Reference no: EM132382933 , Length: word count : 1500
BUS300 BUSINESS ETHICS AND SUSTAINABILITY
Assessment
Purpose: This assessment allows students to plan, research and analyses a specific topic related to an ethical challenge; to draw conclusions as to the implications for various stakeholder groups; and to communicate the findings in a professional manner as an individual report. This assessment contributes to learning outcomes a, b, c and d.
Topic: Analysis of major environmental problems and strategies to minimise or eliminate them.
Task details of the assessment: The individual assessment entails the analysis of environmental problems in the home country of the student. Students will be required to identify and discuss any five (5) key environmental problems and five (5) strategies that can be implemented by government to minimise or eliminate the environmental problems.
Students will have to do research to support the discussion, recommendations and conclusion with suitable and relevant references. A minimum of 8 peer-reviewed academic journal articles. Journals with a focus on business ethics and sustainability are highly recommended and can be accessed via the journal databases provided by the KOI library.
References that are unacceptable include: online encyclopedia such as Wikipedia, general websites, blogs, newspapers and magazines. Please check with your tutor or the librarian if unsure about the validity of sources identified. Students seeking a higher grade should support present a higher number of references to support the discussion, recommendations and conclusion.
The essay should be written in formal academic narrative style. Referencing should be appropriately done. The Harvard Anglia type is preferred and bullet points or casual language should not be used. The report should follow the following format:
o Cover page
o Table of contents
o Introduction
o Sections and sub-sections discussing forms of corruption
o Sections and sub-sections discussing strategies to minimise corruption
o Conclusion
o List of references
o Appendices (if any)
The following specifics should be applied to the essay format:
o Paper size - A4
o Font - Arial, 12 point
o Line spacing - 1.5
o Margins - 2.5 cm top, bottom, left and right
The following are points to note about this assessment:
o The assessment relates to learning outcomes a, b, c and d.
o The word count for this assessment is 1500 words (-1+ 10%). The count excludes the cover sheet, contents page, references, appendices, and illustrations (e.g. diagrams, graphs and tables).
o Do not use footnotes.
o The assessment accounts for 20% of the final grade and will be marked out of 20.
The individual essay will be graded using the criteria below:
o Assignment goals and substance
o Analysis
o Clarity of written work
o Format