BTEC Higher National Diploma in International Business Management

Edexcel International - UK

Format for the Written Assignment – (Read Carefully)

o Your written (word processed) assignment should be prepared to cater to the required
assessment criteria stated in the assignment brief.

o Use the professional standards of word processing

Font :Times New Roman

Font size : Text body– 12 , Text Heading – 14
Numbering of the contents should be proper
Header and Footer should be included
Header – The title of the assignment at the right side corner and subject at the left.
Footer – The student’s information (Name, Student ID, Semester-Batch, Course)
All pages should be numbered accordingly.
The attachments at the end should be numbered using roman numbering format.

Page Set up – Top, Left, Bottom, Up margins should be set as 1” and the Gutter – 0.5”

Line spacing should be – 1.5”

o The completed assignment must avoid unnecessary information and should be presented
in a neat and clear format to the assessor maintaining a proper professional reporting
method.( A bound assignment)

o You should properly acknowledge the parties involved in the assignment completion
process by stating their names and designation.

o A research report which contains realistic information obtained through interviews and
other methods must provide evidence of the information sources.

o As mentioned earlier, all sources of information must be referenced using “Harvard

referencing” where a reference listing should be included at the end of the assignment.

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 Sample structure of the assignment in general ( You can include additional

information adhering to this structure by including information to the Context of the
report )

Executive Summary
Acknowledgement
Abbreviations
Contents of the report
Contents of the charts, graphs and images
Introduction
Analysis –Context of the report
Conclusion
Bibliography
Appendices

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 BTEC Higher National Diploma in International Business Management
Edexcel International - UK

Grading Information

P1 Assess information and knowledge needs internally and externally to improve

decision making and taking

• Identify the range of decisions to be taken to effectively communicate

with the organizations stakeholders.
• Identify the information requirements at different levels of organization
hierarchy.
• Review information and knowledge needed to ensure effective decision
making techniques.
• Assess internal and external sources of information and understanding.
• Identify methods of collecting information.
• Make recommendations for improvement.
• Suggest appropriate methods as to ensure you maintain the secrecy of
information.

P2 Create strategies to increase personal networking to widen involvement in the

decision-making process

• identify personnel including customers, other stakeholders and other

experts.
• identify the extent of information that you need to disseminate to each &
every stakeholder level.
• make contact with those identified and develop business relationships.
• involve those identified in decision making as appropriate.
• suggest strategies for improvement.
• discuss how personal networking affects secrecy of information for an
organization.

P3 Develop communication processes to improve the gathering and dissemination

of information and organizational knowledge

• evaluate existing processes of communication in an organization and look to

ensure and improve appropriateness.
• implement and justify improvements to ensure greater integration of
systems of communication in that organization.
• identify communication skills of a good manager.
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• on a personal level, identify weaknesses and develop a personal plan to

improve communication skills.
• evaluate the importance of team meetings, group discussions, in order to
improve proper communication within organizations.

P4 Design and improve appropriate systems for the collection, storage and
dissemination of and access to the information and knowledge gathered

• identify how information could be used as controlling and coordination

method for an organization.
• evaluate existing approaches to the collection, formatting, storage,
disseminating information and knowledge.
• discuss how IT systems could be used as a communication management and
controlling tool.
• implement and justify appropriate changes to improve the collection,
formatting, storage, disseminating information and knowledge.
• implement a strategy to improve access to systems of information and
knowledge to others as appropriate.
• How does organization culture affect communication process for an
organization.

Identify and apply strategies to find appropriate solutions

M1 • Effective judgments have been made
• Complex problems with more than one variable have been explored
• An effective approach to study and research has been applied

M2 Select/design and apply appropriate methods/ techniques

• Relevant theories and techniques have been applied
• A range of methods and techniques have been applied
• A range of sources of information has been used
• The selection of methods and techniques/sources has been justified the
design of methods/techniques has been justified
• Complex information/data has been synthesized and processed
appropriate learning methods/techniques have been applied

Present and communicate appropriate findings

M3 • The appropriate structure and approach has been used
• Coherent, logical development of principles/concepts for the intended
audience
• A range of methods of presentation have been used and technical language
has been accurately used
• Communication has taken place in familiar and unfamiliar contexts
The communication is appropriate for familiar and unfamiliar audiences and
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appropriate media have been used

D1 Use critical reflection to evaluate own work and justify valid conclusions
• Conclusions have been arrived at through synthesis of ideas and have been
justified
• The validity of results has been evaluated using defined criteria
• Self-criticism of approach has taken place
• Realistic improvements have been proposed against defined characteristics for
success

D2 Take responsibility for managing and organizing activities

• Autonomy/ independence have been demonstrated.

• Substantial activities or investigations have been planned, managed and
organized.
• Activities have been managed
• The unforeseen has been accommodated
• The importance of interdependence has been recognized and achieved

D3 Demonstrate convergent / creative thinking

• Ideas have been generated and decisions taken

• Self-evaluation has taken place
• Convergent and lateral thinking have been applied
• Problems have been solved
• Innovation and creative thought have been applied
• Receptiveness to new ideas is evident
Effective thinking has taken place in unfamiliar contexts

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 BTEC Higher National Diploma in International Business Management
Edexcel International - UK

Assignment Brief

Task 01 (P 01)

Businesses require information and knowledge to make decisions. Stakeholders are a

rich source of information and knowledge. There are ranges of decisions that are taken
within a business establishment and at various levels of the organizational hierarchy.
Focusing on the service industry choosing a hospital, restaurant, or a supermarket
investigate the information needs and how they collect this information.

1. Identify stakeholders in the business and identify the range of decisions to be

taken
2. State the information requirements at the different levels of the organizations
hierarchy
3. Assess the internal and external sources of information
4. Identify methods of collecting information for business decisions
5. Make recommendations for improvement
6. Suggest methods to ensure secrecy

Task 02 (P 02)

Networking is consciously developing contacts in an effort to increase the number of

referrals you get for your business. It is working out ways to get other people to send you
business through word of mouth.
You are part of the management team in an organization which is planning to launch a
new product, expand your contacts to reach more customers on behalf of your
organization then prepare a presentation to show how you have expanded your personal
network. The presentation should include

1. List of the people (stakeholders) you need to reach to promote your product
2. A review of the amount of information you need to make available to each person
3. Make contacts with them and develop relationships, elaborating how the
relationships have been beneficial
4. Involve those identified in decision making as appropriate
5. Suggest strategies for improvement
6. Discuss how personal networks affects secrecy of information in an organization

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Task 03 (P02)

The Communication process of an organization involves the processes used to gather and
dessimate information and organizational knowledge. Oranisational communication can
be formal or informal, face to face or through technology. You have just been appointed
the new asistant information Officer in a ………,

1.Evaluate the existing processes of communication in the organisation and suggest

improvements
2. Using a hypothetical scenario implement and justify improvements to ensure greater
integration of systems of communication in that organization
3. What are the communication skills of a good manager
4. on a personal level Identify weaknesses and develop a personal plan to improve
communication skills.
5. Evaluate the importance of team meetings, group discussions, in order to improve
proper communication within the organization.

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