Assessment Title Written Assessment - Essay Task Description This is an individual assessment task in which students will examine critical issues related to business and management context. The...

Assessment Title Written Assessment - Essay Task Description This is an individual assessment task in which students will examine critical issues related to business and management context. The objective is to gain greater understanding of the contextual factors internal to a business that impact on a business or organisation and its business decision making. The format of the assessment is an essay of 1500 words Weighting 30% Assessment Criteria Assessment Criteria Students are to demonstrate knowledge of the subject matter by: Defining key terms and utilising the theories and concepts presented in weeks 1-5 Ability to explain major domestic and international contextual factors and how they affect business structures and strategy. Demonstrating a breadth and quality of research by using a minimum of 12 academic sources. Correctly using of the APA in text referencing system to correctly citing academic sources. These are the minimum requirements. Students should note that satisfactorily meeting the minimum requirements will typically result in the minimum pass grade being awarded. As Masters students you are required to engage in research as per the Australia Quality Framework (AQF) guidelines. Two specific requirements need to be considered. 1. Students need to demonstrate “a body of knowledge that includes the understanding of recent developments in a discipline and/or area of professional practice, and 2. Students must demonstrate "knowledge of research principles and methods applicable to a field of work and/or learning”. Each unit in the MBA has a number of required weekly readings in terms of academic texts, journals and business publications that represent the appropriate body of knowledge and recent developments referred to by the AQF. In order to demonstrate the ability to engage in appropriate research, students should read and utilise these texts and journals and publications. As Masters students you are expected to research beyond this minimum standard through additional texts, journals and studies to demonstrate an ability to engage in independent research.