Business Ethics in the Global Environment
Assessment 1-Comparative analysis
200864 Managing in the Global Environment
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Hello, this podcast is an overview of the first Assessment items you will be required to do for this unit. It is a comparative analysis of two cultures.
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Comparative Analysis
A comparative analysis compares and contrasts two concepts/ideas/things that may be similar although have crucial differences.
You will compare your culture with any other culture of your choice.
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A comparative analysis compares and contrasts two concepts or ideas or things that may be similar although they may have crucial differences.
In this assessment you are going to write an 800-word comparative analysis of your own cultural of origin and any other culture of your choice.
This assessment is due on Saturday, week 5, that is on 6 April 2019 before 11.00 PM.
However, you are required to
ing a draft of your assessment in the tutorial in week four. You will then swap your draft with any of your classmate in your group and get feedback from each other.
This will also help you to learn from each other besides clarifying your doubts the tutor.
If you are not clear about how to complete your comparative analysis or need clarification, please feel free to talk to your tutor or myself.
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How to start your comparative analysis
Become familiar with cultural frameworks such as Hofstede, GLOBE Project, Trompenaars and Fe
aro described in your textbook and resources available at vUWS or online.
Carefully read assessment requirements na
ated at the vUWS and in the learning guide.
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The first this you need to do for this assessment is to read relevant topics in the text book and other resources available at the vUWS site.
Become familiar with cultural frameworks such as Hofstede, GLOBE Project, Trompenaars and Fe
aro described in your textbook and resources available at vUWS or online.
Carefully read assessment requirements na
ated at the vUWS and in the learning guide.
Remember, you should discuss only one dimension of the culture, such as particularism vs universalism of family system or individualism or collectivism.
Then you should understand the marking criteria of the assessment task available at the vUWS and in the learning guide.
Plan your courses of action for submitting the assessment task in time. Prepare your assignment. There are lot of useful resources available at the study smart zone of Western Sydney University li
ary website Study Smart Zone on academic writing.
Be particular about content, presentation and referencing
Clarify any doubt with the tutor
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How to start your comparative analysis
Understand the marking criteria of the assessment task available at the vUWS and in the learning guide.
Make sure that you have addressed the following criteria:
Applies cultural framework
Demonstrates ability to compare and contrast
Demonstrate ability to relate cultural aspects to the global business environment
Clarity and appropriateness of expression
eferencing
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Make sure that you have addressed the following criteria:
- Applies cultural framework
- Demonstrates ability to compare and contrast
- Demonstrate ability to relate cultural aspects to the global business environment
- Clarity and appropriateness of expression
- Referencing
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How to start your comparative analysis
There are five steps you need to follow when writing a comparative analysis:
Step 1: Frame of reference
Step 2: Grounds of comparison
Step 3: Thesis
Step 4: Organisational scheme
Step 5: Linking A & B
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For this assessment you must become similar with cultural frameworks such as Hofstede, GLOBE Project, Trompenaars and Fe
aro described in your textbook and resources available at vUWS or online.
There are five steps you need to follow when writing a comparative analysis:
Step 1: Frame of reference
Step 2: Grounds of comparison
Step 3: Thesis
Step 4: Organisational scheme
Step 5: Linking A & B
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Step 1: Frame of reference
Your frame of reference is the context you place the two cultures you are comparing and contrasting.
It is your um
ella under which you have chosen the cultural dimension.
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Your frame of reference is the context you place the two cultures you are comparing and contrasting.
It is your um
ella under which you have chosen the cultural dimension.
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Step 2: Grounds for comparison
The grounds of comparison is your rationale behind your choice of cultural dimension.
It tells the reader you have made a deliberate and meaningful choice.
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The grounds of comparison is your rationale behind your choice of cultural dimension.
It tells the reader you have made a deliberate and meaningful choice.
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Step 3: Thesis
Your thesis is your argument.
Are the two cultures more similar or more different to each other?
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Your thesis is your argument.
Are the two cultures more similar or more different to each other?
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Step 4: Organisational scheme
There are two basic ways to organise the body of your work:
Text-text, you discuss all of A and then discuss all of B .
Point by point, you alternate points about A with comparable points about B.
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There are two basic ways to organise the body of your work:
Text by text approach where you discuss all of culture A and then discuss all of culture B .
Point by point approach where you alternate points about culture A with comparable points about culture B.
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Step 5: Linking A & B
Your need to link each point in the argument back to the thesis.
Use transitional expressions of comparison and contrast (similarly, moreover, likewise, on the contrary, conversely, on the other hand) and contrastive vocabulary ( southerner /northerner)
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Your need to link each point in the argument back to the thesis.
Use transitional expressions of comparison and contrast. Such as, similarly, moreover, likewise, on the contrary, conversely, on the other hand etc and contrastive vocabulary such as southerner or northerner.
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Before you submit
Add the coversheet available at the WSU website https:
www.westernsydney.edu.au/cu
entstudents/cu
ent_students/forms .
Cite references as per WSU Harvard referencing style. For more details visit https:
li
ary.westernsydney.edu.au/main/sites/default/files/pdf/cite_Harvard.pdf
Review your own presentation for accuracy, and avoid plagiarism.
Submit the task in time.
Please make sure that you keep the receipt generated by the turnitin system.
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Before you submit your assessment task make sure you addressed all criteria in the marking ru
ic.
Also add the coversheet available at the WSU website.
Review your own presentation for accuracy, avoiding plagiarism. Also be careful about self plagiarism.
Submit the task in time.
Please make sure that you keep the receipt generated by the turnitin system.
If for any reason you feel that you will not be able to submit the task in time. Ask for extension.
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