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Rocky Mountain Institute How much carbon dioxide is actually in your products? Paolo Natali, Suzanne Greene and Perrine Toledano Thursday, August 8, 2019 – 12:12am
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Imagine driving your brand-new electric vehicle along Main Street on a weekday evening. Sleek and silent, you are the envy of the entire town. You know that the carbon dioxide directly emitted from the engine is nil: that was the whole point of buying the thing, wasn’t it? Going a little further — as you are an environmentally conscious owner — you didn’t find it difficult to figure out, and abate, the climate impact of the electricity you used to charge the car: Your local utility offers a green tariff so that you can buy low-carbon electricity. At this point, you might think that your job of reducing the carbon footprint of your car is pretty much complete. But have you ever thought about the CO2 that was emitted in the production of the car? How far were the materials and components transported? Was the lithium in the batteries extracted in a high-altitude Chilean desert or in a remote part of China? Was the copper in the wires mined in Arizona or in Africa? Was the iron ore for the steel extracted in Australia and then processed in China, or was the steel made from recycled scrap metal? It’s very likely that you can’t answer any of these questions; the embedded carbon content of any product is largely unknown to the final consumer. Very few consumers are aware of the carbon that has been generated in the production and delivery of products and, as a consequence, virtually nobody takes action to abate these emissions. This is a problem because only 9 percent of carbon emissions come from passenger fuels and 25 percent come from the generation of electricity, while 40 percent of emissions come from the production and delivery of commodities in industrial value chains (31.5 percent from the industrial activities themselves, and 8.5 percent from freight and transport). Have you ever thought about the CO2 that was emitted in the production of the car? How far were the materials and components transported? What’s the direct consequence for your electric vehicle? The truth is that the accumulated carbon footprint of materials in a newly bought gasolinefueled car is the same order of magnitude as the footprint of its lifetime fuel consumption — so by buying an electric vehicle and securing green electricity, you are only part of the way through abating your car’s total carbon footprint. What can we do to change this? Because what is out of sight is often out of mind, the first step is to calculate and communicate the CO2 emissions that are embedded in produced goods. Until people know the CO2 footprint of the products they’re using, it will be impossible for them to demand lower-carbon goods. On the bright side, something already has begun moving: because end-customers are beginning to demand “cleaner” products, companies are starting to develop joint strategies to reduce carbon emissions in coordination with their supply chain partners. For instance, Apple signed an agreement with Alcoa and Rio Tinto to reduce the carbon content of the aluminum in its products. BMW teamed up with Codelco to reduce the environmental footprint of copper, a key input for its electric vehicle fleet. And there is an expectation that green procurement guidelines from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, as well as from the European Union and U.S.-based initiatives such as the Buy Clean Alliance and the Buy Clean California Act will reward tender proposals that have lower emissions along their supply chains. Shareholders, institutional investors and project finance lenders are increasingly tracking carbon emissions as they scrutinize climate risks in their portfolios. At the same time, another force is driving materials producers to lower their carbon impact: Shareholders, institutional investors and project finance lenders are increasingly tracking carbon emissions as they scrutinize climate risks in their portfolios. In the United States, climate change in 2018 again topped the list of environmental, social and sustainability resolutions taken. In the United Kingdom, the “Aiming for A” coalition submitted climate change resolutions at the annual meetings of Anglo American, Rio Tinto and Glencore to increase transparency of how the companies deal with climate change risks. All the resolutions successfully passed with more than 96 percent of the votes. Is apples-to-apples CO2 comparison possible in the complex minerals sector? While climate disclosure in the minerals sector is increasing, it remains a challenge to compare CO2 emissions across companies and supply chains. This is mainly due to two factors: the sheer complexity of the sector and the lack of a universal calculation framework. Broadly speaking, minerals can be metals or nonmetals, and metals can be ferrous or nonferrous. This leads to a natural division of the sector into three industries. However, there is a wide disparity among these three, as well as among materials within the same industry, in terms of volumes produced, energy used and CO2 emitted: Some industrial practices are more energy-intensive than others; some processes are orders of magnitude larger, and/or more intensive, than others.
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To complicate things further, the correlation between energy use and emissions is sometimes an oversimplification because of significant nonenergy process emissions, such as those in steel and cement. Because of this imbalance, it is not easy to compare intensity and absolute emissions across the board. At this time, there is no methodology providing specific guidance for carbon accounting in the minerals sector, leading to uncertainty for those seeking to use these metrics for their own sustainability strategies; product carbon footprints; science-based targets; environmental, social and governance indexes; or other purposes. While climate disclosure in the minerals sector is increasing, it remains a challenge to compare CO2 emissions across companies and supply chains. Over the past decade, there has been a proliferation of carbon accounting tools and methodologies that provide a roadmap for the minerals sector. These methods have been mostly developed on a voluntary basis and either financed by the reporting parties themselves, or developed from the ground up by nonprofit efforts in specific sectors. For example, the Greenhouse Gas Protocol offers a widely accepted overarching framework that distinguishes among a company’s direct fuel emissions (Scope 1), its emissions from purchased electricity (Scope 2), and the total emissions along its value chain from the manufacture and delivery of its products to their eventual disposal or recycling (Scope 3). However, the Greenhouse Gas Protocol’s high-level accounting practices make effective parameter specification difficult and allow room for interpretation that can impede comparisons. This has led to a set of sector-specific carbon accounting initiatives that are not always connected across value chains. The situation is further complicated by various reporting platforms, (the Carbon Disclosure Project [CDP], the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures [TCFD], the Principles for Responsible Investment [PRI], and the Global Reporting Initiative [GRI]), which have their own accounting principles that may or may not be aligned with the other methods. This complexity has hampered the consolidation of a standard framework for reporting carbon emissions. Such a framework one day might become commonly adopted, for example, via inclusion in International Accounting Standards Board/Financial Accounting Standards Board standards and, eventually, in an eco-label clearly stating a product’s carbon footprint. Toward a calculation framework for minerals The MIT Sustainable Supply Chains initiative, Columbia Center for Sustainable Investment, and Rocky Mountain Institute’s Materials initiative have formed a working group to engage minerals producers, end users, investors and other stakeholders interested in carbon accounting. The group will work collaboratively to develop a joint carbon accounting framework for the minerals industry and its supply chain partners with the goal of it becoming certified as “Built on the GHG Protocol.” This group is going to develop sector-specific guidance for metals and minerals, following the template of successful collaborative carbon accounting initiatives for freight transportation (the Global Logistics Emissions Council [GLEC] Framework) and information and communication technology products (ICT Sector Guidance). The project also will build on the current work of Resolve, which is developing a Climate Smart Mining Emissions Widget that aims to bring alignment and consistency across mining-related standards and initiatives on climate reporting and raise awareness of the need to develop a science-based target methodology for the sector. While climate disclosure in the minerals sector is increasing, it remains a challenge to compare CO2 emissions across companies and supply chains. The group will enable a collaborative consortium made up of academia, industry and other stakeholders in order to undertake the effort. After a mapping exercise of existing methodologies, current company practices and other relevant inputs, the group will identify the best practices to build into a comprehensive framework for carbon reporting that works for all players along minerals value chains. The output will provide guidance on calculating absolute emissions (Scopes 1, 2, and 3) from companies along the value chain. It also will provide a framework for calculating emissions intensities, or the carbon footprints of materials as they are sold and continue their journeys along the value chain. This will enable standardized reporting to CDP, TCFD, GRI and others, as well as reliable carbon footprint values that give a true sense of the embodied emissions of metals and minerals used in end products such as renewable energy systems, buildings, electronics and your beloved electric car. The emissions calculations framework for the minerals industry is the first step in the journey toward carbon transparency that will be needed for consumers and investors to understand and drive the decarbonization of industrial sectors. This is a necessary enabler for anything that comes next. In the words of the Little Prince, “As for the future, your task is not to foresee it, but to enable it.” The vision for a low-carbon industry is out there; it is time to focus on the mechanisms that can make it happen.
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Analyze the factors to be considered when implementing and evaluating inclusive learning and development to drive sustainable business performance.

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Submission Format:
Lo1: Submission will be a development portfolio which shows your ‘own’ learning progress and acquisition of key skills.
LO2, LO3, LO4 :The submission is in the form of an individual written essay This should be written in a concise, academic style using single spacing between words and double spacing between lines, font size 12 and font template Times New Roman.
You are required to make use of headings, paragraphs and subsections as appropriate, and all work must be supported with research and referenced using the Harvard referencing system.
Please also provide a bibliography using the Harvard referencing system. The indicative word count is 4500-5000 words, although you will not be penalized for exceeding the total word limit.
Use File DITO ASSIGNMENT GUIDELINES JAN 2020 TEMPLATE to write the essay and use File ASSIGNMENT BRIEF DTO JAN 2020 for getting clear view on how to attempt each activity of the Essay.
Unit Learning Outcomes:
LO1 Analyze the knowledge, skills and behaviours required by HR Professionals.
LO2 Analyze the factors to be considered when implementing and evaluating inclusive learning and development to drive sustainable business performance.
LO3 Apply knowledge and understanding to the ways in which high –performance working contributes to employee engagement and competitive advantage.
LO4 Evaluate ways in which performance management, collaborative working and effective communication can support high-performance culture and commitment.

Apply a range of analytical tools and techniques to the current business systems that “Mo’s Meals” currently operate. Analyze whether they are effective and efficient and suitable to sustain the company over the next 5 years.

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Higher National Certificate/Diploma in Business

Assignment Brief (Ref:)

Student Name /ID  Number  
Unit Number and Title 34 Business Systems (M/508/0589)
Academic Year 2019/20
Unit Tutor  
Assignment Title Assignment 2 – Systems Improvement (Assignment 2 of 2)
Issue Date  
Submission Date  
Final Submission Deadline  
IV Name & Date  
Submission Format:
You are required to write a report covering tasks 1 and 2; referenced using Harvard format and presented in a format suitable to be presented to the two directors of the company detailing the current business system in use and how it impacts on the current organizational structure and external business factors.

 

The current organizational structure and systems are described below in the scenario, any details that are not fully stated in the scenario that you consider necessary to be able to write the report should be made and stated.

 

Submission of the report is through Turnitin with a hard copy submitted to reception by the stated submission date.

 

Unit Learning Outcomes:
LO3 Apply a range of analytical tools and techniques to business systems

LO4 Recommend improvements in organisational processes and systems
Assignment Brief and Guidance:
Scenario

“Mo’s Meals” is a small company, providing prep meals, the company has been in operation for the last 4 years. They have enjoyed a significant rise in orders and profit in the last two years but are now getting towards the limit of capacity for their current organizational structure and systems. They work very closely with numerous catering companies as well as supermarkets and are starting to have to turn away some orders due to their inability to supply the goods within the timescale required by clients.

Their current organization and systems have been in place since they started when the company was founded and had a total of 8 employees, they have since expanded and now employ 20 people and are looking to expand further. The Managing Director runs the production and packaging side, which employs 12 cooks and assistants. The Finance Director manages the admin side, which also includes delivery and logistics and employs 8 people who tend to perform all the required functions dependant on demand.

In the current system, the orders come into the admin section by phone and email, they are then transferred onto the company order forms which are in triplicate. The top form goes to the production section, the middle form goes to accounts and the bottom form stays in admin. Production will collect the forms as and when they have time, which can be as infrequent as once a week. They then see how the order fits in with their production schedule and mark up a wall planner with the required deadlines. The required raw materials are identified for the orders received and the delivery schedule is created. Once these procedures have been completed the order is acknowledged and a confirmation is sent by admin with a proposed delivery date to the customer by post. Accounts are then sent a costing by production for labour and materials and machine usage and the total cost of the order is again confirmed to the customer.

Once the orders start processing the production department notify admin and they contact the distribution company by phone and arrange collection and delivery of the goods to the customer. On receipt of the signed delivery note the accounts department then sends the invoice for the goods to the customer.

Task 1

Apply a range of analytical tools and techniques to the current business systems that “Mo’s Meals” currently operate. Analyze whether they are effective and efficient and suitable to sustain the company over the next 5 years.

Task 2

Following on from the analysis the existing systems currently used by “Mo’s Meals” make some recommendations as to how they can make improvements in their organizational processes and systems based upon the findings of your analysis.

 

Grading Criteria
Learning Outcome Pass Merit Distinction
 

LO3 Apply a range of analytical tools and techniques to business systems

 

 

 P5 Apply a range of techniques to test and improve business systems efficiency within an organization.

(425 words)

For P5 you have to apply range of techniques. Chose 2 techniques from the list below:

·         Process mapping

·         Value chain analysis

·         Stakeholder Analysis

·         System analysis

·         Reverse engineering

 

 

 M3  

D2

 

 

 

 
LO4 Recommend improvements in organizational processes and systems P6 Make justified recommendations for improving existing business systems to enhance organizational efficiency and quality in an organizational context. (400 words) M4

 

Don’t do introduction and conclusion. Doesn’t matter how many page you use and if you go over the word count its ok. Reference page is not including with word count.

How might the economic risks in those two countries impact the company expansion?

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INT 315 Module One Worksheet Guidelines and Rubric.

Overview: For this assignment, you will identify two global markets of your choice and analyze their economic and political systems for your final project. Using your responses on this worksheet, your instructor will approve your foreign market selection for the final project. Remember that Part I of your final project, which is due in Module Three, will require you to compare two countries as potential markets for a new manufacturing and distribution facility.

You will complete this assignment in the Module One Worksheet.

Prompt: First, review the provided resources in Module One and the Final Project Guidelines and Rubric document. In this assignment, you will select two countries to analyze for the country exploration section of the final project, providing a basic description of each country based on the questions below.

Specifically, your assignment should address the following critical elements:

1. What is the economic system in each of the markets?

2. What is the political system in each of the markets?

3. How might the economic risks in those two countries impact the company expansion?

4. How might the political risks in those two countries impact the company expansion?

5. Is there sufficient research data available for each selected country? Support your response with at least three scholarly resources you intend to use for this project.

Rubric

Guidelines for Submission: You should submit the completed Module One Worksheet. Use APA citations where appropriate.

Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value Country Selection Identifies two countries to examine Does not identify two countries to examine 5 Economic System Clearly describes economic system in each country Describes economic system in each country, but with incomplete or inaccurate information Does not describe economic system in each country 20

Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value Political System Clearly describes political system in each country Describes political system in each country, but with incomplete or inaccurate information Does not describe political system in each country 20 Economic Risks Clearly explains potential economic risk factors involved in expansion to each country Explains potential economic risk factors involved in expansion to each country, but with incomplete or inaccurate information Does not explain potential economic risk factors involved in expansion to each country 20 Political Risks Clearly explains potential political risk factors involved in expansion to each country Explains potential political risk factors involved in expansion to each country, but with incomplete or inaccurate information Does not explain potential political risk factors involved in expansion to each country 20 Research Data Determines whether there is sufficient research data available for each selected country, with supporting resources Determines whether there is sufficient research data available for each selected country, but does not support with resources Does not determine whether there is sufficient research data available for each selected country 10 Articulation of Response Submission is mostly free of errors of organization and grammar; existing errors are marginal and rarely interrupt the flow Submission contain errors of organization and grammar, but they are limited enough that submission can be understood Submission contains errors of organization and grammar that make it difficult to understand 5 Total 100%

Identify two (2) different sources of technical support and/or specialist advice, to assist with cloud computing solutions for a business.

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IN GREEN: Written by Myself: Need to check spelling and grammar

IN BLUE: Written Myself: Need elaborate more.

IN YELLOW: Copy and Paste: Need change the words to no be plagiarism

You are to provide simple, plain language explanations for each of the following terms:

  1. Mission Critical Systems

Mission-critical system are those that can stop an organization from performing its core functions if they fail.

  1. Desktop and Office productivity

Another important factor in business computing is desktop office productivity software and systems. This refers to the application software used by staff in the organization at their desks, and progressively via mobile devices, as a general tool contributing to their productivity.

  1. Cloud computing

Cloud computing involves accessing computing resources from remote location rather than from those located at the site of business activity.

  1. Virtualisation

Virtualisation is the process of making software-based, or virtual, representations of things, such as servers, applications and networks. It’s an effective way for a business to reduce IT expenses and boost efficiency and agility.

In computing, virtualization refers to the act of creating a virtual version of something, including virtual computer hardware platforms, storage devices, and computer network resources

  1. Cloud ownership – 3 types

Private Cloud: the cloud services used by a single organization, which are not exposed to the public. A private cloud resides inside the organization and must be behind a firewall, so only the organization has access to it and can manage it.

Public Cloud: the cloud services are exposed to the public and can be used by anyone. Virtualization is typically used to build the cloud services that are offered to the public. An example of a public cloud is Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Hybrid Cloud: the cloud services can be distributed among public and private clouds, where sensitive applications are kept inside the organization’s network (by using a private cloud), whereas other services can be hosted outside the organization’s network (by using a public cloud). Users can them interchangeably use private as well as public cloud services in every day operations.

 

  1. Software as a Service (SaaS)

Software as a Service (SaaS) is a licensing and delivery model for software hosted in the cloud by service provider and made available to user over the internet on some form of incremental pay-as-you fee. It is sometimes referred to as on-demand software. Some types available are: Office productivity tools and systems; Email and other messaging; Customer relationship management (CRM) tools; Warehouse and inventory management; etc.

 

  1. Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) is a form of cloud computing that provides access to computing hardware (virtualised or not) over the internet. It separates the user from being concerned about details of the infrastructure they are using. Might be described as a remote machine without software. Some providers include: Amazon AWS, Windows Azure, Google Compute Engine, etc.

  1. Platform as a Service (PaaS)

Platform as a Service (PaaS) is a category of cloud computing providing clients with a mix of hardware and software to enable development, testing and deployment of user applications. The attraction of the PaaS approach is that its clients don’t need to own, set-up and maintain the required hardware and software components themselves. Instead, they can have they can have them provided quickly, almost on demand, and pay on a scaled rental.

  1. ‘Thin’ client

A ‘Thin’ client provides desktop users with application functionality comparable to traditional software applications suites without needing a big, powerful PC huge memory and hard drives. ‘Thin’ client often means a browser, a good example is Google Chromebook.

  1. Total cost of ownership (TCO)

The TCO extends beyond the initial price to include all financing, installation maintenance cost as well as associated staff cost

  1. Describe two (2) possible benefits of integrating cloud computing solutions for the business.
  2. Have the software in the phone or tablets so the employees can book jobs and send invoices for example, been able to access for a anywhere, so they can be more efficient.
  3. All business systems talk which other, for example Customer relationship management (CRM) and accounting software.
  4. Describe two (2) possible risks of integrating cloud computing solutions to the business.

Training costs, some workforce will sabotage the change, or take longer to accept the change.

Losing information or don’t be able to log on the system, because of a breakout or no internet connection.

  1. Connectivity issues, without a continuous data connection to the cloud, cloud services stop. Mobile works my have problem using cloud services, because still have geographic dead zones in internet coverage.
  2. Any company can fail and cease to trade, and it can happen overnight, this is just true for companies offering cloud services. It would be potentially disastrous for a business to find it had all its business data, customer records and critical operational systems provide via a company that is simply not there tomorrow. This is one of the major considerations against cloud computing. If things are in-house then, at least in theory, they are safe and under control.
  3. Identify two (2) different sources of technical support and/or specialist advice, to assist with cloud computing solutions for a business.

Advice directly from the cloud service specialist. Usually if the business pays a fee it may have already a technical support available, some cloud services may charge a higher fee or a special fee just for the business have a technical support. Other option for the business it to pay a reputable ICT cloud consultant. My email is: sarahrobsonz11@gmail.com

Explain in an additional two-three paragraphs your understanding of the article as it relates to the assignment topic.

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HRM4350 International Human Resources.

Environmental Scanning Article Review Assignment Instructions.

Purpose:

The purpose of the Environmental Scanning Article Review Assignment is to help students synthesize their understanding of the HRM4350 course outcomes to the current, real-world, HR environment of business.

Instructions:

  • Research a current event article related to the assigned topic. Students should focus their research on relevant HR trade or International Business publications such as Financial Times, HR Magazine and Workforce Magazine.
    • Topics:
      • Article Review 1 – Global Financial Issues (from a non-US based source)
      • Article Review 2 – Expatriate Compensation
      • Article Review 3 – Sustainability
      • Article Review 4 – Repatriation
  • Prepare a two-three paragraph summary of the article.
  • Explain in an additional two-three paragraphs your understanding of the article as it relates to the assignment topic.
  • Explain in an additional one-two paragraphs whether you agree or disagree with the author and why.
  • Explain in the final one-two paragraphs how knowledge of this topic will help you in your future HR career.

Format:

The completed assignment must be prepared in APA format, including the title page, reference page and in-text source citations. The Article Review will consist of 6-10 paragraphs of body – approximately 800-1000 words total, not including title and reference pages.

Perform internal analysis of the company. Use VRIO framework to assess its internal capabilities.

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Assignment Task Several companies entered electric car manufacturing business to rival incumbents. Choose one of
the following companies: Tesla Motors, Volkswagen, Geely, Tata Motors.

You are a management consultant for the chosen company. You need to produce an industry
analysis report for the company leadership.
Report needs to answer the following questions:
Q1 – Perform PESTEL analysis of the wider macro environment.
Q2 – Perform Five forces analysis of the industry.
Q3 – Perform internal analysis of the company. Use VRIO framework to assess its internal
capabilities.
Q4 – Identify main strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats your chosen company is
facing. Advise the company’s leadership what they can do to exploit opportunities and counter
threats. In other words, provide strategic advice for the future.

Allocation of Marks
Section/element Allocated Marks Q1 – PESTEL. The quality of the analysis, logical argument, use of relevant theoretical concepts.
20%
Q2 – Five forces. The quality of the analysis, logical argument, use of relevant theoretical concepts.

20%

Q3 – Internal analysis The quality of the analysis, logical argument, use of relevant theoretical concepts.
20%

Q4 – SWOT, strategic advice for the future. The quality of the analysis, logical argument, use of relevant theoretical concepts.

20%

Overall structure of the report. Written business report containing executive summary, appropriate structure, writing style, readability, referenced sources, tables and graphs

20%

FEEDBACK ON THE WRITTEN ELEMENTS OF THE MODULE WILL BE BASED ON UNDERGRADUATE L6 GRADE CRITERIA:
CLASS % LETTER GRADE
OVERALL DESCRIPTION
GUIDELINE GRADE DESCRIPTIONS
First 85-100 A+ Outstanding Your work meets all of the criteria described below for the A and A- grades. On top of that, it shows exceptional scholarship, with very effective critical evaluation and synthesis of ideas and information. Your work shows originality and challenges existing approaches. You have used a range of detailed evidence accurately and thoughtfully. Your work shows that you have followed good academic practice in terms of citation and referencing, presentation format and clear, accurate English.
1st 75-85 .

70-74
A

A-
Excellent

Very Good
Your work shows a comprehensive and up-to-date knowledge and understanding of the material covered in this module, and of the way in which key concepts relate to one another. Your work shows a detailed appreciation of the way in which some aspects of the material covered are uncertain or contradictory. Your work takes a critical approach throughout and uses a good range of evidence, reasoned argument and reflection. Your work shows a mature and independent approach to problem-solving. You have created appropriate arguments and have used well-justified, imaginative and innovative approaches to explore them. Your work shows that you have followed good academic practice in terms of citation and referencing, presentation format and clear, accurate English.
2.1 67-69
64-66
60-63

B+
B
B-
Good Your work shows a broad, up-to-date knowledge and understanding of the material covered in this module and of the way in which key concepts relate to one another. You also show awareness of how some aspects of the material are uncertain or contradictory. Your work takes a critical approach and uses a range of evidence, reasoned argument and reflection. Your work shows an independent approach to problem-solving. You have created appropriate hypotheses and have used well-justified approaches to explore them. Your work shows good academic practice in terms citation and referencing, presentation format and clear, accurate English.
2.2 57-59

54-56
50-53
C+

C
C-
Satisfactory Your work shows good knowledge and understanding of the material covered in this module. You also show some awareness of how some aspects of the module are uncertain or contradictory. Your work generally takes a critical approach, but is not always entirely confident in tackling important concepts or applying key ideas and theories. Your work shows that you can operate independently to identify problems and use appropriate approaches to explore them. Most of your work follows good academic practice in terms of citation and referencing, presentation format and clear, accurate English.
3rd 47-49
44-46
40-43
D+
D
D-

Adequate Your work shows that you have gained knowledge and understanding of the core material covered in this module and a basic awareness of the complexity of the subject. Your work tends to be descriptive, and your analysis is oversimplified. There is some evidence in your work that you have applied the methods and tools covered in the module appropriately to resolve straightforward problems and/or practical issues. Your work shows some evidence of good academic practice in terms of citation and referencing, presentation format and clear, accurate English, but this is not always consistent throughout.
Marginal Fail 35-39 F5 Unsatisfactory Your work shows only a limited knowledge and understanding of the material covered in this module. It suggests that you have not recognised the complexity of the subject. Your work is descriptive and shows little attempt to analyse ideas or arguments. You make some assertions without sufficient evidence to back up your arguments. Your work does not apply what we learnt appropriately to problems and/or practical issues. Your work has not followed good academic practice in terms of citation and referencing, presentation format and clear, accurate English.
Fail 34 and below
F4 Poor Your work shows little knowledge or understanding of the material covered in the module. Your work is descriptive and shows no attempt to analyse ideas or arguments. You make assertions without putting forward the evidence to back them up. Your work suggests that you have not understood the methods and tools covered in the module well enough to apply them to ideas or problems. Your work does not meet most of the Learning Outcomes for this module. Your work has not followed good academic practice in terms of citation and referencing, presentation format and clear, accurate English.

Avoiding plagiarism
When you write an essay, report or dissertation you should always cite the published sources to which you quote, refer to or use as evidence, otherwise you are likely to be committing plagiarism, which is a form of academic misconduct with potentially very serious consequences. References need to be made both within the text and in a list at the end.
The aim in doing this is to ensure that somebody reading your work can easily find these sources for themselves. This applies to whether you are using a book, a report, a journal article or an Internet site. You will probably know from your own experience how much easier it is to find a reference when a reading list or bibliography is clear and unambiguous.There is help available from the library and online, including a range of videos such as those given below:
https://mykingston.kingston.ac.uk/library/help_and_training/Pages/referencing.aspx.
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/basics
Do remember you can submit your work as many times as you like before the final deadline. It is a good idea to check your Originality Report and ensure that any potential plagiarism is eradicated for your work by rewriting in your own words and referencing correctly. The staff on the BLASC desk in the LRC will be able to advise on this. Here you can find out how to access your Originality Report:

https://studyspace.kingston.ac.uk/bbcswebdav/institution/Support/Student_Guide_to_Turnitin_v 2.pdf?target=blank

Additional helpful resources can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yYf8AihndI
The best way to avoid academic misconduct or plagiarism is to use your own words at all times; do not cut and paste from other work.

Illness or other mitigating circumstances
By submitting an assignment you are declaring yourself fit to take the assessment therefore please make sure that if you are unwell you understand our mitigating circumstances process. The most important thing to do is keep us informed if you are experiencing problems! See our regulations on this link: http://www.kingston.ac.uk/aboutkingstonuniversity/howtheuniversityworks/policiesandregulatio ns Group work and academic misconduct Work submitted by a group is the responsibility of the group as a whole. In the unfortunate event of the work being judged to have been plagiarised, the only circumstance in which it is possible that the responsibility for the misconduct would only fall on the group member who actually committed it, would be if there were clear evidence that that member had dishonestly misled the rest of the group as to the source of his her contribution. This would require clear and contemporaneous evidence of group discussions of the sort which should be available if groups follow the advice given about keeping a log of group proceedings. If the group work is simply allocated amongst the members of the group without any sort of group review of the outcomes, then all the group members are taking on themselves the risk that some element of the work is
tainted by academic misconduct. If you are unclear about any of this, you should refer to the University’s guide to Plagiarism for further explanation.

If they differ in importance, which is the most important? The least important? Explain your answer.

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Your answers should be no more than 500 words in length and include examples and references in support of your conclusions.

You are free to share other articles or stories related to this topic.

Cite references when appropriate.

1- What are the main elements of compensation systems – internal consistency, market competitiveness, and recognizing employee contributions – equally important, or do you believe they differ in importance? Explain your answer.

2- If they differ in importance, which is the most important? The least important? Explain your answer.

Discuss the current issues in tourism, conservation and sustainable development which need to be improved in the Lake District in terms of environmental aspect of the Triple Bottom Line (TBL) of sustainability.

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The assignment is not a presentation, it is an annotated poster presentation, however there was no option for poster presentation. The poster must use the template attached below. The assignment is using the lake district as a case study.

AS1 Annotated Individual Poster Presentation (50%)

Make a poster for individual poster presentation of 12 minutes duration using a PowerPoint template prepared by the module leader. Your poster presentation should cover the following points:
• Explain the concepts of sustainability and responsibility in the context of tourism. (15%)
• Discuss the current issues in tourism, conservation and sustainable development which need to be improved in the Lake District in terms of economic aspect of the Triple Bottom Line (TBL) of sustainability. (25%)
• Discuss the current issues in tourism, conservation and sustainable development which need to be improved in the Lake District in terms of socio-cultural aspect of the Triple Bottom Line (TBL) of sustainability. (25%)
• Discuss the current issues in tourism, conservation and sustainable development which need to be improved in the Lake District in terms of environmental aspect of the Triple Bottom Line (TBL) of sustainability. (25%)
• The list of references needs to be included in the note section of PowerPoint template. (10%)

– You do not need to make the presentation formally but you should submit the presentation with the expectation that the presentation would last for 12 minutes if made.
– The poster should contain additional information in the note section of PowerPoint template (up to 1,200 words = equivalent to 12 minutes talk) so that the marker can see the content and the detail that would be explained if the presentation were to be formally made.
– The information in the note section should be used to expand the information on the slide further.
– In short, the note section should include both additional information and list of references.

Compare and contrast with other organizations where you would be less engaged and productive.

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Part 1 – You should prepare a 1200 word report on the topic of the effectiveness of work and organization at Tesla.

Your task is to research the effectiveness of work and organization at Tesla using good quality academic and journalistic sources. Please see the links below:

Spotlight on Tesla culture

Leadership at Tesla

Employees at Tesla

You should consider a range of views and seek to integrate them into a coherent argument. This may be informed by good quality journalistic sources but, more importantly, you must also show considerable evidence of using good quality ‘peer reviewed’ journal articles.

The key topics which you should include in your report on the effectiveness of work and organization at Tesla are:

  1. organizational context
  • The impact of globalization.
  1. The whole organization
  • The rational and social organization,
  • Power and politics
  • Governance, organizational Culture and organizational leadership
  1. Groups and Teams
  • Groups and teams
  1. The Individual Level
  • Motivation and job design

You will not need to draw on all organizational behaviour theories that you read but should select instead those which are most applicable to Tesla. It is more important to show knowledge of key debates within the literature on organizational behaviour, to be critical in your writing and to ensure a good level of integration and coherence than to include all theories. Please work on the level of criticality and the coherence and flow of your report. This will require effective discussion and debate.

Part 2 – Reflection on group work (900 words)

In part 2 you should write a 900 word reflection on your experience of group work. This would ideally be based on your experiences as a group member in this module within seminars but could include a consideration of group activities in other modules or in work experience. Do not just describe your experience of working in a group but situate your reflection within the wider literature on groups and teams.

To assist you with this you should use a theory of reflective practice such as Kolb’s learning cycle. Themes that you may explore include:

  • Difference between a group and a team
  • Team roles
  • Balance of team roles
  • Stages of group formation
  • Asch effect and Groupthink
  • Group dynamics, including unconscious group dynamics
  • Were you a pseudo team? Potential team? Real team? High performance team?
  • Leadership of the team

The emphasis should be on a critical evaluation, not on self-promotion. Try to identify strengths and weaknesses, and areas for personal development informed by the literature on groups and teams.

Part 3 – Personal Reflections on Employment (900 words)

You should write a reflection on what you have learned about the nature of employment in undertaking the People and Organizations module. In this reflection, you should make reference to any organizational behaviour literature that is relevant. You may address the following key themes in your analysis.

  1. What types of organization would most engage and motivate you? Why would you be more productive in these organizations? Compare and contrast with other organizations where you would be less engaged and productive. You might in your reflections draw on the literature on leadership, classical, human relations and contemporary approaches to organizational behaviour, culture, motivation, or teamwork.
  2. You might also reflect on how the literature on identity, personality and emotions relate to your experience of work
  3. What are your strengths and weaknesses when it comes to employment?
  4. How will you address your weaknesses? What targets will you set for your development?

Note that a significant amount of the marks are awarded on the basis of wider reading, referencing, academic integrity and academic writing conventions. Please read the assessment criteria below:

Assessment Criteria:

In assessing HR4003 we will use the following criteria:

Part 1:

  1. Effective analysis undertaken within the report informed by organizational behaviour literature appropriate to the case. (20%)
  2. A well-structured and organised report involving cogent argument in line with academic convention (10%)
  3. Wider reading in the report involving both seminal and contemporary articles/ books (5%)
  4. Accurate and effective use of citations and references in the report (5%)

Part 2:

  1. Effective reflection on group work informed by literature on groups and teams (15%)
  2. A well-structured and organized reflection on group work (5%)
  3. Wider reading evident in reflection on group work (evidenced through use of literature on groups and teams) to inform reflections (5%)
  4. Accurate and effective use of citations and references in the reflection on group work (5%)

Part 3:

  1. Application of academic concepts and models to reflection on employment (15%)
  2. Presentation and organization of reflection on employment (5%)
  3. Wider reading evident in reflection on employability (5%)
  4. Referencing in reflection on employment (5%)

Referencing

Cite Them Right   – http://www.citethemrightonline.com/

Harvard referencing:  https://uelac.sharepoint.com/LibraryandLearningServices/Pages/HarvardReferencing-.aspx

Academic Integrity: https://uelac.sharepoint.com/LibraryandLearningServices/Pages/Academ ic-integrity.aspx g