SBS HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ASSIGNMENT 1 & 2 FOR MBA/MSC STUDENTS IN KUWAIT

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HRM Assignment 1 Questions

In new organizational competitive turbulent and changing world, traditional principles of management and organization such as bureaucracy, command and control have been invaded. The strategies based on bureaucratic control such as provision application, rules, instructions, hierarchy and activities’ standardization don’t have enough efficiency to uniform employees’ behavior. The workforce has been caught in bureaucracy for indicating their talents and creativities and they cannot use their potential and pay to solve problems. In such situation the organizations are successful which their managers have new strategies for workforce. In this regard, all managers and senior leaders have another role except the role of coordinator and facilitator which is that potential synergies of employees.
Some factors such as increasing customers’ expectations, globalization, process and highly advanced technology are some factors which make twenty – first century organizations have a different form from traditional organizations. In traditional organizations, just employees’ energy was managed while in twenty- first century’s organizations, it will be needed to manage intellectual power and creativity of employees in addition to energy under this situation, not only methods of hierarchical control- commands won’t be suitable but also, own employees must show initiation and solve the problems fast. So, the necessity of training employees with “self-management” made “empowering human resource” that it attracts the attention of many management experts as a new program.
Empower employees can answer to clients’ requests quickly, deal with complains and become more involved in the service process. Methods and styles of management can be used some times as combination and or even with different features about employees in a different manners. This means that each management uses different management styles according to different states and contingency. Managers with strategies and actions such as providing information, delegation, participatory management, team formation and autonomy to employees should provide situations and beds for doing organizational tasks somehow the employees do whatever they want with interest and internal motivation. Managers should decrease controls and limitations and use attract strategies instead of pushing strategies. With using attract strategies, the managers provide an organizational environment which causes inner passion of style to perform tasks. Since the improvement is personal and inner, means a person cannot be powerful only if he/she wants, managers should play the role of facilitators and provide organizational situation for empowering employees using management strategies and techniques.
Life and survival of each organization greatly depends on abilities, skills, awareness, knowledge and different specializations of human resources, especially the managers. If the persons have more preparation, they can better participate in improving the organizations’ performance. These days, all the organizations are affected by the fast development of technology and they have to make this development in all dimensions of their organization to preserve and maintain their existence that infrastructure and starting point of all these changes is correctly using human resources. Improvement provides a potential capacity to extract the human abilities which aren’t completely used. Whenever the organizations want to continue to their life in today’s complex and dynamic world, they must control this potential. Powerful employees provide benefit for organization and themselves. They have a sense of their life or job and their effort is directly related to continuous improvement in systems and execution of work process. Powerful employees in organization implement their best innovations and thoughts with interest and sense of ownership and pride. Moreover, they work with amenability and prefer organizations’ profits to their own profits.
Answer All the Questions                                                                                       (4 x 10 = 40 Marks)
Question 1:
As a HR Manager, discuss what you understand by “Empowering Human Resource” as a management strategy and the importance of same for an organization.
Question 2:
Based on your knowledge and expertise in HR Management, discuss how you would strategize for empowerment within the organization. (Discuss the strategies for employee empowerment with practical examples for execution)
Question 3:
There are certain obstacles for employee empowerment? Discuss them and suggest alternate solutions that can be implemented in a cross cultural organization with some examples of empowerment practices in UK.
Question 4:
“Empowerment without accountability is a chaos.” Do you agree with this statement? Justify your answer.

HRM Assignment 2 Questions

Answer All the Questions                                                                                         (5 x 10 = 50 Marks)
Question 1:
What do you understand by “employee engagement?” Discuss the importance and few examples that can be practiced in an organization
Question 2:
You have been assigned to brief the recruitment officer regarding an urgent recruitment of a Marketing Manager. You as the HR Manager of this FMCG MNC, how would you advice on below,

  • Job analysis
  • Job description
  • Job specification
  • Recruitment process

Question 3:
Due to certain situations, your organization need “Change” and you are been assigned to make a speech to all department heads on “the factors influencing the organizational change.” Discuss the factors that can influence the organizational change, and the probable obstacles that can arise
Question 4:
Discuss why “Negotiation” is important in people management
Question 5:
Performance appraisal system is very crucial in people management. Discuss how you would advise the people managers to avoid common errors in assessing performance.

 
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HI5020 CORPORATE ACCOUNTING ASSIGNMENT ANSWERS FROM MBA

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Corporate Accounting Assignment Specifications

Purpose:
This assignment aims at developing a clear understanding of students on what qualifications and experiences employers seek from Corporate Accountants. Students will have to search and collect a significant number of job advertisements posted by employers in the electronic or print media or in the job search portals throughput the first 8 weeks of their trimester. Based on the collected job advertisements, they will have answer a series of questions and evaluate the qualifications and experiences sought in those advertisements with the learning’s objectives, outcomes and contents of the subject.

Qualifications and experiences that employers seek from Corporate Accountants

Corporate Accounting Assessment task:

Collect as many job advertisements as possible on the position of ‘corporate accountant’, ‘corporate and management accountant’ ‘senior accountant’, ‘tax accountant’, ‘corporate financial accountant’ ‘corporate financial and management accountant’, ‘accountant corporate finance’, ‘senior financial accountant’ ‘senior accountant: tax and corporate reporting’ or any other similar positions published by Australian employers in electronic or print media or in job search portals (such as seek, Jora, Indeed etc.) from the first week of the Trimester to the week 7 of the Trimester.
Based on your collected advertisements, do the following tasks:

  1. How many job advertisements you have collected in total? How many job advertisements you have collected from each sources.
  2. Lists the name of the organisations posting the job advertisements and show the industry breakdown of the organisations posting the job advertisements.
  3. List all the job titles mentioned in the advertisements that you have collected.
  4. List all the personal attributes required from a corporate accountant that have been mentioned in the job advertisements that you have collected.
  5. List all the personal attributes required from a corporate accountant that have been mentioned in the job advertisements that you have collected with your detailed understanding of each of the attributes.
  6. List all the academic and professional qualifications of a corporate accountant that have been listed in the advertisements that you have collected.
  7. Based on the key roles, tasks, responsibilities identified from your collected job advertisements, how those key roles, tasks or responsibilities are related to the topics that you have learned in your MPA unit HI5020 Corporate Accounting.
  8. What additional topics, attributes or learnings outcomes are missing from your MPA unit HI5020 Corporate Accounting that are listed on the job advertisement.
  9. Critically examine the skills, experience and attributes needed to become a corporate accountant. Also critically evaluate how the topics that you have learned in your MPA unit HI5020 Corporate Accounting have helped you in gaining the skills, experience and attributes needed to become a corporate accountant.
Marking criteria Weighting
Abstract 1%
List of content & overall presentation of the assignment 1%
Introduction 1%
How many job advertisements you have collected in total? How many job 1%
advertisements you have collected from each sources.
Lists the name of the organisations posting the job advertisements and show the 2%
industry breakdown of the organisations posting the job advertisements.
List all the job titles mentioned in the advertisements that you have collected. 2%
List all the personal attributes required from a corporate accountant that have 2%
been mentioned in the job advertisements that you have collected with your detailed understanding of each of the attributes.
List all the key roles, tasks, responsibilities of a corporate accountant that have 4%
been listed in the advertisements that you have collected and analysed.
List all the academic and professional qualifications of a corporate accountant that have been listed in the advertisements that you have collected. 2%
Based on the key roles, tasks, responsibilities identified from your collected job advertisements, how those key roles, tasks or responsibilities are related to the 5%
topics that you have learned in your MPA unit HI5020 Corporate Accounting.
What additional topics, attributes or learnings outcomes are missing from your 3%
MPA unit HI5020 Corporate Accounting that are listed on the job advertisement.
Critically examine the skills, experience and attributes needed to become a corporate accountant. Also critically evaluate how the topics that you have learned in your MPA unit HI5020 Corporate Accounting have helped you in gaining the skills, experience and attributes needed to become a corporate 5%
accountant.
Conclusion 1%
TOTAL Weight 30%

 

 
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TRM066 FINAL DISSERTATION: ORGANISATIONAL CULTURES AND WORK ENVIRONMENTS

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Organisational Cultures and Work Environments Assignment

Module Code Level Credit Value Module Leader
STRM066 7 30 Harriet Richmond

Assignment Brief

Topic : Final Dissertation – 5000+ Words length
Title of the Research Project: Effects of Physical Design on Organisational culture and Employee Performance.
The company under study is an open plan office and it is a bank. The sample size for this project is taken from two teams consisting of 20 members (2 managers and rest handlers). The open office room consists of almost 80 employees. The office does provide 4 meetings rooms for training and meetings.
The Questionnaire is completely based on the project title.

  • Question 1-4 is basic personal information
  • Question 5-8 focuses on the factors of physical work space.
  • Question 9-12 and 14 focuses on the Culture of the Organisation
  • Question 13, 15 – 17 focuses on the Employee Performance

Survey was done through Google Forms and the responses are attached in the attached Excel Sheet. Data is collected based on two kinds of questions Nominal and Ordinal data. I have stared writing on the analysis (450 words) word document is attached. I am not sure if the analysis is right what I have written. When you do the analysis I want the nominal data to be represented through a Pie Chart and ordinal data to be represented through column chart.

Assignment title: PJ2: Project Report
Weighting: 5000 words (60%)
Deadline: Please see NILE
Feedback and Grades due: Please see NILE
Resit Date Please see NILE

Please read this assessment brief in its entirety before attempting your assignment.

The Assignment Task

The purpose of this assignment is to report on an independent piece of work-based research. The project report should report on the outcomes of a research proposal which examines how the design of the workplace (office layout, building design and so on) shapes or affects aspects of organisational culture or ‘the way things are done around here’. You should focus on the workplace you work in considering how its design and layout contributes to or shapes aspects of organisational culture.

Additional Guidance

The format below is recommended. You may also wish to refer to this in the design stages of your project as it includes lots of prompts that you may find useful.

TITLE PAGE

The following details should be stated on your title page:

  • Title
  • Student number
  • Name of supervisor

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thank any people that have assisted/contributed to your project.

CONTENTS

Provide a list of the sections of your project with page numbers.

SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION

  • What is the setting for your project?
  • What are the aims of your project?
  • Describe how your project will assist the organization, if
  • Describe the consultation process you have undertaken with the organization, if appropriate.

SECTION 2: LITERATURE REVIEW

Summarise the key themes that emerged from your revised literature review.

SECTION 3: PROCESS

  • What research paradigm is the research located within?
  • What are your research questions or hypotheses?
  • How did you select your participants?
  • What methods did you choose to generate/gather data, and why?
  • Why did you choose this particular approach?

SECTION 4: ANALYSIS

  • What tools did you use to analyse your data and why? (SPSS, Nvivo, Excel?)
  • What method did you use to analyse your data and why? (Thematic analysis? Statistical Analysis?)
  • What do your findings show? Give examples from your data. Refer to any diagrams, questionnaire results, graphs, quotations from interviewees etc.

SECTION 5: DISCUSSION AND EVALUATION

  • How far do your findings contradict/confirm the literature you refer to in the literature review?
  • What have you found that is new?

SECTION 6: CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

  • What conclusions do you reach as a result of doing your project? Summarise
  • What were the limitations of your project?
  • What recommendations would you make to the host organisation?
  • How would you implement your recommendations? Consider practicalities and
  • Do you think your recommendations are innovative or entrepreneurial? How and why are they?

SECTION 7: REFERENCES

  • A list of references using the Harvard

GUIDANCE ON APPENDICES – SEE NILE FOR FURTHER DETAILS
These should include any material which is of interest but which is peripheral to the project,
e.g. sample consent forms, tables of results, graphs, photos, surveys, interviews, etc.
You must include:

  • Examples of raw data, e. a data set of questionnaire responses, or partial transcript of interviews;
  • Copies of supervision forms (a minimum of five); and
  • A copy of the UoN FBL Ethics Approval Form, signed by your supervisor

Reference List

Full references must be included for all sources that you refer to and given in the Harvard Referencing format. Download the full Harvard Guide from the Skills Hub.

Learning Outcomes

The learning outcomes that are being assessed in this assignment are:

  • Identify, evaluate and defend the choice of appropriate research methods in order to conduct ethical research within a specific organisation
  • Identify and integrate research data and literature, that is both relevant and appropriate to the particular work-setting
  • Apply qualitative and/or quantitative research data collection and analysis methods
  • Make appropriate recommendations, informed by an assessment of the potential and capacity for change within the organisation
  • Work independently within sometimes ambiguous work contexts
  • Apply problem solving skills by organizing thoughts, analyzing, synthesizing and critically appraising alternative strategies and choices
  • Adopt an appropriate report writing style that balances the demands of brevity, comprehension and

Your grade will depend on the extent to which you meet these learning outcomes in the way relevant for this assignment. Please see the grading rubric at the end of this assignment brief for further details of the criteria against which you will be assessed.

Word Limits (where appropriate)

The maximum word limit for this assignment is 5000 words
In accordance with the Assessment and Feedback Policy, as stated in section 4.40 where a submission exceeds the stipulated word limit by more than 10%, the submission will only be marked up to and including the additional 10%. Anything over this will not be included in the final grade for the assessment item. Abstracts, bibliographies, reference lists, appendices and footnotes are excluded from any word limit requirements.
In line with section 4.41 of the same Policy, where a submission is notably under the word limit, the full submission will be marked on the extent to which the learning objectives have been met.

Viva Voce

All students should be prepared to undertake a viva voce to support their submission. The University and Module team reserve the right to undertake an oral exam at any time.

Ethics Approval

Your primary research should be undertaken under cover of an authorised Ethics Application that must include all supporting documentation (eg research instrument, participant
information sheet, informed consent form). If you do not include your authorisation Ethics Application in your submission 10% of your final grade will be deducted. If you do not have Ethics Approval for your research your submission will be an automatic AG (fail).

Primary Data Sets

All students should be prepared to present their primary data sets to support their submission.
The University and Module team reserve the right to request access to this data at any time.

Assignment Support

Your University placement supervisor is available to provide formative assessment and feedback on your submission, via email. However requests for feedback must be made seven working days prior to the deadline for submission.

Generic Grading Criteria

You will find the generic grading criteria for achievement at University Grading Criteria. Also explained here are the meanings of the various G grades at the bottom of the grading scale.

Assessment Submission

To submit your work, please go to the ‘Submit your work’ area on the NILE site and use the relevant submission point to upload your report. The deadline for this is 11.59pm (UK local time) on the date of submission.
Written work submitted to TURNITIN will be subject to anti-plagiarism detection software. Turnitin checks student work for possible textual matches against internet available resources and its own proprietary database.
When you upload your work correctly to TURNITIN you will receive a receipt which is your record and proof of submission.
If your assignment is not submitted to TURNITIN rather than a receipt you will see a green banner at the top of the screen that denotes successful submission.
N.B Work emailed directly to your tutor will not normally be marked. The only exception to this is when you are instructed to do so because TURNITIN is down.

Late submission of work

For first sits, if an item of assessment is submitted late and an extension has not been granted, the following will apply:

  • Within one week of the original deadline – work will be marked and returned with full feedback, and awarded a maximum bare pass
  • More than one week from original deadline – maximum grade achievable LG (L indicating late).

At the second opportunity deadline (resits) work submitted late will be awarded a LG grade. There is no opportunity to submit work late for a bare pass.

Extensions

The University of Northampton’s general policy with regard to extensions is to be supportive of students who have genuine difficulties, but not against pressures of work that could have reasonably been anticipated.
For full details please refer to the Extensions Policy. The module leader can, where appropriate, authorise a short extension of up to two weeks from the original submission date for first sits only. There are NO extensions for resits. The TWO weeks means 14 calendar days including weekends and any University closed days.

Mitigating Circumstances

For guidance on Mitigating circumstances please go to Mitigating Circumstances where you will find detailed guidance on the policy as well as guidance and the form for making an application.
Please note, however, that an application to defer an assessment on the grounds of mitigating circumstances should normally be made in advance of the submission deadline or examination date.

Plagiarism and Academic Integrity

Unless this is a group assignment, the work you produce must be your own with work taken from any other source properly referenced and attributed. The University of Northampton policy will apply in all cases of copying, plagiarism or any other methods by which students have obtained (or attempted to obtain) an unfair advantage.
If you are in any doubt about what constitutes plagiarism or any other infringement of academic integrity, please read the University’s Academic Integrity and Misconduct Policy. For help with understanding academic integrity go to UNPAC and follow the Top Tips for Good Academic Practice on the student hub.
Please note that the University of Northampton puts all written assignments through detection software which detects if work has been plagiarised (copied) from other students (past or present and whether at UON or any other university), books, journals or internet sources. Copied materials WILL be detected. The penalties for copying work from another source without proper referencing are severe and can include failing the assignment, failing the module and expulsion from the university.

Feedback and Grades

These can be accessed through clicking on the Feedback and Grades tab on NILE. Feedback will be provided by a rubric with summary comments. This module makes use of audio feedback for overall feedback on your submission. You can access the audio feedback on your submission by clicking through to TURNITIN.
STRM066: PJ2, Project Report
Assessment Rubric for 2018-19

Learning Outcomes addressed through this assignment  No submission
/ no evidence		  Fail  Pass  Commended  Distinction
Work submitted is of no academic value / nothing submitted Evidence included or provided but missing in some very important aspects. Of satisfactory quality, demonstratin g evidence of achieving the requirements of the learningoutcomes Of sound quality, demonstrative which is sufficient and appropriate to the task or activity Of very high quality, demonstrating evidence which is strong, robust and consistent, appropriate to the task oractivity
Learning Objective C:Identify, evaluate and defend the choice of appropriate research methods in order to conduct ethical research within a specific organisation
Learning Objective C1:Identify the reasons for the choice of particular research methods Nothing presented. Rationale chosen method/s is absent or poorly articulated. The rationale for chosen research method/s is explained, but may not be clear in parts. The rationale for the choice of research methods is explained. The rationale is fully explained, within the context of the student’s chosen topic and setting.
Learning Objective C2:Evaluate and defend the suitability of chosen research methods Nothing presented. Choice of research method is not fully evaluated or defended. There is some evaluation of chosen research method, its benefits and limitations. The choice of research method is evaluated, identifying benefits and limitations. The choice of research method is evaluated, identifying benefits, limitations and possible alternatives.
Learning Objective C3:Conduct ethical research within a specific organisation Nothing presented. Nothing presented. Submission includes an ethics approval form that is signed by the student’s supervisor.
Learning Objective D:Identify and integrate research data and literature, that is both relevant and appropriate to the particular work- setting Nothing presented. Limited and/or absent synthesis of research data with literature. Some synthesis of research data with literature, that is largely appropriate to the work setting Good synthesis of research data with literature, appropriate to the work setting. Detailed and well-argued synethsis of data with literature, appropriate to the particular work setting.
Learning Objective EApply qualitative and/or quantititative research data collection and analysis methods
Learning Objective E1: Nothing presented. The project report does The project report provides examples of raw qualitative/quantitative data in the appendices.

 

Learning Outcomes addressed through this assignment
Collect qualitative and/or quantitative data
Learning Objective E2:Apply appropriate data analysis methods and tools
Learning Objective FMake appropriate recommendations, informed by an assessment of the potential and capacity for change within the organisation
Learning Objective F1:Make appropriate recommendations
Learning Objective F2:Assess the potential and capacity for change within the organisation
Learning Objective GWork independently within sometimes ambiguous work contexts

 

Learning Outcomes addressed through this assignment  No submission
/ no evidence		  Fail  Pass  Commended  Distinction
placement, evidenced by inclusion of supervision forms in the appendices inclusion of supervision forms in the appendices. inclusion of supervision forms in the appendices. inclusion of supervision forms in the appendices.
Learning Objective HApply problem solving skills by organising thoughts, analysing, synethsising and critically appraising alternative strategies and choices Nothing presented. Limited or absent evidence of reflection on project limitations and challenges. Some evidence of reflection on project limitations and challenges. Good evidence of reflection on project limitations and challenges. Very good evidence of reflection on project limitations and challenges.
 Learning Objective I Adopt an appropriate report-writing style that balances the demands of brevity, comprehension and criticality Nothing presented. Unsatisfactor y command of academic / professional conventions appropriate to the discipline. Satisfactory command of academic / professional conventions appropriate to the discipline. Sound command of academic / professional conventions sufficient and appropriate to the discipline. Authoritative command of academic / professional conventions appropriate to the discipline.

 

Title of Project Effects of Physical Design on Organisational Culture and Employee Performance
Name of Researcher Lalmony Beena Billu

1).  What age category do you fall under?
a. 20-25
b. 26-35
c. 36-45
d. Above 45
2).  What is your gender?
a. Male
b. Female
3).  What is your job title?
a. Handler
b. Manager
4).  How long have you been working at the current office? ____
5).  Please state how much you agree or disagree with the following statement – ‘Iam satisfied with my current office setting’.
a. Strongly Agree
b. Agree
c. Disagree
d. Strongly disagree
6).  Please state how much you agree or disagree with the following statement –‘Iam comfortable with the lighting of my work-space’.
a. Strongly Agree
b. Agree
c. Disagree
d. Strongly disagree
7).  To what extent do you feel satisfied with the level of comfort in the current office design?
a. Strongly Agree
b. Agree
c. Disagree
d. Strongly disagree
8).  Please state how much you agree or disagree with the following statement –‘I am happy with the ambiance of my work-space’.
a. Strongly Agree
b. Agree
c. Disagree
d. Strongly disagree
9).  Are you comfortable with discussing confidential matter with your manager in your work-space?
a. Yes
b. No
10).  Do you feel that you have enough privacy at work?
a. Yes
b. No
11).  How frequent does your team hold team meetings?
a. Never
b. Occasionally
c. Often
d. Regularly
12).  Are your opinions valued by your manager?
a. Yes
b. No
13).  Does the current office design affect your work performance?
a. Yes
b. No
14).  Do you contribute in the decision making of your working conditions?
a. Yes
b. No
15).  Do voice distractions affect your time at work?
a. Yes
b. No
16).  Do visual distractions affect your time at work?
a. Yes
b. No
17).  Do the indoor plants in the office affect your performance at work?
a. Yes
b. No
 

 
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NETFLIX IN INDIA: THE WAY AHEAD BUSINESS CASE STUDY ANALYSIS

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Assessment Details:
Subject: Business
Deadline :*: As Per Required
Number of Words: 2000
Citation/Referencing Style: APA
Background:

NETFLIX IN INDIA: THE WAY AHEAD

Synopsis
Netflix, Inc. (Netflix), is the world’s leading provider of subscription video on demand (SVoD), including movies and television (TV) series, with more than 75 million subscribers in over 190 countries. The company launched its Indian platform on January 6, 2016. Netflix aggressively expanded into new markets to offset its slackening domestic growth in the United States. The company entered more than 190 countries, covering almost the entire globe except China, Crimea, Syria, and North Korea. Due to its huge population, India represented a lucrative market. Furthermore, the younger generation in India had dynamic consumption patterns that were comparable to those of Western consumers, giving Netflix another reason to invest in the country. This case focuses on the business model adopted by Netflix for its Indian consumers, taking into account the vast diversity in terms of language, culture, and socioeconomic conditions in the market, as well as other hurdles like competitors, censorship, and a lack of infrastructure. Even though Netflix was a formidable player globally, it was not the first mover in the Indian market and many of its competitors were already doing extremely well. How could Netflix compete and move forward in India?
 
Issues: SVOD market, International strategy, PESTLE analysis, Porter’s five forces, VRIO analysis, value, rareness, imitability, organization, streaming, motion picture, on-demand
(source: https://www.thecasecentre.org/main/products/view?id=141912)
Evaluation criteria:

  1. Content: relevancy, usefulness, analysis, creativity and consideration of cultural issues
  2. Organization: meeting roles and procedure
  3. Language: presenting ideas clearly, concisely and correctly
  4. Delivery: voice, pace, pronunciation, stress and intonation

Assignment 2: Business Case Analysis (20%, 300-500 words)
Objectives:

  1. To learn to understand a business case.
  2. To learn how to identify and evaluate the problems/issues of a business case by referring to updated literature in a certain industry.
  3. To demonstrate the competence to propose the best solutions to the problems identified in a business case.
  4. To demonstrate information searching skills in collecting reliable, relevant, and updated sources to support the case analysis.

Procedure:
Submission: One week after your Meeting Assessment

  1. Three weeks before the Business Meeting Assessment(around week 5), you will get a business case from your class teacher to prepare for the business meeting and write your business case analysis to be submitted ONE week after the business meeting assessment.
  2. Read the business case carefully and do some research.Try to identify the main issues/problems of the case, propose realistic solutions and make your recommendations.
  3. Gather the most updated scholarly and non-scholarly information relevant to the case from the Internet and/or the university library to support your analysis.
  4. Remember to cite your sources clearly and include properly formatted in-text citations and end-of-text references in APA, Chicago, or Harvard Business School style.
  5. Limit your writing to within 300-500 words (maximum 2 pages, Times New Roman, font size 12, and 1.5 line spacing).
  6. Marking criteria: Organization and Content (40%), Language (50%) and Referencing Skills (10%).

 
Business Case Analysis (20%): Assessment Form
Student Name: _____________SID: _____________Class: ELTU 3012 ______________

Assessment Criteria Failed Poor Fair Satisfactory Good Excellent Comments
Organization and Content /40

  • Identifies and evaluates the key issues/problems of the case clearly
  • Demonstrates extensive knowledge of industry relevant to the case
  • Provides the best solutions to the problems and justifies the effectiveness of the solutions
  • Makes solid recommendations based on the proposed solutions to the key problems
  • Refers to authoritative, relevant and updated sources/theories to support the case analysis
  • Presents ideas logically and coherently with the effective use of topic sentences and transitions
Language/50

  • Demonstrates high accuracy in grammar, syntax and vocabulary
  • Uses a variety of sentence types with a good range of vocabulary
  • Writes clearly and concisely
  • Employs effective quoting, paraphrasing and summarizing skills
Referencing/10

  • Presents properly formatted in-text citations and references in APA, Chicago, or Harvard Business School Style.
  Total Score (out of 100 marks)        /Grade

 
Case requirements:
In analyzing a case you have to:

  • identify and assess all of the main issue(s)/problem(s) of the case presented in the situation
  • sort and organize key information provided
  • ask the right questions
  • define opportunities and problems
  • research and review relevant up-to-date (preferably within the past 10 years) literature to provide foundation of knowledge of the issues and your understanding of the problem(s) critically
  • consider any potential theory/theories that can be related to the key issues of the case
  • develop and compare alternative resolutions to the problem(s)
  • interpret any data provided in the case
  • evaluate the outcomes of past strategies
  • develop and defend new strategies
  • choose the best solution and propose recommendations for action

Key elements in a case analysis

  1. Introduction/Background (<100 words)
  2. Evaluation of the case
  3. Proposed solution/Recommendations

 
Introduction/Background: summaries the case in one paragraph < 100 words

  • Introduce a brief history and the main purpose of the case study and briefly outline the overall problems and issues to be solved.
  • Research and analyze the industry and the company
  • Write a thesis statement (overview of the whole analysis , one sentence , at the end )that shows a concise description of the case under discussion.

 
Evaluation of the case ~ +300 words

  • Discuss each of the issues or problems of the case by referring to the information acquired from your academic literature research.
  • Explain all the details of the “what”, “who”, “when”, “where”, “why”, and “how” and any implications for or relationship to different stakeholders.
  • Justify and evaluate how that issue links to theories or research in the academic literature suggested solutions or/and ideas for this particular case/ any alternative solutions

 
Proposed Solution/ Recommendations< 100 words

  • Provide specific and realistic solutions to the problems one by one
  • Compare and contrast the chosen solutions and alternatives
  • Justify the chosen solutions with evidence and research
  • Recommend particular actions and timeline to resolve the problems (may be helpful ; state out the steps and stages)

*USE APA style for reference

2c: Writing Business Case Analysis 
  • To understand what is a business case
  • To determine the benefits of business case analysis
  • To understand the essential elements of a business case analysis and write a compelling and competent business case analysis
  • To demonstrate the ability to conduct business research by documenting sources

Case Studies and Report Writing

Courtland, B., & Thill, J. (2012). Excellence in Business Communication. (10th ed.) Boston: Pearson Prentice Hall.
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