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LEARNING OUTCOMES
This assignment requires you to examine and analyse on several areas of study within
the Module. You are expected to demonstrate and will be evaluated on the following
outcomes.
1. The knowledge and understanding of well-established concepts and principles
of business ethics and governance in contemporary management practice.
2. Coherent lines of argument and suggest solutions to real case of organisational
ethical dilemmas.
3. Effective written information and arguments.

You should begin thinking about the assignment early in the course.

A QUESTION
With reference to TWO (2) companies,
1. Critically analyse and compare how the selected companies practiced green
management system / CSR project in their organization and the benefit gained
2. Explain three (3) ethical challenges in implementation of the green
management system / CSR project that they faced.
3. Recommend solutions for the challenges faced in Question 2.

B THE REQUIREMENTS
A written essay of approximately 2,000 words by examining issues and scenarios that
relate directly to the workplace ethical dilemmas as attached.

The assignment must adhere to standard academic documentation standards:

Please use appropriate citation and reference according to the Harvard Name
Referencing System in order to avoid plagiarism.
Font type should be Times New Roman.
Font size should be 12 pts.
Vertical/line spacing should be 1.5 line spacing.
You must use enough of your own words to convince that you understand what
you are writing and are not just cutting and pasting. Normally your own
words should be no less than 80% of the total word count.

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You should on no account make reference to www.wikipedia.com,

www.about.com, www.alibaba.com or the likes as sources for your work. These
websites can be useful to provide you with the definitions and the general ideas
about the concepts within the module but it is not acceptable to be inserted into
your academic writing.
You may include diagrams, figures, tables etc without word penalty.
You are required to use at least 10 references with 50% of them from relevant
textbooks, magazines and academic journals.
A sliding scale of penalties for excess length will be imposed according to the
amount by which the limit has been exceeded. Your word count must be
indicated on your cover page.

For limit excess:

11 20% 10% reduction in the mark
21 30% 25% reduction in the mark
31% + the work will be capped at a pass i.e. 50%

Point to note: maximum penalty for exceeding the word limit will be a
reduction to a pass grade.

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C. ASSIGNMENT STRUCTURE
Your document should incorporate the following items:
i. A cover page
ii. Table of contents
iii. Introduction
iv. Company Background
v. Answers to all THREE(3) questions
vi. References
vii. Appendix

D. DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS
Cover Page
The assignment cover page should contain information as stated below in order:
A.P.U Logo
Module Name and Code
Assignment Title
Assignment Description (Individual Assignment)
Intake Number
Hand out and Hand in dates
Lecturers Name
Work Count

Table of contents
The table of contents should follow the title page. It must list the Roman numeral
sections and the page on which each section starts. The table of contents may be one or
more pages long. The table of contents page(s) will not be numbered.

Body of the written entry

The body of the written entry begins with Introduction and continues in the sequence
outlined above. The first page of the body is numbered 1 and all following pages are
numbered in sequence. The numbered pages continue through references.

References

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All the references used in the assignment should be given in this page and must be in
Harvard Name Referencing formats.

Appendix
An appendix is optional. Include in the appendix any exhibit appropriate to the written
entry but not important enough to include in the body; these might include sample
questionnaires used, newspaper articles, general background data, etc.

E. Mark Distribution for assignment

The mark allocation for the assignment (documentation) will be as follows:

Criteria Item Percentage of
No. marks allocated
1 Knowledge and understanding 35%
familiarity with the subject matters and
evidence of original thinking supported by
evidence of extensive research
2 Analysis and evaluation quality of 35%
argument or reasoning; depth of analysis;
expansion of ideas/arguments; recognition
of wider context/complexity of topic(s);
consistency of focus and organisation of
ideas; coherency of the flow of ideas and
information
3 Spelling, Grammar, Language and Format 5%
Style
4 Citation and References 5%

(TOTAL 80 MARKS)

The mark allocation for the presentation will be as follows:

Criteria Item Percentage of
No. marks allocated
1 Attire /Appearance 5%
2 Confidence Level 5%
3 Fluency of Speech 5%
4 Slides contents 5%

(TOTAL 20 MARKS)

You will be assessed at 100% for this Assignment.

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F. ASSIGNMENT ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

The criteria below detail the areas, which will be taken into account when the
assignment is marked. Each piece of assessed work will be awarded a percentage
between 0 and 100%. The grades awarded will be marked according to the
following criteria:

75 and above This would be equivalent to a Distinction and would represent

outstanding performance. The work should show a thorough
understanding of the issue together with a high degree of analysis and
critical evaluation.

65% 74% This will be equivalent to a Credit. This would represent extremely
good work demonstrating an in depth understanding of material and
sound analysis and conclusions.

50 64% This would be equivalent to a Pass. Work in this category should

demonstrate good application of the main principles to the question set
and provide a well-balanced view.

0% 49% This would represent a failure to pass demonstrating a poor command

of the knowledge of subject area combined with an inability to interpret
the question.

Please pay particular attention to the following:

Ensure that the contents page precisely reflects the whole content of the report
including the appendices.
Page numbering: Ensure that the contents page accurately reflects the position of
the contents. Page numbers prior to the introduction should be roman
numerals.
CD should be enclosed together with your assignment.
References should be consistently listed according to the Harvard convention with
the authors listed in alphabetical order.

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