Course Assessments: BE2601 Principles of Management

S1, AY15-16
Assignment Report (Ethical Reasoning)
Individual Assignment
(10% of total grade)
Learning Objectives:
1. To understand and relate the importance of ethical behaviour and corporate social responsibility in the
global environment
2. To appreciate and apply the concepts of business ethics, ethical systems and realize the implications
of ethical decision making
Instructions:

This individual assignment comprises of 10% of the total marks for the module
The following are assessed:
o Ethical Sensitivity or Awareness
st
(1 item in the Ethics Rubrics)
o Ethical Knowledge, Understanding and Judgment
nd
(2 item in the Ethics Rubrics)
o Ethical Reasoning and Solution
rd
(3 item in the Ethics Rubrics)
The report is limited to 1000 words (with a tolerance level of +/- 5%)
It should be typewritten in Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced
Refer to Assessment Document (p. 6) for the Student Assignment Declaration Cover Sheet.
You are required to submit the declaration cover sheet separately through the e-mail of your
respective seminar instructors
Please do NOT attach the declaration cover sheet together with your assignments when
submitting via Turn-it-in through NTULearn
Upload the 1000-word essay to Turnitin Assignment for plagiarism check. (Note: Do not use the
lecture site. Use your own seminar group website)
Submit the final version of your assignment through NTULearn to Turnitin Assignment of the
seminar you belong to. You will work on your own and submit the report within 48 hours from the
ending time of your respective seminar session in Week 5

Unethical acts in Organization(s)

1. Identify any one (1) of the following organization:

LOreals

Nike

2. You are required to analyze and describe the situation from an ethics perspective for the identified
organization and report on the following scope as highlighted below:

Instructors: Kumaran Rajaram (Course Coordinator), Richard Chua, Jeffrey Ong and Alan Goh

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Criteria

Scope

Ethical Sensitivity
or Awareness
(20%)
Ethical
Knowledge,
Understanding
and Judgment
(40%)

Ethical Reasoning
and Solution
(40%)

Identify and describe the business ethical issues in the identified organization
(Note: You should identify at least 2 ethical issues)
Propose the appropriate theoretical framework(s)/concept(s) to relate the ethical
issues in the identified organization
In relevance to the theoretical framework(s)/concept(s), perform critical and
evaluative thinking by:
o reporting the implications of the ethical issues, including potential
consequences to various stakeholders
o discussing pertinent ethical issues with justifications to furnish a clearer
understanding and/to form an appropriate judgement of the issues involved
in the identified organization
Assess and apply sound and robust ethical reasoning in developing viable
solutions to resolve the issues
Identify and evaluate the appropriateness and feasibility of proposed solutions
under the circumstances after weighing practical constraints with ethical and legal
considerations

Assignment Report (Ethical Reasoning) Assessment Rubric Criteria

Criteria

Ethical Sensitivity
or Awareness
(20% of overall
grade)

Ethical
knowledge,
Understanding
and Judgment
(40% of overall
grade)

Standards
Below expectation
(Rubric Score: 1-2)
- Poor and weak in
identifying and
describing the ethical
issues in the identified
organization

Meets Expectation
(Rubric Score: 3-4)
- Demonstrate adequate
ability to identify ethical
issues in the identified
organization

Above Expectation
(Rubric Score: 5-6)
- Have a strong ability to
identify ethical issues in
the identified organization

- Unable to demonstrate
adequate knowledge
and understanding of
relevant concepts and
how they work. Not able
to propose the
appropriate theoretical
framework(s)/concept(s)
which relates to ethical
issues in the identified
organization

- Adequately able to identify

some of the relevant ethical
notions relevant to
understanding and forming
an appropriate judgment.

- Able to sufficiently
identify some of the
relevant ethical notions
relevant to understanding
and forming an
appropriate judgment.

- Weak and unable to

recognize ethical issues
and their implications,
including potential
consequences to
various stakeholders

- Show adequate ability to

recognize ethical issues
and their implications,
including potential
consequences to various
stakeholders

- Able to recognize ethical

issues and their
implications, including
potential consequences to
various stakeholders

- Unable to perform
critical and evaluative
thinking by discussing
pertinent ethical issues

- Adequately able to
propose the appropriate
theoretical
framework(s)/concept(s)

- Adequately able to
propose the appropriate
theoretical
framework(s)/concept(s)

Instructors: Kumaran Rajaram (Course Coordinator), Richard Chua, Jeffrey Ong and Alan Goh

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Ethical Reasoning
and Solution
(40% of overall
grade)

with justifications to
furnish a clear
understanding and to
form an appropriate
judgement of the issues
involved in the identified
organization

which relates to ethical

issues in the identified
organization

which relates to ethical

issues in the identified
organization

- Adequately able to
perform critical and
evaluative thinking by
discussing pertinent ethical
issues with justifications to
furnish a clear
understanding and to form
an appropriate judgement
of the issues involved in the
identified organization

- Unable to apply sound

and robust ethical
reasoning to develop
viable solutions to
resolve the issues

- Demonstrate adequate
ability to assess and apply
sound and robust ethical
reasoning logically and
rationally to resolve the
issues

- Able to perform high

level of critical and
evaluative thinking by
discussing pertinent
ethical issues with
justifications to furnish a
clear understanding and
to form an appropriate
judgement of the issues
involved in the identified
organization
- Demonstrate a strong
ability to assess and apply
sound and robust ethical
reasoning logically and
rationally to resolve the
issues using appropriate
theoretical
framework(s)/concept(s)

- Weak/or unable to
identify and evaluate the
appropriateness and
feasibility of proposed
solutions under the
circumstances and after
weighing practical
constraints, and ethical
and legal considerations

- Adequately able to identify

and evaluate the
appropriateness and
feasibility of proposed
solutions under the
circumstances and after
weighing practical
constraints, and ethical and
legal considerations

Instructors: Kumaran Rajaram (Course Coordinator), Richard Chua, Jeffrey Ong and Alan Goh

- Able to identify and

evaluate the
appropriateness and
feasibility of proposed
solutions logically and
rationally under the
circumstances and after
weighing practical
constraints, and ethical
and legal considerations

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Participation in Active-Learning Activities Assessment Rubric Criteria

You will be assessed on your participation and contributions in the assigned active-learning
activities to be facilitated

The below furnished assessment rubrics will be adopted for the evaluation and assessment

Criteria

Drive to Learn
(30% of overall
grade)

Standards
Below expectation
(Rubric Score: 1-2)
- Acquires knowledge of
an issue by searching
for information from only
a few sources

Meets Expectation
(Rubric Score: 3-4)
- Acquires knowledge of
an issue by searching
for information from a
reasonable number of
sources
- Illustrates a fair
amount of
understanding of the
issue of interest

Knowledge
Acquisition
(30% of overall
grade)

- Illustrates a limited
understanding of the
issue of interest

Knowledge Sharing
(20% of overall
grade)

- Encourages others by
sharing superficial
knowledge

- Encourages others by
sharing a reasonable
amount of knowledge

Genuine
Disclosure of
Enthusiasm and
Optimism
(20% of overall
grade)

- Pays little attention to

the viewpoints of others
and interacts
superficially with others
- Not motivated and
limited participation in
the discussion to make it
interesting

- Pays adequate
attention to the
viewpoints of others and
interacts adequately
with others
- Adequately motivated
and reasonable amount
of participation in the
discussion to make it
interesting

Instructors: Kumaran Rajaram (Course Coordinator), Richard Chua, Jeffrey Ong and Alan Goh

Above Expectation
(Rubric Score: 5-6)
- Acquires knowledge of
an issue by searching for
information from diverse
sources
- Illustrates a
comprehensive
understanding of key
concepts, frameworks and
ideas related to the issue
of interest
-Encourages others by
sharing deep knowledge
and enriching insights
with others
- Pays close attention to
the viewpoints of others
and engages meaningfully
with others by providing
well thought through
feedback and insights
- Highly motivated and
maximum participation
during the discussion to
make it interesting

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