Project Requirements DESCRIPTION • Select any ONE (1) business ethical topic from the list below. • Unethical management behaviour • Sweatshop / Child Labour • Harmful products • Air pollution (about the Haze from Indonesi)– please pick this title for my project report • Water pollution • Land pollution • Large Scale Farming • Overfishing • Convince the reader why it is so important that we should also care about the issue to the same extent. • Describe the ethical dilemma, and use relevant examples, theories and perspectives to persuade the reader of the value of your argument. Report Sections: 1. Introduction 2. Impact on Society (include examples & theories) 3. Ethical dilemma (include examples & theories) 4. Recommendations* 5. Conclusion** Please note that plagiarism and cheating in any form will be penalised. • Each report shall include the Coursework Grading Form as the cover page stating clearly the module title, student’s name and date of submission. • The report is to be typewritten on A-4 size paper with 1 lines spacing, 11pt font (Arial) and margins of 2 cm on all sides. • All pages must be numbered and properly stapled/secured. The report shall include a table of contents and the sections of the report are to be numbered. • In-text citation and reference list a MUST (Refer to Harvard Referencing style for more details) • NO wikipedia / baidu etc to be used for reference source Readings: Students are expected to read ahead of the session plan the required textbook relevant chapters to write the report. Wordcount: 1,500 – 2,000 words. Report Format & Structure (keep to this structure and numbering system eg. 1.1, 2.1..) 1. Introduction 2. Impact on Society 3. Ethical dilemma 4. Recommendations 5. Conclusion 1. Introduction • This section is to be written last after the rest of the report is done • This section should provide an overview / summary of what the whole report is about • The reader should be able to get a good understanding what the rest of the report is about just by reading this section 2. Impact on Society • This section is the heart of the report • To prepare this section you should read in advance the lecture notes relating to your topic of choice - Refer to Session Plan / Session Guide for details • This section covers the important issue eg. climate change and its impact on society eg. extreme weather conditions like extended winters, hurricanes and losses of lives and properties in millions • How climate change may be linked to business like oil and gas, CO2 emission from vehicles • Statistics, data, reports from reliable & reputable sources to be used to support impact and importance of issue. 2. Impact on Society • For more meaningful discussion of an issue, it will be more efficient to research on a specific event / company / case eg. Deep Horizon oil rig explosion in Gulf of Mexico in 2010 and relate how this event has resulted in one of the worst oil leakage in history with the related environmental damages it has caused • Choosing a single case / event / company allows researcher to do a more in-depth and richer analysis of the issue 3. Ethical dilemma • This section is the link between theory and real world problem / issue discussed in previous section • You need to identify and describe the following theories in relation to the problem / important issue discussed in the previous section • Untilitarian • Kantian 3. Ethical dilemma • The emphasis is on applying the appropriate theories to the problem / important issue in depth and discuss both sides of the issue that give raise to ethical dilemma • Eg. overfishing can lead to future generation not having fish supply but current generation need fish as a source of food, thus giving resulting in ethical dilemma 4. Recommendations • The purpose of this section is to describe what recommendations should also be put forward to deal with problem / issue. • For recommendations to be credible, it is advisable to cite other successful measures taken by real world countries or business (eg. How Brazil has successfully reduce deforestations at both state and federal levels, how the country expanded its network of indigenous reserves and protected areas) 5. Conclusion • The purpose of a conclusion is to tie together, or integrate the various issues, research, etc., covered in the body of the report and to make comments upon the meaning of all of it. The conclusion should: • be a logical ending to what has been previously been discussed. • it must pull together all of the parts of your argument • refer the reader back to the focus you have outlined in your introduction and to the central topic. 5. Conclusion The conclusion should: never contain any new information. usually be only a paragraph in length, This is your final statement about this topic; thus it can make a great impact on the reader. The conclusion should NOT: • just sum up • end with a long quotation • focus merely on a minor point in your argument • introduce new material A word on writing style for report writing • Do NOT use first or second person ie. I, you, we, our, mine, yours • Use third person / indirect speech – eg. the company, it, he, she, they, the manager • Ensure citations and reference list are correctly done up. • Frequently refer to the sample report if you are unsure how to reference a source correctly • Use a formal tone – use ‘This report is about ….’ • Use phrases like ‘it can be deduced from the above data that deforestation is a…’ • Ensure writing style is consistent throughout the whole report especially if the report is done by a few persons Comments on Report Draft • Please ensure that you have read and understood the sample reports Moodle first before starting to write your report • The sample reports are past students work and are chosen as exemplar for their good quality and standard of writing • You are to read these sample report, analysis the features of a good report and incorporate these good features into your report • This is especially so for Harvard Referencing style that is a MUST in this report • Do NOT send your draft to me for comments if you have not follow the sample report format and style