introduction to management hw
diwakar bohara
assessment_1_guide.pptxAssessment 1
Assessment Type: individual assessment
1500 – 2000 word report - Not includes a cover page, reference, appendix
How many pages? Guide only : 5-6 pages (not includes a cover page and reference)
* Around 250 to 300 words in each page
Purpose
Purpose: This assessment is designed to allow students to develop research and analytical skills, applied to understanding the role of managers and their impact on organisations.
Your report purpose shouldn’t be the purpose of assessment 1 of lecturer.
Value and Due Date
Value: 15%
Due Date:
Week 5 – 5:00 pm Friday of week 5, 15 April 2016.
Submission
Submission: Upload a soft copy – Word .doc or .docx to Moodle.
Turnitin - Similarity Report
What % is acceptable?
Turnitin - Similarity Report
Guide only - NOT more than 10%
* Similarity percentage is not same as a percentage of the assessment has been plagiarised
KOI plagiarism Guide
L1 - Level 1 Minor Academic Misconduct (if say less than 10% of the assessment has plagiarism) – this would justify a few nominal marks deduction for the question
L2 - Level 2 Moderate Academic Misconduct (if say between 10% and 25% of the assessment has plagiarism) – this would justify more marks deducted for the question
KOI plagiarism Guide
DANGEROUS Level
L3 - Level 3 Major Academic Misconduct (if say more than 25% of the assessment has been plagiarised) – this would justify a zero mark for the question
Inappropriate paraphrasing –
Changing a few words and phrases while mostly retaining the original structure and/or progression of ideas of the original, and information without acknowledgement.
Collusion-
Paying another person to perform an academic task and passing it off as your own
Examples of plagiarism -
Inappropriate citation -
Citing sources which have not been read, without acknowledging the 'secondary' source from which knowledge of them has been obtained.
Self-plagiarism’ occurs where an author republishes their own previously written work and presents it as new findings without referencing the earlier work, either in its entirety or partially.
Examples of plagiarism
Two Companies
Westpac Bank VS Cochlear
http://www.westpac.com.au/
http://www.cochlear.com/wps/wcm/connect/intl/home
Compare & Contrast
The purpose of a compare and contrast essay is to analyse the differences and/or the similarities of two distinct subjects
Compare and Contrast
Example - differences and similarities of Apples and Oranges
Q1. A vision or mission statement
A mission statement is a statement of the purpose of a company, organization or person; its reason for existing; a written declaration of an organization's core purpose and focus that normally remains unchanged over time
Q2. Values of the organisation
Values are the core of an organisation's being, they help to distinguish an organisation from others.
They underpin policies, objectives, procedures and strategies because they provide an anchor and a reference point for all things that happen.
Example
Q3. Corporate Social Responsibility/Sustainability
Corporate social responsibility is the term used to describe the way that a business takes into account the financial, environmental and social impacts of decisions and actions it is involved in
3. Corporate Social Responsibility/Sustainability
4. Stakeholders mentioned in their corporate statements
Stakeholders can affect or be affected by the organization's actions, objectives and policies.
Some examples of key stakeholders are creditors, directors, employees, government (and its agencies), owners (shareholders), suppliers, unions, and the community from which the business draws its resources
4. Stakeholders mentioned in their corporate statements
Example
Must include an analysis of these statements
SMART
Believable and Add Value
SMART test for objectives and goals.
Specific,
Measurable,
Achievable,
Realistic
Timely
SMART
Specific – target a specific area for improvement.
Measurable – quantify or at least suggest an indicator of progress.
Assignable – specify who will do it.
Achievable , Appropriate, Agreed
SMART
Realistic – state what results can realistically be achieved, given available resources.
Result-based, Resourced
Time-related – specify when the result(s) can be achieved
Believable” and Add value
to have confidence in the truth, the existence, or the reliability of something, although without absolute proof. ( *believable or not believable , you may research the history of the companies’ achievements in the area)
Research requirements
Students are to support their analysis and conclusions with the text and a minimum of 3 recent and relevant academic journal articles
Presentation - Structure
Title page,
Executive summary,
Table of contents,
Suitable headings and subheadings,
Conclusions,
Reference list (Harvard – Anglia style)
Presentation -
Typed using 12 pt Times New Roman or 11 pt Calibri fonts.
Single line spacing,
Marking Guide
Analysis 30%
Research – extent and application 30%
Recommendations/conclusions 20%
Presentation 20%
This mark will be scaled to a mark out of 15
