This assessment comprises four online tests or quizzes. From Week Three to Week Six (inclusive), students will be required to complete one online quiz each week. The quizzes will comprise ten questions for each quiz. The maximum each quiz can contribute to the final result in the Unit is 5%. Students will have 20 minutes to complete each quiz. The quiz questions will test a student's understanding of the readings, lecture content and tutorial activities covering (but not limited to) management theories presented (e.g. Mintzberg’s Management Roles), the local and global business environment, business themes such as sustainability, technology and innovation. The quizzes will also cover the different forms of business ownership, such as, Sole Proprietorships, Partnerships, Corporations, Not-for-Profit and Cooperatives. In summary, the primary purpose of this assessment is to examine a students’ ability to review what has been learned, develop a student's confidence and to encourage students to engage early with the Unit and its learning materials. The quiz(zes) can be accessed from the 'Assessment block' in moodle.

Quizzes will be available for completion by students at the following times.

Each quiz has 10 questions and each correct answer earns 0.5 marks. Consequently, the mark received by the student for each quiz is out of 5. This corresponds to the weighting for each quiz as 5% of the overall weighting for the Unit. The maximum mark that can be received for completing all four quizzes correctly is 20. The weighting for Assessment One (the Online Quizzes), in relation to the final result for the entire Unit, is 20%.

Please allow 20 minutes to attempt the quiz(zes). Students must access the quiz at least 20 minutes before the closing time of each quiz.

Students must not undertake the quiz until they have read, watched and undertaken all materials from the week being assessed.

The purpose of this assessment item is to assess your ability to write an essay that demonstrates your critical thinking, communication skills and to demonstrate your understanding of the factors that influence management trends  based on research from quality peer reviewed journal titles. The assessment should be written in the third person grammatical style and use formal academic language.  You are required to critically analyse the following question:

"Identify four major trends in management and critically analyse the factors that are creating this environment of change in 2019 using research from quality peer reviewed academic journals to back up your thinking."

The term 'critically analyse' is defined as follows. To analyse systematically from different perspectives and identify positive factors as well as limiting factors. Your analysis must draw conclusions and express an informed judgement based on significant research of the factors changing modern management. You are then asked to write a 1500-word Academic Essay answering the question above using these rules to set out your work;

- no title page;

- provide in-text and end of essay reference list that strictly agrees with the APA Referencing Style at CQUniversity;

- no borders, headers or footers on the essay; and

- Font is Arial 12 pt, with double line spacing.

You are expected to demonstrate the critical thinking skills you have developed in tutorial (Zoom sessions for Distance students) to assess evidence and put forward an evaluation of the factors creating change.

In writing this essay, you are also required to demonstrate your critical thinking and information literacy skills by including a minimum of six peer reviewed scholarly journal articles from 2012-2018 to support your argument to pass this criteria in your 'References' list. Not including a minimum of six peer reviewed journals in your reference list and instead utilising text books/newspaper articles/web sources may cause you to fail this criteria.  No credit will be given for research based on text books/newspaper articles/web sources (ie non-scholarly sources).  So please do not cite these research sources in your references list for this assessment.

It is recommended that you review the rubric and all other guides for this assessment before starting on your Assessment.

Written Assessment - Marking Criteria for Academic Essay (40%)
CONTENT: Does your submission demonstrate:

1. Evidence of your critical evaluation in answering the question. 10 marks

2. Evidence of your successful identification of the four trends and explanation of the factors creating this environment of change. 10 marks

3. At least six (6) peer reviewed scholarly journal articles are to be used (from 2012-18) to support the quality of your argument and referenced in-text to pass this criteria. 5 marks

DOCUMENT: Does your written expression and formatting demonstrate:

4. Use of written communication skills including choices made regarding appropriate structure to essay (introduction, body, conclusion) and use of formal tone, length (between 1450 and 1600 words), word choice, expression, grammar, punctuation and correct spelling using Australian English. 10 marks

5. Strict conformity to the exact requirements of the CQU APA Referencing Guide (in-text References are to be used throughout, as appropriate, and a reference list must be provided). 5 marks

Total marks 40

The purpose of this assessment item is to assess students’ ability to provide a;

A. PowerPoint presentation; and a

B. reflective essay that requires analysis and evaluation, which will involve drawing on scholarly sources and referencing those sources.

Your narrated PowerPoint presentation (8 slides in total) will focus on the family company, Bundaberg Brewed Drinks, which is an existing real world successful private Australian company with an export focus. The company grew rapidly since its formation in the 1960s. During this growth stage, the company has expanded its operations in the global market. Bundaberg Brewed Drinks senior managers have provided the questions for Part A of your assessment.  The Senior management team at Bundaberg Brewed Drinks would like to review the five highest marked student assessments (Assessment 3 only) for this Unit so that they continue the conversation with these students about business in Australia.  Part A of the assessment should be written in the third person passive style.  The Bundaberg Brewed Drinks managers would like the following addressed in your Powerpoint presentation.

• A slide introducing yourself to Bundaberg Brewed Drinks (Slide One and one slide only);

• A summarised history of Bundaberg Brewed Drinks (Slide Two and one slide only);

• Global challenges currently facing the company while operating from regional Australia; and

• Complications posed regarding the social responsibility of the sugar levels of carbonated beverages in western economies.

Your reflective essay asks you to reflect on your own experience when writing and completing the PowerPoint presentation from Part A of this assessment and/or completing this Unit.  Reflection is all about deepening your learning.  By reflecting, you are able to make connections between your own experience and what you are learning.  It also allows you to learn from your mistakes and thus become a better business practitioner.

Your own thoughts, feelings, experiences and ideas are central to reflective writing. Therefore, Part B of the assessment should be written in the first person style.  Your submission should contain a clear structure with an introduction, body and conclusion, it should use formal language and omit colloquial language, contain correct grammar and spelling and it should draw on scholarly references.  Your Reflective Essay needs to be at least 1000 words and less than 1100 words and be referenced using the latest CQU APA Referencing Style Guide. You need to provide at least eight scholarly references to pass with a minimum of three peer reviewed academic journals appearing on your reference list.

Your reflective essay should answer the following questions;

• Describe the experience of writing the Powerpoint presentation by outlining how you put the presentation together

• Analyse the experience. What was it about the experience that made you think? How did it make you feel?

• Was there something about it that challenged your ideas about what you’ve learned? Or did it reinforce those ideas? How did your experience fit with the literature you’ve been reading, or with the course materials?

• Evaluate the experience. Was it overall a positive or a negative experience for you? What will you draw from it?

A combined reference list for the PowerPoint Presentation and the Reflective Essay should appear at the end of the Reflective Essay.

CONTENT: Do your submissions demonstrate:

1. Evidence of student critical thinking regarding slide content, essay content and reflective practice ensuring an evaluation of the complex role of globalisation for a company based in a regional area. 10 marks

2. Evidence of student reflection and critical thinking in adopting an ethical position and provision of an analysis backing up this ethical position concerning the corporate social responsibility of Bundaberg Brewed Drinks. 10 marks

3. Relevant and accurate use of (scholarly and non-scholarly) sources with 8 scholarly references required to pass where at least three of these scholarly references must be peer reviewed academic journals. 5 marks

PRESENTATION: Do your presentations demonstrate:

4. Professionalism of the PowerPoint presentation and reflective essay to an intermediate skill level including choice of background to slide, graphics, font and general style, overall design, structure, length, including grammar, punctuation and correct spelling using Australian English and presentation skills including appropriateness of speaking style to suit an audience of Senior Managers, clarity of vocal expression, voice projection, voice clarity in recording, emphasis, engagement and speaker transitions. 10 marks

5. Strict conformity to the exact requirements of the CQU APA Referencing Guide (in-text References are to be used throughout the PowerPoint slides as appropriate and a dedicated final slide provides the reference list). 5 marks

Total Marks 40