Assessment and Feedback Details

Assessment Task 1 One Individual Essay Submission Details This individual assignment should be between 1400 to 1600 words , not includin a re!erence"citation list . Ma ks !ill be a!a ded "o "o m #s$elling, g amma , "o mat and neat $ esentation% as !ell as &ontent #a$$ o$ iate use o" theo y in the dis&ussion o" st ategy and the a$$ o$ iateness and 'uality o" the dis&ussion%. (lease note that all !o k not you o!n #!hethe di e&tly 'uoted o $a a$h ased% must be e"e en&ed and listed in the e"e en&e list. The e a e at least t!o easons "o this ) it is $lagia ism i" you do not e"e en&e and e"e en&ing lends & edibility to you a guments. It is & iti&al that you !o k is g ounded in *st ategi& management+ theo y. #radin $riteria and Feedback ,ee belo! Descri%tion o! Task -hoose one #1% o" the "ollo!ing 'uestions and &om$lete you essay making su e that. / You correctly reference or cite, and / You have consulted at least ten (10) peer reviewed reference sources, and / You submit your assignment via Turnitin (ON Y) ! no hard"copies, and / You attach an authorship certificate to your submitted wor#. 1. *-hange e'ui es mo e &oo dination than does the $e "o man&e o" no mal o gani0ational tasks. 1ny time you &hange something you dis&ove its &onne&tions to othe $a ts o" the o gani0ation, !hi&h have to be &hanged as !ell+. Discuss w&et&er 'ou a ree or disa ree wit& t&is (uote, and w&' or w&' not) 2. *O gani0ational e""e&tiveness &an be !hateve to$ management de"ines it to be+. Do 'ou a ree wit& t&is statement or not) *&' or w&' not) Discuss+ 3. *,t ategi& &hoi&e suggests that o ganisational out&omes a e di e&ted by the ational a&tion o" manage s. ,ubse'uent develo$ments in O ganisation Theo y suggest that o ganisational st u&tu es and $ o&esses a e la gely sha$ed by e2te nal "o &es+ Discuss t&e main !eatures o! strate ic c&oice and en,ironmental determinist t&eories, and e-%lain &ow eac& %ers%ecti,e contributes to our understandin o! or anisational actions and t&e notion o! or anisations as bein in .!it/+ Due Date Week 8 % 20 SILOs Assessed 1, 2, 3

Internal Assessment Your lecturer/tutor is your first point of contact. If you are still unsatisfied with the explanation from your lecturer/tutor, you can then submit a request for a mark to the Academic manager. In your request, you must include the following information Confirmation that you ha e discussed the paper with your lecturer/tutor !he outcome of that discussion

A clear statement of the reasons for requesting a remark" those reasons must pro ide grounds for belie ing that the original assessment was not fair and reasonable" merely desiring a higher mark or grade, or ad erse circumstances during assessment will not be accepted as grounds for a remark. #lease note that requests which do not address the point abo e will not be accepted. !he request must be recei ed within a week from the date the internal assessment is returned to the student. !he Academic manager will make a decision on your request and this decision is final.

ASSESSMENT SUBMISSION
Assignments must be submitted by $.%%pm &ydney time on the day they are due through AC' student #ortal. ? (enerally, any assignment worth $ percent or more of the total mark requires the use of the Assessment Co er &heet downloadable from the AC' student #ortal )to be uploaded with your assignment*. +e,occurring assessment submitted during tutorial, or any assignments with less than $ percent of the total marks may not require the use of the Assessment Co er &heet but it is highly recommended that the co er sheet is used at all times for all submissions. ? Any assignment worth -% percent or more of the total mark requires the use of the &tatement of Authorship form to be uploaded with your assignment

Assignment Submission
ACN uses the popular plagiarism prevention technology Turnitin. This means that, if your assignment is essay-based, it must be submitted to Turnitin. Your lecturer may still as you to hand in a hard copy, but a soft copy must be uploaded and submitted via ACN student !ortal. PLEASE DO NOT HAND IN ANY ASSIGNMENTS TO ACN RECEPTION

LATE SUBMISSION
For equity and consistency it is essential that all lecturers adhere strictly to due dates and apply the policy for late assignments uniformly. .ate assessments will be penalised by ha ing -%/ subtracted for each working day after the submission date )including weekends*. 0xtensions can only be gi en on medical grounds )a medical certificate is required* or compassionate grounds, and cannot be granted because of work commitments. +equest for extension must be submitted )with supporting documents* by using the special consideration form prior to the due date. 0xtension will not be granted if request is made after the due date. 0xtension request accompanied by a medical certificate is granted in the following manner1

!he number of days co ered by the medical certificate will be used as a basis for granting the extension. 2or example, if a medical certificate co ers 3 working days, the student will be granted with a 3,day extension. !his will only apply if the medical certificate co ers a period of 4,work days prior to the due date. 2or example, if the due date is 2riday $ &eptember 3%%5, only medical certificate that co ers the !uesday, 6ednesday and !hursday prior to 2riday $ &eptember 3%%5 will be considered. 0xtension request on compassionate ground will be granted at the discretion of the lecturers and/or the Academic 7anager.

.ate submission penalty applies to assignments submitted after the appro ed extension period.

The "ollo!ing table is in&luded to hel$ in you unde standing o" !hat tuto looks "o !hen assessing3 it suggests "a&to s o 'ualities they look "o to dete mine the levels o" unde standing and $e "o man&e being demonst ated, and to di""e entiate bet!een the va ious g ades.
Criteria Standard 01, 02 43%4 ( e/st u&tu al / ,tudent has not de"ined any &on&e$t no has any des& i$tion o" theo ies and &on&e$ts elevant to the $ o4e&t a e $ ovided. Standard 0D, 502 53%4 5ni/,t u&tu al / ,tudent has identi"ied and ! itten a des& i$tion on the elevant theo ies and &on&e$ts that should be em$loyed in add essing the e'ui ement o" the $ o4e&t. Standard 0$, 602 63%4 Standard 06, 702 73%4 Standard 0A, 802 100%4 E2tended 1bst a&t / , 1n alte native ! itten " ame!o k that assembles an a$$ oa&h based on the initial " ame!o k and highlight ne! &on&e$ts that have eme ged as esult o" this a$$li&ation a e $ ovided. E2tended 1bst a&t / ( o$ose an alte native ! itten " ame!o k that assembles an a$$ oa&h based on the initial " ame!o k and highlight ne! &on&e$ts that have eme ged as esult o" this a$$li&ation E2tended 1bst a&t / 8evelo$ and $ o$ose a ! itten ethi&s/a!a e " ame!o k that assembles an a$$ oa&h based on the initial " ame!o k and highlight ne! &on&e$ts that have eme ged as esult o" this a$$li&ation

Demonstrate in writing knowledge of existing theories and approaches to strategic planning and analysis.

Multi/,t u&tu al / a ! itten " ame!o k linking theo y and theo eti&al &on&e$ts to the &ase o ganisation6indu st y is $ ovided

7elational / & iti'ue to theo y and highlight alte native a$$ oa&hes that may &om$lement the method o" analysis

Demonstrate in writing an ability to distinguish between major processes in development and initiation of strategic plans.

( e/st u&tu al / ,tudent has identi"ied the $ o&ess o" st ategi& $lan and the $ elimina y "a&to s that need to be assumed !hen develo$ing a st ategi& $lan.

5ni/,t u&tu al / 8evelo$ a ! itten " ame!o k that outlines the inte nal and e2te nal dynami&s o" the &ase o ganisation. 9ighlight the elevant inte nal and e2te nal "a&to s to the &ase indust y and the o ganisation.

Multi/,t u&tu al / 8is&uss ho! the indust y6o ganisat ion/ s$e&i"i& "a&to s elate to the theo ies and &on&e$ts that !e e identi"ied " om the lite atu e.

7elational / - iti'ue the theo ies and highlight de"i&ien&ies in theo ies o" st ategi& management !hen a$$lying them to the &ase o ganisation

Demonstrate in writing an ability to understand ethical strategic management principles via written communication

( e/st u&tu al / ,tudent has identi"ied and develo$ed a list o" elevant ethi&s a$$ oa&hes, &on&e$ts and a guments elevant to the 'uestion

5ni/,t u&tu al / Indi&ate &om$ ehension and unde standing o" the elationshi$s bet!een $ in&i$les o" ethi&s and thei elevan&y to the analysis o" st ategi& management in the &ase o ganisation

Multi/,t u&tu al / - eating a ! itten " ame!o k that &om$a es the $ in&i$les o" ethi&s to s$e&i"i& 'uestions $osed in elation to the &ase o ganisation

7elational / - iti'ue the $ in&i$les o" ethi&s and highlight de"i&ien&ies in those $ in&i$les t !hen a$$lying them to the &ase o ganisation

Demonstrate an ability to practically apply and critically analyse strategic management in business scenarios via written communication

( e/st u&tu al / ,tudent has identi"ied gene al &ha a&te isti&s o" the &ase indust y6o ganis ation

5ni/,t u&tu al / the ole o" the elevant Institutional and o ganisational "a&to s in"luen&ing the st ategi& $lanning and im$lementation $ o&ess in the &ase o ganisation have been identi"ied and e2$lained

Multi/,t u&tu al / & eate a ! itten " ame!o k that link the s$e&i"i& institutional and o ganisational " ame!o ks to the elevant theo ies used in the &ase study

7elational / ( o$ose a ! itten " ame!o k that assembles an a$$ oa&h based on the initial " ame!o k and highlight ne! &on&e$ts that have eme ged as esult o" this a$$li&ation

E2tended 1bst a&t / ( o$ose an alte native ! itten " ame!o k that assembles an a$$ oa&h based on the initial " ame!o k and highlight ne! &on&e$ts that have eme ged as esult o" this a$$li&ation