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Unit title & code Business Project BSS073-3

Assignment number and title Assessment 1
Assignment type Written Report
Weighting of assignment 40%
Size or length of assessment 2,000 words
Unit learning outcomes 1. Demonstrate knowledge of academic theories and concepts from a variety of
disciplines in order to investigate, understand and explain business issues so as to aid
decision making.
2. Work collaboratively and individually to analyse variety of real business projects to
explore business issues and develop appropriate proposals for open-ended and
complex business problems.

What am I required to do in this assignment?

This is an individual assessment. The submission must be individual and distinct from the rest of your group although the use of
shared appendices is permitted.

You are required to produce a business report of a quality appropriate for presentation to a senior manager of no more than
2,000 words (excluding appendices).

The report is a critical evaluation and future projection of a UK or Vietnam industry in the light of the impact of climate-change
on the UK or Vietnam business environment and market. Your industry will be assigned by the Unit tutor.

You will work in groups of 3-5 to:

 Define a detailed project plan which defines roles, responsibilities and tasks by group member, identifying the nature of
the expected deliverable and a due date
 Develop a detailed description of the nature of your chosen industry
 Use academic theories to assist the development and evaluation of the key climate-change issues facing the industry
 Summarise your findings in a detailed, supported by the analysis and evidences, concise conclusion which clearly
 identifies important issues in relation to climate change and related risks facing the industry, leading to your forecast of
the industry for the next 20 years.

The emphasis of this project will be on developing and demonstrating your ability to manage the project and produce a
comprehensive report.

What do I need to do to pass? (Threshold Expectations from UIF)

Structure a complex project in which you use academically derived concepts to inform an analysis and understanding of the key
issues in a portfolio.

How do I produce high quality work that merits a good grade?

We will be filling this section in together in class on Click or tap to enter a date. make sure you have downloaded/printed out the
Assignment Brief and bring it to the session with you.

How does this assignment relate to what we are doing in scheduled sessions?
All scheduled sessions will be dedicated to working on tasks related to the completion of your group projects which will feed
into the writing of the individual report. You will be asked to present your progress as a group, initial findings and analysis
as well as completing activities aimed at helping plan and run the project effectively.

How will my assignment be marked?

Your assignment will be marked according to the threshold expectations and the criteria on the following page.

You can use them to evaluate your own work and consider your grade before you submit.

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 3rd Class – 40-49% Lower 2nd – 50-59% Upper 2nd – 60-69% 1st Class – 70%+
Project Management: some Project Management: Project Management: Project Management:
structuring of project tasks effective structuring of very good structuring of clear and excellent
Project with some evidence of project tasks and evidence project tasks and clear structuring of project
Management teamwork. of teamwork. evidence of teamwork. tasks with extensive
(10%) evidence of teamwork.

Academic underpinning; Academic underpinning; Academic underpinning; Academic underpinning;

Academic Some use of academic Effective use of academic Very Good use of Excellent use of academic
Concepts, literature and conceptual literature and conceptual academic literature strong literature with effective
models and models. models. application of conceptual use of conceptual models.
theories models.
(25%)
Analytical rigour; some Analytical rigour; effective Analytical rigour; Very Analytical rigour; An
understanding understanding clear understanding excellent understanding
demonstrating some demonstrating effective demonstrating clear of the key issues
Analysis and linkages of theoretical linkage of theoretical linkage to theoretical demonstrating strong and
discussion structures to empirical structures to empirical structures tan empirical clear linkages to
(25%) evidence. evidence. evidence. theoretical structures and
empirical evidence.

Strength of conclusions; Strength of conclusions; Strength of conclusions; Strength of conclusions;

Some synthesis of evidence
to produce academically
Conclusion supported, logically argued
(20%) conclusions.
Good synthesis of
evidence to produce
academically supported,
logically argued
conclusions.
Very good synthesis of Excellent synthesis of
evidence to produce evidence to produce
academically supported, academically supported,
logically argued logically argued
conclusions. conclusions.

Satisfactory report Good report structure, Well-structured report, Professional report

structure. However, some
issues with coherence and
Report
logical structure. Some
Structure,
grammatical/spelling issues.
Readability,
Referencing in the
Referencing
university version of
and
Harvard may be
Presentation
incomplete/inaccurate.
(20%)
Satisfactory presentation.
following recommended
structure. Readability is
largely good with few
grammatical issues
Referencing in the
university version of
Harvard is present,
however may not be
entirely accurate at times.
Presentation is good.
with logical flow. Very structure and
good readability. No presentation. The answer
grammatical issues. is clearly expressed with
Referencing in the originality. Good
university version of academic writing style.
Harvard is mostly accurate Referencing in the
with some minor errors. university version of
Well structured. Harvard has been
Presentation of the report employed in an accurate
is very good. manner. Excellent
presentation.