Description: ONE case study analysis report and presentation, and TEN weekly quiz (IN TUTORIAL CLASSES) 

a) CASE STUDY

30% group mark

b) MEDIA REPORT

30% individual mark

c) FINAL EXAMINATION

40% individual mark

a) Group Case Analysis Report (10% group mark)-  900 - 1200 words (please refer to the detailed requirements below) 

b) Group Tutorial Presentation (10% individual mark)- 35 minutes (including 20-25 minutes presentation and 10-15 minutes questions/discussions)

c) Weekly Case Analysis  and Participation (10% individual mark) (for all students whose group is not presenting that week) (A4 page case analysis submissions. Both sides of the A4 page may be used.  300 words).

Student groups will be formed in the first tutorial. Each group will consist of 2 or 3 students. Each of these groups will be allocated a weekly case to discuss, analyse and present in class. The case allocation will be take place in Week 1.

Every student will read the case, submit a 1 page analysis, and partaking in discussions led and monitored by the Lecturer. Students will be noted for their participation in class. You will not be able to ride on the backs of other team members.

Before presenting the case, the presenting group will submit their case via iLearn the Thursday before by 5:00pm. 

The case analysis report should include the following:

A. Introduction.

B. Body. This should include the following sections: identification of major stakeholders and their problems, objective and concern, positive and negative views, brief theoretical discussion, analysis of alternative solutions, recommended solutions, and managerial implications.

C. Conclusion. Briefly summarise the essential complexities posted in the case and the significance of the recommended solutions and managerial implications. Marks will be allocated to each of these.

D. Referencing. The analysis of a case study is usually your own depiction of the case scenario, referencing will be minimal. If you do use some outside material to support your analysis, referencing should be in Harvard style.

Formatting requirements:

• The case study analysis report should be between 900 and 1200 words (The word count includes introduction, body and conclusion, but not references)
• Page margins should be 2.54 cm (default margin settings) on all four edges.
• Times New Roman or Arial font type and font size of 12 points should be used.
• Double spacing is recommended.

Weekly Case Analysis  and Participation

Each week every student, whose group is not presenting the case that week, will complete a one page case analysis.  This work, to be counted, must be uploaded to iLearn 

Thursday the week that case is discussed in class by 5:00pm.  So if a Case is discussed in class Friday of Week 3, then the one page analysis is to be submitted Thursday, 5:00pm of Week 3.  The requirements of the analysis are:

• One A4 typed page (can also use back of A4 page) -- about 300 words

  • Size 12 arial font

  • Double space

• Three sections

  • short summary of main issues in case (no more than a third of the page)

  • theoretical discussion (at least a third of the page)

  • application of theory to help identify the main problem of the case and to solve the problem (at least a third of a page)

Part of the mark is also based on contributing to discussion in class.

Mark Sheets will be provided on iLearn and more information will be discussed during class.

Note:

No extensions will be granted. Students who have not submitted the task prior to the deadline will be awarded a mark of '0' for the task, except for cases in which an application for special consideration is made and approved.

Description: Individual written analysis of a media article

The required length of the report is 1500 words +/- 10% excluding the cover page and reference list. Students will source a media article from the past TWO years on a cross cultural occurrence, online or from any other media source like newspapers, magazines, radio or TV, and explain, discuss and critique how the article illustrates one or more theoretical principles of cross cultural studies. News items are expected to be not more than 1,000 words, and must be included with the online assignment submission. Examples of media analysis reports are available on iLearn. While scanning for relevant articles online please use the chapter topics from your text book to identify appropriate articles.

All assignments submitted for assessment must adhere to the following standards:

1. Cover Page

For each of the assignment, you must use a title page that provides the following information:

1. Your full name and student ID number;
2. Your Lecturer's name
3. Topic Name
4. Date
5. An exact word count of the number of words in the body of your assignment. (Use Word’s Tools menu and click on Word Count.)

2. Presentation of Assignments

Assignments should meet normal academic and professional standards of presentation, including:

1. All pages, excluding the title page, should be numbered;
2. Page margins should be 2.54 cm (default margin settings) on all four edges and double spaced;
3. Times New Roman or Arial font type and font size of 12 points should be used;
4. Block formatting (no indentations)
5. Assignments should be free of typographical and grammatical errors;
6. Harvard referencing system should be used.

3. Submission Procedure

Students are required to submit their electronic copy of assessment to Turnitin via the Internet as part of the submission process for assignment. Your assignment will then be automatically compared to work of your classmates, previous students from Macquarie and other universities, with material available on the Internet, both freely available and subscription-based electronic journals.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Before submission, name your electronic file in a Word document with the correct file name, that is, your YOUR SURNAME, then your student ID WITH ONLY AN UNDERSCORE FOR SPACING, e.g., JONES_20141234. To avoid any potential plagiarism issues you or your group can submit the assignment more than once up to the due date.

4. Late Submissions

No extensions will be granted. Students who have not submitted the task prior to the deadline will be awarded a mark of '0' for the task, except for cases in which an application for special consideration is made and approved.

Marking rubrics can be seen on iLearn.

Length: 2.5h plus 15 minutes reading time 

Final examnination format:

Part A

Case study (15 marks total). A new case study which has not been attempted in class will be examined in the final exam. This case study must be analysed and the case study questions answered in an identical way to the ones that you analyse in the tutorials every week.

Part B

Five out of 7 Essay questions (5 marks each and 25 marks in total). The essay questions will include questions from the chapters of your textbook:

essay type responses evaluate understanding of the content of lectures and tutorials.

A final examination is included as an assessment task for this unit to provide assurance that:

• a)The product belongs to the student, and
• b)The student has attained the knowledge and skills taught in the unit.

You are expected to present yourself for examination at the time and place designated in the University Examination Timetable. The timetable will be available in draft form approximately eight weeks before the commencement of the examinations and in final form approximately four weeks before the commencement of the examinations http://www.exams.mq.edu.au/exam/

The only exception to not sitting an examination at the designated time is because of documented illness or unavoidable disruption. In these circumstances you may wish to consider applying for Special Consideration. Information about unavoidable disruption and the special consideration process is available at http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/special_consideration/procedure.html

If a Supplementary Examination is granted as a result of the Special Consideration process the examination will be scheduled after the conclusion of the official examination period.

The Macquarie university examination policy details the principles and conduct of examinations at the University. The policy is available at: http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/examination/policy.html