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DD202A
Tutor Marked Assignment (TMA) (2017-2018, Secondsemester)
Cut-off Date: To be decided
[100 marks, 20% of total course assessments]
This TMA expects you to produce an essay based on what you have learned in your DD202A course, chapters four and five, Economics and Economic Change. It is marked out of 100 and is worth 20% of the overall continuous assessment. This TMA requires you to apply the course concepts to your own experience and to discuss the economic change of such an application.
The TMA is intended to:
Develop your evaluative skills in analyzing, discussing, and explaining different factors that are influencing and affecting demand for goods and services.
Develop your evaluative skills in explaining why a monopolistically competitive firm has downward sloping demand and marginal revenue curves.
Identify the key factors that determine a firms success.
Analyse the situation of a monopolistically competitive firm in the long run.
The TMA:
Please read the following article and answer the question listed below:
The TMA Question:
Discuss and analysethe most important key points in the above article in the light of factors that affect the demand for coffee.
Guidance notes to answer the TMA question:
To answer the above TMA question, you are required to write a structured essay of no more than 1200 words. This means that your TMA should be in the three parts as follows:
Part a)
In this part you need to discuss the important key points in the above article. Discuss what you learned from the above article; What are the most important factors affecting the demand for coffee in the middle east in general or in the country you are living in.This part of the TMA should not exceed 500 words.(40 points)
Part (b)
In this part of the TMA you are required to select course concepts from chapters4or 5, Economics and Economic Changes textbook, and use these concepts to analyse the situation described in the above article.Suppose that the government restricts the total number of new branches that can be opened by all chains,how would this affect the equilibrium price and chains profits of coffee market?This part should not exceed 400 words. (30 points)
Part (c)
Use demand and marginal revenue and cost curve graphs to show how can Costa ensure maintaining a profit margin over its competitors for a longer period of time before economic profits becomes zero?Explain your graphs in details showing which point, at equilibrium, all firms in the market will earn zero profits.You should spend no more than 300 words on this part of the TMA. You are expected to draw the graphs by hand and scan it into your TMA. (10 points for graphs and 20 points for discussion).
Your essay should be within the specified range of words. You are expected to present a well-structured and organized piece of work that is of your own. Plagiarism will be strictly penalized based on AOU policies. The assessment of the quality of your essay will be based on how you impress the reader (grader) about your knowledge and understanding of the topic. Please use your own words and avoid using copy-paste. When you write your TMA, you should take into consideration the following issues:
1. The TMA must be written in ESSAY (discussion) format. Avoid writing TMA in first person tense. E.g. I suggest that or In this TMA I am going to discussetc. A maximum of 5 marks will be deducted from the total marks as a penalty for poor presentation.
2. Words count should be within the specified words limit with 10%(More/less) tolerance. This includes the words limit specified to each of the three parts of the essay that are mentioned above. A maximum of 5 marks out of the total marks will be deducted as a penalty against violating this requirement.
3. You must acknowledge all sources of information using full Harvard Style Referencing (In-text referencing plus list of references at the end) Minimum of 3 references are required. MUST include E-library and course materials. A maximum of 10 marks out of the total marks will be deducted as a penalty against violating this requirement (5 marks for not using references in general + 5 marks for not using E-library).
4. Wikipedia is not recommended as a reference.
5. Copy and paste or plagiarized work will be detected by TURNITIN and heavily penalized based on AOU policies.
6. All TMAswill have to be uploaded to AOU Learning Management System (LMS) within the specified and published submission deadline. TMAs thatare sent to tutorsby emails will not be marked. Late submission will be looked at according to AOU policy.
7. Your TMA should be attached with the following PT3form.
Good luck.
Arab Open University
Tutor Marked Assignment (TMA)
Academic Year 2017 - 2018 Semester :Second
Branch: Program: Business Studies
Course Title: Economics and Economic Change Course Code: DD202A
Student Name: Student ID:
Section Number: Tutor Name:
Total Mark: Awarded Mark:
Mark details
Allocated Marks Questions P(a) P(b) Graph P(c) Total
Weight 40 30 10 20
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Deducted Marks Criteria Presentation 5 Referencing 5 Word Count 5 E-Library 5 Total
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100 Students Total Mark
Notes on plagiarism:
A. According to the Arab Open University By-laws, the following acts represent cases of cheating and
Plagiarism:
Verbatim copying of printed material and submitting them as part of TMAs without proper academic acknowledgement and documentation.
Verbatim copying of material from the Internet, including tables and graphics.
Copying other students notes or reports.
Using paid or unpaid material prepared for the student by individuals or firms.
B. Penalties for plagiarism ranges from failure in the TMA to expulsion from the university.
Declaration: I hereby declare that the submitted TMA is my own work and I have not copied any other persons work or plagiarized in any other form as specified above.
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FACULTY OF BUSINESS STUDIES T205A SYSTEMS THINKING THEORY & PRACTICE
2017/2018 SEMESTER II Spring 2018
T205 A -TMA- Semester II - 2017 2018
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Please read these instructions carefully, and contact your tutor if you require any further clarifications. You should submit your completed assignment to your tutor to arrive no later than the cut-off Date (April, 2018).
Please use standard A4 size paper for submitting the hard copy of your TMA. Your name, personal identifier, course and assignment numbers must appear at the top of each sheet. A soft copy of your TMA must be uploaded to the university moodle within the indicated cut-off date. The hard & soft copies must be identical. Please leave wide margins and space at the end of each sheet for tutor comments. It is better to use double spacing so that you can easily handwrite corrections to your drafts and tutors have space to include their feedback on the script. Start each question in the assignment on a new page. Any extended text should ideally be word-processed, but, diagrams and accompanying notes may be hand drawn and hand written and on an A4 paper.
Completing and sending your assignments
When you have completed your TMA, you must fill in the assignment form (PT3), taking care to fill all information correctly including your personal identifier, course code, section & tutor, and assignment numbers. Each TMA and its PT3 form should be uploaded on the AOU branch moodle within the cut-off date. Late submissions require approval from the branch course coordinator and will be subject to grade deductions. All assignments are treated in strict confidence.
If you feel that you are unable to meet the cut-off date of the TMA because of unusual circumstances, please contact your tutor as soon as possible to discuss a possible extension to the cut-off date.
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Plagiarism
The Arab Open University Definitions of cheating and plagiarism
According to the Arab Open University By-laws, The following acts represent cases of cheating and plagiarism:
Verbatim copying of printed material and submitting them as part of TMAs without proper academic acknowledgement and documentation.
Verbatim copying of material from the Internet, including tables and graphics.
Copying other students notes or reports.
Using paid or unpaid material prepared for the student by individuals or firms.
Utilization of, or proceeding to utilize, contraband materials or devices in examinations.
Penalty on plagiarism
The following is the standard plagiarism penalty applied across branches as per Article 11 of the university by-laws:
1) Awarding of zero for a TMA wherein more than 20% of the content is plagiarized.
2) Documentation of warning in student record.
3) Failure in the course to dismissal from the University.
All University programmes are required to apply penalties that are consistent with the University by laws.
Examples of Plagiarism
Copying from a single or multiple sources, this is where the student uses one or more of the following as the basis for the whole, or a good part, of the assignment:
1. Published or unpublished books, articles or reports
2. The Internet
3. The media (e.g.TV programmes, radio programmes or newspaper articles)
4. An essay from an essay bank
5. A piece of work previously submitted by another student
6. Copying from a text which is about to be submitted for the same assignment
Introduction
This TMA has one question with three sub sections. You should answer them all. The questions in this assignment are all about different aspects of the process of exploring a complex situation.
Question 1 (100% marks)
You are strongly advised to use the AOU e-library to locate additional relevant resources which can support your analysis and argument. This will earn you extra points.
(a) Read through the attached article Case II: Conflict Recognition-The Case of the Misdirected Faculty, as you read through the article, create one Spray diagram to summarize the different ideas of the article respecting the conventions, and techniques. It is advised that students submit hand drawn diagrams as opposed to computer generated ones. Photocopies of diagrams should not be accepted. Reflect on your diagram in no more than 200 words. (15 Marks)
(b) Based on what you learned in T205A (T552/Diagramming), and on the content of the article, and taking conflict as your system of interest draw a System Map diagram to show all the components of such a system. The system map should include all the components of the system paying special attention to the grouping and the hierarchy. Reflect on your diagram in no more than 200 words (15 Marks)
(c) Based on what you learned in T205A concept files 01, 02, and T551 Linear Programming:
1- Analyze the type of situations discussed in the case; justify your answer based on what you learned in T551 linear programing (Word Count 400; 10 Marks).
2- Assess the validity of applying each of the three ways of thinking (causal, logical, and reductionist) for understanding the problem discussed in the case. (Word Count 500; 15 Marks).
3- Discuss the different types of contracts which govern the relationship between employers and their employees and assess how each one is manifested in the case. Analyze whether a breach has occurred and what are its causes and effects (Word Count 500; 15 Marks).
4- Discuss the concepts of communication, active listening, employee empowerment, motivation and PRP, and assess how the head of the department in the article is applying those when dealing with his subordinates. (Word count 600 Marks, 15 Marks).
5- Describe what is meant by conflict, its nature and sources. Then analyze the sources of the conflict in the case and assess how and whether applying the systems approach to the problem in the case can improve and enlighten understanding (Word Count 600; 10 Marks).
6- Using a systems approach, and relying on concepts covered in concept file 02, assess possible ways for resolving the conflict taking place. (Word count 300, 05 Marks)
(2000 words) (70 marks) (Please see guidance below)
General Marks deductions of 20% as follows
PT3 Form (failure to use the PT3 completely filled) (deduct up to 5% marks)
TMA Presentation and Structure, and word count (untidy, work way below or above the word count, no display of word count) (deduct up to 5% marks)
Referencing and in-text citation (poor referencing and in-text citation, without plagiarism, (deduct up to 10% marks).
TMA Guidance to students
(a) Note that the submission for this question requires your rough spray diagrams, and a condensed or tided up version. You should do your best to follow the conventions for the spray diagram as explained in T552. It is also important that the diagram communicates to your tutor, so make sure the writing is legible and not too small. However, don't redraw your initial rough spray diagrams just to tidy them up; we want to see what you drew as you worked. You need to identify the main idea of the article and include it within your central topic, and then identify the most important points and include them within the subtopics blobs then branch out as explained in T552 appendix (A1.1.)
(b) Here you are required to draw a system map, which includes all the relevant components of the US Health Care System as discussed in the case without neglecting the assumptions. Your tutors feedback will be helpful in clarifying to you any misconceptions you might have about drawing the diagram and it will also help in assessing your diagramming skills.
(c) Here you are required to draw back on concepts learned in T551 and Concept file 02 (as relevant) in order to analyze the questions. Please remember that for each section you need to provide a clear theoretical discussion, and then explain how those concepts are applied in the case on hand. Again you are strongly advised to use your own words to discuss the concepts as you understood them. Do not copy material from the books since it will have a negative impact on your grade, and very importantly do not get consumed in a purely theoretical analysis without assessing how these concepts are applied in the case study. Make sure to respect the word count as it is an indicator to you of the depth of analysis required. Please remember that failure to paraphrase, and to reference will also lead to failing the TMA.
There are different ways to tackle and structure your ideas. Please remember that your work should be structured in an essay format with a clear introduction, then possibly different subsections (as needed) to assess each idea and a conclusion.
The introduction should set out the topic of the discussion clearly. For each of the body paragraphs/sub-sections you need to provide a clear theoretical discussion which explains how the relevant course concepts are related to the article on hand. The conclusion should summarize your findings and reflect on your learning. You should not write in the first person (i.e. I think), the third person is more appropriate for college level writing (i.e. we can conclude), but in any case it is preferable to avoid both styles and to state your argument (i.e. instead of saying this essay will tackle the ways of thinking and the systems thinking approach, you can start with a statement about systems thinking in organizations). Similarly in your conclusion you should not use it could be concluded, rather simply restate the main points and your findings.
End of T205A TMA Questions
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