Organisations and Ethics
2025.02 MGMT321 Assignment Three
Individual Reflection
Purpose
As I mentioned in the previous assignments, assignments serve two purposes. They give you an opportunity to practice skills that can only be developed through practice, and an opportunity for you to demonstrate your knowledge.
This assignment gives you another opportunity to practice creating convincing, persuasive written communication and to argue for a position that you believe is correct. This is a useful skill but not an easy one to master, so it’s okay to practice more than once! We’ll use material from Module Three to practice this skill. You’ll also practice critical, reflexive thinking, applying the ideas from the course to your own potential future.
Skills and Knowledge
The rubric is designed to give you feedback on where you are at with both your skills and knowledge. These are the skills and knowledge we’re aiming to develop and demonstrate:
Skills:
- Persuasive writing: creating an argument that’s clear, logical, and convincing.
- Being able to apply theoretical material to real world examples.
- Critical reflexivity: being able to think about your own position in relation to
organisations and your career, and being able to connect the material in the course to actions that you might take in the future.
Knowledge:
- Understanding potential causes of unethical behaviour
- Knowledge of ac(ons that organisations can take to improve ethicality
- An understanding of one’s own ethical perspective and how that can be applied in the real world
Brief
Marks: 35% of overall grade (marked out of 100)
Overall length: 1,400-1,800 words (note: this is a max word limit, not +/- 10%).
Due: Wednesday 22nd October, 4pm
Question 1 – Unethical decisions (800-1000 words):
Explain why you think that people and organisations make unethical decisions. Use concepts, theories, and frameworks we covered in the course and any additional concepts, theories, or frameworks that you feel are relevant. Use real world examples from the last five years to support your explanation. Reference evidence from academic and non-academic sources (e.g., reliable news reporting) to support your argument.
Question 2 – Improving things (600-800 words):
Tell us what you would like to see organisations do differently to make them more ethical and explain how you, as an individual, will contribute to making that happen. Explain why the actions you’ve described are relevant for you specifically (e.g., do they fit your personality, your ethical priorities, or your chosen career path in some way?).
Submission Details
• Referencing: Use APA 7th referencing (details available on Nuku)
• Submission Method: Submit as a Word document or PDF. Upload to Nuku.
• Late Penal2es: In fairness to other students, a penalty of 5% of the marks available
(marks available means what the assessment is worth i.e. 20% or 20 marks) will be applied for each day or part day late. Assessment received more than 7 days ader the due date will not be accepted unless an extension has been granted in advance.
• AI Use Policy: For this assignment, you can use AI tools to help you understand
concepts, to check that your writing is clear and logical, and to check that it meets the requirements of the rubric. Do not use AI to research for you or to write your answers for you. We want to hear what you think.
Notes:
- You should use at least 4 references, including evidence for your real-world examples (this can include reliable, well-chosen news/media reporting, quotes from involved parties, etc), and references for the concepts, theories and frameworks that you use (this can include textbooks and academic journal articles).
- Referencing should be in APA 7th format
- You must stay within the overall word count for the assignment; however, word
counts for each question are just guidelines. You can answer questions in more or fewer words if you prefer so long as you stay within the overall word count.
- References and cover page information (e.g., your name and student ID) are not
included in the overall word count but headings, subheadings, images, and tables (if you choose to use them) are.