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ASSESSMENT 3 BRIEF
Subject Code and Title MGT301A: Ethics and Sustainability
Assessment Scenario Report
Individual/Group Group and Individual
Length 2000 words (+/ 10%)
Peer review form
Learning Outcomes
a) Identify questions of ethics and sustainability and analyse
how they impact on one’s day-to-day work experience.
b) Apply a range of ethical frameworks and develop a
vocabulary for ethical issues.
c) Demonstrate the ability to apply the various frameworks
that underpin how individuals and organisations make
decisions on complex ethical issues.
d) Analyse the impact of economic, commercial, social and
environmental trends on organisation’s ethical and
sustainability behaviours.
e) Explore specific sustainability tools such as values based
management and stakeholder perspectives.
f) Evaluate the role of the individual as an agent of ethical
and sustainable behaviour in organisations.
Submission
Due by 11:55pm AEST/AEDT Sunday of module 6.1 (week 11)
For Intensive (6 week) class by 11:55pm AEST/AEDT Sunday of
Module 6.1 (Week 6)
Weighting 30%
Total Marks 100 marks
Context
This assessment allows students to develop writing skills in ethics and sustainability scenarios and to
explore the ways in which stakeholder theory and values management can be used by organisations,
as tools in addressing economic, commercial, social and environmental problems.
Instructions
Group task
You will be allocated to a group of three students who, in module 5.1 (week 9) and module
5.2 (week 10) will prepare a short written scenario that describes one ethical or sustainability issue
facing an organisation of your choice. A framework for writing the scenario will be provided in class,
and available later as an online resource in Blackboard.
Individual task
You will then use the group scenario to prepare an individual report.
The scenario report will take the form of a business case, made to the senior management of
the organisation, recommending how the issue should be dealt with. The report will employ
either stakeholder theory or values management as an analytical tool.
• Structure
1. Executive summary (100 words)
2. Introduction (100 words)
3. Summary of scenario (200 words)
4. Description of theory used for analysis (stakeholder theory OR values management) (400
words)
5. Analysis (750 words)
6. Identification of 3 alternative solutions (250 words)
7. Recommendations (100 words)
8. Conclusion (100 words)
9. Reference list (excluded from word count)
This assessment task should include appropriate academic referencing and a reference list following
APA 6th edition style of referencing. Please see the Academic Skills page on Blackboard for
information on referencing in APA 6th: https:
laureate-
au.blackboard.com/webapps
lackboard/content/listContent.jsp?course_id=_20163_1&content_id
=_2498849_1
Peer review
Each member of the group will review the contribution of other group members, to the task, using
the Peer Review Form. You can find this form in the co
esponding Assessment folder in Blackboard.
The Peer Review Form focuses on the ways each group member behaves, in relation to ethics,
throughout the activity. You will have to use one Peer Review Form, per group member, and
collate these in a single document for submission. Your mark for this assessment will be based,
equally, on the review provided by your peers.
Scenario report
The Learning Ru
ic is your guide to how your assessment will be marked. Please be sure to
check this ru
ic very carefully before submission.
Submission Instructions
Submit the Individual Scenario Report and Peer Review Form by 11:55pm AEST/AEDT Sunday of
module 6.1 (week 11) ) & For Intensive (6 week) class by 11:55pm AEST/AEDT Sunday of Module
6.1 (Week 6) via the Assessment link in the main navigation menu in MGT301A: Ethics and
Sustainability. The learning facilitator will provide feedback via the Grade Centre in the LMS portal.
Feedback can be viewed in My Grades.
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Learning Ru
ic: Assessment 3- Scenario Report
Assessment Fail (Unacceptable)
Pass Credit Distinction High Distinction
(Functional) (Proficient) 65-74% (Advanced) (Exceptional)
Attributes 049% 50-64% XXXXXXXXXX% 85-100%
Knowledge and Report does not address Report addresses the Report addresses most Report addresses the full Report addresses the full
Understanding as the question, basic components of the components of the components of the components of the
reflected in research demonstrates limited question, demonstrates question, demonstrates a question, demonstrates a question, demonstrates a
and analysis. understanding of the only a cursory good understanding of the very good understanding comprehensive
topic with limited/no understanding of the topic and develops most of the topic and develops understanding of the
developed aspects of topic and develops the aspects of the task. all aspects of the task. topic and develops
the task. minimum aspects of the Report t justifies personal Report discriminates thorough and critical task. analysis of the task. 30% Report indicates opinion, by utilising between assertion of
confusion of personal Report indicates some evidence and information personal opinion and Report systematically
opinion and information confusion of personal from independent information and critically
(substantiated by opinion and information research. (substantiated by robust discriminates between
evidence) from the (substantiated by Report shows sufficient evidence) from assertion of personal research/course evidence) from the independent research opinion and information evidence of research or materials. research/course and extended reading. substantiated by robust enquiry. materials. evidence from Report shows little/no Report shows substantial independent research. evidence of research or Report shows basic evidence of research or
enquiry. evidence of research or enquiry. Report shows exceptional
enquiry. evidence of research or
enquiry and indicates
serious contemplation of
sources and extended
reading.
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Identification of Requires a clearer Alternative solutions and Alternative solutions and Alternative solutions and Alternative solutions and
solutions and identification of recommendations have recommendations have recommendations have recommendations have
recommendations alternative solutions and been identified. A basic been proficiently been effectively identified. been skilfully identified.
recommendations. standard of justification is identified. A discerning and critical An expert standard of
30% Requires justification, inconsistently based on a A good standard of standard of justification justification based on
based on analysis of satisfactory level of justification, based on a based on in-depth critical, in-depth analysis,
theoretical frameworks analysis and superficially good level of analysis, and analysis, and well and supported by
and academic resources, supported by evidence partially supported by supported by evidence to evidence thoroughly, to
as applied to the to address the evidence to address the address the organisation’s address the organisation’s
organisation’s context organisation’s organisation’s ethical/sustainability ethical/sustainability
and ethical/sustainability ethical/sustainability issue. issue. issue.
ethical/sustainability issue.
issue.
Structure and Flow of Report does not present Report presents Report presents Report presents Report presents
Ideas information and information and evidence information and evidence information and evidence information and evidence
evidence adequately. sufficiently, however clearly and logically. clearly and logically. clearly and logically.
20% requires further logic and
more clarity.
Report lacks logical/clear Report has a good Report has a sufficient Report has a good
structure and flow of structure, with a good flow structure, however flow of structure, with a good
ideas, making it difficult Report has a sufficient of ideas. ideas are a challenge and flow of ideas.
to understand. structure, however flow can be difficult to
of ideas are a challenge Line of reasoning is of a understand. Line of reasoning is of a
Line of reasoning is and can be difficult to good standard and easy to professional standard and
unclear and difficult to understand. follow. Line of reasoning is of an easy to follow.
follow. exceptional standard and
Line of reasoning is easy to follow.
passable, however, can
sometimes be difficult to
follow and requires
clarity.
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Co
ect citation of key
esources and evidence
10%
Demonstrates
inconsistent use of
good quality, credible
and relevant resources
to support and
develop ideas.
Does not use
sufficient sources.
Does not include
co
ect references or in-
text citations; does not
use APA 6th style.
Demonstrates use of
credible and relevant
esources to support
and develop ideas,
however, these are not
always explicit or well-
developed.