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HOLMES INSTITUTE
FACULTY OF
HIGHER EDUCATION
HC2121 Comparative Business Ethics & Social Responsibility – Individual Assignment V02
Assessment Details and Submission Guidelines
Trimester T2 2019
Unit Code HC2121
Unit Title Comparative Business Ethics & Social Responsibility
Assessment Type Individual
Assessment Title Individual Essay
Purpose of the
assessment (with ULO
Mapping)
Students able to:
1. Distinguish the difference between personal and business ethics in organisation
2. Ability to identify stakeholders role in business ethics, define social responsibility,
explore the role of corporate governance in structuring ethics and social responsibility
in business
3. Compare and contrast diverse approaches to ethical decision making
Weight 15 % of the total assessments
Total Marks Assessment will be marked out 50, then it will be converted to 15%
Word limit Not more than 1,500 words
Due Date XXXXXXXXXXWeek 6 (Sunday 1st September 2019, 5PM) – Regular Mode;
Sunday, 11th of August XXXXXXXXXX, 5PM – Block mode (week 1- Week 5 + 12)
Sunday, 15th of September 2019, 5PM – Block mode (Week 6- Week 11)
Submission
Guidelines
• All work must be submitted on Blackboard by the due date along with a completed
Assignment Cover Page.
• The assignment must be in MS Word format, no spacing, 12-pt Arial font and 2 cm
margins on all four sides of your page with appropriate section headings and page
numbers.
• Reference sources must be cited in the text of the report, and listed appropriately
at the end in a reference list using Harvard referencing style.
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Assignment 1 Specifications
Task:
Choose a recent news/media article that has been published within the last 3 months that concerns a
usiness ethics issue/s within Australia only and answer the following questions using an essay style
format:
Instructions:
1. Introduction and conclusion
• Your introduction should be a short summary of the article and your plan for answering
the questions.
• Your conclusion should be a concise statement that is consistent with your introduction
2. The outline and summary should show that you understand issues raised from an ethical
Perspective Outline/summary of arguments demonstrates clear understanding of relevance to
ethics not just personal ethics and legal ramifications (if applicable)
3. Demonstrate own decision making/judgement processes in relation to the ethical issue
demonstrating of how individual ethical judgements are made and how they may vary.
4. Provide an outline of relevant ethical moral philosophies demonstrates an understanding of
the ethical moral philosophies discussed in class and can apply philosophy to
actions/consequences.
5. A minimum of 10 reference lists from reputable sources are required. For example, journal
article, business magazines and textbook.
6. Attached a copy of your selected article as an appendix of your essay.
Use of academic writing and referencing including attention to spelling, grammar and punctuation.
Adherence to the Harvard style guide as listed in the Holmes academic course guide must be used
(both in text and reference list)
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Marking criteria
TARGET
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ACCEPTABLE
HIGH XXXXXXXXXXLOW
7-8 XXXXXXXXXX6
UNACCEPTABLE
4-5
Content _____ out of
10 points
Interesting content
and presentation;
ideas well
conceived and
developed with
sufficient
examples.
Some interesting
content; points not
sustained or not fully
developed.
Conventional ideas
or clichés; little
supporting detail
included.
Cursory; gives the
impression of writing
just to complete the
assignment.
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Analysis _____ out of
10 points
Essay shows a
esourceful and
imaginative
analysis using
ideas and
principles
eyond those
introduced in the
module
Shows evidence of
analysis using ideas
and principles
introduced in the
module
The essay is largely
descriptive with
some discussion
using ideas and
principles
introduced in the
module
Essay is generally
descriptive and
uncritical. Some
inaccuracy in the
material
Structure, Logic
and Transitions
_____ out of
5 points
Logical
progression of
ideas with well-
executed
transitions.
Logical progression of
ideas but often lacks
transitions.
Gaps in logic or no
transitions.
Disorganized;
appears to have
een written as
thoughts occu
ed to
the writer.
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Grammatical
Accuracy
_____ out of
5 points
Appropriate level
of complexity in
syntax with very
few e
ors, if any.
Confined to simpler
sentences or
structures with very
few e
ors OR shows
variety and complexity
in syntax with e
ors
that do not affect
comprehensibility.
E
ors frequently
affect
comprehensibility, or
very basic types of
e
ors (subject-ve
agreement; noun-
adjective agreement,
etc.)
Message is largely
incomprehensible
due to inaccurate
grammar, which
alters or obscures it,
OR reader must
know English to
comprehend much of
the message.
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Vocabulary/
Word Choice
_____ out of
5 points
Uses sufficient,
appropriate, and
varied vocabulary;
English influence
not apparent; rich
variety of idioms;
no literal
translation from
English.
Usually uses
appropriate vocabulary
with some variety;
some e
ors in usage
that do not affect the
message; occasional
appropriate use of
Spanish idioms.
Often uses
inappropriate, or non-
specific vocabulary;
lack of variety in word
choice; avoids use of
idioms; English-
influenced word
choice.
Uses only
elementary
vocabulary; creates
non-existent words
from English OR
uses words in
English; translates
English idioms
ve
atim.
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Punctuation,
Spelling, and
Presentation
_____ out of
5 points
Co
ect spelling
(including accents)
and punctuation;
neatly typed with
co
ect format as
specified (MLA).
Occasional
mechanical e
ors.
Frequent mechanical
e
ors.
English spelling and
punctuation: no
accents; mechanical
e
ors in most
sentences.
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Reading and
Referencing
_____ out of
10 points
Essay fully
supported by
eference to
elevant up to date
material. Accurate
Clear evidence of wide
and relevant reading.
Accurate use of
Harvard referencing
technique
Effective use of key
eading. Accurate
use of Harvard
eferencing system
Some use of very
limited reading,
although fairly
superficial.
Inaccurate use of
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use of Harvard
eferencing
technique.
Harvard referencing
system
Total _____ out of
50 points
Final Weight _____ out of
15 points
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