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Context
This assessment allows students to develop writing skills in ethics and sustainability scenarios and to
explore the ways in which stakeholder theory and values management can be used by organisations
as tools in addressing economic, commercial, social and environmental problems.
Instructions
Group task
You will be allocated to a group of three students who, in module 5.1 (week 9) and module 5.2 (week
10) will prepare a short written scenario that describes one ethical or sustainability issue facing an
organisation of your choice within the last 6 months. A framework for writing the scenario will be
provided in class, and available as an online resource in Blackboard.
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Individual task
You will then use the group scenario to prepare an individual report.
The scenario report will take the form of a business case, made to the senior management of
the organisation, recommending how the issue should be dealt with. The report will employ
either stakeholder theory or values management as an analytical tool.
Structure
1. Executive summary (100 words)
2. Introduction (100 words)
3. Summary of scenario (200 words)
4. Description of theory used for analysis (stakeholder theory OR values management) (400
words)
5. Analysis (750 words)
6. Identification of 3 alternative solutions (250 words)
7. Recommendations (100 words)
8. Conclusion (100 words)
9. Reference list (excluded from word count)
Research and Referencing Requirements
1. At least six relevant reliable sources must be referenced and cited in your text.
2. Cited sources describing or discussing the issue must be published within 6 months of the
submission date of this assessment.
3. All in text citations MUST include the page number from which the information was taken.
4. A minimum of 50% of referenced sources must be from the MGT301A modules or include a URL
to the Torrens University online library.
Submissions which do not meet the above criteria will receive a 50% reduction in the grade.
This assessment task should include appropriate academic referencing following APA 7th edition style of
referencing. Please see the Academic Skills page on Blackboard for information on referencing :
https://torrens.blackboard.com/webapps/blackboard/content/listContent.jsp?course_id=_20163_1&co
ntent_id=_2498849_1
The Learning Rubrics below are your guide to how your assessment will be marked. Please be sure to
check the rubrics very carefully before submission
Academic Integrity
All students are responsible for ensuring that all work submitted is their own and is appropriately
referenced and academically written according to the Academic Writing Guide. Students also need to
have read and be aware of Torrens University Australia Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure and
subsequent penalties for academic misconduct. These are viewable online.
Students also must keep a copy of all submitted material and any assessment drafts.
Peer review
Each member of the group will review the contribution of other group members, to the task, using
the Peer Review Form. You can find this form in the corresponding Assessment folder in Blackboard.
The Peer Review Form focuses on the ways each group member behaves, in relation to ethics,
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throughout the activity. You will have to use one Peer Review Form, per group member, and
collate these in a single document for submission. Your mark for this assessment will be based,
equally, on the review provided by your peers.
The Learning Rubric is your guide to how your assessment will be marked. Please be sure to
check this rubric very carefully before submission.
Submission Instructions
Submit the Individual Scenario Report and Peer Review Form by 11:55pm AEST/AEDT Sunday of
module 6.1 (week 11) via the Assessment link in the main navigation menu in MGT301A: Ethics and
Sustainability. The learning facilitator will provide feedback via the Grade Centre in the LMS portal.
Feedback can be viewed in My Grades.
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Learning Rubric: Assessment 3- Scenario Report

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