Subject : Contemporary Issues in Management
Topic : Sustainability Issues in Organisation
Module Learning Outcome:
i. Assess the role of management. ii. Evaluate the significance of business ethics to contemporary management practices. iii. Analyse the changing role of government and the implications for business and society. iv. Examine a particular contemporary issue in management and present research findings that demonstrate an understanding of the impact upon the role of management.
Introduction and Matching
One of the popular summative assessments was Case Study Presentation. John (2004) define case study as ‘an intensive study of a single unit with an aim to generalize across a …show more content…
Second, enhance student’s engagement to the subject (Chan, 2009). Third, encourage active group learning (Chan, 2009; Martin 2004), Forth, develop generic skill such as decision making, problem solving, communication, and critical thinking skills (Jackson, 1998; Martin, 2004). Fifth, better understand and articulate student’s values and beliefs, more active, responsible, independent, and reflective to help them develop effective leadership and managerial skills (Jackson, 1998)
However, there are issues in using case study as an assessment. Case study requires longer time to be implemented and generally require extensive reading (Chan, 2009; Jackson, 1998). Furthermore, Welty (1989) suggests that case study is not always the most suitable one for students who are not familiar with the discussion method. Chan (2009) support that case study can be considered as challenging assessment for weak …show more content…
Last but not least, contradict opinion and perception between first and second market contribute to the issues in assessing case study presentation. Different opinion and perception regarding case study may affect the allocation marks to the student. In order to overcome these issues, author has come out with suggestion which is appointing a time keeper, peer assessment, and discussion between first and second marker before presentation may help solve these