Approved BBS Coursework Brief Template 2019/20 1 of 4 Br un el B us in es s S ch oo l Assessment Title: Term 2 Assessment essay -choose 1 out of the 3 titles (see below for essay titles) Module Leader: Professor Shireen Kanji Distribution Date: Submission Deadline: 12:00 noon on **/**/**** Feedback by : **/**/**** (20 working days after the submission the deadline.) Contribution to overall module assessment: 100 % Indicative student time working on assessment: Hours Word or Page Limit (if applicable): 2,500 (not including references) Assessment Type (individual or group): Individual Main Objective of the assessment 1. To demonstrate an understanding of how to apply a critical lens to understanding management and organizational issues and to demonstrate how this approach differs from the mainstream. 2. To demonstrate the ability to read and synthesise arguments from the literature. 3. To demonstrate the ability to write a clear and cogent argument which draws on theories and concepts from the literature and illustrates these concepts with examples in ways that are relevant to the question. MG2063 Amended Assignment/Coursework Brief for 2019/20 Approved BBS Coursework Brief Template 2019/20 2 of 4 Br un el B us in es s S ch oo l Description of the Assessment Write an essay (2, 500 words, not including references) on ONE of the following themes: Either Question 1: How does the Fordist system of production differ from the flexible system of production in terms of (i) the methods of production, (ii) systems of control and (iii) effects on workers? Answer all three parts of the question. OR Question 2: In what ways are organisations gendered (50 marks) and what are the effects of this gendering on men and women? (50 marks) OR Question 3: Are multi-national corporations part of the problem or part of the solution to the global problems we face? Explain your answer drawing on at least one theory of globalisation. Points to remember: · Specify your sources clearly in the assignment. · Be as specific and clear as possible in explaining and supporting your claims. · Use examples, well-chosen quotes and data as appropriate. · Your assignment should include both a description and an analysis/interpretation, with emphasis on the latter. The linkage to course concepts should be explicit. Although you need not explain or describe the course concepts in great depth, you should describe them briefly and provide references/citations to their sources. Explicitly mention (and reference) course materials that are directly relevant to your analysis. The best way for you to demonstrate your mastery of course concepts is to apply them appropriately in your analysis, explaining their relevance. Employ independent research and relevant additional reading where relevant. Submission Instructions Coursework must be submitted electronicall.

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Assessment Title: Term 2 Assessment essay -choose 1 out of the
3 titles (see below for essay titles)
Module Leader: Professor Shireen Kanji
Distribution Date:
Submission Deadline: 12:00 noon on **/**/****

2. Feedback by : **/**/**** (20 working days after the
submission the deadline.)
Contribution to overall module assessment: 100 %
Indicative student time working on assessment: Hours
Word or Page Limit (if applicable): 2,500 (not including
references)
Assessment Type (individual or group): Individual
Main Objective of the assessment
1. To demonstrate an understanding of how to apply a critical
lens to understanding management and organizational issues and
to demonstrate how
this approach differs from the mainstream.
2. To demonstrate the ability to read and synthesise arguments
from the literature.
3. To demonstrate the ability to write a clear and cogent
argument which draws on theories and concepts from the
literature and illustrates these
concepts with examples in ways that are relevant to the
question.

3. MG2063
Amended Assignment/Coursework Brief for 2019/20
Approved BBS Coursework Brief Template 2019/20 2 of 4
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Write an essay (2, 500 words, not including references) on ONE
of the following themes:
Either

4. Question 1: How does the Fordist system of production differ
from the flexible system of production in terms of (i) the
methods of production, (ii) systems
of control and (iii) effects on workers? Answer all three parts of
the question.
OR
Question 2: In what ways are organisations gendered (50 marks)
and what are the effects of this gendering on men and women?
(50 marks)
OR
Question 3: Are multi-national corporations part of the problem
or part of the solution to the global problems we face? Explain
your answer drawing on at
least one theory of globalisation.
Points to remember:
· Specify your sources clearly in the assignment.
· Be as specific and clear as possible in explaining and
supporting your claims.
· Use examples, well-chosen quotes and data as appropriate.
· Your assignment should include both a description and an
analysis/interpretation, with emphasis on the latter. The linkage
to course concepts should be
explicit. Although you need not explain or describe the course
concepts in great depth, you should describe them briefly and
provide references/citations to
their sources. Explicitly mention (and reference) course
materials that are directly relevant to your analysis. The best
way for you to demonstrate your
mastery of course concepts is to apply them appropriately in
your analysis, explaining their relevance. Employ independent

5. research and relevant additional
reading where relevant.
Submission Instructions
Coursework must be submitted electronically via the
University’s WISEflow system. The required file format for this
report is Adobe PDF. Your student ID
number must be used as the file name (e.g. 0123456.pdf). You
must ensure that you upload your file in the correct format and
use the College’s electronic
coursework coversheet. Please note that submissions of ‘.pages
/ .docx etc’ documents will not be accepted and must be
converted to approved format.
The electronic coursework coversheet must be completed and
included at the beginning of all coursework submissions prior to
submitting on WISEflow.
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Particularly Excellent. Particularly excellent introduction
including an overview, thesis and motivation for what follows.
Main body includes
supporting evidence from academic sources and relevant theory.
Particularly excellent description and equally excellent critical
discussion of
relevant literature and theory is provided. Literature is plentiful
and appropriate. Discussion draws on a particularly excellent
interpretation
and critical understanding of the literature and theory and on
examples from work organisations. Very clear conclusion which
restates the
topic and summarises the work, is provided. Conclusion is
sophisticated, critical and reflects thorough understanding of
the topic. The work is
presented in an exceptionally professional manner. Material
taken from other sources is accurately paraphrased. No
grammatical and/or
other errors or inconsistencies in citations/references. The
organisation of the text at the structural level (paragraphs,
sections) is excellent.
A*

7. (90-100)
Excellent. Excellent introduction including an overview, thesis
and motivation for what follows. Main body includes supporting
evidence from
academic sources and relevant theory. Excellent description and
equally excellent critical discussion of relevant literature and
theory is
provided. Literature is plentiful and appropriate. Discussion
draws on a particularly excellent interpretation and critical
understanding of the
literature and theory and on examples from work organisations.
Excellent conclusion which restates the topic and summarises
the work, is
provided. Conclusion is sophisticated, critical and reflects
thorough understanding of the topic. The work is presented in a
professional
manner. Material taken from other sources is accurately
paraphrased. No grammatical and/or other errors or
inconsistencies in
citations/references. The organisation of the text at the
structural level (paragraphs, sections) is excellent.
A+, A, A-
(70-89)
Very good. Very good introduction including overview, thesis
and motivation for what follows. Main body includes supporting
evidence from
academic sources and relevant theory. Very good description
and critical discussion of relevant literature and theory. The
literature is plentiful
and wholly appropriate. Discussion draws on a very good
interpretation and critical understanding of the literature and on
very good
examples from work organisations. Very clear conclusion,

8. restating topic/summarizing your essay and thesis. Conclusion
very good, critical
and reflects a very good understanding of the topic. The work is
presented in a good manner in nearly all respects. Material
taken from other
sources is accurately paraphrased. There are no, or hardly any,
grammatical and/or other errors at sentence level; errors or
inconsistencies
in citations/references. The structural organisation of the text
(paragraphs, sections) is very good.
B+, B, B-
(60-69)
Good. Good introduction including overview, thesis and
motivation for what follows. Main body includes supporting
evidence from academic
sources/relevant theory and is structured sufficiently well. Good
description and a good critical discussion of the literature and
relevant
theory. Literature is sufficient in terms of type/amount and is
for the most part appropriate.The discussion of the essay topic
draws on
sufficient critical interpretation/understanding of the literature
and on sufficient examples from work organisations. Clear and
good conclusion
restating topic, summarizing essay and thesis. Material taken
from other sources is for the most part accurately paraphrased;
the
text/style/content is for the most part that of the report writer.
Not many, grammatical and/or other errors at sentence level and
not many,
errors or inconsistencies in citations/references. The structural
organisation of the text (paragraphs, sections) is good.
C+, C, C-

9. (50-59)
Acceptable. Reasonable introduction including overview, thesis
and motivation for what follows. Main body includes reasonable
amount of
supporting evidence from academic sources/some relevant
theory. Adequate description and critical discussion of literature
and relevant
theory. Literature is adequate in terms in terms of type/amount
and is for the most part appropriate. Discussion draws on
reasonably
adequate interpretation/ understanding of literature and on
sufficient examples from work organisations. Conclusion is
satisfactory and
somewhat clear, reasonably critical and reflects a satisfactory
understanding of the topic. Work presented in reasonably
professional manner.
Material taken from other sources is for the most part
reasonably accurately paraphrased. Some or many grammatical
and/or other errors
and some or many errors or inconsistencies in
citations/references. Structural organisation of text (paragraphs,
sections) is adequate.
D+, D, D-
(40-49)
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for what follows is either inadequate or missing. Evidence of
deficiencies,
threshold standard (D-) has not been met. This may be due to
any number of the following. Inadequate narrative/ equally
inadequate critical
discussion of literature/ relevant theory. Literature/ theory is
inadequate in terms of type/amount and/or is for the most part
inappropriate.
Discussion does not draw on sufficient examples from work
organisations. Conclusion does not follow from discussion of
main body or is
missing. Some evidence of some understanding of the literature
and theory, but it is too limited. Work is presented in an
unprofessional
manner. Material taken from other sources is not sufficiently
well paraphrased. Too many grammatical and/or other errors;
too many errors or
inconsistencies in citations/references. Structural organisation
of text (paragraphs, sections) is inadequate.
E+, E, E-
(30-39)

11. Unacceptable. Work is unacceptable. Introduction either
inadequate or missing. Work does not achieve some (or all) of
the learning
outcomes described for the task. This may be due to most of, or
all of, the following. Inadequate narrative/ equally inadequate
critical
discussion of literature/ relevant theory. Literature/ theory
inadequate in terms of type/amount and/or for the most part
inappropriate.
Discussion, drawing on insufficiently appropriate interpretation
and too limited understanding of literature. Work organisation
examples
missing. Conclusion does not follow from discussion of main
body or missing. Limited evidence of understanding of
literature/ theory. Work
presented unprofessionally. Material taken from other sources
not sufficiently well paraphrased. Too many grammatical and/or
other errors
and too many errors/ inconsistencies in citations/references.
Structural organisation of text (paragraphs, sections)
inadequate.
F (below 30)
Academic Misconduct, Plagiarism and Collusion
Any coursework or examined submission for assessment where
plagiarism, collusion or any form of cheating is suspected will
be dealt with according to the
University processes which are detailed in Senate Regulation 6.
You can access information about plagiarism here.
The University regulations on plagiarism apply to published as
well as unpublished work, collusion and the plagiarism of the
work of other students.

12. Please ensure that you fully understand what constitutes
plagiarism before you submit your work.
University’s Coursework Submission Policy
Please refer to the College’s Student Handbook for information
on submitting late, penalties applied and procedures.
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relating to the College’s Coursework Submission Policy and
procedures.
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Extenuating Circumstances Policy
Please refer to the College’s Student Handbook for information
relating to extenuating circumstances and procedures.
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