ASSESSMENT GUIDE MGMT5050 Professional Skills and Ethics Term 1, 2022 MGMT 5050 – T1 2022 1 Assessment Summary Assessment task Weighting Due Date* Learning Outcomes Assessment 1: Individual Organisational Memo 15% Week 3: 1pm (AEST) Friday March 4 CLO 1,2,3 Assessment 2: Ethical Decision Making Report 30% Week 7: 1pm (AEST) Friday April 1 CLO 2,3 Assessment 3: Reflections Scheduled during exam period. Complete weekly wikis Video reflection with transcript 45% 20% 25% Week 11 1pm (AEST) Friday April 29 Complete by each Monday the week after class by 5pm Week 11 1pm (AEST) Friday April 29 CLO 1,4,5,6 CLO4,6 CLO 4,5,6 Assessment 4: Active and Engaged Participation Attend class and participate in activities 10% Weekly during class being active and engaged CLO 4,6 *
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the time and date converter. Course Learning Outcomes (CLO) 1. Recognise the interconnectedness of the economic, political, ecological and social spheres of human activity (PLO5, PLO6) 2. Apply ethical and sustainability frameworks to contemporary business problems (PLO5) 3. Understand how the business world can contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (PLO5, PLO6) 4. Critically reflect on your own values, practices and role as a potential agent of positive change. (PLO7) 5. Identify the key features of corporate social and environmental responsibility (PLO5) 6. Develop skills relevant for responsible business professionalism (PLO3, PLO6, PLO5, PLO7) MGMT 5050 – T1 2022 2 Assessment Details Icon legend Due Date Weighting Format Length/Duration Submission Turnitin Turnitin is an originality checking and plagiarism prevention tool that enables checking of submitted written work for improper citation or misappropriated content. Each Turnitin assignment is checked against other students’ work, the Internet and key resources selected by your Course Coordinator. If you are instructed to submit your assessment via Turnitin, you will find the link to the submission in your Moodle course site. You can find out more information in the Turnitin information site for students. Late Submissions If you submit your assessment after the due date, you will incur a penalty of 10% of the assessment mark per day that the submission is late. No submissions will be accepted after 5 business days from the due date. You can read more in the UNSW Assessment Implementation Procedure. Extensions You are expected to manage your time to meet assessment due dates. Extensions will only be granted for students who have been awarded special consideration. No extensions will be granted for weekly wikis or class participation. Special Consideration Special consideration is the process for assessing the impact of short-term events beyond your control (exceptional circumstances), on your performance in a specific assessment task. Circumstances beyond your control are exceptional circumstances or situations that may: Prevent you from completing a course requirement, Stop you from submitting an assessment, Significantly affect your assessment performance. Available here is a list of circumstances that may be beyond your control. This is only a list of examples, and your exact circumstances may not be listed. You can find more detail and the application form on the Special Consideration. You can apply for special consideration via the special consideration portal on myUNSW (My Student Profile > Special Consideration MGMT 5050 – T1 2022 3 Assessment 1: Individual Organisational Memo Week 3, 1pm(AEST) Friday March 4, 2022. 15% Written office memo 750 words +/-10% plus reference list Via Turnitin Description of assessment task In business you will often have ideas that you would like the managers including CEO to undertake. The Individual Organisational Memo is an internal professional document that you would give to your manager to progress an idea. In this instance as a student in MGMT 5050 you have started to consider how important Sustainable Development Goals will be for organisations. For this assignment you are a recent employee at ALDI. ALDI has committed to sustainability. As a recent new hire you have read about their commitment to sustainability but noticed just how much single use plastic is on their packaging. You mentioned this concern to your manager, and they suggested that as you are studying, you should write your ideas for change in an organisational memo. Your manager will then table it at the next Senior Management Meeting. This is your opportunity to shine and perhaps get a promotion too. It would be great for your career as this will ‘set you apart’ from the other graduates. Use materials from weeks 1 and 2 in THIS COURSE and ensure you make links to the Sustainable Development Goals. You are not required to undertake research on this organisation, instead it is your opportunity to demonstrate your understanding of the first 2 weeks of class. The source document about Aldi stores and their drive to sustainability is available through the course. The marking rubric will be available in week 2. A template to help you with the layout of your memo will also be provided. You can use it or create your own memo document. Format requirements Submission must be made in a word based document . 12 point font, Ariel or Times New Roman Harvard referenced 1.5 or double line spaced Double return between paragraphs Left justified Min 2.5 cm margins Must be uploaded in a word document MGMT 5050 – T1 2022 4 Submission instructions Submission must be made via the Turnitin submission link under the Assessments Hub. Supporting resources and links Writing and academic support We recognise you may want assistance with your writing. In MGMT5050 we offer access to Smarthinking within the course as part of this first assignment. It is the official online writing support service for UNSW, which is aimed at providing detailed and personalised evaluation and feedback of your written work. It is accessible online 24/7 from anywhere and it provides both real-time and on-demand support. You can access this additional help through assessment help on the Moodle page. Academic support: If you need additional help with writing, referencing, speaking or presenting, the Business School offers individual consultations, online academic writing and communication modules, communication workshops, and additional online resources. Click on the link below to read more about what is available to you. Read more about academic support You can also book a business consult: https://www.unsw.edu.au/business/student-life/study-support/learning-support-tools/individual-consultations Or the university also offers help via: https://www.student.unsw.edu.au/individual-consultations-academic-support Assessment 2: Individual Ethical Decision Making Report Week 7, 1pm(AEST) Friday April 1, 2022. 30% Written report, based on a case study 1700 words +/- 10%, excluding reference list Via Turnitin Description of assessment task In this assessment you will apply the tools and concepts you have developed over the first half of the course to analyse a business case through the use of the seven step decision making model. In order to do this, you will also have to apply at least one ethical framework and incorporate an understanding for stakeholders. Consider the case: Analyse according to the seven step model what was done (you need to consider what they did well and what could be done better) You will be required to undertake research on this case, finding at least 3 additional papers to support your work using available resources through the UNSW Library catalogues, databases and collections, or other appropriate sources. Please use the following Journals: MGMT 5050 – T1 2022 5 Academy of Management Journal Academy of Management Learning and Education Academy of Management Perspectives Academy of Management Review Business Communication Quarterly Business Horizons Cross Cultural Management Employee Relations Group & Organization Management Journal of Business Communication Journal of Management Education Journal of Management Information Systems Organization Science Organizational Dynamics You can also use any materials provided by the course. Format requirements Submission must be made in a word based document . 12 point font, Ariel or Times New Roman Harvard referenced 1.5 or double line spaced Double return between paragraphs Left justified Min 2.5 cm margins Must be uploaded in a word document Submission instructions Submission must be made via the Turnitin submission link under the Assessments Hub. Supporting resources and links Writing and academic support Smarthinking is the official online writing support service for UNSW, which is aimed at providing detailed and personalised evaluation and feedback of your written work. It is accessible online 24/7 from anywhere and it provides both real-time and on-demand support. For assignment 2, Click on the link below to access the service. As this is provided outside of the course. Access Smarthinking Academic support: If you need additional help with writing, referencing, speaking or presenting, the Business School offers individual consultations, online academic writing and communication modules, communication workshops, and additional online resources. Click on the link below to read more about what is available to you. Read more about academic support You can also book a business consult: https://www.unsw.edu.au/business/student-life/study-support/learning-support-tools/individual-consultations Or the university also offers help via: https://www.student.unsw.edu.au/individual-consultations-academic-support MGMT 5050 – T1 2022 6 Assessment 3: Part A and B Part A Weekly Wiki Weekly by 5pm Monday following class and a full copy submitted week 11, 1pm (AEST) Monday April 25, 2022. 20% Weekly wiki entry 150 words weekly +/- 10% weekly final submission maximum 1650 words. Weekly Via individual wiki on Moodle, then collated and submitted via Turnitin week 11 Description of assessment task Reflective learning supports the development and application of skills. The weekly wiki is designed to support you to reflect upon the learning as you complete it each week. Like a personal journal, the best value is to do this in real time. The wiki task is designed for you to reflect upon what you have experienced each week of the course, and how you have changed. It also requires you to consider your learning and how you have been impacted. On the basis that education should be transformative, we want to hear about your ability to self reflect. The wiki is done weekly and at the end of week 10 you then collate it into a word document and submit it through Turnitin for a final grade. Part 1 each week answer the wiki reflective question in 150 words +/-10% in your personal wiki on moodle. You should use course materials to support your assertions. After week two your tutor will give you indicative feedback to provide the best opportunity to improve. Part 2 Upload a full copy of your weekly wiki entries to Turnitin these will be graded via Turnitin rubric. Submission instructions Your weekly wiki pages are in your tutors’ online class space. The Turnitin link will be available in week 10 after class. This is a once up submission given your wikis must be original work and cannot be altered after the fact. Supporting resources and links In completing your weekly wikis please use course materials only. Your weekly Wikis may also become a source of data/evidence for your final reflection. Part B Video reflection with transcript Week 11, 9.30 am(AEST) Friday April 29, 2022. 25% Video taken without edits or support slides/ materials MGMT 5050 – T1 2022 7 4 minute video +/- 10 Secs Via Moodle assignment for the video and transcript through the Turnitin link Description of assessment task The final assessment task is designed for you to reflect upon the course, and how you have changed. It also requires you to consider your learning and how you have changed as a result of your study. On the basis that education should be transformative, we want to hear about your ability to self reflect. The reflection is submitted in two parts: Part 1 Upload a video with you talking directly to camera. You should be dressed professionally as you might if you were attending an online meeting or interview. This should also extend to your background Part 2 Upload a transcript of what you said in your video to Turnitin. This should be a direct transcript of what you said, not a script. You will need to edit the transcript to insert references showing how your work is informed. Submission instructions The video reflection will be submitted during the exam period. BOTH the video and transcript must be submitted for this assignment to be complete. Submit the video via moodle assignment and the transcript via Turnitin link. The link for the video will be removed at 1.30 PM April 29, late submissions should be through Turnitin with a video link mailed to the course email MGMT5050@unsw.edu.au and your tutor. Supporting resources and links In completing your reflection, you must include some reference to your personal feedback received in assignment 1 and 2 by way of evidence or data. Your weekly Wikis may also become a source of data/evidence. There will be a set reference to guide your reflection. Assessment 4: Active participation Weekly during class. 10% Joining in class discussions and activities Being present, available and answering questions each and every week. Description of assessment task We recognise that being an active learner and participant helps you to be more successful. Coming to class and engaging with the teacher and your peers is an important part of the Learning in Practice session. Preparation for and as part of the active participation in the overall course you need to engage with your classmates each week. This will provide you with the best foundation to learn in MGMT5050. Each week (including week 1) there are active learning components to prepare. Each week, your Tutor will have synchronous activities which may involve taking part in: activities, small group discussion, short informal presentations to the class, answering questions, class discussion. Simply attending the Learning in Practice Workshops without getting involved in discussion and activities is of little value either to you or your classmates and will result in no or a minimal participation mark. MGMT 5050 – T1 2022 8 Supporting resources and links Each week ensure you have undertaken your H5P activities and attend class ready to do class activities and discussions ideally with a microphone at least. A chat box is available for those without a webcam or microphone.
