be300 tentative comments on 1st assessment and some comments on second assessment

8/10/2019 BE300 Tentative Comments on 1st Assessment and Some Comments on Second Assessment

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Facilitator: Dr Theodora Issa

Welcome toBusiness Ethics 300 (BE300)

Workshop 6

Slides taken from the workshop 6

slides that relate to 1stand 2nd

Assessments


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Update on the first assessment marking

First stage ofmoderationhave beencompleted

Second stageof moderation

is ongoing

Stage twoincludes the

checking of thesimilarity

reports and the

assessmentsas to who arethe studentswho wouldhave their

namesrecorded on

the system ortheir case

upstaged tomanagement.

Now will work

on the thirdstage of

moderationafter which weshall release

the marks andcomments


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Originality percentage

These were checked and reports are being prepared for

submission to the management or allocation of LEVEL

1, LEVEL 2, LEVEL 3 depending on the severity of the

issue


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Assessment 1

Whilst some of the assessments were very easy to gothrough Some assessments were difficult to follow what

students intended to say in them Careful you arestudents studying in Australia

Syntax, English and GrammarSpelling! Careful

You might need to learn more how to speed-readand

my advice will be for you to try and read every day ajournal articlethis only comes with practice (both thereflective, critical and academic writing and reading)


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Well very SIMPLE ISSUES but

were not expected - some of what I

have noticed

No spacingbetween

paragraphs

No page numbers

No name whensaving the file

(draft.doc) this is

not a way to savea file


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Others SOME, NOT ALL, have been

creative and imaginative

Used some images

Very professionalpresentation of the

assignment

Built up proper

arguments that led tothe warning signs...

Used PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL

ARTICLES

Graphs/Tables/Models

Concept maps etc

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Assessment 1

Unfortunately, not all were able to develop argumentslogically what I have noticed (with the majority of theassignments) that you would bring in one source and

keep on hammering that source to write up aparagraph this is not an academic argument as

mentioned in the classes earlieryou needed to readmore than one RELATIVE peer-reviewed article, or

source and synthesise the ideasfind a trend in theauthorship and take it from there.

Do not depend on one article for the whole argument,

some authors are biased to one idea and this mightaffect your judgement. Very weak in this aspect...


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Accurately identifying the problem

Not all of you had identified theCORE problem - and all otherproblems would have been an

outcome of this one.

Some, while they identified the mainproblem, but immediately brushed itoff for the sake of other problems

which were originally generated fromthis CORE one


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Accurately defining the issues and

context

Here we need to witness someoriginality and independent

thoughtin testing differentperspectives on the issues

For example we asked you to look atthe four perspectivesthe majority of youdid not move beyond this and bring insome of the warning signs or otherissues that were raised during the firstthree sessions of this unit.

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Supporting analysis with relevant

literature

Some students have brought in some 2013sources from

Journal of Business Ethics,

Academy of Management,

Business Ethics Quarterly, and

Business Ethics European Review (BEER)

However, others went for other sources and textbooksfrom 1870 and 1930 while this is good to include(especially old books), which is relevant to this unit being

rooted in old philosophies, nonetheless, these books alonedo not tell me that you understand you need to supportthis with the latest PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES


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Using relevant theory to develop

solutions to case

Yes you have incorporatedthe FOUR perspectives but,in some cases, unfortunately,

it was superficial we arelooking at depth of insight into

theoretical issues andORIGINALITY of application.

For example,one studentincluded a statement derivedfrom (one of the booksrecommended for this unit)

this statement did not tie upwith the surroundings in thatassignment which isunacceptable, and especiallyat third year level.


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Identifying and evaluating

alternatives Well

you need to engage in a debate with yourself

to identify, evaluate and choose from the alternatives your choicemust be justified and reasoned.

You needed to display that using the same ethics that originally causedthe problem will not work this will most likely be a combination ofperspectives.

AND NOT

For example after the discussion of the four perspectivessuddenly the student will bring in a statement that would statedeontology would be the best perspective


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Assessment 1 - Referencing

Some assessments had the professional look and feel, whilst others neededsome hard work to be considered professional submissions:

Please proof read you work before submission

Referencingsome have done brilliant jobwhile others needed great help

Please check the ChicagoReferencing guide

Learn how to differentiatebetween the first name and

the family name of the author

Cross check your references(between the list and the in-

text citation)

Be guided by the number ofpeer-reviewed journal articlesneeded for the assessment

Moderation was done for some campusesawaiting the finalisation of theother campus moderation SOME TENTATIVE COMMENTS


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Referencing -

When it came to how many references you use...You were informed it depends on what you see fitat least ten... Surely, two will not be sufficient...

Reference styleyou needed to stick to one styleChicago 16 referencing style So, why some

of you created their own...

In-text citation... Please be careful!


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Well...

My procedure with markingto read all the assignments...

Make notes, and check the originality reports And

thereafter mark...

Thanks for those who gave me pleasure in reading theirassignments...


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Your second Assessment


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You need to answer this question?

How should Galvatrens strengthen its system for

uncovering misconduct and what roles should the board

and management play?

You can find this question on page 37 of the assessment

document.


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Assessment 2Case study 2

Case Study (2500 words)

Worth: 30%

Due: 5:00pm (WST) Friday 23 May 2014 Electronically to

Turnitin via Blackboard


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Case Study 2 Question

Apply what youhave learned in

the unit todevelop ananswer to thequestion at theend of the case

study.


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Hints

It is best to structure your answer usingS-T-A-R.

Use diagrams to illustrate your answer

Find some good journal references tosupport your arguments

Find similar real life cases for

comparison using Factiva database


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Template

I have read and understand Curtin Policies regarding

academic integrity. This assignment has been submitted

to Turnitin and has a minimum of 80% original material.


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RubricMarking Guide

Quality of communication

Referencing

Accurately defining a given business context to identify

and define problems

Collects and uses reference material as appropriate

Gives examples demonstrating practices, principles or

theories to arrive at a logical conclusion

Understanding ethical perspectives/concepts Recognises ethical issues

Selects and justifies a solution

REFLECTS on the process and solution


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Tuition Free weeks

No lectures and no workshops for thenext two weeksthose are tuition free

weeks


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Well

I will be celebratingEasterso, I might

be slow inresponding

especially around

Easter.

For those who arecelebratinghave a

Happy Feast ofResurrection

For those who arenot celebrating

please enjoy the timeoff


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Acknowledgements

These slides were derivedfrom material provided by

the previous unitcoordinator, the publishers

of the Grace and Cohenbook, the material on the

blackboard, and othersources derived from the

web, including someimages relevant to the

concepts underdiscussion.


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Thank you! Happy Easter and LEST WE

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