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Assignment BriefModuleEthics, Society & EmployabilityModule CodeBMM 4982ModuleLeaderMohammad TouseefProgrammeBA (Hons) Business and Management withFoundation Year in BusinessAcademicYear2020/2021Issue Date12th October 2020 AssessmentSemesterComponentMagnitude(word countor duration)Weightingand/orPass/FailTiming / DeadlineLearningOutcomesassessed1GroupPresentation5mins/1000words55%9th November 20201,2,3,42ProfessionalPlacement5 weeks/200hoursPass/FailMay – June 202153Reflectivediaries (Postplacementcompletion)Equivalentto 1000words45%9th July 20215 AssignmentFor this module you will complete three forms of assessment:Assignment 1 must be submitted to BMM4982 via Turnitin by 12.00 noon onthe deadline day (9th November, 2020)Semester 1 – Group Presentation (Negotiated Assessment).Topic: Inequality in Society and the WorkplacePick one of the following types of social and economic inequality present in society andthe workplace:1. Women’s rights and gender issues2. Homelessness and poverty3. Access to education and healthcare4. Pay gaps (CEOs vs average worker, gender pay gaps)5. Disability inequalityIn groups of 4 or 5, prepare an infographic in which you should include the following:A) 3 causes you have identified for the type of inequality you have chosen.B) 2 proposed solutions that could reduce that type of inequality in society and/or in theworkplace.C) 1 organisation you would set up or work for that could contribute to solving the type ofinequality you have chosen (profit, non-profit, social enterprise, charity, governmentsector). Give a general outline of the organisation’s goals, as well as an example ofsuch an organisation (if existent).You will be assessed as follows:Background, factors and sources (referencing) – 40 marks• Provide contemporary statistics and contextual background to help establish yourchosen topic• Using primary and/or secondary sources to provide supporting evidence, identify up tothree potential underlying factors contributing towards your identified issue.Proposed solutions & chosen organisation – 30 marks• Based on your group’s research into the topic area, identify two current or proposedstrategies targeted at addressing this issue.• Identify one organisation (profit/non-profit/charity etc.) who you might work for, whichseeks to address the issue you have chosen. Give a general outline of the organisation’s goals and/or mission statement.Presentation and discussion (Q&A) – 30 marks• Regardless of the format in which your infographic is produced, it should be clearlyformatted, with creative and innovative use of text and diagrams to help convey concise,and appropriate, messages.• Verbal communication throughout the presentation should be clear, as well as beingequally distributed across group members. Evidence of effective preparation and relatedresearch should be apparent across all speakers.Semester 2Part 2: Professional placement (7 weeks, 2 weeks preparation + 5 weeksplacement) Pass/failPlacement Record (Sign-off sheet): This form (Professional Placement Record – Singoff Sheet) is available on Moodle and is completed by the student and signed by theEmployer/Line Manager at the organisation where you undertake your placement. Youmust then submit it via Turnitin at the same time with your reflective diaries.Part 3: Reflective Diaries (Post-placement completion). 30% of module mark.Using the Professional Placement Weekly Reflections template (which will be made available toyou via Moodle), you are required to submit week-to-week reflections which document yourplacement experience from the preparation programme through to placement completion. Allsubmissions are marked in accordance with the following criteria:Background and reflection: A brief introduction to the context of your placement should beprovided. Allocated marks 10Placement preparation: Details should be provided about the elements of the placementpreparation programme which you engaged with. Allocated marks 30Placement completion: Details should be provided about key moments and experiencesthroughout the duration of your placement. Allocated marks 50 Clarity and overall presentation.Allocated marks 10 PlagiarismPlagiarism is a form of cheating which involves presenting another person’s ideas orexpressions without acknowledging the source. The penalties for this are severe.Extensive and repeated instances can result in your removal from the degreeprogramme. It is therefore very important that you understand how to avoid beingaccused of plagiarism. Any work submitted for assessment must, unlesscollaborative work has been specifically permitted in the assignment guidelines, beyour own work. Any material used, from whatever source, must be clearlyacknowledged. Any words that are not your own should be shown as quotes andtheir author and publication details given. Where you paraphrase the words ofanother you should make this clear and give details of where you found this material.You should make use of the referencing guidelines on the Library website andcomplete the online plagiarism tutorial to ensure that you are providing such detailscorrectly https://lib.leedstrinity.ac.uk/iguana/www.main.cls?surl=Referencing Doingso will gain you marks for showing evidence of research and ability to reference. Notdoing so could lead to accusations of plagiarism. You can also use Turnitin inadvance of the deadline to enable you to check for elements of plagiarism in yourwork and then correct these.Students will be made aware of how to avoid plagiarism as part of the inductionprocess and within the initial stages of the programme of study, as well as how toincorporate correct referencing into their written work. The library providesReferencing Guides, online tutorials and one-to-one support. Students can alsoobtain advice on appropriate academic conventions from the Learning Hub andadvice on a specific piece of assessment is available from the module tutor.As is a form of dishonesty which is viewed by the University as a serious offence.The University’s Regulations contain provisions by which the Examination Boardmay penalise students who are found to have presented plagiarised work forassessment. The purpose of this statement is to explain what plagiarism is. Furtherinformation about the procedures which are followed where allegations of plagiarismare made, together with the penalties that may be imposed, can be found in theabove Regulations.Plagiarism consists of presenting someone else’s work as your own. Someexamples of plagiarism are:• reproducing or paraphrasing published material without acknowledgement ofthe source• copying from the work of another student• undeclared collusion with another student• getting someone else to do your work for youThis is not an exhaustive list. There are clearly degrees of plagiarism, particularlywhere published work is concerned. At one extreme there may be a very shortsection of a coursework which is copied without being properly referenced; at theother extreme a coursework may consist almost entirely of copied work.Students who are found to have colluded in making their work available to be copiedby others will not themselves be deemed to have committed plagiarism but will bedealt with under the student disciplinary procedures described in the Students’Handbook of Regulations. Similarly, disciplinary action will be taken against anystudent who is found to have undertaken a coursework on behalf of another.Submission FormatsAll assignments should be submitted through TURNITIN to Moodle wheneverpossible. If necessary, for the nature of the work, alternative methods may be used.For each piece of assessment, the assignment (or assessment) brief will indicate themethod of submission. Students should be advised to retain a copy of theirsubmitted assignment (or assessment) however submitted, where practicable e.g.this may not be possible with artefacts.Penalties for Late Submissions• If you submit coursework after the given deadline, or agreed deadlineextension, your submission will be marked as a fail.• If you submit coursework after the given deadline, you may also ask that weexcuse your lateness. We will consider such requests in accordance with theMitigating Circumstances Policy and Procedure. The tests we will use are:a. your late submission was for a good reason, andb. you could not reasonably have asked for an extension before the deadline.• In any event, coursework submitted more than five days after the originaldeadline, or any agreed extension, will not be marked, and will be counted asa failure. This helps us to keep track of all the work that has to be marked andreturned to studentsPlease note all coursework for the Foundation Year is marked on a pass/fail basis.Where coursework is marked on a pass/fail basis and it is submitted late then it willautomatically be deemed to be a fail and will be awarded a mark of zero.Therefore, late submission of Foundation Year coursework should be avoidedat all costs, as assignments will be automatically failed.Assessment Criteria Grid – Generic descriptors to inform marking criteria for academic undergraduate assessments