MODULE TITLE: - Business Environment

PROGRAMME: MBA Stage 1

SEMESTER:Semes~rOne

ACADEMIC YEAR PERIOD: June - September 14


LECTURER SETTING ASSESSMENT: - Ellie Semsar

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)


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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.


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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
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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