COURSE: Master of Business Administration Unit: Master of Business Administration Unit Code: BUS511 – Global Management Type of Assessment: Individual Presentation and reflection (750 words) a. Critically comprehend and discuss the central concepts and principles of international business c. Assess and explain the impact of the various geopolitical factors on the internationalisation of business activities and strategies. Unit Learning d. Critically evaluate an international business operation from a Outcomes structural, cultural and ethical as well as leadership and human resources addressed: perspective by applying appropriate theories, models. e. Demonstrate a critical awareness of the ethical aspects of global Management f. Assess the relevance, appropriateness and effectiveness of human resource management practices in an international context. Presentation (30%) • Depth and breadth of issues covered (10/30) • Demonstrated level of understanding of issues, including specific, theoretically-informed insights acquired into the topic (10/30) • Clarity and coherence of presentation including effective use of media (10/30) Criteria for Reflection (10%) Assessment: • Clear reflection and discussion of conceptual and practical aspects of the preparation of the presentation (5/10) • Self-evaluation of how the student can improve the outcomes of the presentation (5/10)
This assessment consists of two parts, a presentation and a report. Part 1. Students will be preparing an individual Power Point presentation of no more than 15 slides with a voice over recording, addressing the required questions. (30 marks) and Part 2. Submit a 750 word reflection on the preparation of the presentation. Students should note the conceptual as well as practical aspects of the presentation and its preparation. Assessment Task: Submission Date: Week 11 Online submission to Turnitin Total Mark & Weighting: 40% Students are advised that any submissions past the due date without an approved extension or without approved extenuating circumstances incurs a 5% penalty per calendar day , ASSESSMENT DESCRIPTION: Part 1 Presentation: For this assignment, you need to prepare a 10 min presentation which you will submit with a voice over recording to Turnitin. You can use up to 15 slides overall for your presentation. There are many cases where large Multinational Corporations/Enterprises (MNC/Es) have conducted unethical business affairs in mostly developing or under-developed countries, such as Bangladesh, India, Nigeria, etc. For instance, labour exploitation of large fashion retailers in Bangladesh, corruption in the Nigerian oil industry, are some of the many unethical examples of today’s global business environment. Address the following questions in your presentation, using examples to illustrate: 1. What kind of ethical conflicts can businesses encounter when conducting their business globally? 2. In your opinion what are the responsibilities of businesses for the corrupt and unethical behaviours of their employees, suppliers and subcontractors, and other stakeholders? 3. Do you think businesses should be free to do business on whatever basis is needed to ensure maximining their sales and profit? What are the unethical consequences of such actions? 4. What can businesses do to overcome and eliminate corruption and unethical business affairs within their organisation while operating globally? Refer to universal existing practices and guidelines discussed in the textbook. In your presentation, you must focus on the key questions and provide answers, solutions, recommendations, and suggestions based on the relevant key topics, theories and concepts covered in this course. Using the textbook to support your answers is recommended as well as other literature researched. All sources need to be referenced with in-text citations on the slides as well as a reference list at the end. You need to use APA6 style referencing throughout. You are also expected to use real and relevant examples to support your answers.
The slides should include key points which are discussed and elaborated on in your voice over recording. Your oral recording includes the detail but should not exceed 10minutes. Part 2 Reflection You are required to submit separately a 750-word reflection detailing your experience of preparing the presentation. You should note the conceptual as well as practical aspects of the experience. Consider aspects such as the literature research, Power Point presentation and recording preparation, as well as a self-evaluation of how you could have improved, and what could be done better in future. GENERAL NOTES FOR PRESENTATION AND REFLECTION Presentations should adhere to the general requirements of effective communication. This assignment would typically include an introduction, main points and conclusion, and will be fully referenced with in-text citations and including a reference list. Marks will be deducted for failure to adhere to the word count of 750 – generally you may go over or under by 10%. GENERAL NOTES FOR REFERENCING References are assessed for their quality. You should draw on quality academic sources, such as books, chapters from edited books, journals etc. Your textbook can and should be used as a reference , but we want to see evidence that you can conduct your own research and find additional sources. Also, in order to help markers, determine students ’ understanding of the work they cite, all in-text references (not just direct quotes) must include the specific page number/s if shown in the original. Work that includes sources that are not properly referenced according to the APA6 Referencing style will be penalized. MARKING GUIDE (RUBRIC): Your answers would be marked based on the following marking guideline. It ’s very important to present both theoretical frameworks and practical solution to score good marks in the assignment.
PRESENTATION: Level 1 2 3 4 5 Numeric <50% 50% to 64% 65% to 74% 75% to 84% >85% Grade Depth and Failed to Preliminary Demonstrate Integrate and Construct and breadth of articulate outline and the answer arrange Compare issues covered basic description on with relevant Relevant arguments, (10/30) knowledge of what has theoretical theoretical Make what has been asked perspective/s. perspectives judgement. been asked. and example/s. Demonstrate Demonstrated Demonstrated Demonstrated Demonstrated a Demonstrated level of a lack of limited critical some competent level clear critical understanding critical thinking of measure of of critical thinking of the the case and critical thinking of the case and of issues, thinking of including the case. apply a few thinking of case and correctly apply specific, Principles principles the case and correctly apply principles with theoretically- were not lacking apply some some principles sources. informed applied, sources. principles with sources. insights missing with sources. acquired in sources. the topic (10/30) Learning is Clarity and Learning is Learning is Learning is Learning is Presented coherence of not presented presented presented presented creatively, and Presentation clearly, clearly, in the creatively, creatively, and Including and/or not time frame and clearly, in clearly, with use clearly, with effective use within the provided the time use of multiple of multiple modes of of media time frame frame modes of Communication (10/30 provided provided. communication, to support A cohesive in the time Audience Presentation frame provided. with sufficient engagement, in the time frame detail provided provided.
REFLECTION: Level 1 2 3 4 5 Numeric <50% 50% to 64% 65% to 74% 75% to 84% >85% Grade Clear Failed to Preliminary Demonstrate Integrate and Construct and specification articulate outline and the answer arrange compare and basic description on with relevant relevant arguments, discussion of knowledge of what has theoretical example/s. make conceptual what has been asked. perspective/s. judgement. and been asked. practical Aspects of the presentation (5/10) Self- Limited Demonstrated Demonstrated Demonstrated Demonstrated a evaluation of reflection and limited Some a competent detailed and how the self- reflection on reflection on level of thorough student ’s awareness the practices the practices reflection with reflection on how presentation resulting in a and process of and process to critical thinking the presentation could poor the improve the evident and could have been have been presentation presentation outcome of recommendation improved with improved, and preparation the on how critical analysis how presentation. outcomes could evident. the outcome be improved Valid of the recommendation presentation evident as a whole could have been (5/10)
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