Higher Nationals

Internal verification of assessment decisions – BTEC (RQF)

INTERNAL VERIFICATION – ASSESSMENT DECISIONS

Programme title HND in Computing

Assessor Internal Verifier
Unit 14: Business Intelligence
Unit(s)

Assignment title

Student’s name
List which assessment criteria Pass Merit Distinction
the Assessor has awarded.

INTERNAL VERIFIER CHECKLIST

Do the assessment criteria awarded match

those shown in the assignment brief? Y/N

Is the Pass/Merit/Distinction grade awarded

justified by the assessor’s comments on the Y/N
student work?
Has the work been assessed
Y/N
accurately?
Is the feedback to the student:
Give details:
• Constructive? Y/N
• Linked to relevant assessment criteria? Y/N
• Identifying opportunities for Y/N
improved performance?
• Agreeing actions? Y/N
Does the assessment decision need
Y/N
amending?

Assessor signature Date

Internal Verifier signature Date

Programme Leader signature (if required)
Date

Confirm action completed

Remedial action taken
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Higher Nationals - Summative Assignment Feedback Form
Student Name/ID

Unit Title Unit 14: Business Intelligence

Assignment Number Assessor

Date Received
Submission Date
1st submission
Date Received 2nd
Re-submission Date
submission
Assessor Feedback:
LO1 Discuss business processes and the mechanisms used to support business decision-making.
Pass, Merit & Distinction P1 M1 D1
Descripts

LO2 Compare the tools and technologies associated with business intelligence functionality.
Pass, Merit & Distinction P2 M2 D2
Descripts

LO3 Demonstrate the use of business intelligence tools and technologies

Pass, Merit & Distinction P3 P4 M3 D3
Descripts

LO4 Discuss the impact of business intelligence tools and technologies for
effective decision-making purposes and the legal/regulatory context in which
they are used.
Pass, Merit & Distinction P5 P6 M4 D4
Descripts

Grade: Assessor Signature: Date:

Resubmission Feedback:

Grade: Assessor Signature: Date:

Internal Verifier’s Comments:

Signature & Date:

* Please note that grade decisions are provisional. They are only confirmed once internal and external moderation has taken place and grades
decisions have been agreed at the assessment board.
Assignment Feedback
Formative Feedback: Assessor to Student

Action Plan

Summative feedback

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Pearson Higher Nationals in
Computing
Unit 14: Business
Intelligence Assignment 01
General Guidelines

1. A Cover page or title page – You should always attach a title page to your assignment. Use
previous page as your cover sheet and make sure all the details are accurately filled.
2. Attach this brief as the first section of your assignment.
3. All the assignments should be prepared using a word processing software.
4. All the assignments should be printed on A4 sized papers. Use single side printing.
5. Allow 1” for top, bottom , right margins and 1.25” for the left margin of each page.

Word Processing Rules

1. The font size should be 12 point, and should be in the style of Time New Roman.
2. Use 1.5 line spacing. Left justify all paragraphs.
3. Ensure that all the headings are consistent in terms of the font size and font style.
4. Use footer function in the word processor to insert Your Name, Subject, Assignment No, and
Page Number on each page. This is useful if individual sheets become detached for any reason.
5. Use word processing application spell check and grammar check function to help editing your
assignment.

Important Points:

1. It is strictly prohibited to use textboxes to add texts in the assignments, except for the
compulsory information. eg: Figures, tables of comparison etc. Adding text boxes in the body
except for the before mentioned compulsory information will result in rejection of your work.
2. Carefully check the hand in date and the instructions given in the assignment. Late submissions
will not be accepted.
3. Ensure that you give yourself enough time to complete the assignment by the due date.
4. Excuses of any nature will not be accepted for failure to hand in the work on time.
5. You must take responsibility for managing your own time effectively.
6. If you are unable to hand in your assignment on time and have valid reasons such as illness, you
may apply (in writing) for an extension.
7. Failure to achieve at least PASS criteria will result in a REFERRAL grade .
8. Non-submission of work without valid reasons will lead to an automatic RE FERRAL. You will
then be asked to complete an alternative assignment.
9. If you use other people’s work or ideas in your assignment, reference them properly using
HARVARD referencing system to avoid plagiarism. You have to provide both in-text citation and
a reference list.
10. If you are proven to be guilty of plagiarism or any academic misconduct, your grade could be
reduced to A REFERRAL or at worst you could be expelled from the course.
Student Declaration

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

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

I understand the plagiarism and copying policy of Edexcel UK.

I know what the consequences will be if I plagiarise or copy another’s work in any of the
assignments for this program.

I declare therefore that all work presented by me for every aspect of my program, will be my own, and
where I have made use of another’s work, I will attribute the source in the correct way.

I acknowledge that the attachment of this document signed or not, constitutes a binding
agreement between myself and Pearson UK.

I understand that my assignment will not be considered as submitted if this document is not
attached to the assignment.

Student’s Signature: Date:

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 Higher National Diploma in Business
Assignment Brief
Student Name /ID Number

Unit Number and Title Unit 14 : Business Intelligence

Academic Year 2020/21

Unit Tutor

Assignment Title Business Process Support Mechanisms

Issue Date

Submission Date

IV Name & Date

Submission format

The submission should be in the form of an individual written report. This should be written in a
concise, formal business style using single spacing and font size 12. You are required to make use
of headings, paragraphs and subsections as appropriate, and all work must be supported with
research and referenced. Follow Harvard referencing system for in-text citations, reference list and
the bibliography.. The recommended word limit is 4,000–4,500 words, although you will not be
penalized for exceeding the total word limit.
Unit Learning Outcomes:

LO1 Discuss business processes and the mechanisms used to support business decision-
making.
LO2 Compare the tools and technologies associated with business intelligence
functionality
LO3 Demonstrate the use of business intelligence tools and technologies
LO4 Discuss the impact of business intelligence tools and technologies for effective
decision-making purposes and the legal/regulatory context in which they are used
Assignment Brief and Guidance:

Data and information are core to any organizational business process. Meaningful information is a
necessity to drive profitable business actions. The concept of Business Intelligence (BI) has
evolved through technologies such as Decision Support Systems (DSS) to a number of tools,
technologies, architectures and methods which involves data cleaning, data integration, data
mining, data evaluation and data representation. Hence BI can be identified as a software suite of
software and services to transform data into actionable intelligence and knowledge.

Scenario
Select any organization of your choice and assume that you are recently recruited as an
Associate Business Analyst to study organization’s current performance. Your job is to study
the systems currently in place to support the business processes in the organization and suggest
how Business Intelligence tools can be applied to improve the current situation. You are
required to prepare a report to be submitted to the Board of Directors covering the following
tasks.

Task 1
1.1. Examine business and supporting processes of the chosen organization and differentiate
between unstructured and semi structured data with examples.
1.2. Evaluate the benefits and drawbacks of using application software as a mechanism to
support the business processes in the organization.

Task 2
2.1. Compare with examples, the systems currently available to support decision making
process at different management levels of the organization and suggest information systems /
technologies that can be implemented to enhance the decision-making process.
2.2. Determine what business intelligence is and select one business intelligence tool to be
implemented to the organization. Justify your selection with reference to the functionalities of
the suggested tool.
Task 3
3.1. Design a functional interface to one of the processes that support decision making of the
suggested BI tool in task 2.2. Critically review the design and evaluate how it meets the
specified business or use requirement.
3.2. Based on the review, identify the customizations required to the initial design. Customize
the functional interface to ensure it meets the user requirements.

Task 4
4.1. Research the competitors of the chosen organization and discuss how they have used
business intelligence tools to make decision making process more effective and improve the
overall performance of the organizations.
4.2. Sharing data within the organization through a BI tool can raise legal, ethical and
professional concerns. Explore the legal issues that may result when using business intelligence
tools (Eg: Data protection laws, Cyber security, etc.) and evaluate how the chosen
organization and extend the target audience / gain a competitive advantage by securely
exploiting Business Intelligence tools.
Grading Rubric

Grading Criteria Achieved Feedback

LO1 Discuss business processes and the mechanisms

used to support business decision-making.

P1 Examine, using examples, the terms ‘Business

Process’ and ‘Supporting Processes’.
M1 Differentiate between unstructured and semi-
structured data within an organisation.
D1 Evaluate the benefits and drawbacks of using
application software as a mechanism for business
processing.
LO2 Compare the tools and technologies associated
with business intelligence functionality

P2 Compare the types of support available for business

decision-making at varying levels within an
organization.
M2 Justify, with specific examples, the key features of
business intelligence functionality.
D2 Compare and contrast a range of information
systems and technologies that can be used to support
organisations at operational, tactical and strategic
levels.
LO3 Demonstrate the use of business intelligence tools
and technologies
P3 Determine, with examples, what business
intelligence is and the tools and techniques associated
with it.

P4 Design a business intelligence tool, application or

interface that can perform a specific task to support
problem-solving or decision-making at an advanced
level.

M3 Customise the design to ensure that it is user

friendly and has a functional interface.
D3 Provide a critical review of the design in terms of
how it meets
a specific user or business requirement and identify
what customization has been integrated into the
design.

LO4 Discuss the impact of business intelligence tools

and technologies for effective decision-making
purposes and the legal/regulatory context in which
they are used
P5 Discuss how business intelligence tools can
contribute to effective decision-making.

P6 Explore the legal issues involved in the secure

exploitation of business intelligence tools.

M4 Conduct research to identify specific examples of

organisations that have used business intelligence
tools to enhance or improve operations
D4 Evaluate how organisations could use business
intelligence to extend their target audience and make
them more competitive within the market, taking
security legislation into consideration.