Assessment 1 Information
| Subject Code: | MBA502 |
| Subject Name: | Emotional Intelligence, Cultural Intelligence and Diversity |
| Assessment Title: | Company Diversity Award Presentation |
| Assessment Type: | Video and PowerPoint Slides |
| Word Count: | 5–7 minutes |
| Weighting: | 40% |
| Total Marks: | 40 |
| Submission: | MyKBS |
| Due Date: | Tuesday 11.55pm Week 13 |
Your Task
The Australian HR Institute (AHRI) is a professional organisation designed to be a guardian of professional excellence, provides a number of professional certificates and promotes sustainable business models. The AHRI also hosts the annual awards for excellence in Human Resources including the Workplace Diversity Awards. For this assessment, students will choose a company (the word ‘company’ is used here broadly and can stand for a company, a business or an institution) from the winners from the last three years of the Australian HR Institute (AHRI) diversity-related awards and produce a 5–7-minute video and accompanying PowerPoint presentation outlining and analysing the company’s diversity- related strategies.
Assessment Description
The link below is where students can find more information about the AHRI Diversity and Inclusion Awards
Students must choose one company from the Workplace Diversity Awards from the last 3 years. For this assessment, students are to address the following questions:
1. Company context and choice of a diversity group.
In this first section, students should provide a short overview of the company. As part of this overview, students should explain why this particular diversity group was identified as the company’s focus and how it connects with theories discussed in Weeks 10-12.
2. Details a minimum of two (2) specific initiatives
Students should detail two initiatives implemented by the company to address the disadvantages faced by their nominated group.
3. Analysis of the overall company’s approach to their diversity category
In this last section, students are to explain how the company was successful in addressing the organisational and leadership related diversity challenges they faced.
| LO1: | Analyse the key features of emotional intelligence and cultural intelligence, as well as one’s own strengths and weaknesses in relation to EI / CI. |
| LO2: | Apply the concepts of emotional and cultural intelligence to the modern workplace, and the implications for leadership, teams and for transforming organisational cultures. |
Assessment Instructions
Students should include a minimum of five (5) references on the PowerPoint slides (7 to 9 slides) to support the content of the presentation:
- Three of these five references must refer to relevant academic theories that have been covered in Weeks 10-12.
- The remaining two or more references can come from contemporary business articles, news items and/or comparison websites.
Please refer to the Assessment Marking Rubric to assist you in completing all the assessment criteria.
How to submit.
The PowerPoint slides should be embedded into the video. Therefore, students submit one video via MyKBS, using Kaltura.
Important Study Information
Academic Integrity Policy
KBS values academic integrity. All students must understand the meaning and consequences of cheating, plagiarism and other academic offences under the Academic Integrity and Conduct Policy.
- What is academic integrity and misconduct?
- What are the penalties for academic misconduct?
- What are the late penalties?
- How can I appeal my grade?
Length Limits for Assessments
Penalties may be applied for assessment submissions that exceed prescribed limits.
Study Assistance
Students may seek study assistance from their local Academic Learning Advisor or refer to the resources on the MyKBS Academic Success Centre page. Further details can be accessed
Assessment Marking Guide
MBA502 Assessment 3 Marking Rubric – Video and PowerPoint Slides 40%
| Criteria | High Distinction 85%-100% | Distinction 75%-84% | Credit 65%-74% | Pass 50%-64% | Fail 0%-49% |
| Company Overview and Context (8 marks) | The video excellently highlights the diversity goals of the company. It focuses on diversity objectives and relates excellently to diversity theories. | The video provides a good insight into the company’s diversity goals. It focuses on diversity objectives and relates very well to diversity theories. | The video provides adequate insight into the company’s diversity goals. Focuses on diversity objectives and adequately relates to diversity theories. | The video provides a basic insight into the company’s diversity goals. Minimal focus on diversity objectives and diversity theories. | The video does not provide any insight into the company’s diversity goals. There is no focus on diversity objectives and does not relate to diversity theories. |
| Details a minimum of two strategies (12 marks) | The video provides an excellent explanation of initiatives and/or strategies that address the diversity issues of the chosen group. | The video provides a good explanation of the initiatives or strategies that address the diversity issues of the chosen group. | The video provides an adequate explanation of the initiatives or strategies that address the diversity issues of the chosen group. | The video provides basic explanation of the initiatives or strategies that address the diversity issues of the chosen group. | The video does provide any relevant explanation of the initiatives or strategies that address diversity issues by the chosen group. |
| Analysis of the company’s approach to diversity (12 marks) | The video provides an excellent understanding of the rationale behind the success of diversity strategies adopted by the company. In addition, it excellently addresses the organizational and leadership challenges within the company. | The video provides a good understanding of the rationale behind the success of diversity strategies adopted by the company. In addition, it provides a good insight into the organizational and leadership challenges. within the company | The video provides an adequate understanding of the rationale behind the success of diversity strategies adopted by the company. In addition, it provides adequate insight into the organizational and leadership challenges. within the company. | The video provides basic understanding of the rationale behind the success of diversity strategies adopted by the company. In addition, it provides minimal insight into the organizational and leadership challenges in the company. | The video provides no understanding of the rationale behind the success of diversity strategies adopted by the company. In addition, it provides no insight into the organizational and leadership challenges in the company. |
| Structure and Format, academic sources (8 marks) | The presenter demonstrates excellent use of video and PowerPoint slides to provide a flawless presentation. The verbal presentation coordinates excellently with PowerPoint slides. The information in the video highlights advanced-level use of research, referencing, paraphrasing, and choice of vocabulary. | The presenter demonstrates use of video and PowerPoint slides and need more clarity in the content of the presentation. presentation. The verbal presentation coordinates well with the PowerPoint slides. The information in the video highlights increased use of research, referencing, paraphrasing, and choice of vocabulary. | The presenter demonstrates adequate use of video and PowerPoint slides to provide a succinct presentation. The verbal presentation coordinates adequately with the PowerPoint slides. The information in the video highlights adequate use of research, referencing, paraphrasing, and choice of vocabulary. | The presenter demonstrates minimal use of video and PowerPoint slides to provide a succinct presentation. The verbal presentation minimally coordinates with the PowerPoint slides. The information in the video highlights the basic use of research, referencing, paraphrasing, and choice of vocabulary. | The presenter does not demonstrate any use of PowerPoint slides to provide a good presentation. The verbal presentation does not coordinate with PowerPoint slides. The information in the video does not highlight basic use of research, referencing, paraphrasing and vocabulary |