Assignment Briefing (with updated due date)
| Module Name | Culture and International Business |
| Module Code | |
| Assignment Title | Assignment 3 (50% of module grade) |
| Type of Submission | Individual Written Assessment |
| Word Count | 2,500 words (1,250 words for each question). References and appendix are excluded from word count. 10% allowance applies. |
| Issue Date | |
| Submission Date | |
| Date of Feedback to Students | Marked within 20 working days. |
| Where feedback can be found | Brief comments on the electronic script, summary comments and a breakdown of the allocation of marks in the “rubric” in Canvas. |
| Employability skills | ||||||||||
| Professional | Creative | Thoughtful | Resilient | Proactive | ||||||
| Literacy | ✔ | Communication | ✔︎ | Critical Thinking | ✔︎ | Relationship building | ✔︎ | Adaptability | ✔︎ | |
| Numeracy | ✔︎ | Storytelling | ✔︎ | Critical Writing | ✔︎ | Networking | ✔︎ | |||
| Commercial Awareness | ✔︎ | Creativity | ✔︎ | Soft skills | ✔︎ | |||||
| Presentation | ✔︎ | Problem Solving | ✔︎ | |||||||
| Teamwork | ✔︎ | Digital Skills | ✔︎ | |||||||
| How these skills are being developed in this assessment | ||||||||||
| The main focus of this assignment is to understand from a Professional standpoint the importance of analysis and Presentation. From a Creative standpoint the importance of evaluating communication problems and coming up with solutions. From a Thoughtful standpoint the importance of critical thinking and explaining this clearly with critical writing. Resilience is developed by the importance of relationship building and developing interpersonal skills. |
| Assignment Task |
| Background/Context |
| This report is 50% of the overall module grade. It provides summative assessment for TB1 (Q1) and TB2 (Q2) in lieu of the Final Exam. |
Allocation of Marks
| Allocated Marks | |
| Q1 Introduction Introduction of essay clearly describing your cross-cultural scenario and its context. | 5% |
| Q1 Use of Personal Examples Detail and richness of personal cross-cultural case study with conflicts. | 15% |
| Q1 Use of Theory and Sourcing Use of relevant theories and tools to support your analysis. Evidence of academic sourcing. | 20% |
| Q1 Conclusions / Recommendations What are key conclusions and lessons learned from the experience and analysis? | 5% |
| Q2 Introduction Introduction of essay with a clear statement of assumptions. | 5% |
| Q2 Use of Company Examples Description and explanation of the key issues using real or hypothetical company examples. | 15% |
| Q2 Use of Theory and Sourcing Use of relevant theories and tools to support your analysis. Evidence of academic sourcing. | 20% |
| Q2 Conclusions / Recommendations What are key conclusions and recommended actions? | 5% |
| Clarity Overall clarity of presentation for both papers. | 10% |
Assignment Feedback Will Be Based On UNDERGRADUATE GRADE CRITERIA: LEVEL 5
| CLASS | % | LETTER GRADE | OVERALL DESCRIPTION | GUIDELINE GRADE DESCRIPTIONS |
| First | 85-100 | A+ | Outstanding | Your work meets all of the criteria described below for the A and A- grades. On top of that, it shows that you have an impressive grasp of the skills and knowledge covered in this module. Your work is also consistently effective in analysing key concepts that we studied and you draw on a comprehensive range of evidence, reflection and reasoned argument. Your work shows that you have followed good academic practice in terms of citation and referencing, presentation format and clear, accurate English. |
| 1st | 75-85 70-74 | A A- | Excellent Very Good | Your work shows a detailed knowledge and understanding of the material covered in this module. You have taken a creative approach to the ideas and topics that we studied. Your work shows your ability to analyse ideas critically using evidence, reflection and reasoned argument based on the theories and principles that we covered. Your work shows that you are consistently able to identify and define problems and/or practical issues clearly and to choose appropriate methods to resolve them. Your work shows that you have followed good academic practice in terms of citation and referencing, presentation format and clear, accurate English. |
| 2.1 | 67-69 64-66 60-63 | B+ B B- | Good | Your work shows a good knowledge and understanding of the material covered in this module and you tackle a range of different ideas and/or contexts. Your work also shows that you are able to analyse ideas critically using the principles, theories and approaches that we covered in the module.Your work also shows that you are able to define problems and/or practical issues clearly and to choose appropriate methods to resolve them. Most of your work shows good academic practice in terms citation and referencing, presentation format and clear, accurate English. |
| 2.2 | 57-59 54-56 50-53 | C+ C C- | Satisfactory | Your work shows some knowledge and understanding of the material covered in this module. Your work also shows that you are able to analyse material critically, but it does not always focus on key points. Your work shows that you have applied appropriate methods and tools to identify resolve the more straightforward problems and/or practical issues covered in the module. Your work follows good academic practice to some extent in terms of citation and referencing, presentation format and clear, accurate English. |
| 3rd | 47-49 44-46 40-43 | D+ D D- | Adequate | Your work shows that you have gained a basic knowledge and understanding of the material covered in this module. Your work tends to be descriptive, and your analysis is oversimplified. There is some evidence in your work that you have applied the methods and tools covered in the module appropriately to resolve straightforward problems and/or practical issues. Your work shows some evidence of good academic practice in terms of citation and referencing, presentation format and clear, accurate English, but this is not always consistent throughout. |
| Marginal Fail | 35-39 | F5 | Unsatisfactory | Your work shows only a limited knowledge and understanding of the material covered in this module. Your work is descriptive and shows little attempt to analyse ideas or arguments. You make some assertions without sufficient evidence to back up your arguments. Your work does not apply what we learnt appropriately to straightforward problems and/or practical issues. Your work has not followed good academic practice in terms of citation and referencing, presentation format and clear, accurate English. |
| Fail | 34 and below | F4 | Poor | Your work shows little knowledge or understanding of the material covered in the module. Your work is descriptive and shows no attempt to analyse ideas or arguments. You make assertions without putting forward the evidence to back them up. Your work suggests that you have not understood the methods and tools covered in the module well enough to apply them to ideas or problems. Your work does not meet most of the Learning Outcomes for this module. Your work has not followed good academic practice in terms of citation and referencing, presentation format and clear, accurate English. |
| Avoiding plagiarism When you write an essay, report or dissertation you should always cite the published sources to which you quote, refer to or use as evidence, otherwise you are likely to be committing plagiarism, which is a form of academic misconduct with potentially very serious consequences. References need to be made both within the text and in a list at the end. The aim in doing this is to ensure that somebody reading your work can easily find these sources for themselves. This applies to whether you are using a book, a report, a journal article or an Internet site. You will probably know from your own experience how much easier it is to find a reference when a reading list or bibliography is clear and unambiguous.There is help available from the library and online, including a range of videos such as those given below: https://mykingston.kingston.ac.uk/library/help_and_training/Pages/referencing.aspx. http://www.citethemrightonline.com/basics Do remember you can submit your work as many times as you like before the final deadline. It is a good idea to check your Originality Report and ensure that any potential plagiarism is eradicated for your work by rewriting in your own words and referencing correctly. The staff on the BLASC desk in the LRC will be able to advise on this. Here you can find out how to access your Originality Report: https://studyspace.kingston.ac.uk/bbcswebdav/institution/Support/Student_Guide_to_Turnitin_v2.pdf?target=blank Additional helpful resources can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yYf8AihndI The best way to avoid academic misconduct or plagiarism is to use your own words at all times; do not cut and paste from other work. |
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| Group work and academic misconduct Work submitted by a group is the responsibility of the group as a whole. In the unfortunate event of the work being judged to have been plagiarised, the only circumstance in which it is possible that the responsibility for the misconduct would only fall on the group member who actually committed it, would be if there were clear evidence that that member had dishonestly misled the rest of the group as to the source of his her contribution. This would require clear and contemporaneous evidence of group discussions of the sort which should be available if groups follow the advice given about keeping a log of group proceedings. If the group work is simply allocated amongst the members of the group without any sort of group review of the outcomes, then all the group members are taking on themselves the risk that some element of the work is tainted by academic misconduct. If you are unclear about any of this, you should refer to the University’s guide to Plagiarism for further explanation. |
