Individual Referral Assessment Specification
Assessment Title
Coursework Report
Module Title
Current Issues in Management
Module Code
IUG3001
Number of Credits
20
Module Leader
Dr. David G. Owen
Assessment Weighting (%)
100%
Issue Date
August 2021
Submission Deadline
21 September 2021
Procedure for/where to submit work (including file name format for TurnItIn where applicable)
A Moodle submission link will be provided for the submission of the assignment and this will be closed at 15:00 UK time (16:00 Geneva time), on Thursday 26 August, 2021.
Please ensure that your work is uploaded at least 2 hours before the deadline to avoid any problems linked to slow uploads etc.
Please ensure that you receive a digital receipt that your file has successfully uploaded
Please submit one file only – i.e. don’t have the main body of the report as one file and the summary as another file etc. Combine everything into one file.
Expected Feedback Return Date
14 October 2021
Description of
Assessment Task
For one of the following companies, you are required to evaluate their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) practices against theory and best practice
Aryzta
Alcon
EMS-Chemie
Givaudan
Leclanché
(PLEASE NOTE THAT THE USE OF ANY OTHER COMPANY NOT IN THE ABOVE LIST WILL NOT BE MARKED AND THE WORK WILL BE RECORDED AS A FAIL)
You are to research the company using secondary sources and to make justified conclusions and recommendations based on the issues evaluated.
The report should be approximately 2,000 words in length and must involve a review of academic theory on both of the issues covered
Module Learning Outcomes assessed:
Assessed Learning Outcomes
How Achieved by the Assessment
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the full scope, complexity and responsibility of the management role
You are asked to evaluate a company’s practices and how it is affected by current issue/s studied in the Module
Demonstrate ability to critique the social, political, environmental, structural and technological processes and relationship that impact on management
Demonstrate exploration of the range of individual, organisational and societal responses
You are asked to make justified conclusions and recommendations based on the issues evaluated.
Evaluate a range of appropriate responses to issues and dilemmas
Demonstrate intellectual skills through engagement with literature and multi-media information sources
You are asked to research the company using secondary sources of information
Presentation Format
The report must be done in Business Report Format, and be Word processed in Arial 12 pt font. This should be a Word document rather than a PDF
Word Limit
2000 words. Please note that: The Cover Page, Contents Page, Diagrams, Executive Summary, Reference List and any Appendices are all NOT included in the word count. However, tables are included in the word count.
Resources/ Support Available
The following guides are available on Moodle:
Referral Assignment Marking Guide
Additionally, the CSR Course Materials resources are available on Moodle:
Finally, please see the Library web pages as this has sections on:
Referencing & avoiding plagiarism (http://plymouth.libguides.com/referencing)
Assessment CRITERIA
MARK
1) Theoretical Review
CSR theory which can be used to evaluate the organisation’s CSR practices
Contemporary examples provided to illustrate points
Number and quality of references used
35%
2) Evaluation of organisation’s CSR practices
Consideration of the strategic relevance to the organisation and potential impact on the organisation’s brand and competitive situation.
Audit of current practices
Identification of potential practices linked to theory review
40%
3) Conclusions/Recommendations
Justified conclusions and well thought through recommendations wrt.:
CSR practices
10%
4) Business Report Format
Executive summary
Does this cover:
What are the purpose/objectives of the report?
How well were the objectives achieved?
What conclusions did you draw wrt. the objectives of the assignment?
Introduction
Does this cover:
What are the purpose/objectives of the report? Why are these important? (i.e. why should the reader bother to read the report?)
Scope of report (what the report will cover)
Methodology used to get information
Some Background on the issues
Other Business Report Formatting
Front Cover?
Table of Contents?
Reference List at the End?
Written in 3rd person and no slang?
5%
5) Report Presentation
Well expressed + grammar/spelling
Well presented. Good “Readability (e.g. use of short paragraphs and sentences + use of headings and diagrams or tables)
Referencing done within essay and supported by reference list at end
Within word count (±10%)
10%
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