Executive MSc in Finance

Module: Strategic Business Analysis & Quantitative Techniques

April - 2020
Assessment Rules for Candidates:

INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT
For the purpose of this assignment, you are required to select an organization of your
choice.

You are required to write a REPORT as the Management Accountant of the company to
the Board of Directors on the following;

TASK 1 – Strategic Business Analysis

1.1 Company Introduction 10

Marks
1.2 Conduct a Strategic Business Analysis and determine company’s Strategic Position 25
Marks
1.3 Identify key strategic issues faced by the organization and recommend strategic

Initiatives to overcome them 15

Marks

Task 1 Total: 50 Marks

TASK 2 – Investment Decision Making

Identify ONE capital expenditure (CAPEX) project planned to achieve atleast one of the
above strategic priorities. Justify the selection of the project through a comprehensive

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S.F.A evaluation.

2.1 Suitability of the project to existing strategy 10

Marks
2.2 Financial Feasibility of the project
- Determine the cash outflows, inflows and timing of them and explain the 10
Marks rationale (Clearly state any assumption you have made)
- Appraise the project using 3 appraisal techniques including Net Present Value
20 Marks
- Explain advantages and disadvantages of each method 5
Marks

2.3 Acceptability of the project by stakeholders. 5

Marks

Task 2 Total: 50 Marks

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1. Page layout

- The document must be word processed and must be printed on one side only white paper.

- Margins: 1” from each side (Left/Right/Top/Bottom)

- Paper size: A4

- Orientation: Portrait

- Decorative borders, shading and other effects (including decorative clip art) should not be used
anywhere in an assignment including the cover page.

- The typeface (font) used in the text should be 12 point Times New Roman and for headings 14
point Times New Roman.

- Lines spacing should be 1.5 spaced

- Headings in Bold

- Use footer on every page including the title page and contents page (if used). The footer should
contain the following information only:
Student ID (left justified; i.e. aligned to the left margin) and page number (right justified; i.e.
aligned to the right margin).

- Do not bind the assignment.

- Submit the Complete Assignment & CD secured in a flat file.

2. Cover Page

- Include only the following information:

Student Name / Strategy Registration No. / Module Name / Study Center

3. Softcopy of the Assignment

- Soft copy of the assignment should be E mail in PDF format only. One File per Assignment (zip all the
Tasks into one file)
- Name the file Eg. Module Name (SBAID / Student No.FIN-)

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4. General Requirements
- Students who registered for the module can submitted the assignment on the given
deadline.

- Students should follow lectures for at least four classes to be eligible to carry out the
assignment. Any assignment which does not fulfil the above criteria will be rejected in
assignment marking process.

- The last date for acceptance of this assignment is 30th April 2020 (Thursday) before 5.00 pm.
A submission fee of LKR 3000/- will apply. Students who fail to submit on the given deadline
will be granted an extended deadline which is 15th May 2020 (Friday) upon bearing a penalty
charge LKR 8000/-. Assignments will not be accepted after the last date of acceptance under
any circumstances.

- If in extreme circumstances student fall ill a medical certificate must be supplied within 48
hours of the submission deadline and a letter to Strategy Office to explain the circumstances.

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