Assessment 1 SEM2 2020-2021

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Friday the 5th of March by 10am 20 working days after deadline (L4, 5 and 7)15 working days after
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Unit title & code BBS003-1 Foundations of Business Communication

Assignment number and title Individual Report and Reflection
Assessment type WR-I
Weighting of assessment 40%
Size or length of assessment 2,400 words
Unit learning outcomes
1. Demonstrate understanding of the different management theories and the basics of Macro
and micro-economics, including the decision making process and strategic management
approaches that drive organisations’ performance
2. Work with others, develop your personal and professional skills and demonstrate your
ability of self-management and learning and be able to use these skills for analysing
particular environments, and/or unique situations in which businesses are active.
What am I required to do in this assignment?
Assignment Topic Company and Business Problem: Oxford University Press

The assignment task has two critical components:
 Exploring a business problem faced by the company and the impact of solutions recommended supported by evidence
 Reflective Report on Learning from Week 1-5 focused key employability skills
This assignment is deliberately set as a time limited activity and you have specific time to write it up. This is to replicate what happens in the
workplace. It is supposed to be challenging – when you engage in the unit and learning materials and classroom activity you will have access
to everything you need to complete this work.
Your assessment is based on your unit learning week 1 – 5
Assignment 001 Individual Submission - What is expected:

Write a formal report, with headings, using your reading, research, learning and journal content as a starting point. We suggest writing the
report in two parts:
Part 1: Business Analysis (approx. 1,200 words) – written based on your research findings so in 3rd person
Your report may include:
 Introduction / Summary of the assignment case study (Oxford University Press)
 Your application of theory, models, analysis of the business and how it is impacted by the external environment influences. This
section could include:
o Topic industry data
o Key businesses, customers, suppliers, competitors, performance, strengths and weaknesses and challenges faced
o A SWOT / PESTEL analysis of Oxford University Press
o Analyse the competitive position of the organisation through Porter’s Five Forces Model
o Identifying key issues faced, resourcing and any management / operational issues facing the owner/managers of the
business
o Evidence of research and reading beyond topic areas discussed in class
 Any key findings or conclusions you can identify from your research and reading
 Reference List
Format:
Business Report Style
PLEASE INSERT A BLANK PAGE BETWEEN PART 1 and PART 2
Part 2: Reflective Report on Key Skills Development (approx. 1,200 words)

Your personal reflection is based on your learning experience documented by your journal entries in BREO which will form part of this
assessment. Therefore, journal entries added on a regular basis in weeks 1-5 are required to evidence how you have developed and used
key skills in the initial learning in the unit and in the analysis of the business case for this assignment.
This can be achieved by completing journal entries on your self-assessment analysis, VARK, Belbin and all personal development activities
that link to key employability skills.
In the reflective report you may explore key skill development in all or any of the following areas:
 Communication (both verbal and written – evidenced by classroom discussion, presentations and report writing)
 Numeracy – (evidenced by examples of use of data and statistics in your seminar activities and this submission)
 ICT (evidenced using Microsoft Office programs during the unit)
 Problem Solving (evidenced by examples of analysis and information gathering, during the unit and in the submission of the
assignment)
 Working with Others (evidenced by reflecting on your experience working in teams during the unit)
The reflective report should include continued evaluation of your experience working in class and your practice week by relating where
possible to models and theories like Belbin, Tuckman and Kolb. You can also include reflection on learning from feedback offered in
seminars and from SEM 1 units as your development is continuous
The reflective report should conclude with an action plan using the SMART framework. So, where you identify an improvement is needed,
document how you intend to do that.
Format:
 Reflective report should be written about yourself so in 1st person
 All links to key skills development must be referenced in text to entries in your journal. For Example:
“Since Semester one unit learning I have continued to develop and work on these XXXX academic skills, how to read an article and
paraphrase key elements of it, reference it correctly so that it could be included in a formal submission” (JNL Week 4 (date)
 Your report should be correctly referenced in Harvard style with references in text and in a reference list at the end of your report.
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Do not include any elements that have been submitted or marked in previous submissions without correct referencing. To use chunks of work
previously submitted is considered to be self-plagiarism.
What do I need to do to pass? (Threshold Expectations from UIF)
Assessment 001
 Using reading and research demonstrate your understanding of how at least one of the business models like SWOT, PESTEL and
Porters Five Forces can be used to analyse a business scenario
 Present your work in a formal report with headings using Harvard style referencing
 Show evidence of self-reflection on the assignment task by making links to your online journals
How do I produce high quality work that merits a good grade?
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make sure you have downloaded/printed out the Assignment Brief and bring it to the se
How does assignment relate to what we are doing in scheduled sessions?
Your assignment tests your application of learning in the Unit. In delivering the assessment you will undertake activities which are designed
to develop your skills, which will provide relevant evidence for your assignment submission. You apply your knowledge and learning in
writing a formal business report. The learning in your lectures and seminar activity all inform your preparation for writing the assignment.
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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.
3rd Class – 40-49% Lower 2nd – 50-59% Upper 2nd – 60-69% 1st Class – 70%+
10%
Introduction and summary Company introduced with limited A good understanding of the business A very good account of the An excellent insight into the business
to the business case and understanding demonstrated of case and the assignment. business case and the assignment. case and the assignment.
the assignment the business case and the
assignment.
20% Some evidence of understanding of Evidence of a satisfactory level of A sound discussion of the An excellent insight into the business
Evidence of understanding the business problem, the understanding of the business problem, application of theories and models. case and the syllabus topics.
and application of relevant application of one theory/model application of theories and models. Some showing a good grasp of the
theories to context, case with gaps. omissions and/or errors. business problem and the business
evaluation and key findings case study
30% Evidence of self-assessment linked Reasonable evidence of self-assessment Good evidence of self-assessment, Excellent reflection on learning. Personal
Reflection on Learning in to online journals. and reflection on learning some personal reflection on learning and personal development – showing sound insight.
the Unit development planning development planning
30% Some content on key skills without A fair range of content - intermittent Good content-well constructed and A thorough portfolio of evidence to
*Online Journal Content references to Self-Assessment, entries with references to at least one of regular entries with references to support reflective learning on all key
VARK and Belbin the self-assessment exercises including Self-Assessment exercise, VARK skills
and Quality
Skills inventory, VARK and Belbin and Belbin
10% Some inconsistencies in Some inconsistencies in presentation of Material well organised and Excellent organisation and presentation
Structure, presentation, presentation of material. An material. Good style. Satisfactorily presented. Good style. Well of material. Excellent style. Excellently
referencing, spelling and attempt at a formal report with expressed but several mistakes in expressed with very few mistakes expressed with perfect grammar and
grammar. headings and some errors both in grammar and spelling. Most references in grammar and spelling. Almost all spelling. All references are correctly
text and in the References section are correct in text, with appropriate page references are correct, both in text cited both in text and in the Reference
numbers and listed in the Reference and in the Reference section. section.
section.

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Submission Deadline Marks and Feedback

Before 10am on:

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Unit title & code BBS003-1 Foundations of Business Communication

What am I required to do in this assignment?

Assignment Topic Company and Business Problem: Oxford University Press

Assignment 001 Individual Submission - What is expected:

PLEASE INSERT A BLANK PAGE BETWEEN PART 1 and PART 2

Part 2: Reflective Report on Key Skills Development (approx. 1,200 words)

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

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

How does assignment relate to what we are doing in scheduled sessions?

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