MGT3146 international management & ethics Dr.

Nathalie van Meurs

The assessment schedule may be used as a guidance to understand how the report on GeekChic is evaluated.
Grade Introduction Analysis of culture Conclusion Presentation
First A clear introduction of the purpose of
the report, written up as a professional
consultant, not as a student (i.e., avoid
for my course work I had to ) and
includes a contextual description of the
globalised world as it stands.
Inclusion of relevant macro-level
information that facilitates a basic
understanding of France. Student
included benchmarks to illuminate
information (e.g., GDP comparisons
and other indices using statistics).
Evidence that you have understood key
issues and been able to effectively
integrate theory and practice, using
Hofstedes dimensions as a starting
point and comparing a choice of
country with France. Student included
a graph as shown in class.
Clear analysis of selected country x France
on the following topics (sub headed, using
creative and innovative titles): Values &
globalization, Decision Making, Negotiation
& Communication, Leadership & Cultural
Intelligence.
Evidence of comprehensiveness (breadth
and depth) of information. Any evidence
found of cultural difference is relevant to the
brief and is balanced. Not stereotypical.
The student considered what if basic advice
on business conduct in France (dos and
donts) seems to fall short or turn out to be
limited (i.e., provided cultural intelligent
advice)
Coherence, synthesis and integration
of contents: The summary must reflect
good business sense that is useful for
a manager and reflects cultural
intelligence and sensitivity to the
complex, globalised environment.
Personal experience/anecdotes are not
written up as a diary but are formatted
as examples that can be found in
current affairs outlets. If stating facts,
these are referenced.
Included key recommendations that
are presented using bullet points and
reflect the introduction and analysis.
No new information should be
presented in this section.
Conclusion is kept brief and could be
used on its own by the reader if need
be.
References at the end of the report are
reliable, more than 5 sources. Student
included additional, academic or reliable
resources (e.g., recommended news
sources such as FT, broadsheets).
Limited use Wikipedia and other non-
academic sources, unless they are
reliable and for anecdotal purposes or
current affairs.
Grammar and Spelling is correct.
References in Harvard Style.
Overall structure is well presented:
introduction, info, conclusion, using
subheadings for clarity.
Writing style: Student ensures to guide
the reader by making one point per
paragraph, linking sections and
explaining how to interpret the
information. Examples are creative and
illuminate the points made.
No appendices. Word count is only +/-
10%
60-69% Includes a brief introduction of the aim
of the report on behalf of GeekChic
(I.e. NOT the class at Middlesex
University)
Includes a brief overview of macro-
level facts of Paris, France (e.g.,
climate, currency, GDP, etc.) that are
relevant for an executive to know.
Includes a brief value description of the
country of France based on Hofstedes
work, using a country from Table 1 as
a benchmark.
Clear analysis of selected country x France
on the following topics (sub headed, using
new titles): Values & globalization, Decision
Making, Negotiation & Communication,
Leadership & Cultural Intelligence.
Evidence of comprehensiveness (breadth
and depth) of information. Any evidence
found of cultural difference is relevant to the
brief and is balanced. Not stereotypical.
The student considered what if basic advice
on business conduct in France (dos and
donts) seems to fall short or turn out to be
limited (i.e., provided cultural intelligent
advice)
Coherence, synthesis and integration
of contents: The summary must reflect
good business sense that is useful for
an executive and reflects sensitivity to
the complex, globalised environment.
Personal experience/anecdotes are not
written up as a diary but are formatted
as examples that can be found in
current affairs outlets. Facts are
referenced.
Included key recommendations that
are presented using bullet points and
reflect the introduction and analysis.
No new information should be
presented in this section.
References at the end of the report are
reliable, more than 5 sources. Student
included additional, academic or reliable
resources (e.g., recommended news
sources such as FT, broadsheets). Some
use Wikipedia and other non-academic
sources acceptable, unless they are
reliable and for anecdotal purposes or
current affairs.
Grammar and Spelling is correct.
References in Harvard Style.
Overall structure is well presented:
introduction, info, conclusion, using
subheadings for clarity.
Writing style: Student ensures to guide
the reader by making one point per
paragraph, linking sections and
explaining how to interpret the
information. Examples are creative and
illuminate the points made.
Appendices used appropriately. Word
MGT3146 international management & ethics Dr. Nathalie van Meurs

count is only +/-10%
50-59% Includes a brief introduction of the
report on behalf of GeekChic (I.e. NOT
the class at Middlesex University) but
the aim isnt clear.
Includes a brief overview of macro-
level facts of Paris, France (e.g.,
climate, currency, GDP, etc.) but facts
are irrelevant.
Includes a brief value description of the
country of France based on Hofstedes
work, using a country from Table 1 as
a benchmark but its descriptive with a
definition of each dimension but no
analysis.
Some analysis of selected country x France
on the following topics (sub headed, using
new titles): Values & globalization, Decision
Making, Negotiation & Communication,
Leadership & Cultural Intelligence.
Some evidence of comprehensiveness
(breadth and depth) of information. Any
evidence found of cultural difference is
stereotypical. Brief not mentioned.
The student considered what if basic advice
on business conduct in France (dos and
donts) seems to fall short or turn out to be
limited (i.e., provided cultural intelligent
advice)
Coherence, synthesis and integration
of contents: The summary must reflect
good business sense that is useful for
an executive and reflects sensitivity to
the complex, globalised environment.
Personal experience/anecdotes are too
much written up as a diary. Facts are
referenced. Some current affairs
mentioned/
Included basic recommendations that
are presented using bullet points and
reflect the introduction and analysis.
No new information should be
presented in this section.
References at the end of the report are
reliable, more than 5 sources. Student
included additional, academic or reliable
resources (e.g., recommended news
sources such as FT, broadsheets). Some
use Wikipedia and other non-academic
sources acceptable, unless they are
reliable and for anecdotal purposes or
current affairs.
Minor errors in grammar and spelling.
Overall structure is unclear:
introduction, info, conclusion, using
subheadings for clarity.
Writing style: Student ensures to guide
the reader by making one point per
paragraph, linking sections and
explaining how to interpret the
information. Examples are not always
relevant.
Appendices used appropriately. Word
count is only +/-10%

MGT3146 international management & ethics Dr. Nathalie van Meurs

40-49% Includes a brief introduction of the
report with macro level information on
France that is somewha relevant to a
travelling person (tourist) but with
some errors. Hofstedes analysis is
descriptive but includes a comparison
with a benchmark country of choice.
Basic analysis of selected country x France
on the following topics (sub headed, using
new titles): Values & globalization, Decision
Making, Negotiation & Communication,
Leadership & Cultural Intelligence.
Evidence of some understanding (breadth
and depth) of information. Some evidence
found of cultural differences. Not
stereotypical. Sources are academic journals
and books but also reliant on websites.
The student provided some cultural
intelligent advice but limited.
Some integration of contents: The
summary reflected some business
sense that is useful for an executive
and reflects sensitivity to the
globalised environment.
Personal experience/anecdotes are
written up as a diary. Facts are
referenced. No use of current
affairs/news.
Included key recommendations and
reflect the introduction and analysis.
New/irrelevant information is
presented.
References are reliable and mainly the
ones provided in class but no more than
that or some websites.
Some grammatical and spelling errors.
Some basic structure: Introduction,
main section and conclusion with a
separate reference section.
Examples irrelevant.
Student relies too much on providing
information in appendix but these
additions are carefully explained in the
main report.
Word count is only +/-10%. Appendices
not adequately used.
39% or
lower
Introduction of the purpose of the
report and France is limited or wrong,
using stereotypical information and
mostly from websites. Hofstedes
comparison is descriptive only or
absent.
Some analysis of selected country x France
on some of the following topics (sub
headed): Values & globalization, Decision
Making, Negotiation & Communication,
Leadership & Cultural Intelligence.
No evidence of comprehensiveness (breadth
and depth) of information. Any evidence
found of cultural difference is relevant to the
brief and is balanced. Not stereotypical.
Sources are academic journals and books.
The student failed to consider what if basic
advice on business conduct in France (dos
and donts) seems to fall short or turn out
to be limited (i.e., provided cultural
intelligent advice)
Lack of ability to synthesize
information presented in the analysis.
Student presented new and irrelevant
information.
Key recommendations are missing.
Grammatically incorrect and contains
spelling mistakes.
References are websites only or missing.
Information is cut and pasted from
websites.
No structure, no subheadings and no
clear introduction nor conclusion.
Writing style is informal, like a diary or a
chat.
Too many appendices. Too long or too
short (word count).