[Essay] – Sustainable and Responsible Business in the 21st Century – Sheffield Business School.
February 16, 2022 2022-02-16 15:05[Essay] – Sustainable and Responsible Business in the 21st Century – Sheffield Business School.
[Essay] – Sustainable and Responsible Business in the 21st Century – Sheffield Business School.
An essay discussing the contribution that responsible business practices and adoption of the Global Compact are making towards sustainable development. The essay considers the perspectives of different stakeholders affected including the natural environment.
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Assessment Two Task Brief
| Module Title: | Sustainable and Responsible Business in the 21st Century – Contemporary Issues |
| Assessment Title: | Essay |
| Individual/Group: | Individual |
| Weighting: | 70% |
| Submission Date: | See assessment scheduler |
Task Details
This is an individual 3,000-word essay. The essay topic is either;
Discuss the contribution of responsible business practice and the adoption of the Global Compact to sustainable development considering the perspectives of the various stakeholders affected including the natural environment.
Or
Write a critically underpinned, academic letter to your Member of Parliament (MP) explaining the climate crisis and what you would like them to do about it
Or
Alternatively you can decide your own topic if there is an area you particularly want to research.
This topic must not be the same as the one you discussed in assessment one.
It must address the challenges and benefits for business, society and the natural environment of adopting the Global Compact and addressing the Sustainable Development goals.
Make sure your chosen topic addresses the learning outcomes.
Discuss this with your tutor before adopting your topic.
Word Limit and Submission Information
The word limit is 3,000 words. You must stick to the word limit plus or minus 10%. If you don’t write enough words that is up to you. If you write too many we will disregard any over the limit, (as that is likely to be your conclusion it could affect your grade considerably). Turnitin tells us how many words there are. The bibliography and reference list don’t count, but everything else does.
Your essay should be submitted electronically through blackboard AND through Turnitin by the deadline shown on your assessment diary.
ANY ESSAY THAT IS NOT SUBMITTED THROUGH TURNITIN BY THE DEADLINE WILL NOT BE MARKED IE. IT WILL BE TREATED AS NON-SUBMISSION.
Referencing
You should note that it is expected that your essay will be extensively and appropriately referenced and will include a bibliography that demonstrates sufficiently extensive reading around the subject.
Referencing is not simply a device to acknowledge the work of others but also ensures that you can demonstrate extensive reading and research into the subject area and is also a short-hand for demonstrating your familiarity with material and theory that you do not have the space to spell out in detail. Guidance on referencing and sourcing is available on SHUSPACE.
Assessment Criteria Essay
| Learning Outcome | Below 40% | 40-49% | 50-59% | 60-69% | 70% and above |
| Learning Outcome 1 Understanding of the concept of responsible business practice and the Global Compact and the contribution of responsible business to a sustainable society, including awareness of the problems unsustainable business practice can cause. | Little or no understanding of the concept of responsible business practice, the contribution of responsible business to a sustainable society and the problems unsustainable business practice can cause. | Some valid understanding of the concept of responsible business practice, the contribution of responsible business to a sustainable society and the problems unsustainable business practice can cause. | Reasonable understanding of the concept of responsible business practice, the contribution of responsible business to a sustainable society and the problems unsustainable business practice can cause. | Good understanding of the concept of responsible business practice, the contribution of responsible business to a sustainable society and the problems unsustainable business practice can cause. | Excellent understanding of the concept of responsible business practice, the contribution of responsible business to a sustainable society and the problems unsustainable business practice can cause. |
| Learning Outcome 2 Critical analysis of responsible business practice from the perspective of a range of different stakeholders and social groups including the natural environment. | Little or no evidence of understanding or analysis of responsible business practice from the perspective of a range of different stakeholders and social groups including the natural environment. | Some evidence of understanding or analysis of responsible business practice from the perspective of a range of different stakeholders and social groups including the natural environment. | Reasonable evidence of understanding or analysis of responsible business practice from the perspective of a range of different stakeholders and social groups including the natural environment. | Good evidence of understanding or analysis of responsible business practice from the perspective of a range of different stakeholders and social groups including the natural environment. | Excellent evidence of understanding or analysis of responsible business practice from the perspective of a range of different stakeholders and social groups including the natural environment. |
Level 6 – Generic grade descriptor: relationship of degree classification to percentage mark ranges and categorical grades (CG)
| Class | Mark range | CG% | General Characteristics |
| FIRST (Excellent) | 93 – 100 | 96 | Exceptional breadth and depth of knowledge and understanding of the area of study; evidence of extensive and appropriate selection and critical evaluation/synthesis/analysis and of reading/research beyond the prescribed range, in both breadth and depth, to advance work/direct arguments; exceptional demonstration of relevant skills; excellent communication; performance deemed to be beyond expectation. Work may achieve or be close to publishable or commercial standard. |
| 85 – 92 | 89 | ||
| 78 – 84 | 81 | Excellent knowledge and understanding of the area of study as the student is typically able to go beyond what has been taught (particularly for a mid/high 1st); evidence of extensive and appropriate selection and critical evaluation/ synthesis/analysis of reading/research beyond the prescribed range, to advance work/direct arguments; excellent demonstration of relevant skills; excellent communication; performance deemed beyond expectation of the level. | |
| 70 – 77 | 74 | ||
| UPPER SECOND (Very good) | 67 – 69 | 68 | Very good knowledge and understanding of the area of study as the student is typically able to relate facts/concepts together with some ability to apply to known/taught contexts; evidence of appropriate selection and critical evaluation of reading/research, some beyond the prescribed range, may rely on set sources to advance work/direct arguments; demonstrates autonomy in approach to learning; very good demonstration of relevant skills; strong communication skills. |
| 64 -66 | 65 | ||
| 60 – 63 | 62 | ||
| LOWER SECOND (Good) | 57 – 59 | 58 | Good knowledge and understanding of the area of study balanced towards the descriptive rather than critical or analytical; evidence of appropriate selection and evaluation of reading/research, some may be beyond the prescribed range, but generally reliant on set sources to advance work/direct arguments; good demonstration of relevant skills, though may be limited in range; communication shows clarity but structure may not always be coherent. |
| 54 – 56 | 55 | ||
| 50 – 53 | 52 | ||
| THIRD (Sufficient) | 47 – 49 | 48 | Knowledge and understanding is sufficient to deal with terminology, basic facts and concepts but fails to make meaningful synthesis; some ability to select and evaluate reading/research however work may be more generally descriptive; general reliance on set sources to advance work; arguments may be weak or poorly constructed; adequate demonstration of relevant skills over a limited range; communication/presentation is generally competent but with some weaknesses. |
| 44 – 46 | 45 | ||
| 40 – 43 | 42 | ||
| FAIL (Insufficient) | 30 – 39 | 35 | Insufficient knowledge and understanding of the area of study; some ability to select and evaluate reading/research however work is more generally descriptive; fails to address some aspects of the brief; uses set sources to advance work; arguments may be weak/poor or weakly/poorly constructed; demonstration of relevant skills over a reduced range; communication shows limited clarity, poor presentation, structure may not be coherent. |
| 20 – 29 | 25 | ||
| 10 – 19 | 15 | Highly insufficient knowledge or understanding of the area of study; understanding is typically at the word level with facts being reproduced in a disjointed or decontextualised manner; fails to address the outcomes addressed by the brief; typically ignores important sources in development of work and data/evidence inappropriately used; weak technical and practical competence hampers ability to demonstrate/communicate achievement of outcomes. | |
| 1-9 | 5 | ||
| ZERO | 0 | 0 | Work of no merit OR absent, work not submitted, penalty in some misconduct cases. |
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