Essay

Assignment
Write an article, on base of the accepted shortplan, for a business magazine or trade journal or business section in the paper on CSR containing the following aspects: Possible angles: developments, issues in companies and markets. Use your gained insight in csr. Make use of at least 2 interviews with business people, people in the csr community and/or other groups involved. Full interviews enclosed. Give at least 2 different/opposing views about your topic, excluded your own opinion (with arguments). Make use of at least 3 different types of source (no wiki!). About 2000 words. Deadline: in week 7, further info by the teacher. Deliverance by email will not be accepted.

Assessing Criteria
accepted shortplan consistent structure, including introduction, conclusions, headings and orderly presented quality of analysis fact based story with lines of reasoning and conclusions clear angle, but at least business or management related, add new knowledge to the reader at least 2 different views (outside your own) at least 3 different types of sources good acknowledgement of sources (APA style) about 2000 words ( 20%) no cut and paste (I google on sentences) ephorus-print (http://student.ephorus.com.), delivery code: the teacher's e-mail address

Shortplan
Max. 1 A4, containing: topic main question sub questions structure 5 references (APA) deadline (email): 2 days before the lesson in week 5

Examination form GIC-CSR1A.5 - 2013/2014

Criterium Clear angle Complexity of main question Relation main question to subquestions Level of analysis Different views Fact based Reasoning for conclusions Well structured, including introduction and conclusions with headings 2 interviews, included in attachments 3 different types of sources Quality of acknowledgement of sources Difference in length > 20% Maximum

Remarks

Max 2 2 2

score

3 2 2 2

consistent structure introduction conclusions headings orderly presented

2 2 2 1 2 2

-5

30

When the papers length differs more then 30% to the demand of 2000 words, it will not be examined. When the first 6 aspects together score less than 8 points, the essay will be marked insufficient. Mark = score/3