Cross Cultural Management

Assessment Brief 2021-22

The Summative Assessment consists of a three-part blog of 2,500 words in total.

1. Part 1 - Improved version  of the formative [800 words]. This is based on the content of classes in Weeks 1-3
2. Part 2 - Based on weeks 4-7 [800 words]
3. Part 3 - The third part, based on weeks 8-10 [900 words]

Part 1 [30%]

A reflective blog. This is an opportunity to demonstrate your ability to apply theory to your own lived experience to enhance your experience and learn from it.

·         This is a 800 word blog entry where you apply some theory to your own experience.

·         You should reflect on an incident in your own experience where a knowledge of some cultural theory would have helped you to understand what was happening at the time.

·         Formative Assessment – you will submit a draft of the first part of your blog for your tutor’s feedback. It will be submitted by week 6 and marked and returned to students by week 7. It will not be given a mark but will be given feedback. It will then be resubmitted with part 2 incorporating amendments following your tutor’s suggestions.

·         Tutor feedback will be given during the Week 7 seminar. While your tutor is speaking to other students, you will be working with two others of your fellow students to give each other peer feedback which must be written down in 3 sentences and explained orally.

Part 2 [30%]

A research blog. This gives you the opportunity to demonstrate your competence in finding reliable sources of information on a specific topic.

• This is a 800 word blog where you will demonstrate your ability to research a topic in cross cultural management.
• Imagine that you have been asked to write an essay on a topic of your own choosing in a subject area recently covered in class. You should devise a topic for research in an area covered in Weeks 4 – 7.
• Begin by stating precisely what your topic is.
• Briefly explain how you would find articles on your topic and how you evaluated these in terms of reliability. Include a table of search terms and where you used them.
• Include a bibliography of the 12 most useful items you have found - this will not be included in the word count.

Part 3 [40%]

An analysis blog. This gives you an opportunity to demonstrate your research and analytical skills.

• This is a 900 word blog entry where you will apply theory and your research skills to a real life problem.
• You should select a problem that is apparent in the case study that you have been referring to in class from time to time during this semester and which is related to the subject areas covered in weeks 8 – 10.
• Begin by stating precisely what the problem is.
• Do some research and find at least 8 sources which will support your argument. Your sources must only be reliable professional web sites or peer reviewed journal articles.
• Your blog should analyse the problem and provide a realistic and actionable solution.