hAVE LOOK AT THE TTCHED BOTH FILE FOR THE ASSESSMENT. YOU MUST PICK ONE TOPIC FOR THE ESSAY FROM GIVEN 12 TOPICS. APA STYLE REFERNCING. MINIMUM 6 PEER REVIEWED REFERENCES NEEDED. YOU HAVE TO MAKE THE 1200 WORDS ASSESSMENT WITH THE PPT.
School of Business and Law CQUniversity Australia CRICOS Provider Code: 02219C Page 1 out of 2 MGMT 20135: Critical Thinking and Managerial Decision Making Assessment 3: Presentation and Written Assessment This assessment item accounts for 30% of your final grade for this unit and must be completed by students as a group. This assessment consists of two parts: (1). An argumentative essay (15%) (2). An in-class presentation (15%) Due date: The assessment is due on the Monday of Week 11, 25th May 2020, at 5:00 PM AEST. You will need to submit your essay and PowerPoint slides by the due date. There will be a late penalty of 0.75 marks (5% of 15) for each day late. For on-campus students, the presentation component of the assessment is due in workshops in weeks 11-12 (specific dates will be announced once the group is finalised). For distance students, the presentation is due in week 11-12 during the arranged Zoom session. Length: The argumentative essay must be 1200 words in length excluding references. Two points will be deducted for assessments that are over or under by 200 words. The oral presentation is not more than 10 mins in duration. Cover page: The essay must include a cover page that contains student names, student numbers, resident campus, assessment title, lecturer and word count. Format: Text for your essay should be word-processed, Times New Roman, 12 size font and line spacing (1.5). There is a minimum of 6 peer-reviewed journal articles in APA style Submission: only ONE (1) member of the group must submit. If more than one member of the group submits, then a high overlap score will be generated. Please save and upload your argumentative essay in a Word format (.doc or .docx) via the assessment link on Moodle. Please also submit ONE (1) PPT slide per group on Moodle. Other: The third assessment requires you to work in a group. You will need to sign up for your group on the unit’s Moodle page. Failure to do so may result in not receiving a grade for this assessment. The groups will be posted in week five. During the week six tutorial, the group will work on and submit a team charter. The team leader must keep the document with signatures and submit a copy of the document to the campus lecturer. Task Description: The objective of this assignment is to build students’ abilities to structure arguments based on evidence and structured reasoning, including identify consensus methods for identifying coherent group arguments. As a group, you are expected to choose any one of the following debating topics. School of Business and Law CQUniversity Australia CRICOS Provider Code: 02219C Page 2 out of 2 • A sugar tax can fix obesity problems • Artificial intelligence more harm than good • Rich people and large corporations should pay more taxes • Housewives and mothers should be paid for housework • Men are better in sciences while women are better in the humanities • Monetary incentives and benefits provide the highest level of motivation in the company • A low minimum wage creates more employment • Australia should allow more refugees to enter • Global warming is not a crisis • A carbon tax can fix climate change • People should be legally required to get vaccines • Alternative energy can effectively replace fossil fuels You will then need to identify what would be a good response from both sides. That is, you need to simulate what would be good arrangements that the affirmative and the negative teams are likely to provide based on extensive research using a minimum of 6 peer-reviewed journal articles as references. You will need to organise your arguments in an argumentative essay. Then, you will need to put on a presentation/debate/show in class illustrating the entire arguments featuring both sides. Students are to be assigned into groups of two (2) or three (3) people. You will present the information that you developed and wrote in the essay. Do not simply cut and paste each persons’ contribution. The group needs to make sure that all the parts fit cohesively together and read as one document. Be innovative, entertaining and insightful in your mode of delivery, here is a link that might inspire you as a team: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTQnarzmTOc Clearly, you need to do a lot of research, formulate your arguments, and remember them by heart before you go on stage to put on an educational show. Essentially, the process most definitely tests your ability to look at a contentious issue, evaluate both sides of the argument and present them in a persuasive manner. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTQnarzmTOc Key Criteria for Presentation 15 (%) Fail (0-49%) Pass (50-64%) Credit (65-74%0) Distinction (75-84%) High Distinction (85-100%) Introduction 2 No topic, key points and/or purpose is introduced or the introduction is irrelevant to assessment item. Topic introduced, but the introduction is satisfactory in terms of key points and/or purpose of presentation. Topic, key points and purpose of the presentation is introduced with clarity. Topic, key points and purpose of the presentation is introduced in a clear and interesting way. Topic, key points and purpose of the presentation is introduced in a clear and interesting way which captures the audience's attention. Arguments are framed and articulated well from the affirmative side, strong evidence is used. 4 Demonstrates little, if any, knowledge of core concepts with extremely limited. Untilise little, if any current, appropriate and credible sources. Demonstrates a satisfactory level of arguments and knowledge of core concepts by using evidence. Convincingly framed and articulated. Demonstrates a fairly good level of arguments and knowledge of core concepts by using evidence. Very convincingly framed and articulated. Demonstrates a good level of arguments and knowledge of core concepts by using strong evidence. Excellent; superior framing and articulation of all arguments. Demonstrates a very high level of detailed knowledge of core concepts by using strong and compelling evidence. Arguments are framed and articulated well from the negative side, strong evidence is used. 4 Demonstrates little, if any, knowledge of core concepts with extremely limited. Untilise little, if any current, appropriate and credible sources. Demonstrates a satisfactory level of arguments and knowledge of core concepts by using evidence. Convincingly refutes. Demonstrates a fairly good level of arguments and knowledge of core concepts by using evidence. Very convincingly refutes. Demonstrates a good level of arguments and knowledge of core concepts by using strong evidence. Excellent; superior refutations Demonstrates a very high level of detailed knowledge of core concepts by using strong and compelling evidence. Conclusion 2 No conclusion or no links established to the introduction and body of the presentation. The conclusion provided some links to the introduction and body of the presentation, but was not concise or unclear. The conclusion provided links to the introduction and body of the presentation but was not concise or unclear at times. Clear and concise summary of the presentation with links to the introduction and body of the presentation. Clear and concise summary with effective links to the introduction and body of the presentation. Quality of presentation and creativity 3 Presents information in a poorly developed and illogical sequence which the audience cannot follow. The student mumbles, incorrectly pronounces terms, is not expressive and cannot be heard by a majority of audience members. The visual aids are poorly designed or they are largely unrelated to the message presented. Presents information and ideas at a basic level of logical sequence which the audience generally finds difficult to follow. The quality of visual aids is of a satisfactory standard. Mode of delivery is somewhat engaging and contains frequent errors. Presents information and ideas at a reasonable level of logical sequence which the audience finds difficult to follow at times. The quality of visual aids is of a fairly good standard. Mode of delivery is engaging and creative, despite occasional errors. Presents information and ideas in a logical sequence which the audience can follow. The visual aids are well designed, confidently used and effectively support the presentation. Mode of delivery is quite engaging and quite creative, keeps the audience entertained. Presents information and ideas in a very logical and interesting sequence which the audience can easily follow. The visual aids are well designed and confidently used, which effectively support and add impact to the presentation. Mode of delivery is highly engaging and highly creative, keeps the audience entertained. Key Criteria for Argumentative Essay 15 (%) Fail (0-49%) Pass (50-64%) Credit (65-74%0) Distinction (75-84%) High Distinction (85-100%) Introduction 2 No topic, key points and/or purpose is introduced or the introduction is irrelevant to assessment item. Topic introduced, but the introduction is underdeveloped in terms of key points and/or purpose of presentation. Topic and key points are introduced, but the purpose of the presentation is not clear. Topic, key points and purpose of the presentation is introduced in a clear and interesting way. Topic, key points and purpose of the presentation is introduced in a clear and interesting way which captures the reader’s attention. Affirmative arguments 4 Demonstrates little, if any, knowledge of core concepts with extremely limited. Untilise little, if any current, appropriate and credible sources. Demonstrates a satisfactory level of arguments and knowledge of core concepts by using evidence. Convincingly framed and articulated. Demonstrates a fairly good level of arguments and knowledge of core concepts