Management and the Technology Professional – B302
Coursework Assignment
Academic year
2007/8
Coursework Title:
Case Studies Analysis
Coursework Due Date: 25 February 2008, 3 March 2008 and 9 March 2008
Lecturer: C Nguyen
COURSEWORK DESCRIPTION
The objective this coursework is to develop your ability to
analyze case studies for ethical and management issues. For each case study, the emphasis of the analysis is to
develop a rationale that supports and explains a specific behaviour or action.
This coursework contributes
30% to the B302 unit mark. There are
3 case studies in the coursework assignment.
Each answer will receive 0–10 marks. The total coursework mark is the
sum of marks received for all 3 answers.
Each written answer should inform the reader in a way that is easy to understand and reflects your own personal style. The emphasis is on
quality of reflection and analysis – not quantity of words. Typical answers should be in the range of 250 to 500 words. Students are not required to use a referencing or citation format.
Plagiarism in any answer will result in a zero for the entire coursework mark.
COURSEWORK SUBMISSION
Students are required to submit their coursework online using the
Mosaic website.
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
Each case study answer will be marked according to the following criteria:
| Marks | Criteria |
| 8–10 |
- Provides a compelling position or course of action.
- Demonstrates understanding of the scope and consequences of the main issues.
- Contains creative analysis that uses a variety of relevant sources and facts.
- Contains thoughtful personal reflection of the main issues.
|
| 7 |
- Provides a convincing position or course of action.
- Demonstrates a in-depth comprehension of the scope and consequences of the main issues.
- Contains effective analysis that uses a variety of relevant sources and facts.
- Contains thoughtful personal reflection of the main issues.
|
| 6 |
- Provides a well defined position or course of action.
- Demonstrates a clear comprehension of the scope and consequences of the main issues.
- Contains well organized analysis that uses relevant sources and facts.
- Contains some thoughtful personal reflection of the main issues.
|
| 5 |
- Provides a defined position or course of action.
- Demonstrates appropriate comprehension of the scope and consequences of the main issues.
- Contains organized analysis that uses relevant sources and facts.
- Contains some personal reflection of the main issues.
|
| 4 |
- Provides a general position or course of action.
- Demonstrates a basic comprehension of the scope and consequences of the main issues.
- Contains some analysis and some factual errors.
- Contains general statements with minimal relevance to the main issues.
|
| 0–3 |
- Provides a vague or unclear position.
- Demonstrates insufficient comprehension of the scope and consequences of the main issues.
- Contains an unacceptable number of factual errors.
- Contains unrelated statements that tend to wander or ramble.
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