Task Brief – Coursework 1
Module Title: Business and Management Strategy
Business strategy refers to the actions and decisions a company takes to achieve its goals and objectives. This can include decisions related to products and services, marketing, operations, and organizational structure. Management strategy refers to the plans and actions taken by a company’s management team to ensure the effective and efficient operation of the business. These strategies can include decisions related to budgeting, staffing, and resource allocation. Both business and management strategies are important for a company’s long-term success and growth.
Assessment Title: Strategic Plan
Individual/Group: Group
Weighting: 50%
Submission Date: 15th December 2022 to seminar tutor
Task Details
You are required, as a group of 4-6, to develop a national strategic plan in response to a given scenario. The scenario will be given to you in week 18, as the 5th problem of this module. A structure template is available on Blackboard for your use.
Submission requirements
The submission will be by a group report of 4000 words. The report is to be professionally written, formatted and submitted directly to your tutor in your session on the 15th December 2022. Your tutor will make specific arrangements with you.
In class on the 15th December, you will formally summarise your report via a presentation (oral or poster) to your tutor. Your tutor will then give you immediate feedback to help you to complete assignment 2.
Group work rationale and management and process for recognising individual contribution
Team working skills is a key skills gap that has been identified by Skills Active, hence why this assessment is being delivered in a group format. To recognise that individuals may make different levels of contribution to the presentation there will be a peer group assessment form that will be completed by each student that reflects on the contribution made by each group member.
The tutor must be kept informed at all times in relation to ‘problems’ that the group encounters. If a member of the group is not making an equitable contribution then the tutor must be informed ASAP so as to take appropriate action.
Weighted Assessment Criteria:
Your task will be graded against the following weighted criteria;
Oral presentation of the report, demonstrating a logical summary of the strategic plan (10%)
Report presentation with the overall ability to communicate clearly and objectively within a business setting. (10%)
Analysis and application of relevant management theory to support a justified strategic plan. (25%)
Strategic plan answers to the overall scenario brief, with due consideration of market, CSR and financial implications. (25%)
Provision of supporting material to substantiate the decisions made. (20%)
Contribution to meetings, group discussions and presentation (10%)
Study Skills Support
Students will meet their tutors at every seminar session to receive formative feedback on their progress. Specialist lectures will be provided on set topics to inform the individual sections of the report.
Feedback & Feed-forward Strategy and how students can access their Feedback
Students will receive detailed feedback on their strategic plans in class via the formative presentation of the report. Good practice will be identified and explored, and future requirements will be identified.
Assessment Criteria – Task 1
Module Title: Business and Management Strategy Level 7
Assessment Title: Group Strategic Plan Weighted: 50%
Criteria & Weighting 90 – 100% Outstanding Work 80 – 89% Excellent Work 70 – 79% Good Quality Work 60 – 69% Acceptable Work with some good aspects 50 – 59% Satisfactory Work 0- 49% Work does not satisfy assessment criteria
Oral presentation of the report, demonstrating a logical summary of the strategic plan (10%) Excellent presentation and structure, clear logical approach. Professional presentation and structure, clear logical approach. Clear, logical presentation and structure. Reasonable presentation and structure. Fairly logical approach. Limited presentation but demonstrating some understanding of logical structure. No or poor structure, illogical approach,
Report presentation with the overall ability to communicate clearly and objectively within a business setting. (10%) Excellent presentation and structure, clear logical approach. Professional presentation and structure, clear logical approach. Clear, logical presentation and structure. Reasonable presentation and structure. Fairly logical approach. Limited presentation but demonstrating some understanding of logical structure. No or poor structure, illogical approach,
Analysis and application of relevant management theory to support a justified strategic plan. (25%) Fundamental and strategic theories identified, critically evaluated and applied in a clear and concise, yet critically evaluative manner. Reading covers much more than the given reading list. Fundamental and strategic theories identified, critically evaluated and applied in a concise yet evaluative manner. Reading covers more than the given reading list. Key theories identified and applied.
Task Brief – Coursework 2
Module Title: Business and Management Strategy
Assessment Title: Strategic Plan Review
Individual/Group: Individual
Weighting: 50%
Submission Date: 12th January 2023
Task Details
On an individual basis, you must develop your group strategic plan to now include an international strategic plan. The report should therefore include a comprehensive development of the national strategic plan to include an international market development strategy.
The submission should be in report format of 4000 words. A structure template is available on Blackboard for your use. You may decide to support your report by including appendixes of related documentation, for example, staff schedules, site plans, country evaluations, risk assessments plus others that may enhance this work.
Submission requirements
The work is to be handed electronically via BB by 3:00pm on 12th January 2023.
Weighted Assessment Criteria:
Your task will be graded against the following weighted criteria:
Presentation and the overall ability to communicate clearly and objectively within a business setting. (10%)
Analysis and application of relevant management theory to support a justified international strategic plan. (35%)
Strategic plan answers to the overall scenario brief, with due consideration of the market, CSR and financial implications in an international context. (35%)
Provision of supporting material in the form of 3 country PESTLE analyses and an evaluation grid to substantiate the decisions made. (20%)
Assessment Criteria – Task 2
Module Title: Business and Management Strategy Level 7
Assessment Title: Strategic Plan
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