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 8 Research Project

Assessment Title & Nos : Research Project (Assignment 1 of 1)

Learning outcomes and grading opportunities:

LO 01: Understand how to formulate a research specification
Learning Outcomes AC1.1 LO1.2 LO1.3 LO1.4 LO1.5
LO 02: Be able to implement the research project within agreed procedures and to
specification
Learning Outcomes AC2.1 AC2.2 AC2.3
LO 03: Be able to evaluate the research outcomes
Learning Outcomes AC3.1 AC3.2 AC3.3
LO 04: Be able to present the research outcomes
Learning Outcomes AC4.1

Merit and Distinction Descriptor

M1.3 M2.3 M2.7 M3.1 M3.4 D1.1 D1.4 D2.2 D2.3 D2.5

D3.2 D3.3 D3.4 D3.5 D3.7

Date Issued : Date Due :

Date of Submission:

Assessor : Date Assessed:

Internal Verifier (IV): Date of IV:

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6. Failure to achieve at least a PASS grade will result in a REFERRAL grade being given.
7. Non-submission of work without valid reasons will lead to an automatic REFERRAL. You
will then be asked to complete an alternative assignment.
8. Take great care that if you use other peoples work or ideas in your assignment, you properly
reference them, using the HARVARD referencing system, in you text and any bibliography,
otherwise you may be guilty of plagiarism.
9. If you are caught plagiarising you could have your grade reduced to A REFERRAL or at
worst you could be excluded from the course.

I hereby, declare that I know what plagiarism entails, namely to use anothers work and to present it as
my own without attributing the sources in the correct way. I further understand what it means to copy
anothers work.

1. I know that plagiarism is a punishable offence because it constitutes theft.

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 2. I understand the plagiarism and copying policy of the Edexcel UK.
3. I know what the consequences will be if I plagiaries or copy anothers work in any of the
assignments for this program.
4. I declare therefore that all work presented by me for every aspects of my program, will be my
own, and where I have made use of anothers work, I will attribute the source in the correct
way.
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agreement between myself and Edexcel UK.
6. I understand that my assignment will not be considered as submitted if this document is not
attached to the attached.

Students Signature: Date:.

Assignment Feedback

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Formative Feedback: Assessor to Student

Action Plan

Summative feedback

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Feedback: Student to Assessor

Assessor Date
signature

Student signature Date

RESEARCH PROJECT

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Research Project, this module aims to give you an opportunity to piece together and apply
knowledge that you have gained in many other modules of your HND in Business
Management programme.
To achieve this end you are expected to undertake an individual Research project of your own
choice but with an applicability of real world implementation within the given period of time.

You are expected to demonstrate your technical skills, project management knowledge,
logical as well as creative thinking by undertaking a disciplined work to cater for a real world
scenario by researching on real world organization/s or anything related to business
management of acceptable scope. The work you undertake shall in some way uplift an
organisation or mankind in general.

While you have the freedom to select the research topic, it is very important that you have
obtained prior approval from your supervisor regarding the proposed research project well in
advance to the commencement of detail work. Also where appropriate obtain the necessary
permission from your intended client as well.

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Assessment Criteria - Pass

Outcomes & Assessment Possible Evidence Feedback

criteria
P1: Understand how to formulate a research specification
P1.1) Formulate and Follow the research structure
record possible research that has been given and the
project outline smooth flow of the research
specifications project

P1.2) 2 Identify the The student should explain

factors that contribute to the significance of the study
the process of research
project selection
P1.3) Undertake a critical Comprehensive relevance
review of key references through out the research
project and the literature
review
P1.4) Produce a research Understand how to design
project specification the research considering all
the research approaches
P1.5) Provide an Appropriate planning and
appropriate plan and evidence of research
procedures for the agreed methodology with
justifications
research specification
P2: Be able to implement the research project within agreed procedures and to
specification
P2.1) Match resources Evidence and justification
efficiently to the research should be provided with
question or hypothesis regards to the usage of
appropriate materials
P2.2) Undertake the Carry out the research in
proposed research compliance of the
investigation in accordance methodology stated
with the agreed
specification and
procedures
P2.3) Record and collate Data collection and
relevant data where presentation relevant to the
appropriate provided research question
P3: Be able to evaluate the research outcomes
P3.1 ) Use appropriate Evidence of the analytical
research evaluation tools that have been used
techniques

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P3.2) Interpret and analyze Evidence of answered
the results in terms of the research question and tested
original research hypothesis
specification

P3.3) Make Innovative and relevant

recommendations and recommendations and
justify areas for further justification of area of
consideration research
P4: Be able to present the research outcomes
P4.1) Use an agreed Presentation of the research
format and appropriate out come
media to present the
outcomes of the research
to an audience.

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Assessment Criteria - Merit

Grade Possible evidence Achieved Feedback

Description
(Merit)

M1. Identify and M1.3- an effective

apply strategies to approach to study
find appropriate and research has
solutions. been applied

M2. Select/design M2.3- a range of sources

and apply of information has
appropriate been used
methods/technique M2.7- appropriate
s. learning
methods/technique
s have been applied

M3. Present and M3.1- the appropriate

communicate structure and
appropriate approach has been
findings. used
M3.4- communication
has taken place in
familiar and
unfamiliar contexts

Assessment Criteria - Distinction

Grade Description Possible evidence Achieve Feedbac

(Distinction) d k

D1. Use critical D1.1- Conclusions have been

applications to evaluate arrived at through synthesis
own work and justify of ideas and have been
valid conclusions. justified
D1.4- Realistic improvements

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 have been proposed against
defined characteristics for
success

D2. Take responsibility D2.2- substantial activities,

for managing and projects or investigations
organizing activities. have been planned and
organized
D2.3- activities have been
managed
D2.5- the importance of
interdependence has been
recognized and achieved

D3. Demonstrate D3.2- self-evaluation has taken

convergent/lateral/creativ place
e thinking. D3.3-convergent and lateral
thinking have been applied
D3.4- Problems have been solved
D3.5- innovation and creative
thought have been applied
D3.7- effective thinking has taken
place in unfamiliar contexts

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