BUS4023 Business Ethics Assessment Brief 2026 | SEGI University

BUS4023 Assessment Brief

learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria

Individual Assessment

Students are required to investigate and critically analyse a real-life business ethical issue involving a company, industry, or government-business relationship.

The assignment focuses on evaluating how ethical philosophies, corporate governance, and moral development theories influence decision-making in modern business environments.

Students are expected to connect theoretical knowledge with contemporary business cases and provide critical evaluation supported by evidence.

You are appointed as an Ethics and Governance Consultant for a business organisation that is currently facing ethical and governance challenges.

Your task is to prepare a professional analytical report evaluating:

• The ethical issue faced by the organisation
• Corporate governance effectiveness
• Stakeholder impact
• Moral and philosophical perspectives
• Recommendations for ethical improvement

Task

Students must select ONE current or recent ethical business issue from the following areas:

• Corporate corruption
• Environmental sustainability
• Artificial Intelligence and ethics
• Employee exploitation
• Workplace discrimination
• Data privacy and cybersecurity
• Greenwashing
• Consumer protection issues
• Abuse of monopoly power
• Social media ethics
• Corporate scandals
• Unethical advertising
• Labour rights violations

Students may choose any local or international organisation related to the issue.

Requirements

Students must:

1. Clearly introduce the selected organisation, industry, and ethical business issue.

2. Critically evaluate the ethical issue using relevant ethical philosophies, business ethics concepts, and moral development theories.

3. Analyse the effectiveness of the organisation’s corporate governance practices and ethical decision-making.

4. Discuss the impact of the issue on stakeholders, including the relationship between business, government, society, and the global marketplace.

5. Propose practical recommendations to improve ethical practices and corporate governance within the organisation.

Important Instruction

• Students must select a real and current ethical business issue related to an actual organisation.
• The issue selected must not be based on AI-generated examples or fictional business cases.
• Students are encouraged to select organisations or cases that are less commonly discussed rather than well-known national or international brands.
• Students may be required to provide supporting evidence such as screenshots, news articles, reports, photographs, social media posts, or other relevant proof related to the selected issue.
• All discussions, evaluations, and recommendations must be supported with relevant ethical theories, academic references, and credible evidence.

Your report format should be as follow:

Cover Page Marking Rubric Table of Contents

1.0 Introduction

• Provide a concise background of the selected company
• Clearly describe the ethical issue or controversy

2.0 Ethical Theory Application

• Relate the findings with any THREE (3) ethical theories to evaluate the ethical dilemma

3.0 Issue Impact

• Discuss any FIVE (5) potential impact of selected ethical business issue on consumers and other relevant stakeholders.

4.0 Ethical Recommendations

 Recommend FIVE (5) practical and ethically sound actions the company should take to overcome the issues

References

(Total marks: 100)

The total marks for this assignment is 100% but it carries 25% of overall assessment for this module.

Length Required 

2000 words +/- 10%. Any deviation from this will be penalized.

Formatting and Layout

• A Microsoft Office Word Document or other relevant applications as permitted by module lecturer/ typed using computer.
• 12 font size, Times New Roman font and bold title and sub titles
• Fully justified alignment
• 1½ line spacing
• Margins of 1” at top and bottom; left and right

Marking Criteria for Individual Assignment (25%)

Group Assignment

Students are required to prepare a professional report proposing an ethical business policy or improvement plan for an organisation facing ethical or governance-related challenges.

The report should critically evaluate the selected issue and develop practical policy recommendations to strengthen ethical practices, corporate governance, stakeholder trust, and responsible business conduct within the organisation.

Students may select any local or international organisation related to current ethical business issues.

Requirements

Students must:

1. Introduce the selected organisation and explain the ethical or governance issue involved.

2. Analyse the causes and ethical challenges related to the issue within the business environment.

3. Apply relevant ethical theories, moral development concepts, and corporate governance principles in the analysis.

4. Develop and propose an ethical business policy or improvement strategy which may include:

• Code of ethics
• Workplace ethics policy
• Data privacy policy
• Anti-corruption policy
• Sustainability policy
• CSR policy
• Consumer protection guidelines
• Social media ethics guidelines

5. Evaluate how the proposed policy or strategy can improve ethical practices, organisational reputation, and stakeholder confidence.

The total marks for this assignment is 100% but it carries 15% of overall assessment for this module.

Length Required: 1500 words +/- 10%. Any deviation from this will be penalized.

Formatting and Layout

• A Microsoft Office Word Document or other relevant applications as permitted by module lecturer/ typed using Usage of typewriter or hand – written is STRICTLY not allowed.
• 12 font size, Times New Roman font and bold title and sub titles
• Fully justified alignment
• 1½ line spacing
• Margins of 1” at top and bottom; left and right

Marking Criteria for Group Assignment (15%)

Group Presentation

1. Students are required to prepare a PowerPoint (PPT) or Canva presentation based on the Group Assignment (Ethical Business Policy Improvement Proposal).
2. The presentation slides must be submitted via SPARKS under the Presentation submission folder.
3. Students must attach the PPT/Canva link in SPARKS and ensure that the lecturer is given access to the link.
4. The presentation should be conducted in PowerPoint or Canva format and must not exceed 15 minutes.
5. Students are expected to present their critical analysis, ethical evaluations, policy recommendations, and strong arguments based on the relevant ethical theories, moral development concepts, and corporate governance principles discussed in the report.
6. Students should relate their discussion with real facts, business cases, and available evidence.
7. Creative elements such as campaign posters, infographics, awareness materials, slogans, or social media campaign designs should be included in the presentation.
8. Appropriate APA Referencing System must be applied where relevant.

Marking Criteria for Group Presentation (10%)