Order Number |
636738393092 |
Type of Project |
ESSAY |
Writer Level |
PHD VERIFIED |
Format |
APA |
Academic Sources |
10 |
Page Count |
3-12 PAGES |
LEVEL 6 ASSESSMENT SPECIFICATION |
Student name: | Student ID number: | ||
Programme: | BABS | ||
Module: | Innovation and Technology Management | ||
Module code: | SBLC6002 | Contribution to Overall Module Assessment (%): | 50% |
Lecturer: | Reena Nadarajah | Internal Verifier: | Dr. Tom Tan |
Assignment Title: | Impact of robotics and AI on organisations. | Word count (or equivalent): | 2500 |
Submission deadline: | 19/06/2020 | Return date of provisional marks & written feedback: | |
Submission method: | All written assessments, where practical and possible, must be submitted via Turnitin unless otherwise instructed by the Lecturer. (Please DO NOT put this assessment specification into Turnitin or it will match many similarities with other students’ submissions.)
Alternative submission method (if applicable): Late submission of the assessment will result in a late penalty mark. Penalties for late submission: Up to one week late, maximum mark of 40%. Over one week late, 0%. Only the Extenuating Circumstances Panel may approve a change to submission dates. |
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Academic honesty / referencing: | Academic honesty is required. In the main body of your submission you must give credit to authors on whose research and ideas your work is based. Append to your submission a reference list that indicates the books, articles, etc. that you have used, cited or quoted in order to complete this assessment. |
Module Learning Outcomes
(From module syllabus) |
· Demonstrate a critical understanding of some of the major international trends and developments in technology and innovation and their relationship to international business
· Analyse change and continuity in international business using cyclical and evolutionary models of change · Advance a multidimensional understanding of the causes and consequences of technology · Reflect analytically on the knowledge developed for innovative action · Understand the significance of creativity and idea management and how it links to wider strategic issues within the firm |
TASK DESCRIPTION |
The article on ‘What Happens to Society When Robots Replace Workers?’ by Davidow & Malone (2014), concluded that the impact of technology such as robotics and artificial intelligence are significant on employment. Others believe that new jobs and opportunities will open up in the future.
Based on the available article and evidence from other relevant literature on this topic, critically assess the validity of these arguments and draw your own conclusion.
Submit your work in Report Format
Length Required |
2500 words +/- 10%. Any deviation from this will be penalised.
Formatting and Layout |
Please note the following when completing your written assignment:
The use of a range of information sources is expected – academic books, peer reviewed journal articles, professional articles, press releases and newspaper articles, reliable statistics, company annual reports and other company information. All references should be in the Harvard style.
GUIDANCEFOR Students IN THE COMPLETION OF TASKS |
NOTE: The guidance offered below is linked to the five generic assessment criteria overleaf.
Your work must be informed and supported by scholarly material that is relevant to and focused on the task(s) set; you should make use of scholarly reviews and primary sources, where appropriate (for example, refereed research articles and/or original materials appropriate to the discipline).
You should provide evidence that you have accessed a wide range of sources, which may be academic, governmental and industrial; these sources may include academic journal articles, textbooks, current news articles, organisational documents, and websites. You should consider the credibility of your sources; academic journals are normally highly credible sources while websites require careful consideration/selection and should be used sparingly.
Any sources you use should be current and up-to-date, mostly published within the last five years or so, though seminal/important works in the field may be older. You must provide evidence of your research/own reading throughout your work, using a suitable referencing system, including in-text citations in the main body of your work and a reference list at the end of your work.
At level 6, you should be able to demonstrate coherent and detailed knowledge and a systematic understanding of the subject area, at least some of which is informed by the latest research and/or advanced scholarship within the discipline. You should be aware of the uncertainty, ambiguity and limits of knowledge.
Your work must demonstrate the growing extent of your knowledge and systematic understanding of concepts and underlying principles associated with the subject area. Knowledge relates to the facts, information and skills you have acquired through your learning. You demonstrate your understanding by interpreting the meaning of the facts and information (knowledge).
This means that you need to select and include in your work the concepts, techniques, models, theories, etc. appropriate to the task(s) set. You should be able to explain the theories, concepts, etc. meaningfully to show your understanding. Your mark/grade will also depend upon the extent to which you demonstrate your knowledge and understanding; ideally each should be complete and detailed, with comprehensive coverage.
You should be able to: critically evaluate evidence, arguments, assumptions, abstract concepts and data some of which are at the forefront of a discipline (and that may be incomplete) to devise and sustain arguments, to make judgements and/or solve problems; describe and comment upon particular aspects of current research, or equivalent advanced scholarship, in the discipline Your work must contain evidence of logical, analytical thinking, evaluation and synthesis.
For example, to examine and break information down into parts, make inferences, compile, compare and contrast information. This means not just describing what! But also justifying: Why? How? When? Who? Where? At what cost? At all times, you must provide justification for your arguments and judgements.
Evidence that you have reflected upon the ideas of others within the subject area is crucial to you providing a reasoned and informed debate within your work. Furthermore, you should provide evidence that you are able to make sound judgements and convincing arguments using data and concepts. Sound, valid conclusions are necessary and must be derived from the content of your work. Where relevant, alternative solutions and recommendations may be proposed.
At level 6, you should be able to apply the methods and techniques that you have learned to review, consolidate, extend and apply your knowledge and understanding, and to initiate and carry out projects. You will deploy accurately established techniques of analysis and enquiry relevant to the discipline, and apply them in complex and unpredictable contexts, to devise and sustain arguments and/or to solve problems.
You should be able to frame appropriate questions to achieve a solution – or identify a range of solutions. You should be able to demonstrate how the subject-related concepts and ideas relate to real world situations and/or a particular context. How do they work in practice?
You will deploy models, methods, techniques, and/or theories, in that context or circumstances, to assess current situations, perhaps to formulate plans or solutions to solve problems, or to create artefacts, some of which may be innovative and creative.
This is likely to involve, for instance, the use of real-world artefacts, examples and cases, the application of a model within an organisation and/or benchmarking one theory or organisation against others based on stated criteria. You should show awareness of the limitations of concepts and theories when applied in particular contexts.
Guidance specific to this assessment: Please see page 7
Your work must provide evidence of the qualities and transferable skills necessary for graduate-level employment requiring the exercise of initiative and personal responsibility and decision-making in complex and unpredictable circumstances.
This includes demonstrating: the learning ability for professional development to advance existing skills and acquire new competences of a professional nature that will enable you to assume significant responsibility within organisations; that you can initiate and complete tasks and procedures, whether individually and/or collaboratively;
that you can use appropriate media to effectively communicate information, arguments and analysis in a variety of forms to specialist and non-specialist audiences; fluency of expression; clarity and effectiveness in presentation and organisation. Work should be coherent and well-structured in presentation and organisation.
Student FEEDBACK FORM |
This section details the extent to which the assessment criteria are demonstrated by you, whichin turn determines your mark. The marks available for each category of skill are shown. Lecturers will use the space provided to comment on the achievement of the task(s), including those areas in which you have performed well and areas that would benefit from development/improvement.
Generic Assessment Criteria | Marks available | Marks
awarded |
1. Engagement with Literature Skills
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There are many new developments in the research area. Literature must be up-to-date. Select and use a variety of sources e.g.: latest publications, journals, books etc. | ||
20 | ||
2. Knowledge and Understanding Skills | ||
With respect to the assignment topic, students must have a sound knowledge and understanding of approaches as well as construct a balanced review of concepts associated with the topics | ||
25 | ||
3. Cognitive and Intellectual Skills | ||
A critical analysis is required and one of the important skills to be assessed is the ability of the student to evaluate the views expressed in the literature reviewed whilst not being influenced by personal views or assumptions. | ||
25 | ||
4. Practical Application Skills | ||
Ability to apply theory and assess practical applications using appropriate examples. | ||
20 | ||
5. Transferable Skills for Life and Professional Practice | ||
Present a persuasive Report that is clear and flows consistently rather than a mixture of different pieces and views collated together. | ||
10 |
Assessment Mark (Assessment marks are subject to ratification at the Exam Board. These comments and marks are to give feedback on module work and are for guidance only until they are confirmed. ) | Late Submission Penalties (tick if appropriate) | % | |
Up to 1 week late (40% Max) | |||
Over 1 week late (0%) |