This assessment task will be marked out of 30 and is worth 30% of your total mark for the BUGEN1530 Principles of Responsible Business course.
The task requires you to work both individually and as part of a group in applying the Giving Voice to Values framework to a given scenario. More details are listed below under the heading Task Requirements.
You need to complete both the individual and the group requirements to pass this assessment.
Groups and Scenarios
Your lecturer will let you know which group of students you will work with for this assessment task. Your lecturer will assign each group a scenario.
Group Presentation Dates
Group presentations will take place in Week 8 - your lecturer will inform you of the date and time for your group’s presentation.
Task Requirements
Individually – before working as a group
Read either “Ways of thinking about our Values”, “Giving Voice to Values: A brief introduction” – or both – which are available on the Moodle page.
Read the scenario your group has been assigned.
Prepare a written action plan. Place yourself in the position of the person in your assigned scenario: what should you say, to whom, when and how?
In order to answer these questions consider the following:
What are the main arguments you are trying to counter? That is, what are the reasons and rationalizations you need to address?
What is at stake for the key parties (including those who disagree with you)?
What levers/arguments could you use to influence those with whom you disagree?
What is your most powerful and persuasive response to the reasons and rationalizations you need to address? To whom should the arguments be made? When and in what context?
Immediately before your group presentation commences you need to submit your individually prepared action plan to your lecturer.
Group work
Before the presentation date.
1) Contact other members of your group and arrange some times to meet for