Posted: September 13th, 2017

critical account on a contemporary international issue

critical account on a contemporary international issue

Order Description

Write a 2,200 word critical account on a contemporary international issue, based on a country, but not the UK, in line with the main aims of the module. Examples of these issues are as follows:

– The impact of national culture on the work environment
– the role of women in work
– employee engagement
– approaches to managing people in an international environment
– comparative analysis of pay levels and terms and conditions
– appearance discrimination

2-  A 2,500 word critical account on a contemporary international issue

On the module, we have looked at various countries but there are other countries that you might like to write about. We have also covered aspects such as inequality of pay, gender, age, race, inequality regimes, aspects of working conditions, national cultures as well as others that you may choose to focus on for this component.

So for this assignment, you will do the following:

Write a 2,500 word critical account on a contemporary international issue, based on a country, other than the UK, in line with the main aims of the module. Examples of these issues are as follows:

–    The impact of national culture on the work environment
–    The role of women in work
–    Employee engagement
–    Approaches to managing people in an international environment
–    Comparative analysis of pay levels and terms and conditions
–    Appearance discrimination

The approach to the assignment will be discussed in the lectures and seminars. You can also discuss your ideas with your Module Leader or Seminar Tutor at that time.

Please make sure that you include an introduction and a conclusion.

The following criteria will be taken into account in the assessment of the Assignment and relate to the learning outcomes as indicated:

Students will be expected to show that they are able to integrate the relevant areas as covered by the module into the essay and to ensure that the learning outcomes are addressed.

Another point to consider is the need to include critical analysis in the essay since this is expected at level 5. If you are unsure about critical analysis, you need to check the skills development available through in the library as well as the writing skills development books available in the library.

•    The number, variety and relevance of background reading (10%)
•    Level of perception in the complexity of the answer (20%)
•    Discussion of the complexity of the work environment and how this relates to equality/diversity in the chosen country/context (20%)
•    Development of a logical argument that relates to the question (20%)
•    Understanding of the source material demonstrated through the way that this is integrated into the essay in order to support arguments and assertions (10%)
•    General presentation including structure (10%)
•    Standard of referencing (10%)

(NOTE: A high standard is required for a good grade as is a critical approach)
General Grading Criteria Used To Assess Work