©Aspire2 International – DBN601 Assessment 1– v.4 2018 Page 1 of 8

New Zealand Diploma in Business (Level 6) Course Title

Organisation Management Course

DBN601 Version

4 Title

Assessment 1: Research Based Assignment Level

6 Credits

20 Total Marks [Weighting]

65

[60%] Student Name

Student ID

Tutor’s Name

Week Due

Due Date

““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““` Sections 1a/b 1c/d 1e/f 2a/b 3a/b 4a/b Ref Total Total Marks

10

10

10

10

10

10

5

65 Marks Awarded

Assessor’s Overall Feedback

Student’s Signature: _____________________________ Date: _________________

©Aspire2 International – DBN601 Assessment 1– v.4 2018 Page 2 of 8

LEARNING OUTCOMES ASSESSED

Learning Outcome Question Mark Allocation

LO 1: Demonstrate ethical,

social, and

culturally appropriate behaviour in

organisational management

Section 1

30 marks

LO 2: Demonstrate professional behaviour

in organisational management.

Section 2

10 marks

LO 4: Demonstrate abilities in self-motivation to improve individual productivity.

Section 3

10 marks

LO 7: Develop business sustainability at a strategic level for long – term organisational

success.

Section 4

10 marks

References: LO 1, 2, 4 and 7

All Sections

5 marks Total 65 marks

General Instructions:

1. “APA” 6th edition referencing and citation are compulsory.

2. Plagiarism would be dealt with zero tolerance and you would fail the assessment.

3. A soft copy of assignment must be submitted on Turnitin by the due date and a hard copy must be submitted to the lecturer on date advised by lecturer.

4. Be advised that any similarity rate 15% or above will result in zero marks as stipulated above.

5. Your work should be free of errors with respect to grammar, spellings and punctuation.

Please read and sign the declaration below:

I have understood the content and learning outcomes to be assessed

I have been advised of the purpose and the process of the assessment

I consent to assessment results and materials being used by my establishment

I agree to carry out the assessment without assistance from anyone else

___________________________________________ _____/____/____

Student’s Signature Date

©Aspire2 International – DBN601 Assessment 1– v.4 2018 Page 3 of 8

Assessment Instructions

Select a business from the list provided to write the assignment on the guideline provided in the next section.

– You must cite ALL sources used in writing this assessment. Only genuine primary or secondary academic sources are allowed to be used as references. Blogs, Wikipedia, or other similar non-peer reviewed materials will not be considered or given marks. Use APA citation format (6th edition) when citing sources or references.

– You are encouraged to write between 2,000 to 2,500 words (excluding the cover page and references), to ensure a sufficient discussion of each section.

– Provide word count at the end of this assignment.

– A copy of your report must also be submitted in Turnitin within the deadline. Failure to do so will result to deductions.

Note: Different New Zealand businesses can be used for each section.

Turnitin Upload Name Sample

Organisation (Name: ID)

XYZ Company (John Doe: TIZ0000123)

©Aspire2 International – DBN601 Assessment 1– v.4 2018 Page 4 of 8

ASSESSMENT INSTRUCTIONS

Answer the following providing analysis justified with relevant academic sources or company information:

Section 1: Ethical, Social and Culturally Appropriate Behaviour (LO1 – 30 marks)

Ethical behaviour

1a) Provide a quotation from your research that is an example of good (or bad) ethical business practice and explain why you believe it to be a good (or bad) example, based on an authorative source on ethical business practice. (5 marks)

1b) Explain how you might be able to model good ethical business practice if you were employed in a management role by that organisation (with reference to an authorative source on ethical business practice). (5 marks)

Socially appropriate behaviour

1c) Provide a quotation from your research that is an example of good (or bad) socially appropriate behaviour and explain why you believe it to be a good (or bad) example, based on an authorative source on socially appropriate behaviour. (5 marks)

1d) Explain how you might be able to model good socially appropriate behaviour if you were employed in a management role by that organisation (with reference to an authorative source on socially appropriate behaviour). (5 marks)

Culturally appropriate behaviour

1e) Provide a quotation from your research that is an example of good (or bad) culturally appropriate behaviour and explain why you believe it to be a good (or bad) example, based on an authorative source on culturally appropriate behaviour. (5 marks)

1f) Explain how you might be able to model culturally appropriate behaviour if you were employed in a management role by that organisation (with reference to an authorative source on culturally appropriate behaviour). (5 marks)

[All discussions or evaluations are to be referenced to acceptable literature.]

©Aspire2 International – DBN601 Assessment 1– v.4 2018 Page 5 of 8

Section 2: Professional Behaviour (LO 2 – 10 marks)

2a) Provide a quotation from your research that is an example of good (or bad) professional behaviour and explain why you believe it to be a good (or bad) example, based on an authorative source on professional behaviour. (5 marks)

2b) Explain how you might be able to model professional behaviour if you were employed in a management role by that organisation (with reference to an authorative source on professional behaviour). (5 marks)

[All discussions or evaluations are to be referenced to acceptable literature.]

Section 3: Applying self-motivation in business (LO 4 – 10 marks)

3a) Provide a quotation from your research that is an example of good (or bad) applying self-motivation in business and explain why you believe it to be a good (or bad) example, based on an authorative source on applying self-motivation in business. (5 marks)

3b) Explain how you might be able to model applying self-motivation in business if you were employed in a management role by that organisation (with reference to an authorative source on applying self-motivation in business). (5 marks)

[All discussions or evaluations are to be referenced to acceptable literature.]

Section 4: Business Sustainability (LO 7 – 10 marks)

4a) Provide a quotation from your research that is an example of good (or bad) professional practice related to business sustainability and explain why you believe it to be a good (or bad) example, based on an authorative source on business sustainability. (5 marks)

4b) Explain how you might be able to model a similar professional practice if you were employed in a management role by that organisation (with reference to an authorative source on business sustainability). (5 marks)

[All discussions or evaluations are to be referenced to acceptable literature.]

©Aspire2 International – DBN601 Assessment 1– v.4 2018 Page 6 of 8

References (5 marks

Include a list of books, journal articles, web sites, and other communications used in your investigation or cited in your assignment in alphabetical order.

Ensure that ALL sources used in your research are cited in your presentation. Use APA 6th edition format in your references. Links, URLs, incorrect, and incomplete citations would not be considered and must be redone. It is recommended for you to use at least 5 academic sources.

If your paper severely lacks citation, it is considered a major plagiarism offence.

 Sections that lacks citations from genuine sources may receive ZERO marks. (If the section does not require citation or is opinion-based, this may not apply).

 Sections copied (whether it has been paraphrased) from other students (enrolled within or outside of Aspire2 International) will receive zero marks.

©Aspire2 International – DBN601 Assessment 1– v.4 2018 Page 7 of 8

Appendix 1 – A list of suitable businesses

No.

Organisation

Website

1.

Burger Fuel www.burgerfuel.com/nz

2.

Air New Zealand www.airnewzealand.co.nz

3.

Tip top www.tiptop.co.nz

4.

AA NZ www.aa.co.nz

5.

Briscoes www.briscoes.co.nz

6.

Farmers www.farmers.co.nz

7.

Whitcoulls www.whitcoulls.co.nz

8.

Tui Beer www.tui.co.nz

9.

Cookie Time

www.cookietime.co.nz

10.

Trademe www.trademe.co.nz

11.

Watties www.watties.co.nz

12.

Kathmandu www.kathmandu.co.nz

13.

Jetts Fitness www.jetts.co.nz

14.

Sistema www.sistemaplastics.com

15.

Rebel sports www.rebelsport.co.nz

©Aspire2 International – DBN601 Assessment 1– v.4 2018 Page 8 of 8