HRMT11010 Organisational Behaviour Assessment Task #2 Essay Weighting 30% Referencing Style American Psychological Association (APA) Task Description You need to select one essay topic from the five options available. There is a limit on how many students can select each topic so please make your choice early. It may be possible to switch to a different topic before 9.00 am on the 27th March provided the other topic is not full. Students that do not choose a topic will be assigned a topic and no changes can be made. Assessment Task 2 requires you to develop sound academic writing skills by writing an essay. You should also familiarise yourself with the 'Academic Learning Centre - Academic Communication' unit for additional support materials (you can access the ALC from the SUPPORT block on the unit website).You are required to apply this learning to the critical evaluation of a topic and find supporting evidence for your answer. To view and choose the essay topics, click on "Topics for assessment 2" link under the assessment tab, or from the weekly schedule - see the "Assessment row." The due date for each essay topic can be found in the table below; do not rely on the due date shown in Moodle for Assessment 2. Please note that because you have flexibility in choosing an essay that fits your interests and other assignment requirements, this unit typically will not allow assignment extensions. When you upload your assignment, it will be processed by Turn-It-in, and you will have access to a 'similarity index' report. At this point, you may make any changes, and re-upload your assignment. When you are happy with your submission, click 'Send for Marking'. If you do not click 'Send for Marking', an uploaded draft submission will be treated as a final submission when assignments are collected for marking. Your submitted assignment will produce a Turn-It-in Similarity Report for your assignment marker to. More information about Turn-It-in is available on Moodle. Essay topic Chapter alignment Due date 1 Chapter 3 Due 19 April at 4.00 pm 2 Chapter 4 Due 26 April at 4.00 pm 3 Chapter 6 Due 3May at 4.00 pm 4 Chapter 7 Due 10 May at 4.00 pm 5 Chapter 8 Due 17 May at 4.   Assessment Criteria An essay should be more than just 'descriptive' - a good essay argues a case, it demonstrates that you have critically thought about the question and have recognised there are different views on the issue. A good essay is one that uses evidence to support it's position. The evidence is in the form of thinking about the data reported in the literature. In answering the topic: • Please use a minimum of five academic sources. These can be textbooks and/or peer reviewed journal articles. Magazine or newspaper articles, and general material from the web are not acceptable. Details on peer-reviewed journals can be found on the Assessment 2 FAQ link. • Try to paraphrase from your sources, rather than use long direct quotes. • Reference ideas in your essay using APA referencing style. The essay will be marked against the following criteria: Content Depth of knowledge and critical analysis of the topic (25%) Awareness and application of relevant theory and/or models in response to the topic question (25%) Appropriateness of response to topic question (20%) Relevant and accurate use of the literature (15%) Presentation Essay has clear introduction, body and conclusion. Clarity of expression/grammar and correct spelling using Australian English (5%) Referencing conforms to APA style (5%) Appropriate word length relevant to the topic:1500 ±10% words (5%) Please note that the essay is marked out of 100 and then is scaled back to a mark out of 30%.