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ULO 1: Demonstrate an awareness of the role that ethical issues play in business life

Learning Outcome Details
Unit Learning Outcome (ULO) Graduate Learning Outcome (GLO)
ULO 1: Demonstrate an awareness of the role that ethical issues play in business life; in particular business policy/procedure formulation and its implementation. GLO1: Graduates will be able to demonstrate discipline specific knowledge in the area of business ethics.
ULO 2: Articulate and discuss the principles of business ethics. GLO2: Written, oral and interpersonal communication skills will be evaluated when discussing the assessment task requirements online, and subsequently as part of written submission

ULO 3: Articulate an understanding of the contextual issues surrounding business ethics in different societies nationally and internationally. GLO3: Use online sources to identify business ethics issues and find additional resources with respect to the issues and impact on different stakeholders.
ULO 4: Rationalise and argue for their perceptions of each concept in a manner that highlights an objective understanding of the issues concerned. GLO5: Use the gathered information to critically provide realistic solutions and recommendations to address the identified business ethics issues

Appeal of marks and Remarking
If you wish to appeal your marks, in the first instance you need to talk to the assessor/marker of your assignment, which may be any member of the unit team. If you are still dissatisfied with their explanation, you can chat to the unit chair.

Please note that if you want the assignment to be re-marked you will need to make the request in writing to the unit chair and provide all of your details (eg., full name, student ID).

Once your request for re-marking has been approved, a clean copy of the assignment will be marked by another team member (not the original assessor) and fresh marks and comments will be provided to you. It is important to note that in such instances you will be required to accept the new marks – whether they go up, down or remain the same.
Requirements
In this assignment you will present a folio of two (2) articles that you have read and reviewed during the first half of the trimester.

Each article must be from the print media (newspaper article, magazine article, internet article). The articles that you select must have at least 200 words of text. Please note that academic journal articles are not regarded as print media for the purpose of this assignment and if used you will be given a zero for that article.

The articles must be concerned with issues of a business ethics nature. If you are not sure of the article’s applicability please think through the situation before using it, perhaps choose another one that you are sure fits what is required. The unit team cannot give you an assessment of the article’s applicability. As this is a third year unit, we expect students to take responsibility for their own learning decisions, therefore deciding on the articles that you choose is a part of the assessment process.

Please ensure that your articles are business ethics related and do not cover social, cultural or political issues. Sometimes there is a fine line and if you are not sure, then choose another article which clearly outlines a business ethics issue(s).

You must have:
• 2 articles print-dated from 1 November, 2018: 2024 – Write My Essay For Me | Essay Writing Service For Your Papers Online.

The discussion of each article must contain:
• the title of the article.
• the media from which it was obtained: i.e. newspaper or magazine name, internet site location.
• the date of the article (it must be from 1 November, 2018: 2024 – Write My Essay For Me | Essay Writing Service For Your Papers Online; if not that article discussion will score 0).
• an overview of the essence of the article with a brief discussion of the identified ethical issue(s).
• a discussion that links the essence of the article and ethical issues(s) to the theory (referenced theory to support your ideas is expected and will be deemed as essential)*.
• who are the stakeholders being impacted (now and in the future) by the issue and how? Briefly discuss impact (positive and/or negative) on each stakeholder.
• a conclusion in which you proffer an opinion on the article’s ethical issue(s).
• your recommendations (that are realistic and practical) as a manager to resolve the issues identified in the article. If no resolution has been mentioned in the article, you can give your suggestions of how to resolve the issues here. If a resolution has been mentioned, discuss whether you would had resolved the issue in the same manner or other ways, and why.
• an academic reference list that is constructed correctly (using APA format).
• a scanned copy of each article (not URLs).

*as this unit is at 3rd year level, you can use any theory that relates to business ethics regardless of having already formally studied it in the unit schedule: i.e. you can read ahead and use ideas and theories from weeks outside of 1-7.

You must include a scanned copy of the article with your assignment, else your assignment will NOT be marked until after the exams. In these circumstances, you will receive a maximum of 25/50.

You are to write 2250 words per article (10% +/– of the word limit is acceptable).

The reference list incorporating in-text references from both (2) articles should be included at the end of the last article following APA format.
Submission Instructions
You must keep a backup copy of every assignment you submit, until the marked assignment has been returned to you. In the unlikely event that one of your assignments is misplaced, you will need to submit your backup copy.

Any work you submit may be checked by electronic or other means for the purposes of detecting collusion and/or plagiarism.

When you are required to submit an assignment through your CloudDeakin unit site, you will receive an email to your Deakin email address confirming that it has been submitted. You should check that you can see your assignment in the Submissions view of the Assignment dropbox folder after upload, and check for, and keep, the email receipt for the submission.

Assignment Extension
Assignment extensions will only be granted in exceptional circumstances. Extensions must be requested in writing to the unit chair.

The Unit Chair may ask you to supply supporting documentation about the difficulties you are facing, and evidence of the work you have completed so far.

Note that work that is submitted late without an approved extension will be subject to a marking penalty, or may not be marked at all.

Assignments submitted late without an approved extension will NOT be marked until after the exams.

Late Submission Penalty

As outlined in the ‘Rights and responsibilities as a student in this unit’ document on CloudDeakin, note the following:

“The following marking penalties will apply if you submit an assessment task after the due date without an approved extension: 5% will be deducted from available marks for each day up to five days. Work that is submitted more than five days after the due date will not be marked; you will receive 0% for the task. ‘Day’ means working day for paper submissions and calendar day for electronic submissions. The Unit Chair may refuse to accept a late submission where it is unreasonable or impracticable to assess the task after the due date. It is important that you check any assignment instructions carefully to see if late submissions are impracticable to assess and will not be marked.”

To illustrate the above with example for the MMM343 assignment that is worth 50%.

5% penalty for each day that the assignment is late, without an extension:
• minus 2.5 marks for 1 day late,
• minus 5 marks for 2 days,
• minus 7.5 for 3 days,
• minus 10 marks for 4 days, and
• minus 12.5 marks for 5 days.

For example, if student A submitted assignment 3 days late and received 20/50 as their mark, the revised mark would be 12.5/50 (20 marks – 7.5)

If student B submitted assignment 5 days late and received 32/50 then their revised mark would be 19.5/50 (32-12.5)

If student C submitted assignment 1 day late and received 42 then their revised mark would be 39.5 (42- 2.5)

References and word limits
1. Where does the reference list go?
Place the combined reference list in alphabetical order after the discussion of the 2 articles, in other words, at the end of the document.

2. Is the final reference list part of the word limit?
The final reference list is not included in the word limit of the assignment nor are the in-text references.

3. Word limits for the assignment.
10% +/- of the 2250 words for each article in the assignment is acceptable.

Formatting Requirements
You also need to ensure that in your assignment you:
– Have double line spacing.
– Have 12 point font.
– Have Times New Roman or Arial style font.
– Have numbered the pages of your assignment.
– Don’t write very long sentences (over 4 lines is usually too long).
– Write short paragraphs as they increase readability. Paragraphs should not be one page or more long. Use your judgement to ensure that each paragraph talks about a new idea.
– Use correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

Notes
• For more information about academic misconduct, special consideration, extensions, and assessment feedback, please refer to the document Your rights and responsibilities as a student in this Unit in the first folder next to the Unit Guide of the Resources area in the CloudDeakin unit site.
• Building evidence of your experiences, skills and knowledge (Portfolio) – Building a portfolio that evidences your skills, knowledge and experience will provide you with a valuable tool to help you prepare for interviews and to showcase to potential employers. There are a number of tools that you can use to build a portfolio. You are provided with cloud space through OneDrive, or through the Portfolio tool in the Cloud Unit Site, but you can use any storage repository system that you like. Remember that a Portfolio is YOUR tool. You should be able to store your assessment work, reflections, achievements and artefacts in YOUR Portfolio. Once you have completed this assessment piece, add it to your personal Portfolio to use and showcase your learning later, when applying for jobs, or further studies. Curate your work by adding meaningful tags to your artefacts that describe what the artefact represents.

 
Assignment: Frequently Asked Queries

Hello Everyone,

With this assignment we always have some inquiries. In this document, we are responding to some of the commonly asked queries and highly recommend that you read this document before commencing on the assignment.

1. What should be the focus of business ethics?
The articles must be concerned with issues of a business ethics nature. For example, drinking is a social issue, but drinking in the workplace/ on the job is a business ethics issue as it can have an impact on your performance. Business ethics issues are those issues that have a direct bearing on the business operations of an organisation. The issues can be in either the corporate sector or the public sector, as long as you can demonstrate a business implication.

2. Advice regarding suitability of an article.
If you are not sure of the article’s applicability please think through before you use it; perhaps choose another one that you are sure fits with what is required. The unit team cannot give you an assessment of the article’s applicability. As a third year unit, we expect students to take responsibility for their own learning decisions, therefore deciding on the articles that you choose is a part of the assessment process.

We cannot comment on the suitability of your article choice. Your choice is a part of the demonstration to us of your understanding of the unit content.

3. We would accept issues that have gone from business ethics issues to legal issues.
By this statement, we mean that often behaviour begins as unethical and over time may become illegal. Often people convicted of criminal intent continue to appeal and protest their innocence and still cannot see that they have done anything wrong. Nonetheless, you should still be able to clearly identify and discuss an ethical issue and differentiate it from legal aspects.

4. Topics that you can use in your theory discussion. Should you confine it just to Topics 1-7?
As this unit is at third year level, you can use any theory that relates to business ethics regardless of having already formally studied it in the unit schedule: i.e. you can read ahead and use ideas and theories from weeks outside of 1-7, or use another textbook.

5. The articles used must be print dated from 1 Novemeber, 2018: 2024 – Write My Essay For Me | Essay Writing Service For Your Papers Online. The articles that you use must have appeared in the print media source from 1 November, 2018: 2024 – Write My Essay For Me | Essay Writing Service For Your Papers Online. The articles can be about activities done pre-1 November, 2018: 2024 – Write My Essay For Me | Essay Writing Service For Your Papers Online. If the article header is dated prior to 1 November, 2018: 2024 – Write My Essay For Me | Essay Writing Service For Your Papers Online, it will receive 0 marks regardless of the quality of content discussion.

6. Journal articles: are they print media?
Each article must be from the print media (newspaper article, magazine article, internet newspaper or internet magazine article). The articles that you select must have at least 200 words of text.
Please note that academic journal articles are not regarded as print media for the purpose of this assignment.

7. Can I use one source (eg., same Newspaper) for all of the articles?
Yes, you can, use the same source (eg., The Age website) for both the articles. Nonetheless, do note the articles should be about 2 different organisations and 2 different business ethics issues.

8. Are overseas newspapers and websites acceptable?
Yes, they are – the only requirement is that they be printed or translated in English.

9. Can I use Wikipedia for my assignment?
You can read Wikipedia, but do not cite it, and take the information on it with a grain of salt. You need to search information about the various theories and business ethics issues from various textbooks, journal articles and other sources as opposed to gaining potential inaccurate information from Wikipedia.

10. Can I use blogs for my assignment?
Whilst blogs can be part of the media source, we recommend not to use them as we are looking for your views on various business ethics issues more so than personal commentary.

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