feedback.

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Marking Guide for Literature review

Student name: ………………………………..…………………………………………. Assessment Criteria:

Performance

NN PA CR DI HD Not Shown Acceptable Good Very Good Excellent

Introduction /1 mark

The introduction includes the following: • An introductory sentence or two related

directly to the question. • A definition or explanation of a key

term, cited from your discipline. • A clear statement of the focus of the

essay or the position being argued, your opinion statement.

Content /10 marks

The student has: • Interpreted the instruction/question

properly • Clearly addressed the topic with

appropriate elaboration of relevant sub- topics

• Demonstrated an understanding of necessary concepts/perspectives/theories

• Has identified sufficient and appropriate material from relevant and credible sources to effectively support the key points

Theory and Analysis /5 marks

The student has: • Incorporated and applied appropriate theory

throughout • Key academic perspectives/views used to

develop arguments • Quality of the discussion which is supported

by theory • Compared and contrasted the views of

different authors as part of their analysis

Conclusion /1 mark

The student has included in the conclusion: • A brief summary of the main ideas presented

in the essay. • Confirmation of the opinion included in the

introduction. • Final evaluative comments on the relative

importance of the arguments.

Research and Referencing /10 marks

The student has: • Presented ideas and assertions that are

substantiated through use of high quality reference material

• Provided in-text referencing • Applied the Harvard Referencing style

using the correct technique • Used a minimum of 15 academic

references, including textbooks and journal articles

• Appropriately presented and formatted the Reference List in alphabetical order.

Report Presentation /3 marks

The student has: • Identified the key essay elements (i.e.

introduction, body, conclusion) • Given each section/paragraph a clear

focus and line of thought • Provided a writing style that is appropriate

to the task. • Used writing that is fluent and

grammatically correct, with appropriate punctuation.

• No spelling or typing errors and given due regard to the rules of capitalization and abbreviation etc.

Total available marks – 30 Total grade/mark obtained: /30

Comments: Overall Grade: NN, PA, CR, DI, HD

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