Objectives of the Minor Assessment

Objectives of the Minor Assessment; The aim of the project is to assess the students’ ability to carry out consistent research work and reflect on the materials collected. More specifically students are required to show their acquired knowledge about of the variety of scale, complexity and type of the modern organization and their core functional areas. Furthermore, the work is meant to help students develop their analytic reading and writing skills for reports. Description of the assignment This is an individual essay. The students must discuss and analyse one of the following topics, making use also of case studies: ? ? ? ? ? ? How does planning in today’s organizations compare to planning twenty-five years ago? Do you think planning becomes more important or less important in a world where everything is changing quickly and crises are a regular part of organizational life? Why? Explain how company environment influences a company´s different departments and functional areas? Show how International Trade, Capital Market Flows and Foreign Direct Investment can help in the success in the operation and growth of Multinational Enterprises. Many western countries are experiencing a high rate of immigration; what is the impact on companies' strategies and performances? How does government activity affect businesses? How can large companies and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), respectively, exploit this influence and/or defend themselves from it? Do you see any ethical issues in that? What factors inhibit / enhance a country’s efficiency / effectiveness in production? With reference to a well-known company, explain why this company has either left or stayed in the country. 1 Structure of the assignment 1. Cover page Your name, course name, title of the project you are proposing 2. Introduction & Background Introduction needs to explain the key concepts, state the objectives of the assignment, focusing on key aspects of the topic you are considering. Provide supporting evidence by referring to relevant literature. 3. Critical review of the academic literature Building a case for your project by discussing what academic experts have written and are writing about the issues that your topic relates to/brings into play/illustrate (convince the reader that you are knowledgeable about the theoretical/analytical implications of your topic and that your project is relevant and worthwhile). 4. Case Studies Present and discuss in detail a case study you have searched to be able to answer the topic's question. Highlight specific solutions found. 5. Conclusions and suggestion for further developments Draw conclusions from the literature review and from the case study you have presented throughout the project. 6. References (using Harvard method) Format Individual content of the project should be 1,000 words (excluding bibliography) +/10%. The project should be submitted electronically (PDF format), written in Arial 12 point font, 1,5 spaced, standard margins through Turnitin. Following, electronic submission, a paper copy must also be submitted before the start of class. Please do references using the Harvard system. Deadline Projects are to be submitted Week 4. See Student Portal for details on submission date and Turnitin codes. 2 Late Policy For each day of delay you will lose 5% Marks points, for a maximum of 10 days (total deduction of 50 points). If you submit after 10 days from the deadline you will receive a mark of 0 (zero). 3 GENERAL MARKING CRITERIA (UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES) Relevance Content Depth Structure Excellent work: 70% Above satisfactory work: 60% - 69% Satisfactory: 50 - 59% Below satisfactory work: 40% - 49% Failure: Below 40% Excellent knowledge and understanding of material and an imaginative sense of its relevance across a range of issues, and context or policy situation; excellent use of course material and other relevant information to support argument Independent and creative, and demonstrates clear thinking; ability to analyse and critically evaluate material Very good use of course material and other information; well chosen to support arguments relevant to question Competent use of course materials and other information to support most arguments Some use of appropriate course materials and experience to support arguments; capacity to identify relevance, but may be rather narrowly focused and miss out important areas Little or no sign of relevance Good knowledge and understanding of the material, across a broad spectrum, combined with an ability to evaluate, analyse and reflect on key issues Reasonable knowledge of the material and ability to draw upon more than one source for ideas; uses key themes well. Very limited knowledge and understanding and the issues involved A sensitive awareness of conflicting arguments and ideas and of their provenance. Clear grasp of implications. Well organised use of most of the major points with an ability to draw upon them creatively and critically; awareness of conflicting arguments and ideas and attempt to address them in context Capacity to grapple with conflicting arguments and ideas; beginning to draw together and synthesise ideas and perspectives from a range of theory Excellent organisation of material; clear, logical flow of argument; good sign-posting throughout Good, clear framework and reasoned argument with evidence of careful thought Sensible use of major points integrated into the answer; logical flow of ideas is apparent Adequate understanding and use of course and other relevant material; mostly descriptive, but with some grasp of key course themes and issues and a capacity to discuss these in context Some attempt to address the conflicting arguments and ideas from the course, some signs of an attempt to take an evaluative, analytical and critical stance; some appropriate use of concepts, but with only limited evidence of independent thinking Framework is apparent with an introduction, argument and conclusion, but the logical flow and coherence is not always consistent and may be difficult to follow 4 Lack of awareness of conflicting arguments and ides Little or no evidence of planned structure and organisation PLACE THIS ORDER OR A SIMILAR ORDER WITH US TODAY AND GET AN AMAZING DISCOUNT :)