BIRMINGHAM CITY BUSINESS SCHOOL
ASSESSMENT BRIEF FIRST ATTEMPT
MODULE TITLE: CROSS CULTURAL MANAGEMENT – First attempt
MODULE CODE: BUS7049
LECTURER: Andrew Salmon
ISSUE DATE: 20th September 2021
HAND IN DATE: 10/01/2022 12:00 PM BST
MARKS AVAILABLE: 07/03/2022
| Learning outcomes and assessment criteria specific to this assignment: On completion of the assignment, students should be able to demonstrate their ability to: 1. Critically evaluate and synthesis theories of cultural difference with reference to their impact on international management. 2. Critically evaluate the applicability of management theory to specific cultural contexts. 3. Critically examine and select appropriate management styles for specific cultural contexts. Number of attempts Please note that, under the Course Regulations, you are entitled to only two attempts to pass each assignment. You are strongly advised to take every opportunity to submit work as failure to submit counts as a fail. Should you fail an assignment, it is very important that you arrange a tutorial with the marker so that you can improve your work. Please read the full regulations available on the Course page. Plagiarism Please read the plagiarism guidelines on your module page. Late Submissions Please read the late submission regulations and penalties on your module page or on your Course page. |
Assessment Brief: First Attempt
1. Assessment Overview
1.1 Rationale
The assignment for this Level 7 module tests for an advanced level of knowledge and comprehension of a range of cross cultural concepts, models and theories. It provides the opportunity for you to demonstrate your ability to appraise an organizations leadership and management approach through critical application of literature and the articulation of appropriate management styles for specific cultural contexts. The highest achieving students will also demonstrate competence in terms of academic practice and rigor.
To pass this module, you must achieve a final overall mark of at least 50%. Failure to achieve a pass after the second attempt will result in the student being withdrawn from the course.
2. Assessment Brief
The assignment will be in essay format with full Harvard referencing, reviewing appropriate academic literature critically. The assignment will be uploaded by the student to Turnitin via Moodle to check for originality
2.1 Required task(s)
Assignment Type: Coursework assessment (100%) consisting of one element:
EITHER:
Critically review recent literature relating to leadership and management styles for your own nation or culture and other nations represented within a team in which you were a member. Relate this literature to your own experience of leading and managing the team, and being led and managed by other team members. Include in your discussion any cross-cultural issues which arose and how they were dealt with.
OR
Critically review literature relating to negotiation and conflict resolution in your own nation or culture and other nations represented within a team in which you were a member. Relate this literature to your own experience of leading and managing the team, and being led and managed by other team members. Include in your discussion any cross-cultural issues which arose and how they were dealt with.
Word count
The maximum word count is: 3000 words (+/- 10%).
The word limit is for your coursework assignment, and does not cover material submitted as an appendix. Material submitted as an appendix provides background for your coursework, but it will not be marked unless specified in the brief. Also, it is important that you cross-refer between the main text of your assignment and any appendices, in order to demonstrate the linkage, and that the appendices do not constitute additional material unrelated to that included in the body of your assignment. If you do not refer to this work in the Appendix, then this included work in the Appendices are not marked.
Your references page will not be included in the word count, but inline citations used in the main body of the assignment (e.g. Smith and Jones (2010) identified that…) will be included in the word count.
You are required to declare the number of words used in your assignment. If you produce less than or exceed the stipulated word count by more than 10%, a deduction of the mark awarded will be made to reflect that you have not met the assessment requirements.
2.2 Drafts
Your lecturer will look at only one draft version of your portfolio or part of it up to 1 week before the hand-in date. This way you can use this ‘formative’ feedback to develop your work further. This feedback does not contribute towards a ‘pass’ or ‘fail’ mark. Drafts are not graded or assessed – the purpose of these is for you to gain feedback for improving your work. Guidance can be sought by speaking to your lecturer if there are any areas of concern or by arranging an appointment via e-mail.
2.3 Submissions
Your report should be submitted online through TurnitIn via the link provided in the Assessment area of the module’s Moodle site. Hard copy submissions will not be accepted. Please follow the University policy regarding online submission and submitting assignments on time (see Page 1).
You should also submit your work through the ‘test’ Turnitin to ensure you abide by the rules on plagiarism. You should attach the assessment feedback form together with the marking criteria to your work before submitting for marking.
2.4 Formatting and presentation
The assignment should be word-processed and double line spaced. Use of bullet points should be avoided or used sparingly
· Use Arial size 11 point for your assignments, full justified
· Each page should be numbered except for the contents pages (if any)
· Presentation must be formal in language and style and must adhere to the structure given above
2.5 Referencing
All work should be referenced using the Harvard format – there are handouts available online at the library website and are available as hard copy in the library if you are unsure of this.
Do not use popular websites like Wikipedia, Google or Yahoo – the former is not peer assessed and the work is not always reliable and the later are search engines.
Use textbooks and journal articles (newspaper articles may at times be acceptable). You should however, make more reliance on journal articles as these are peer reviewed and are often more recent than text books. If you are to use text books, these should be the latest so it is important to check whether you have the latest edition.
Citations should be used very minimally and in limited circumstances, you may reference lecture material such as handouts and presentation slides.
Marking criteria
Student Name: Student Number:
Postgraduate bands
| 0 – 39% Fail | 40 – 49% Fail | 50 – 59% Pass | 60 – 69% Strong Pass (commendation) | 70 – 79% Very Strong Pass (distinction) | 80 – 100% Exceptionally Strong Pass (distinction) |
| Poor range of sources used and/or little or no criticality. Little or no application of literature to experience of managing and being managed and conflicts resolutions and negotiation styles in the given cultural contexts. No discussion on cross cultural issues within the group situation when applying the topics and theories. Referencing is not Harvard style and/or many sources not referenced; Unacceptable style and the work is careless and messy. | Weak or insufficient critical literature review related to topic, management theories on leadership or negotiation and conflicts resolution styles within relevant national cultures, using a limited range of academic sources and other material. Weak and uncritical application of literature to experience of managing and being managed in team, conflicts resolutions and negotiation styles in the given cultural contexts. Poor discussions of cross cultural issues within the group situation. Referencing is patchy with many omissions and Harvard style used badly. Essay style not used, or an unacceptable number of errors of grammar, spelling and punctuation showing lack of proof reading. | Acceptable critical literature review related to topic, management theories on leadership or negotiation and conflicts resolution styles within relevant national cultures, using an acceptable range of academic sources and other material. Acceptable but uncritical application of literature to experience of managing and being managed in team, conflicts resolutions and negotiation styles in the given cultural contexts. Uncritical discussions on cross cultural issues within the group situation. Referencing for all sources with a few minor omissions, in Harvard style but with a number of incorrect forms. Essay style used but contains more errors of grammar, spelling and punctuation. | Good critical literature review related to topics, management theories on leadership or negotiation and conflicts resolution styles within relevant national cultures, using a reasonable range of academic sources and other material. Applications presented in full of group experience in the given cultural contexts, though cross cultural issues discussion might be lacking. Good referencing for all sources used in Harvard style, one or two omissions and some errors in referencing. Good essay style in good English with few errors of grammar, spelling and punctuation. | Excellent critical literature review related to topics, management theories on leadership or negotiation and conflicts resolution styles within relevant national cultures, using a very good range of academic sources and other material. Applications presented in full of group experience in the given cultural contexts, though cross cultural issues discussion might be slightly weak. Excellent full referencing for all sources used in full Harvard style with no discernible errors. Excellent essay style written in excellent English in terms of written style, free from errors of grammar, spelling and punctuation, articulating the appropriate management styles for specific cultural context logically. | Excellent critical literature review related to topics, management theories on leadership or negotiation and conflicts resolution styles within relevant national cultures with very good range of academic sources and other material. Excellent critical application of literature to experience of managing and being managed in team. Excellent full referencing for all sources used in full Harvard style with no discernible errors. Excellent essay style written in excellent English in terms of written style, free from errors of grammar, spelling and punctuation, articulating the appropriate management styles for specific cultural context logically with academic rigour. |
NB. This grid is given as a guide only for markers and students. Two fail categories will normally mean failing the assignment unless others are excellent.
Marker’s feedback:
Mark: