FORM 31: HOME ASSIGNMENT COVER SHEET
Quality Manual Version 5.1 2014-15
Student(s) Name and ID: Hamad Saeed Al Mehairbi
H00251338
Course Code and Title: BUS 3903 – Contemporary Business Issues
Assessment Weight and Title: Literature Review – 20%
Submission Deadline:
Late submission results in losing grades. For every working day delay the maximum grade decreases by 5%, up to a maximum of 35% after a week. Also note, not following the formatting guidelines an additional 10% may be lost.
Name of the Course Teacher:Dr. Hernani Manalo
Name of the Course Moderator: Niki Dancy
This Assessment and the related Marking Scheme have been pre-moderated and approved by the Course Team Leader/Academic Coordinator of the Business Department according to the following criteria
• The learning outcomes are covered as indicated in the assessment strategy.
• The questions are clearly constructed and at an appropriate academic level.
• The possible marks for each question are clearly stated.
• The amount of time for the exam is properly allocated.
• The level of English language is clear and suitable for the course.
• The marking scheme is clear and detailed
Student’s Score (%):
Academic Format
Reports/Essays submitted must follow the APA (American Psychological Association)the http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/. Formatting and language contribute exactly ten percentage points to the overall grade.
Warning to Students!
Students must submit their own works as assignments, and they cannot copy anybody’s ideas into their work as their own. Direct reference must be made for every paragraph, even if it is only a summary of ideas from somewhere else. By not directly referencing (or providing only non-specific references) a Student commits plagiarism, i.e. submitting somebody else’s work as his own, and faces the possibility of immediate dismissal from ADMC and from all other Colleges of HCT according to the Academic Honesty Policy of HCT. All assignments must be submitted via LMS, where they are tested by anti-plagiarism software, Safe Assign.
Declaration of the Student
At the moment of submission you confirm that this assignment is your original work, and you have referenced all sources of information according to APA Format. You also confirm that you had fully understood the tasks and assessment criteria before submitting this assignment.
Guidelines for Completing the Literature Review Assignment
1. You have to select the following resources related to your research topic:
• Six journal articles
• 1 text books
• 5 web-based articles/resources
2. You have to review each of the 12 resources
3. The 12 reviews must be relevant to the contemporary business issue selected by you, written in thespecified format with appropriate referencing of sources.
4. Each review must contain one paragraph of approximately 100 words with the quote/paraphrase and one paragraph of approximately 100 words with a review/analysis of how this affects your topic, ie. “This article is relevant because”; “I don’t agree with the source”; “Although the article discusses businesses in China, it is still interesting because…” etc.
5. The review should be organised well, showing the logical progression of thoughts and arguments from introduction to conclusion.
6. The review should end with a conclusion stating your findings from the secondary research (ie., Literature Review)
7. The Conclusion should also include the revision of the Research Problem, the statement of the refined Research Objectives, the primary research required and your Hypothesis, if any.
8. The Review should be approximately 2400 words long, plus/minus 10%
9. Note: This Assessment will include the grade for Assessment 2.1 and 2.2
The rubric for the assessment is given in the pages below:
Criterion
A
B
C
D
F
Title, Introduction and Purpose of the Literature Review. (Contextualisation of Research Problem)
10% Outstanding. Comprehensive and insightful description of research background. Articulates succinctly the purpose of the review. Propositions are clearly supported from the research and theoretical literature. Shows a detailed background but not comprehensive enough. Articulates clearly the purpose of the study. Propositions are supported from the research and theoretical literature. Well written. Identifies the relevant research issue. Some inaccuracies and/or inconsistencies in contents. Vague explanation due to basic research and understanding of topic is evident. Connections are established with the literature. Basic writing. Although the research issue is identified, statements are too broad and/or fail to establish the purpose of the research area. Connections to the literature are unclear or debatable. Barely satisfactory due to limited and/or poor research. Lacked of significant details in the topic. Statements of the purpose of the study were omitted or inappropriate.Fails to show understanding of research topic.
Literature Review Contents/
Critical Analysis
40% Excellent knowledge, coverage, interpretation and application of the relevant literature. A comprehensive and critical analysis.
All 12 resources as required, have been included in the review. For all 12 resources, the quotes/paraphrased material is highly relevant to the topic, and the analysis/review shows correct understanding and ability to relate to the topic/research question Very good knowledge, coverage, interpretation and application of the relevant literature. Demonstrates a high level of critical analysis.
Adequate knowledge, coverage, interpretation and application of the relevant literature. A basic level of critical analysis with some parts too descriptive. Limited knowledge of the relevant literature. Several shortcomings in the interpretation and application of the literature. Presented the existing literatures in a descriptive way. Inadequate knowledge, interpretation and application of the literature. Use of irrelevant literature. Poor research, as such student fails to show understanding of topic. No critical analysis. Unorganised and unclearwriting.
Conclusion
20% Conclusion is strong and logical. Succinct and precise summary based on the review topics.
The Conclusion also includes the revision of the Research Problem, the statement of the refined Research Objectives, the primary research required and the Hypothesis, if any Conclusion is logical and effectively summarises main review topics. Student provides a very good summary of topics which are based on the review. Conclusion summarises main review topics, however, some of the points are not supported in the body of the review. Conclusion is partially logical and/or valid. Several points are not linked to review topics and/or not all review points are summarised adequately. Conclusion does not summarise main review topics. No logical/valid conclusions are provided.
References
5% The student is very well versed and practiced in the APA system, the referencing cannot be faulted. The reference list contains recent sources and reflects an extensive breadth and depth of research. All of the ideas from other writers have been acknowledged. Demonstrates a good understanding of the APA system. A wide range of recent and credible sources are included in the reference list. All of the ideas from other writers have been acknowledged however there are a number of inconsistencies. Shows a basic understanding of the APA system. The reference list only includes the required minimum amount of sources. Most of the ideas from other writers have been acknowledged. Limited understanding of the APA system. The reference list does not include the required minimum amount of sources. More recent and/or credible sources are required. Some of the ideas from other writers have not been acknowledged. References are of poor quality and the minimum amounts of sources are not included. Fails to show an understanding of the APA system.
