CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT (50%)

a) Group Assignment 30%

1. Each tutorial class will form groups consisting of four (4) to five (5) students each. Please
note that group allocations are to be agreed by the tutor in the first tutorial class. The
students are to register their selected company/topics with their respective tutors by the
end of Week 2. If there is a situation where two or more groups selected the same
company/topic, the decision will be based on a first come first serve basis. Overall, the
written group assignment should reflect the group’s thoughts and analysis rather than the
work of others

(a) Begin with reading the Business Ethics materials which the lecturer identified to
the students.
(b) Business Ethics issues are currently actively discussed by the Malaysian Public
and the mass media.
(c) Select a company (preferably a large company with international business) and
attempt all the questions below based on the company your group have selected:
(i) Identify THREE (3) business ethical issues in which the selected company
faces.
(ii) Examine and analyses these three (3) businesses ethics issues and write a
report thereon.
(iii) In your analysis of the business ethical issues, you are to discuss three (3)
examples of good ethical behavior that would be expected from the industry
in which the selected company operates in.
(iv) This business ethical issues can be from any areas of business; for example,
agriculture; manufacturing; education; advertising; smart phones, etc.

It is the responsibility of the group leader to register their selected topic with their tutor
during the first week, on a first come first served basis. The group members MUST come
from the same tutorial group. The written assignment should be between 2000 – 2500 words
excluding appendices, tables, charts, diagrams and references. Use Times New Roman, font
size 12 with 1.5 spacing; with justified alignment; with single page printing and tape binding
with two punched holes on the left-hand side of the assignment for easy filing. The report
should include a cover sheet as shown in Appendix I. All pages in the written report should
be numbered except for the cover page and the Table of Contents. Please refrain from using
plastic cover sheets when binding your assignment.
A copy of the Marking Scheme (Appendix II) must be attached after the cover page of the
report. The acceptability of the articles and sources of references will be judged based on its
relevancy and credibility. All cited references should be written at the end of the report.