Project Briefing – 2020/21
Module Name Economics for Business
Module Code BB4404 M
Project Title Particular person Project
Sort of Submission Report
Phrase Rely 1300 – 1700 max.
Concern Date
Submission Date 21/02/2022
Date of Suggestions to College students Inside 20 working days after the submission date
The place suggestions may be discovered Canvas
Project Process
Your job is to write down a report that describes, explains and analyses three related information articles (printed in print or on-line)
Every information article ought to check with a selected agency that’s going by means of or responding to a specific sort of change. Every of your three tales ought to characteristic a distinct agency.
Story 1.
A agency that’s bringing a technological change to its business.
Story 2.
A agency that’s both merging, is making an attempt to take over different companies, or is diversifying.
Story three.
A agency that’s experiencing competitors from a web-based enterprise.
You might be welcome to decide on companies that aren’t primarily based in India or multi-national companies.
The information articles you employ ought to have been printed between 7 October 2021 and 13 February 2022. They need to come from high quality English language information retailers (e.g. the Occasions of India, The Monetary Occasions, The New York Occasions, The Guardian, the BBC). It’s effective to make use of both print or on-line variations.
Nonetheless, ‘Tabloidesque’ papers should not acceptable as sources and neither are blogs or social media reviews. Solely information reviews are acceptable, so background articles from for instance The Economist (printed weekly) should not acceptable.
Your report have to be submitted by means of Canvas by the date and time specified above.
Steerage and Necessities
You might be requested to explain, clarify, and analyse.
The outline is just a brief abstract in your personal phrases what the article is about, that’s, what specific occasion or situation does it take care of and that are the primary events concerned.
The reason is the related background to the story. To be able to perceive the story effectively it is best to maybe give some extra details about the agency concerned, or about its business, or concerning the purpose why the actual occasion or situation reported within the article has arisen. The knowledge for this background just isn’t at all times discovered within the article, you might use additional sources.
The Assessment usually includes the applying of theoretical ideas. For instance (and that is simply an instance), usually companies which are planning to merge say that they count on to profit from synergies or economies. You possibly can apply such ideas in your story 2 by discussing whether or not the agency in you article will expertise synergies or economies, and in that case, what type. The ideas you employ will usually have been coated in one of many Economics for Business classes and the textbook (on this case, for instance Sloman et al. pp.249-253). Attempt to make connections between the newspaper articles and basic ideas. You could use graphs or different visible aids to make clear your Assessment however no particular credit score is given for this.
To be able to show you how to make notes in preparation for writing the three tales, there’s a desk on the finish of this transient which you could fill out for every story (make a number of copies if wanted). You do not need use this desk, it’s there simply should you suppose it’s helpful. And should you use it you don’t submit accomplished tables along with your project.
Report necessities:
– A entrance cowl with title (for instance: “Three companies and their altering enterprise environments”) and date.
– Contents web page naming the three tales.
– Three tales, every following the format description, clarification and Assessment.
– Goal for a size of 500 phrases for every story. The entire phrase rely of the report needs to be between 1300 and 1700 phrases.
– On the final web page of your report it is best to checklist your references. This could embody the three articles you’ve used and all different sources that you’ve got used. References have to be written utilizing the Harvard referencing type. Make each effort to keep away from plagiarism (see the details about avoiding plagiarism on the finish of this transient).
– The report needs to be a Phrase doc.
Your submission might be marked utilizing the rubric under which relies on the KU descriptors for Degree Four.
ARKING CRITERIA AND FEEDBACK FORM. THIS INDIVIDUAL REPORT IS WORTH 45% OF THE OVERALL MODULE MARK.
Letter Grade F1-F4 F5 D C B A
%
Grade Band 1-34
Fail 34-39
Marginal Fail 40-49
third 50-59
2.2 60-69
2.1 70+
1st Max
mark Your mark
1. Total written type and construction of report
Unacceptable, inadequate or incomplete
Zero – 2
Important flaws
three
Acceptable, however with some flaws /errors remaining
Four
Passable, however with few flaws /errors remaining
5-6
Good. Minimal flaws /errors
7-Eight
Wonderful written type and construction
9-10
10
2. Referencing Incorrect referencing and inadequate or incomplete checklist (lower than 5 sources)
Zero – 2 Not correctly constructed checklist and inaccurate or inconsistent referencing
three Correctly constructed checklist however with some inconsistencies remaining in referencing
Four Correctly constructed checklist with solely few inconsistencies in referencing
5-6 Correctly constructed checklist and correct referencing all through. Minimal errors (e.g. full stops, brackets and comas)
7-Eight Exemplary referencing all through and correctly constructed checklist.
9-10 10
three. Description Inadequate or incomplete abstract of articles
Zero-Four Some flaws within the summaries of the articles
5 Satisfactory summaries of the articles
6-Eight Passable summaries of the articles exhibiting some understanding of the problems raised
9-11
Good summaries of the articles exhibiting correct understanding of the problems raised
12-14 Wonderful summaries of the articles exhibiting full understanding of the problems raised
15-20 20
Four. Clarification No related background supplied
Zero-Four Some background and clarification supplied however incomplete or irrelevant
5-Eight Satisfactory background and clarification supplied
9-12 Passable background and clarification supplied for all three articles
13-17 Good background and clarification supplied for all three articles
18-22 Wonderful background and clarification supplied for all three articles
23-25 25
5. Assessment Inadequate or incomplete, doesn’t draw on concept
Zero-9 Obscure and ambiguous Assessment with little or no proof of an in-depth examination of related points and theories – simply repetition of information from the articles and replication of concept. Little or no proof of logical improvement of arguments
10-14 Satisfactory Assessment with little proof of an in-depth examination of related points and theories – little try to hyperlink the articles’ points with concept. Little proof of logical improvement of arguments.
15-20 Passable Assessment with some proof of an in-depth examination of related points and theories – some try to hyperlink the articles’ points with concept. Some proof of logical improvement of arguments.
21-25 Good Assessment with clear proof of an in-depth examination of related points and theories – good hyperlinks between the articles’ points and concept. Good proof of logical improvement of arguments.
26-32 Wonderful Assessment with extremely crucial analysis of related points and theories – excellent hyperlinks between the articles’ points and concept. Wonderful and extremely logical improvement of arguments.
33-35 35
Complete 100
Avoiding plagiarism
If you write an essay, report or dissertation it is best to at all times cite the printed sources which you quote, check with or use as proof, in any other case you’re more likely to be committing plagiarism, which is a type of tutorial misconduct with doubtlessly very critical penalties. References have to be made each throughout the textual content and in a listing on the finish.
The goal in doing that is to make sure that someone studying your work can simply discover these sources for themselves. This is applicable as to if you’re utilizing a ebook, a report, a journal article or an Web web site. You’ll most likely know from your personal expertise how a lot simpler it’s to discover a reference when a studying checklist or bibliography is evident and unambiguous.There’s Help obtainable from the library and on-line, together with a spread of movies akin to these given under:
https://mykingston.kingston.ac.uk/library/help_and_training/Pages/referencing.aspx.
http://www.citethemrightonline.com/fundamentals
Do bear in mind you may submit your work as many instances as you want earlier than the ultimate deadline. It’s a good suggestion to test your Originality Report and make sure that any potential plagiarism is eradicated for your work by rewriting in your personal phrases and referencing accurately. The workers on the BLASC desk within the LRC will be capable to advise on this.
Further useful sources may be discovered right here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yYf8AihndI
One of the best ways to keep away from tutorial misconduct or plagiarism is to make use of your personal phrases always; don’t reduce and paste from different work.
Sickness or different mitigating circumstances
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Put together your writing of report write up by gathering the next info. You possibly can repeat this train for every of the three articles you’ve chosen. This train is simply an help, it shouldn’t be submitted along with your report.
Full Harvard reference of stories paper article:
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
Questions Your Reply
What’s the major subject of the article?
Which companies are mentioned? (summarise in your personal phrases)
What’s the related background to the article? For instance:
– what features of the agency (e.g. its measurement or historical past) or the business should be understood to know the article?
– – ought to the change to the enterprise surroundings or the operation of the agency mentioned within the article be seen as half of a bigger course of? How lengthy has this been happening?
Is the related background coated sufficiently within the article? If not what additional sources will I take advantage of?
Are any particular phrases or ideas used within the article?
What (different) financial ideas might be used to analyse this story?
