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Assessment weighted at 100% assessing all module learning outcomes. Activity Prepare a management report of 3,500 to 4,000 words on an organisation or industry-sector, in a country with which you are familiar. This report should assesses the impact of external and internal factors on the organisation/industry-sector and evaluate the organisation/industry-sector responses. (In the case of a large organisation or industry-sector it is permissible to confine your report to part of the organisation or industry-sector. ) Task 1
Describe and analyse the primary internal and external influences to which the organisation/industry-sector is subject. This first task should take about one third to one half of your overall report. Task 2 Choose one of the following themes: a)The changing political environment (international or national) b)Technological change In relation to your chosen theme i. analyse how it influences policies and decision-making within your chosen organisation or industry-sector (wat son did) ii. Critically evaluate the effectiveness of the organisation’s or industry-sector’s response. ii. Demonstrate some areas for improvement in the response of the organisation or industry-sector. Important guidance notes Whichever topic you chose, you must clearly demonstrate knowledge and understanding from research and reading wider than that contained in the module pack and core textbook. You must also set your analysis in the context of points i to iii above. This is a REPORT not an essay and must be presented in report format and style. This is an academic piece of work therefore you are expected to link theory and practice.
You should take care to ensure that the work you submit has a high standard of presentation. You must acknowledge the sources of information and evidence using the Harvard referencing system. Your assignment is subject to the University’s regulations on plagiarism and must be submitted as paper copies and in electronic form* for checking through Turnitin. Failure to submit an electronic copy will result your mark being with held until an electronic copy has been submitted and checked. *Turnitin accepts the following file types:
Microsoft Word® (including Word 2007), Corel WordPerfect®, HTML, Adobe PostScript®, Plain text (TXT), Rich Text Format (RTF), and Portable Document Format (PDF). The file size may not exceed 10. 48576 MB. Files of larger size may be reduced in size by removal of non-text content. Files that are password protected, encrypted, hidden, system files, or read only files cannot be uploaded or submitted to Turnitin. Summary Assessment Criteria 1. Clarity of the description and analysis of the organization/industry-sector and the identification of relevant internal and external influences. 30%) 2. Ability to analyse how the chosen theme influences organization/industry-sector policies and decision-making. (20%) 3. Ability to critically evaluate organization/industry-sector responses. (20%) 4. Ability to identify areas for improved organization/industry-sector responses. (10%) 5. Research: depth and range. (10%) 6. Presentation and structure. (10%) (See marking scheme for more detailed guidance) Contemporary Developments in Business and Management Report Marking Scheme For this assessment the following criteria will be applied: Criteria70% +60-69%50-59%40-49%