This document outlines an assignment for an MBA module on business environment. Students are asked to write a 3,000 word report analyzing UK economic growth over the last 20 years and identifying any economic cycles. They must analyze the key reasons for changes in UK growth and reference government policies and their impacts. The document provides marking criteria for the report, including sections on presentation, objectives, analysis, illustration, and conclusion. It also lists the module's learning outcomes being assessed and expectations for the report, such as adhering to guidelines and demonstrating research.
This document outlines an assignment for an MBA module on business environment. Students are asked to write a 3,000 word report analyzing UK economic growth over the last 20 years and identifying any economic cycles. They must analyze the key reasons for changes in UK growth and reference government policies and their impacts. The document provides marking criteria for the report, including sections on presentation, objectives, analysis, illustration, and conclusion. It also lists the module's learning outcomes being assessed and expectations for the report, such as adhering to guidelines and demonstrating research.
This document outlines an assignment for an MBA module on business environment. Students are asked to write a 3,000 word report analyzing UK economic growth over the last 20 years and identifying any economic cycles. They must analyze the key reasons for changes in UK growth and reference government policies and their impacts. The document provides marking criteria for the report, including sections on presentation, objectives, analysis, illustration, and conclusion. It also lists the module's learning outcomes being assessed and expectations for the report, such as adhering to guidelines and demonstrating research.
This document outlines an assignment for an MBA module on business environment. Students are asked to write a 3,000 word report analyzing UK economic growth over the last 20 years and identifying any economic cycles. They must analyze the key reasons for changes in UK growth and reference government policies and their impacts. The document provides marking criteria for the report, including sections on presentation, objectives, analysis, illustration, and conclusion. It also lists the module's learning outcomes being assessed and expectations for the report, such as adhering to guidelines and demonstrating research.
DATE ASSESSMENT SET AND LOADED ON TO STUDENT PORTAL: DATE ASSESSMENT TO BE COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED: SUBMISSION METHOD/MODE:- On/ine via Tumitin (Student Portal)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Assessment Type: A Written Report
Indicative Assessment Requirements for the Module;-50% TMM
Individual Assignment
Research UK economic growth over the last twenty years - Can you identify any economic cycles? Analyse the key reasons for changes in UK growth over the period (some references to government policies and their impact needs to be made).
You are required to research and write a report analysing, summarizing your findings and examining the key reasons behind economic cycles and growth in UK economy.
------------------------------------------------------------------------~~-~------------------ Maximum Word Limit and Assessment weighting for each aspect within the assessment:
Word count Your assignment should be 3000 words long maximum
(Excluding references/bibliography lists)
Description of Assessment Requirements
Format
Reportformat -Please ensure that you acknowledge your sources of data using
Harvard referencing method. Research
You are expected to use a wide range of academic sources foryour research (e.g. journal articles,reports, books, magazines etc). Marking criteria Presentation & Introduction Structure, Language, referencing 15%
Objectives 10% Addressing the purpose of the assignment
Analysis 40% Application of the theory through critical analysis of the topic area
Illustration 15% Use of examples I data, graphical illustration
Conclusion 20% Evidence of the conclusion being supported by theory/literature
TOTAL MARK: 100 % Your report should meet the following expectations: Answer the question set and keep to the topic. Demonstrate an understanding of relevant economic principles, concepts and theories; Ability to provide insightful analysis of issues involved; Ability to organise material with supporting evidence; Skills in using diagram to explain economic ideas; Knowledge of current issues relating to your assignment question - there should be evidence of thorough research. Attach a reference and bibliography of the books and journal articles used in the assignment. If there is sufficient evidence to prove that the essay has been copied from another student or from a book without proper acknowledgement of the sources (plagiarism), such an essay will receive a fail grade.
Adhere to the word limit. Font size: 12 Spacing: 1.5-spaced ---------------------~---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Module Learning Outcomes to be Assessed:- ./ Explore, discuss, understand and critically evaluate the economic issues, and aspects of policy and practice, and relevant contemporary challenges facing individuals and organisations/firms in a variety of context and situations ./ Critically comprehend and become familiar with microeconomic and macroeconomic theories and models and their use in understanding and addressing contemporary ./ Comprehend the complexity of the relationship between organisation policy and practices, and their development in response to economic realities and fact based contexts ./ Analyse and critically discuss the reasons for economic growth and/or decline and the impact of macroeconomic policies in changing economic circumstances material of disparate points just reproduces what knows
about the topic No evidence No evidence of No evidence Some reading Good reading. Excellent reading. of reading. reading. of reading. evident, but Good range of Well chosen Is there evidence of No use of An implicit hint Very basic confined to theories theories. having read widely theory- not at some theories core texts. included.
and use of appropriate even hinted knowledge of mentioned
and up to date material at Implicitly. theory, etc. but not to make a case? developed or
well used.
UNDERSTANDING & No theory Vague Long winded Some long Good summary Succinct, SYNTHESIS included. assertions/poor descriptions winded of theory. effective Are Ideas summarized exp la nations. of theory. sections. Good use of summaries of rather than being Some quotations that theory. Excellent reproduced, and are they quotations, but flow with choice and inter-related with other stand alone. narrative. threading of ideas? Some Inter- Good inter- quotations into connections. connections. argument. Good counterpoising of a range of perspectives. APPL/CATION No examples No/limited/ Few examples Uneven Good examples Excellent range of Does It show appropriate inappropriate examples examples. use of theory In a examples practical situation? ANALYSIS Vague Largely Limited Some good Good, detailed Comprehensive Does it Identify the key assertions descriptive insight Into observations. analysis. range of issues issues, etc in a given about Issues. with no Issues. Identified and scenario, proposal or argument?
identification and analysis of discussed fully. central Issues. EVALUATION& No Uncritical Some Good Good critical Full critical CONCLUSION evaluation. acceptance of evaluation interpretation. assessment. assessment and Does it critically assess
material. but weak. Some but Independent substantial material?
Little insight. limited thought Individual insight. Are there a workable and sophistication displayed. imaginative solutions? in argument.
Limited/poor Some
Appropriate
Appropriate referencing Inconsistencies in referencing referencing referencing
No structure Poor structure. Acceptable, Reasonable
Good Excellent apparent. Poor but uneven structure. argument. argument. Poor presentation. presentation. structure. Reasonable Good presentation. Well presented material. Very effective presentation presentation. format.
MARK
CONTENT: 29 or less 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70+
Vague, Some mention Barely Some Well focused Highly focused answers the looseness/ Has the question been random, of the issue,
answered? unrelated but a collection question - digressions
REFERENCING No No referencing Thorough and accurate referencing citation and referencing
PRESENTATION Logical and coherent structure to argument and effective presentation
British Journal of Education Vol.4, No.9, pp.55-63, August 2016 (Special Issue) - Published by European Centre For Research Training and Development UK