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MN3042QA
Assignment 3
This is an individual assignment of 1500 words in which you will write a Business Report.
You are required to find a UK based business. You should NOT USE the big companies
like Tesco, Morrison, BP etc. Choose a UK based innovative company, which is
interesting, and challenging. (You will fail if it is not UK based). You need to do an in depth
research as how the business operates. Using your knowledge of business concepts and
tools studied in this module, analyse the business doing a detailed SWOT Analysis of the
business, use of CSR and Innovation by the business.
You then need to come up with recommendations as how the business can improve as
well as expand.
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You should NOT USE the big companies like Tesco, Morrison etc. Use a UK based
innovative company, which is interesting, and challenging. You should not use the
companies you have used for Assignment 2 as it will result in a Fail.
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Grading Scheme for Assignment 3 for MN3042QA
Assignment: Business Report
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The extent to which the work shows REASONABLE RESEARCH:
Does not address the task set. Little evidence of understanding either the task or
the subject matter. No evidence of scholarship.
Fail 0-29
Learning Outcomes not met /Non-attendance and non-engagement.
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not be ‘translated’ into a letter grade). Assessments which are marked on a pass/fail basis such as
placements) should continue to be marked on a pass/fail basis.
If a module is assessed by more than one unit of assessment, the percentage marks should be
averaged (with appropriate weighting) to produce the module result. As the module result is
calculated by averaging marks, it will not necessarily be one of the fixed percentages on the scale.
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