Assessment Brief

Academic year and term: Level 5, term 2

Module title: Cross Cultural Management

Module code: QAB020N504

Module Convener: Sheila Karsan

Learning outcomes assessed Knowledge:

within this piece of work as
You will be able to develop understandings of the nature and impact of
agreed at the programme
cultural differences at a personal and a business level
level meeting
Intellectual/transferrable:
You will be able to apply cross-cultural management techniques to a
diverse range of issues and develop mindfulness of yourself and others in
order to operate effectively and sensitively within cross-cultural teams

Type of assessment: Group podcast, plus short reflective statement

Assessment deadline: 07/01/2022 by 4pm

Instructions for assessment
You will work in groups of 5 or 6 to produce a scripted podcast which addresses problems described in a cross
cultural management case study.

Formative Assessment
Group Podcast planning document to be shown to seminar tutor in week 8 to enable feedback which will
enhance the final submission. One document should be shown by each group – maximum 300 words.

Summative Assessment
This is in two parts.

1. Podcast & Script 50% (Group Assessment)

Group podcast and written script which responds to a range of CCM issues in a single case
study. The marks will be awarded for both elements of the assessment. The script will be
submitted via Turnitin. The podcast audio file will be submitted online. If the podcast is not
submitted the written element will not be marked and a mark of 0% will be recorded for this
part of the assessment.

The case study describes an organisation that is experiencing some problems. Your group should address
some of these problems by relating them to a minimum of three to a maximum of five topics that have
been covered in lectures. The group should choose a minimum of one topic from each of the three
categories listed below (maximum 5 topics altogether) and apply them to the selected problems that you
have found in the case study. This application should be such that each problem identified in the given
case must be applied to the mentioned minimum of one to a maximum of five topics chosen by the
group. It is the problems that should be identified first before each is applied to the topics in the
combinations mentioned
The topics are:
1- Category One
 National Culture
 Organisational Culture
2- Category Two
 Leadership
 Communication and Negotiation
 Organisational Structure
 Diversity
3- Category three
 Motivation and HRM
 Ethics and CSR

In the scripted podcast your group will describe the problems in the case study, use theories to
analyse them and make specific recommendations for possible solutions.
 You will work in groups of 5 or 6 to produce the podcast and accompanying script. This
podcast will present your group’s analysis and recommendations. It will include approximately
2 minutes of spoken input from each group member. It will receive a group mark where all
members of the group receive the same mark, which is 50% of the assessment for the course.
You must submit the script of the podcast as well as the audio file.

2. Reflective Report 50% (Individual Assessment)

Additionally, you will write a reflective report – maximum 1250 words.

The report will identify the sources used to support the argument of the podcast, including
references in Harvard style. You should discuss how you applied the theory or theories that you
chose to one of the issues you identified in your podcast. It will also include a short analysis of
what went well in the group task and what could be improved if you were to be involved in a
similar task in the future. The report receives an individual mark, which is 50% of the course
assessment

Students will be allocated to their groups by tutors in the first 3 weeks.

All assessments will be carried out by tutors.

Resit Assignment Details

Resit submission date: TBC

For students who are offered a resit you are required to improve and resubmit your original work as well as
adding a further reflective commentary discussing what you have learned from the process. You must resubmit
your work using the specific resit Turnitin link on Moodle. The resit will be in the form of an individual
reflective report. You should take into consideration the feedback given to you by your tutor both from the group
podcast and reflective report and write an individual 2500 word reflective report.

You should:
1.      Review your previously submitted work and read carefully the feedback given by the
marker.
2.      Use this feedback to help you revisit and rewrite your work, improving it in the areas
identified as weak in the original marking process

3.      Include with your resubmission an additional reflective piece (up to 500 words) on what
you understand was weak, how you set about addressing this and what you have learned from
this that may help you with further assignments. You should address the following specifically:

i) Identify tutor feedback points on your original work and identify where/how the resit
work has changed (give page number) in response to feedback

ii) Identify the lessons you have learnt from doing the resit
 iii) Reflect on how your feedback and this process will help you improve future
assignments

If you did not submit work at the first opportunity you cannot reflect on your feedback. However,
you are still required to submit a reflective piece in which you identify your reasons for non-
submission, the implications of non-submission for your future success and how you propose to
address this in the future.

If you were deferred at the first assessment opportunity you do not need to include the reflective
piece as this is a first submission at a later date, not a resit.

The original marking criteria will still apply (see marking grid provided above*) except that the
10% weighting for presentation will be awarded instead to your reflective piece.
*this refers to your marking grid included in your assessment brief

How will we support you with your assessment?

 There will be an assessment briefing in Week 1.

 You will be allocated to a group by the seminar tutor by week 3

 You will receive formative feedback in Week 9, 10 and 11 on the Group Podcast Plan. This will take the
form of session with each group separately.

 Frequently asked questions (and their answers) will be posted on the module’s Moodle site

How will your work be assessed?

Your work will be assessed by a subject expert who will use the marking grid provided in this assessment brief.
When you access your marked work it is important that you reflect on the feedback so that you can use it to
improve future assignments.

Referencing
You MUST use the Harvard System. The Harvard system is very easy to use once you become familiar with it.
Assignment submissions

The Business School requires a digital version of all assignment submissions. These must be submitted via
Turnitin on the module’s Moodle site. They must be submitted as a Word file (not as a pdf) and must not
include scanned in text or text boxes. They must be submitted by 2pm on the given date. For further general
details on coursework preparation refer to the online information via StudentZone
http://studentzone.roehampton.ac.uk/howtostudy/index.html. 

Mitigating circumstances/what to do if you cannot submit a piece of work or attend your presentation
The University Mitigating Circumstances Policy can be found on the University website - Mitigating
Circumstances Policy

Marking and feedback process

Between you handing in your work and then receiving your feedback and marks within 20 days, there are a
number of quality assurance processes that we go through to ensure that students receive marks which reflects
their work. A brief summary is provided below.
 Step One – The module and marking team meet to agree standards, expectations and how feedback will be
provided.
 Step Two – A subject expert will mark your work using the criteria provided in the assessment brief.
 Step Three – A moderation meeting takes place where all members of the teaching and marking team will
review the marking of others to confirm whether they agree with the mark and feedback
 Step Four – Work at Levels 5 and 6 then goes to an external examiner who will review a sample of work to
confirm that the marking between different staff is consistent and fair
 Stop Five – Your mark and feedback is processed by the Office and made available to you.
 Outstanding Excellent Very good Good Satisfactory Adequate Marginal Fail Not done
fail
100 85 75 65 55 45 25 0
35

Question/
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Task 1
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an insightful and
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relate to each other.
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on 40%
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Presentat
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ion 20%
example of a podcast with clear podcast with clear with clear with sections, scrappy podcast with obviously presentation.

podcast with clear sections, and sections, and sections, and and some, podcast used limited inadequate
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Question
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/Task 2
evidence of evidence of evidence of good evidence of evidence of only contains skills submitted or
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30%
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theory of theory research and theory
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on 30%
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examples of theory to
practical
examples

Reflectio
Report contains Report contains Report contains Report contains Report contains Report Report No report Incomplete
n 30%
exceptional depth excellent depth of good description some description basic contains only contains no submitted or
of analysis of analysis of and analysis of and analysis of description and very limited reflection minimal
experience experience learning from learning from analysis of description content
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experience from
experience
and no
analysis
Presentat
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ion 10%
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report with frontsheet, sections, tables & contents, clear limited contents used with no frontsheet, report
frontsheet, contents, clear diagrams & sound sections. Limited & patchy frontsheet, limited without
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referencing. The word count is references given. word count is referencing. The Limited no Harvard sections or
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