Australian Institute of Higher Education CRICOS Provider Code: 03147A Level 4, 451 Pitt Street Sydney NSW 2000 Australia T: +612 9020 8050 E: [email protected] W: www.aih.nsw.edu.au
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Assessment Brief: A1 and A2
A1: Group Report (Weighting 20%)
Due: Week 10 (Thursday 18th May 17:00 AEST) Submit via Moodle
The instructor will form groups of 3-4 students. The groups will be given a topic from the list below within business communication to research and prepare a formal-style report.
Communication breakdowns Cross-cultural factors that impact business communication Non-verbal communication and its importance Multinational businesses and virtual teams Conflict and communication Gender communication in the workplace Collaboration and the workplace Business ethics Relationship between leadership and good communication Social media impact and business success Globalisation and impact on developing countries
The groups will work collaboratively to create the report considering the structure and formal requirements of the final work. Each member of the group should be assigned a section of the report to write on their own. In this sense, each group member should write minimum 1000 words per assigned piece as he/she will be presenting later on his/her individual contribution as well as the overall report.
Australian Institute of Higher Education CRICOS Provider Code: 03147A Level 4, 451 Pitt Street Sydney NSW 2000 Australia T: +612 9020 8050 E: [email protected] W: www.aih.nsw.edu.au
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A2: Group Presentation (Weighting 15%)
Due: Week 10 and/or Week 11 (In-Class) Submit the Digital Copy via Email
Based on the written report, the group will give a presentation summarising the report and highlighting the report’s recommendations. The presentation should be between 8-12 minutes in length.
Each individual in the group must present a portion of the overall presentation. The students will be graded individually on their presentation skills as well as their ability to work as a group member (group dynamics).
Note
An assessment item submitted after the assessment due date, without an approved extension or without approved mitigating circumstance, will suffer a late submission penalty. The late submission penalty is a reduction of the mark allocated for the assessment item by 5% per day (or part thereof) of the total marks available for the assessment item as indicated in the Unit Outline. A ‘day’ for this purpose is defined as any day of the week including weekends. Assignments submitted later than one (1) week after the due date will not be accepted. Extensions to assignment deadlines based on mitigating circumstances shall be at the discretion of the Executive Dean, and should be granted in writing by completing the Extension of Assessment Item Request Form with appropriate documentation. Mitigating circumstances are circumstances outside of the student's control that have had an adverse effect on the student's work or ability to work. A Request is not automatically approved, and lecturer and/ or Executive Dean will inform the student in writing of the outcome of their Request.