INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:

• This assignment must be completed individually.
• You must use the Harvard referencing
• Your work must indicate the number of words you have used. You must not exceed the specified maximum number of words.  When a written assessment is marked, the excessive use of words beyond the word limit is reflected in the academic judgement of the piece of work which results in a lower mark being awarded for the piece of work (regulation 74).
• Submissions are to be made anonymously. Do not write your name anywhere on your work.
• Write your student ID number at the top of every page.
• Where the assignment comprises more than one task, all tasks must be submitted in a single document.
• You must number all pages.
• No extensions nor late submissions are available for this
• Your work must be submitted on to Turnitin on VLE as a MS Word document only. If you submit a PDF document your work will not be marked.

 

 

Exceptional Circumstances: The deadline for submission of exceptional circumstances in relation to this assignment is no later than five working days after the submission date of this work. Please contact   the   Director   of   Studies   Team   –   [email protected]   See   rules   6.112   –   6.141: http://web.anglia.ac.uk/anet/academic/public/academic_regs.pdf

 

 

ASSESSMENT TASK

Choose one of the following organisations upon which to base your answer:

1. West Cornwall Pasty Company co.uk/
2. Touch Associates https://www.toucom/
3. Nutmeg Saving and Investment LTD https://nutmeg.com/
4. BenevolentAI https://www.benevcom/
5. Inntravel https://www.inntraveco.uk/
6. Kids Planet Day Nurseries Ltd https://www.kidco.uk/
7. Cancer Research UK https://www.canceorg/ Write a report with the following sections

1.0 TITLE PAGE

2.0 SUMMARY

3.0 CONTENTS

4.0 MAIN BODY

• Strategic Issues – general problems that confront society or the sector
• Challenges – the impact of the general problems on the organisation
• Solutions – an organisation level solution to the impacts of these challenges
• Implementation – a plan to put a solution into practice

5.0 CONCLUSIONS

6.0 RECOMMENDATIONS

7.0 REFERENCES

• APPENDICES

 

 

FORMAT OF SUBMISSION

• You should include a minimum of 20 appropriate sources within your work including at least one example of each designated source.
• You should include an ARU Harvard-formatted reference list at the end of the submission, that includes all cited sources.
• You should include at least one author produced figure from designated data
• You should proofread your work prior to submission to reduce likelihood of errors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA and MARKS

To pass this assignment you must satisfactorily complete all elements of the Report.

 

Research and investigation – 40 marks

 

• Coherent and logically structured explanation of points, evidenced with quantitative and qualitative data
• Discussions should be supported by at least 20 appropriate sources of current, relevant evidence and data, models and theories,
• Including designated sources and author produced figures

Analysis and use of models and theories – 40 marks

 

• Analysis of points and evidence with appropriate models and theories
• Critical assessment of gaps, contradictions and limitations of points, evidence, models and theories

Formatting and Referencing – 20 marks

 

• An absence of any avoidable mistakes in spelling, grammar, formatting or referencing
• Sources must be from the middle or top of the Hierarchy of Sources
• Sources must be relevant and appropriate

Accurately cited using Anglia Ruskin University Harvard Refer