MANAGING IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT

BUSI7280 Video Assignment – Task Specification 1
BUSI7280 MANAGING IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT
Video Assignment – Task Specification
Due date: 4pm, Tuesday 14 March 2017 (submit via Wattle)
Expected length: 3 minutes maximum length of video
Weighting: 30% of the final grade
Overview
Students will produce a short, 3 minute video presentation outlining a major
environmental or social pressure/challenge facing managers today, and the
social and ethical implications of managerial work.
You are required to:
Ø Work individually to research and produce a short video;
Ø Choose a specific issue or challenge facing businesses today and
examine the relationship between being a manager and being a global
citizen;
Ø Outline the social and ethical implications of managerial decision
making in the context of the issue you have chosen to address.
In producing your video, be aware of the following:
Ø Your video needs to be informative with regard to the issue or
challenge chosen;
Ø You need to demonstrate a clear link between managerial work and the
issue you have chosen to address;
Ø You need to demonstrate your understanding of how:
a) external environments impact on organisations (LO4); and
b) organisations impact on their external environments;
Ø You need to demonstrate a recognition of the social and ethical
implications of management decisions in both domestic and
international contexts (LO5);
Ø Sophisticated submissions will also include some reflection on the
emerging evidence of the changing nature of management, institutions
and markets (LO6);
Ø You will also need to submit, as a word doc/docx or pdf, a list of the
references you used in producing your video.
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Formatting requirements
Suggested software for making your video (suggestions only, you are free to
choose the software and equipment you use for this task):
– iMovie; Windows Moviemaker
– Adobe Spark (was Adobe Voice) free iphone app
– Youtube editor (free online)
– Powtoon, Moovly or other free animation webapp.
Please take into account the following requirements for your submission:
Ø This is an INDIVIDUAL assignment;
Ø Your finished video should be NO MORE than 3 minutes long (total
duration);
Ø Please submit for completed video to Wattle via the assignment
submission portal as a:
• .mpeg/.mp4/.mpv (or other MPEG extension);
• .mov (Quicktime);
• .wmv (windows media video); or
• as a URL link to a webpage on which your video is located.
References
Please list the references that you used in preparing your video and submit
this list in a separate document via Wattle (you will be able to ‘attach’ this
document to your video submission). You should use Harvard or APA in-text
referencing. A referencing style guide can be found in the Q Manual
published by Monash University and available at:
http://www.buseco.monash.edu.au/qmanual/qmanual-2012.pdf
Marking Criteria
Each of the following criteria will be used to assess the videos using the scale
outlined below:
[0 = not attempted/unsatisfactory; P = proficient; S = skilled; H = highly
skilled; E = exemplary]
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1. Did the video clearly indicate a major social or environmental
issue/pressure/challenge facing managers today? [ability to
discern context]
2. Was the video able to demonstrate a clear link between the work
of a manager and the issue addressed? [ability to discern
connection/relationships]
3. Did the video demonstrate the producer’s understanding of the
interdependent relationship between managing and the social
and/or natural environment? [ability to discern interdependence]
4. Were the key social, moral and/or ethical considerations
addressed adequately? [ability to discern context]
5. Did the video include any reflection on the impetus for changing
the way we manage and how this may impact on dealing with
the issue being addressed? [ability to discern
connection/relationships]
6. Were any recommendations or possible solutions offered?
[ability for innovation and creative problem solving]
7. Was there any ‘big thinking’ demonstrated with regard to the
relationships between management and the ‘wicked problems’ of
the 21st century? [ability to establish shared vision]
Academic Integrity
The video assignment is an individual assignment. This means that you
cannot collaborate with other people, students or otherwise, in preparing it.
While there may be value in discussing the topic and your ideas with others,
you must be very careful that this does not go too far. We do conduct
systematic checks for commonality between submitted assignments,
assignments from past years and other courses, and of course, the internet.
Special Considerations
Written permissions for late submissions and extensions should be made by
completing and submitting an application for special consideration
(applications are considered by the RSM Deputy Director of Education NOT
by your lecturer): http://students.anu.edu.au/manage/forms/application-forspecial-consideration.pdf
It is important that an application for special consideration is accompanied by
evidence. For most applications, that will be medical evidence as specified in
the form. In other cases, it may take the form of evidence of registration with
the ANU Disability Services Centre, or a letter from the ANU Counselling
Centre.
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In considering an application for special consideration we will give great
weight to the amount of work that has been completed. For example, if the
report is 90% complete and the student was not able to finish it because of a
few days of illness leading up to the due date, we will be generous. On the
other hand, if it’s 10% complete, we are not likely to approve the application.
Computer Failures
Common sense should prevail here. In general, we would not be sympathetic
to applications for special consideration made on the basis of theft, loss,
damage to or failure of computer equipment. A basic responsibility for
students and, indeed, business professionals and consultants, is to set up
and maintain a rigorous, failure-proof backup system.
Excessive Workload
Applications for special consideration submitted around the due date based
on workload in the week or two leading up to the due date, that is,
applications based on having several assignments due in the same week, are
not likely to be approved. In the great majority of cases, such situations can
be dealt with by good planning and early commencement of assignments.
Most students cope with these situations without requesting special
consideration or extensions.
Use of Assignments for Teaching and Research
We would like to have the option of using some of the assignments submitted
for this course for other purposes in the future. Of course, any identifying
information would be removed. The kinds of purposes are:
• Providing examples to students in subsequent versions of the course;
• Providing examples when teaching about writing and grading of
assignments; Calibration of grading standards: having several lecturers
or tutors mark assignments, then compare the marks and discuss; and,
possibly;
• Research into educational practice.
If you do not wish for us to use your de-identified report for any of these
purposes please know by email or by making a note to that effect on the first
page of the assignment or other location that will be obvious to the lecturer.