MGTS7607 Managing Ethical Issues in Future Marking Rubric Below Expectations Meets Expectations Very Good Outstanding Criterion 1 Introduction (2 marks) You have not provided a satisfactory context to your essay overall, or the Introduction is missing. You have not provided an adequate summary of your essay, and the structure and purpose are missing or poorly described. You have provided an adequate context to your essay, supported by some scholarly sources. You have provided an appropriate summary of your essay although this could be improved overall. You have provided a clear and convincing context to your essay, supported by relevant scholarly sources. You have provided a very good summary of your essay, including the structure and purpose. You have provided an exceptionally clear and convincing context to your essay, supported by relevant scholarly sources. You have provided a comprehensive summary of your essay, including the structure and purpose. Criterion 2 Summary of Ethical Issue (3 marks) You have not provided a satisfactory summary of the ethical issue and you have failed to appropriately address multiple elements of this criterion, including prevalence and impact of the issue. Overall, your discussion of the ethical issue is superficial and generally unconvincing. You have provided a satisfactory definition of the ethical issue. You have included some relevant evidence for the prevalence of the issue and its impact on (or consequences for) organisations, although this could be more convincing. The discussion is cohesive and supported by appropriate scholarly evidence overall. You have provided an appropriate definition of the ethical issue supported by at least one peer-reviewed source. You have included relevant evidence for the prevalence of the issue and its impact on (or consequences for) organisations. The discussion is cohesive and well- supported by appropriate scholarly evidence. You have provided an appropriate definition of the ethical issue supported by at least one peer-reviewed source. You have included very persuasive evidence for the prevalence of the issue and its impact on (or consequences for) organisations. The discussion is highly cohesive and well-supported by appropriate scholarly evidence. Criterion 3 Relevance of Ethical Issue to Work Context (2 marks) You have not built a persuasive argument for why it is important to know how to manage your chosen ethical issue in your personal work context, or your argument is missing. You have not supported your argument with appropriate sources. You have created an adequate argument for why it is important to know how to manage your chosen ethical issue in your personal work context, although some aspects could be described in greater clarity and/or depth. Your argument is supported by some appropriate sources although this could be improved. You have created a convincing argument for why it is important to know how to manage your chosen ethical issue in your personal work context, based on appropriate scholarly sources. You have created a very convincing argument for why it is important to know how to manage your chosen ethical issue in your personal work context, based on very appropriate scholarly sources. Criterion 4 Analysis of Challenges of Managing Ethical Issue (4 marks) You have been more descriptive, rather than analytical, in discussing the challenges of managing your ethical issue in the workplace. There is a lack of scholarly evidence to support your analysis. You have failed to consider your personal context and/or explain how this may affect how you manage the issue. Your analysis is unconvincing overall. You have provided a satisfactory analysis of 2-3 challenges of managing your ethical issue in the workplace. Your analysis is supported by some relevant scholarly evidence, although this could be improved. There is some consideration of your personal context and explanation of how this may affect how you manage the issue, but this is superficial in places. Though too descriptive in parts, your argument for the challenges of managing the ethical issue is adequate overall. You have provided a comprehensive analysis of 2-3 challenges of managing your ethical issue in the workplace. Your analysis is supported by appropriate scholarly evidence. You have considered your personal context and explained how this may affect how you manage the issue. You have demonstrated some original thinking. Overall, your argument for the challenges of managing the ethical issue is convincing. You have provided a very comprehensive analysis of 2-3 challenges of managing your ethical issue in the workplace. Your analysis is supported by highly appropriate scholarly evidence. You have thoughtfully considered your personal context and explained how this may affect how you manage the issue. You have demonstrated original
, independent and insightful thinking. Overall, your argument for the challenges of managing the ethical issue is exceptionally convincing. Criterion 5 Ethics Action Plan (5 marks) Your plan is either missing or fails to address multiple requirements. In particular, there is little to no discussion of actions you can take to prepare yourself to manage the ethical issue effectively in future, or the proposed actions are inappropriate. You have not adequately considered gaps in your knowledge, skills and/or experience that need to be improved. Your suggestions for improvement are either inappropriate or missing. Overall, the plan lacks logic and practicality. Little to no scholarly evidence and appropriate reflections are included. You have created a satisfactory plan overall. You have discussed three actions you can take to prepare yourself to manage the ethical issue effectively in future but these could be described with greater depth and/or clarity. The plan includes some identification of relevant gaps in your knowledge, skills and/or experience that could be improved. The actions address the areas for improvement but could be more convincing. Some scholarly evidence and reflections are included but these could be more relevant and/or integrated more effectively. You have created a comprehensive plan overall. You have discussed three actions you can take to prepare yourself to manage the ethical issue effectively in future. The plan includes identification of relevant gaps in your knowledge, skills and/or experience that could be improved. The actions appropriately address the areas for improvement. The plan is generally logical, practical, and well-supported by evidence from the scholarly literature and your own reflections. You have created a convincing and comprehensive plan overall. You have discussed three actions you can take to prepare yourself to manage the ethical issue effectively in future. The plan includes identification of relevant gaps in your knowledge, skills and/or experience that could be improved. The actions clearly and appropriately address the areas for improvement. The plan is exceptionally logical, practical, and well- supported by evidence from the scholarly literature and your own thoughtful reflections. Criterion 6 Writing (2 marks) The structure of your essay is poorly planned and/or sequenced. Your writing is highly disjointed with poor sentence structure. Your tone is not professional. There are numerous spelling, punctuation and grammatical errors which makes your writing confusing and difficult for the reader to follow. The structure of your essay reflects evidence of planning and sequencing ability. A generally appropriate tone is used, though there are some disruptions to the fluency of your writing. You have made a sound attempt to correctly use punctuation, grammar and spelling, with minor errors and the occasional major error. The structure of your essay shows strong planning and sequencing abilities. Your writing is mostly fluent and the essay is written in an appropriate professional tone. Mostly correct punctuation, grammar and spelling are used throughout, with only the occasional minor error. The structure of your essay shows very strong planning and sequencing abilities. Your writing is exceptionally fluent and the essay is written in an appropriate professional tone. Correct use of punctuation, grammar and spelling enhances the readability of your essay. Criterion 7 Presentation (2 marks) Overall, the essay is poorly presented and lacks professional insight. There are multiple, consistent errors in the in-text citations and/or Reference List, and the essay is substantially over or under the required word limit. Though not entirely professional in its look, the essay is presented with a title page, page numbering, double- spacing and appropriate margins. A single referencing style is generally used throughout. Though there are some errors in the in-text citations and/or Reference List, the essay is within the required word limit (+/-10%). Any Appendices are presented in an appropriate format, although this could be improved. Your essay is professionally presented with a title page, page numbering, double-spacing and appropriate margins. A single referencing style is consistently used, with very few errors to be found in the in-text citations and/or Reference List. Essay is within the required word limit (+/-10%). Any Appendices are presented in an entirely appropriate format. The professional presentation of your essay is flawless complemented by a title page, page numbering, double- spacing and appropriate margins. A single referencing style is consistently used throughout, with no errors in the in- text citations and/or Reference List. Essay is within the required word limit (+/-10%). Any Appendices are presented in an entirely appropriate format.