SG7003 Business simulation with professional development

Marking Criteria: SG7003, Part A Simulation Evaluation Report, individual report, 50%
0% – 49% 50% – 59% 60% – 69% 70%-84% 85% – 100%

Vision and Some reference to Reasonable, but Good understanding Excellent Outstanding insight of
Strategy your business plan, standard, knowledge of your vision, understanding of your your vision, mission,
(5%) but knowledge about of your vision, mission, values, HR vision, mission, values, values, HR and
your vision, mission, mission, values, HR and culture clearly HR and culture clearly culture
values, HR and and culture, using identifying their identifying their demonstrating
culture lacks some reference to significant features. significant features and features and links
relevance, direction, your business plans. Clear links to your inter-dependence. between topics.
accuracy and Multiple inaccuracies. business plans with Regular links to your Extensive links to
substance. Extensive recognition of business plans with your business plans
inaccuracies. changes and explanation of changes with explanation of
success. Minor and success. Few, if changes and
inaccuracies. any, inaccuracies. success.

Performance Basic and limited A reasonable A good understanding Demonstrates an Exceptional

review: understanding of understanding of of competition excellent understanding of
competition competition analysis competition analysis analysis concepts understanding and competition analysis
analysis concepts, little concepts and some based on a wide wide familiarity of concepts, their
(5%) familiarity of strategy familiarity with range of strategy competition analysis usefulness and
sources, limited range strategy sources. sources. Some gaps concepts based on a applicability from a
of concepts, Multiple errors in in analysis and some comprehensive range complete range of
frequently relying on application to inaccuracies in of strategy sources sources, accurately
lectures, many errors simulation. application to your applied to your applied to your
in application. simulation. business simulation business simulation.
with few inaccuracies.

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Performance Poor analysis of your Reasonable analysis Good analysis of your Excellent analysis of Exceptional analysis
review: performance covering of your performance performance covering your performance of your performance
Performance limited or no business covering some most simulation covering most covering all
analysis simulation decisions simulation decisions decisions and your simulation decisions, simulation decisions,
(15%) and your responses; and your responses; responses; use of how they are linked how they link and
with limited reference use of some theory to core theory to explain and your responses; your responses; use
to theory. explain performance. performance. use of relevant theory of extensive theory to
to explain performance. explain performance.

Future plans Poor understanding Reasonable Good explanation of Excellent explanation An outstanding
and of future decisions description of clear decisions, of clear decisions, explanation clear
recommend- and plans with limited decisions but with changes to be made, changes to be made, decisions, any
ations (10%) application to many inaccuracies in recommendations useful changes to be made,
organization, limited application to your based on your recommendations insightful
or no links to your business simulation, performance analysis. based on your recommendations
performance analysis some links to your Minor inaccuracies in performance analysis based on your
and with frequent performance analysis application and Few inaccuracies of performance analysis
errors and poor and limited claims. limited justification of application and a good All claims and
claims. claims/ conclusions. range of supported conclusions
claims/ conclusions. completely supported.

Structure Report lacks a Report is clearly The overall structure Report structure is Report structure is
and writing structure or clarity structured, although it is robust and consistent and outlines robust, consistent and
(5%) with careless lacks clarity in places. consistent outlining a an excellent argument. outlines a
referencing. Few spelling, clear and logical No spelling, sophisticated
Numerous instances grammatical and argument. Spelling, grammatical and argument. No
of poor spelling and referencing errors; grammar and referencing errors; spelling, grammatical
grammar. Its overall the overall referencing is good; presentation is highly and referencing;
presentation is untidy presentation is overall presentation is professional. presentation is
and unprofessional. standard. professional. exemplary.

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Appendix Poor details on Reasonable details Good details on Excellent details on Exceptional details on
(10%) performance with little on performance with performance covering your performance with performance giving
or no analysis of your some analysis of your yearly analysis of yearly financial details, clarity and insight into
finances, decisions finances, decisions your finances, clear records of your yearly finances,
taken, KPIs, with few taken, KPIs, with decisions taken, decisions taken and decisions taken,
or no business plans some or most KPIs, and all why, KPIs understood KPIs, linked to
included. completed business completed business and relevant, with simulation
plans included. plans included. business plans performance and
completed for all years. detailed business
plans for all years

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Marking Criteria: SG7003, Part B Professional Development Report, individual report, 50%

0% – 49% 50% – 59% 60% – 69% 70%-84% 85% – 100%

Introduction Limited or no Reasonable, but Good explanation of Excellent explanation of Outstanding clarity
and explanation of what standard, explanation what your report what your report and succinctness in
identified your report covers, of what your report covers, summarising covers, summarising your explanation of
events key points or outline covers, key points your development, clearly your what your report
(10%) of your report. and report outline. setting out key points development, key covers, summarising
Explanation of events Limited explanation of and a brief report points and report your development,
is superficial, events and how they outline. Good outline. Excellent key points and report
rudimentary and are relevant to explanation of explanation of your outline. Outstanding
reliant on a few professional identified events events highlighting their insight into your
references to your development. Many covering their relevance and broadly development from
Reflection Log. inaccuracies. Some relevance to your linked to your your explanation and
reference to development with Reflection Log and justification of events’
Reflection Log. links to Reflection log. professional relevance and links,
Some inaccuracies. development. Few supported by
inaccuracies. Reflection Log.

Application A very poor Reasonable Good analysis using Excellent analysis with An outstanding
of theory application of relevant description of relevant familiarity of concepts analysis using a full
(15%) concepts with concepts and industry leadership/culture/ based on a range of relevant
inaccuracies practices but with group dynamics/ comprehensive range leadership/culture/
throughout the many inaccuracies in industry sources with leadership/culture/ group dynamics/
analysis of your application and minor inaccuracies in group dynamics/ industry sources,
professional limited claims. application, gaps in industry sources, few qualifying their
development. recognising theory inaccuracies of usefulness and
limitations and limited application and a good applicability with
justification of claims range of supported claims completely
claims. supported.

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Discussion No explanation of Some analysis and Analyses and Independent judgement Independent
and findings, the report is explanation is explains your findings used in analysis and judgement and
recommend- entirely descriptive presented in a to develop robust and explanation of your original insights
ations (10%) with limited claims superficial manner reliable insights into findings with some developed from your
and conclusions- and does not go your development original insight on your analysis and
most not warranted. beyond the standard with linked development. explanation of
Recommendations, if interpretation of your recommendations. Recommendations findings.
any, are not linked to findings and Well-presented and based on your analysis. Recommendations
analysis of your professional clearly argued. Excellent analysis completely linked to
professional development. Limited Limited clarity in clearly presented and analysis.
development recommendations. some parts or argued (claims and Sophisticated
missing key evidence. conclusions linked to analysis, clearly
evidence). presented and cogent
argument.

Structure Report lacks a Report is clearly The overall structure Report structure is Report structure is
and writing structure or clarity structured, although it is robust and consistent and outlines robust, consistent and
(5%) with careless lacks clarity in places. consistent outlining a an excellent argument. outlines a
referencing. Few spelling, clear and logical No spelling, sophisticated
Numerous instances grammatical and argument. Spelling, grammatical and argument. No
of poor spelling and referencing errors; the grammar and referencing errors; spelling, grammatical
grammar. Its overall overall presentation is referencing is good; presentation is highly and referencing;
presentation is untidy standard. overall presentation is professional. presentation is
and unprofessional. professional. exemplary.

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Appendix Poor details on your Reasonable details Good details on Excellent details on Exceptional details on
(10%) personal reflection on personal reflection personal reflection your personal reflection your personal
with no evidence of with some evidence covering each topic with insight on each reflection with
learning (culture, of learning (culture, (culture, groups, topic (culture, groups, relevant and unique
groups, leadership), groups, leadership), leadership), accurate leadership), accurate insight into topics
scarce or no use of some use of Gibbs’ use of Gibbs’ use of Gibbs’ reflection (culture, groups,
Gibbs’ reflection cycle reflection cycle with reflection cycle, and with some links to your leadership), accurate
with few or no some or most of your with all completed performance, with use of Gibbs’
reflection logs reflection logs reflection logs reflections logs reflection cycle linked
included. included. included. completed for all years. to your performance
and detailed reflection
logs for all years.