Assignment Brief

BTEC Level 4-5 HNC/HND Diploma (QCF)

To be filled by the Student
Name of the Student :
Edexcel No

Registration No:

Batch No:

Unit Assessment Information

Qualification

: Higher National Diploma in Business Management

Unit Code & Title

: Unit 45 Business Ethics

Assessment Title & Nos

of 1)

: Business Ethics (Assignment 1

Learning outcomes and grading opportunities:

LO 01: Understand different ethical perspectives in business
Learning
AC1.1 AC1.2 AC1.3
Outcomes
LO 02: Understand business objectives from an ethical perspective
Learning
AC2.1 AC2.2
Outcomes
LO 03: Understand ethics in workplace relationships
Learning
AC3.1 AC3.2
Outcomes
LO 04: Be able to assess a current ethical issue in a business
Learning
AC4.1 AC4.2 AC4.3
Outcomes
Merit and Distinction Descriptor
M1.3
M2.4
M3.1
D1.1
D2.5
Date Issued :

D3.3
Date Due

Date of Submission:

Assessor

Internal Verifier (IV):

Date Assessed:
Date of IV:

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Select and organization of your choice and address task 01 and task 02 taking that
particular organization in to consideration.
Task 01 (Covers LO 01 and AC 1.1, 1.2, 1.3)

1.1

Explain the background and development of early theories of ethics using various real
world examples. (AC 1.1)

1.2

Using different examples understand the relevant absolute and relative ethics and
compare and contrast them. (AC 1.2)

1.3

Select an organization of your choice and identify the ethical issues there. Explain the
consequences that the organization might face with conducting day to day operations.
(AC 1.3)

Learners are encouraged to concentrate on M 3.1 in order to achieve distinction

and merit grade descriptors when addressing the above tasks.
Task 02 (Covers LO 02 and AC 2.1, 2.2, 2.3)
2.1

Explain, how business objective s in a selected organization can be affected by ethical

considerations (AC 2.1)

2.2

Evaluate how the stakeholders of a business such as the organization you selected should
operate ethically and the implications of operating ethically. (AC 2.2)

Learners are encouraged to concentrate on M 2.4 and D 3.3 in order to achieve

merit grade descriptors when addressing the above tasks.
Task 03 (Covers LO 03 and AC 3.1, 3.2)
3.1

Asses the moral obligations of the organization that you have selected. (AC 3.1)

3.2

Analyze how the organization can develop a mechanism to encourage the employees to
use business ethics and the ways in which they can be involved and empowered by the
employer (AC 3.2)

Learners are encouraged to concentrate on D2.5 in order to achieve distinction

grade descriptors when addressing the above tasks.

Task 04 (Covers LO 04 and AC 4.1, 4.2, 4.3)

4.1

Select an organization and research about a current ethical issue prevailing in the
organization (AC 4.1)

4.2

Report how the businesses can align their practices with the business ethics and report
the ways in which the organization you have selected can improve the quality and meet
the objective while maintaining a good employer/employee relationship (AC 4.2)

4.3

Design a suitable ethical code to follow by the employees and employers related to the
ethical issue identified in the task 4.1. (AC 4.3)

Learners are encouraged to concentrate on M 1.3 and D1.1 in order to achieve

distinction and merit grade descriptors when addressing the above tasks.

Assessment Criteria- Pass

Outcome/ Criteria

Evidence

Achieved

1. Understand different ethical perspectives in business

1.1 Explain the background Explain the development of
ethical theories using real world
and development of
theoretical ethical
examples

approaches
1.2 Compare and contrast
absolute and relative ethics

Identify the differences among

the absolute and relative ethics
and make a comparison

Identify the ethical issues in a

1.3 Explain the ethical issues
selected organization and how
which can affect the
those issues obstruct the
operational activities of a
organization achieving its
business
objectives
2. Understand business objectives from an ethical perspective
Discuss how the organizational
objectives can be affected by the
ethical considerations and how
you are going to implement the
ethical behavior
2.2 Evaluate the implications Identify the stakeholders in the
for a business and its
selected organization and what
stakeholders to operate
are the implications of
ethically
stakeholders behaving ethically
2.1 Explain how business
objectives are affected by
ethical considerations

3. Understand ethics in workplace relationships

Assess whether the organization
3.1 Assess the role of the
treats their employees equally and
company acting as moral agent fairly, and how they care about the
environment and the community
3.2 Analyze the development of
mechanisms for achieving
employee involvement and
empowerment

Analyze whether the organization is

empowering the employees by
involving them in decision making
processes

4. Be able to assess a current ethical issue in a business

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4.1 Research a current ethical

issue affecting a selected
business
4.2 Report on how the business
could improve the ethics of
their operations whilst meeting
objectives and ensuring good
employer/employee
relationships
4.3 Design a suitable ethical
code.

Assessment Criteria Merit

Research about a current ethical

issue and understand it from
business ethical perspective
Report how the business can be
ethical while meeting their
objectives relating to the selected
organization

Design a suitable ethical code to

follow by the employees and
employers

Grade Description
(Merit)
M1. Identify and apply
strategies to find
appropriate solutions.

M2. Select/design and

apply appropriate
methods/techniques.

M3. Present and

communicate appropriate
findings.

Possible evidence
M1.3- An effective approach to
study and research has
been applied

M2.4- The selection of

methods and
techniques/sources has been
justified

M3.1- The appropriate

structure and approach has

been used

Achieve
d

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Assessment Criteria- Distinction

Grade Description
(Distinction)
D1. Use critical
applications to evaluate
own work and justify
valid conclusions.

D2. Take responsibility

for managing and
organizing activities.

Possible evidence
D1.1- Conclusions have been arrived at
through synthesis of ideas and
have been justified

D2.5- The importance of

interdependence has been recognized

and achieved

D3. Demonstrate
convergent/lateral/creativ
e thinking.

D3.3- Convergent and lateral

thinking have been applied

Achieve
d

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