As a group project, you will work in groups to prepare and perform a summative debate presentation for assessment in the final week/weeks of class. Half your group will prepare the proposers side (pro) and half will prepare the opposition side (con). Both sides will be performed. The group project will feed into individual reports (see Assignment 3). Debate topics will be agreed for each group drawing from suggestions generated by students and the tutor collaboratively.
- You are required to use evidence from
o academic journal articles,
o reputable business sources
o and government or UN policy/guidelines to support your position. - You are required to explain which ethical perspective your position represents and why.
- You are required to create a group code of ethics and accountability plan. All group members should agree the code of ethics and accountability plan with their signatures.
- Demonstrate your knowledge of and ability to apply concepts from the module making informed selections of which concepts apply best to your debate topic and argumentation. These may include any (not all) of the following: responsible business, leader character, followership ethics, influence and power, communication, decision making, ethics in groups and organisations, diversity, and crisis leadership.
- Submit to assessors PPT file as a hard copy handout:
o 1st slide: group member names and student numbers.
o 2nd slide: position statement, warrant, and ethical stance pro side and con side
o 3rd slide: bullet point summary of arguments pro side and con side
o 4th slide: bullet point summary of weaknesses in arguments pro side and con side
o 5th slide: all references used
o 6th slide: group code of ethics and accountability plan.
Expectations of Quality
- You will use APA referencing style demonstrating mastery.
- You will NOT plagiarize.
- Sources will be vetted rigorously as reliable, credible mainstream business or academic sources. For questions concerning how to choose a source, consult a librarian.
Assessment Criteria
- Handouts for assessors: demonstrate ability to follow instructions
- Relevance: identification of core issue, linkage to relevant real world example, application of relevant concepts from module knowledge base
- Impact: development of relevant, well-considered, and well-founded arguments, ability to persuade, use of current, relevant, and reputable academic and business sources.
- Organization/Presentation: true to debate structure of argument, rebuttal and refutation, clarity, authoritative delivery, timing.
Individual Written Assignment
The summative final reflective report will be 1000 words in length not including references and appendices or any other extraneous content. Students will support argumentation with concepts from material provided via unilearn and their own additional sources to address the learning objectives of the module:
Reflect on how the class material and debate topics expanded your understanding of leadership and followership and the process of ethical decision making
1. Provide a critically reflective assessment of your learning from the formative and final debate preparations as well as from the debate process. Demonstrate how identifying, assessing, arguing, and rebutting the issues on both sides of your debate topic influenced your individual ethical learning. Include a statement of your individual position on the issue, how you support your position, and consideration of a valid counterargument.
2. Provide a reflective assessment of your group ethical climate and a personal evaluation of group members’ contribution and engagement to preparing for and delivering the debate presentations in relation to your group code of ethics/accountability plan (see above). Include a critically evaluative discussion of your understanding of ethical
leadership in a group and organizational environment.
3. A “References” page listing all academic and business sources consulted using APA 6th ed. style referencing.
Expectations of Quality
- You will use APA citation style demonstrating mastery. You will NOT plagiarize.
- Additional sources will be vetted rigorously as reliable, credible mainstream or academic sources. For questions concerning how to choose a source, consult a librarian.
- You will run a spell check and a grammar check on the papers AND conduct a CAREFUL PROOFREADING before submitting papers.
- You will use the word count function to be sure you are close to the required number of words. You will submit papers electronically via TurnItIn on UniLearn only.
Assessment Criteria
- Relevance: comprehensiveness, addresses all required points, follows instructions
- Impact: level of critical and transformative reflection, demonstrates critical thinking and learning
- Presentation: clarity, use of current and relevant and reputable academic and business sources, structure (paper, paragraphs, sentences), mechanics (spelling, grammar, punctuation), style (citation, referencing, flow, language), neatness (but not fanciness).
