Assignment 1 - TASK INFORMATION
You need to choose a business sector to focus on, and address how business ethics is managed within that sector (e.g. Financial; Mining; Agriculture; Retail; Service; Education; Tourism etc.).
The list of sections below provides the issues that you need to consider:
(1) Discuss major challenges, relating to business ethics, facing the sector. You are expected to focus briefly on the following issues:
a. ethical issues facing the sector
b. sustainability focus of the sector
c. major stakeholders in the sector
(2) Explain what factors are driving the sector to manage the business ethics more effectively.
(3) Elaborate how managing business ethics has helped the sector.
Assignment 1 Template
Cover Page
Ensure a cover page is attached to the front of your report, showing unit name, your name, date of submission, and your student ID number.
Abstract (approx. 100 words; not included in word count)
Type in a short abstract that briefly describes the purpose of the project, and what the main findings are. (You may want to do the abstract once the assignment is done.)
Introduction (approx. 150 words)
This section must cover two main things
(a) a brief introduction and background to the study
(b) the objectives of the study
For the introduction and background, you must provide a brief introduction to the reader about the assignment, its relevance and importance etc.
Objectives: You need to clearly state the key objectives (2-3) of the assignment.
Analysis of Sector (approx. 1200 words)
Address the 3 sections representing the issues that you need to consider.
Conclusion (approx. 150 words)
Write a short concluding comment which reminds the reader what the main purpose of the research was, how you went about addressing the objectives of the study, what data you used and the main findings were.
Also write a short paragraph on the main limitations of the study...i.e. what is/are the main weaknesses of the study which you would like to bring to the attention of the readers.
References
Include a list of relevant references in alphabetical order, using Harvard style.
Appendix (optional)
Additional Information
Submission of Report
Students are required to submit only an electronic copy of their report (in MS Word) in the area provided on Cloud Deakin by 23h59 on the due date.
Supporting diagrams
Use tables and diagrams where appropriate. All tables and diagrams must be numbered, labeled and briefly explained in the text of your paper e.g. "Table 2 shows the GDP growth of the main economies ...."
Font
Use a 12 point font. (Times New Roman or Arial). The report should be 1.5 line spaced with an extra line space between each paragraph. Please use page numbers and indicate at the end of your report the word count.
Word Count
The word limit is 1500 and will be strictly adhered to. A 10% penalty (from the available marks) will apply for deviating from this word limit. The following sections are NOT included in the word count:
Cover Page; Abstract; References; Appendices.
Research
Students are expected to prepare for the report by reading and citing a range of references. These could include journal articles, books, newspaper articles, business reports, and government reports.