UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON
Claude Littner Business School
Business Economics Module
Assignment 2 Brief
Assignment title:
A2-Written Assessment (Report)
Mark allocation This account for 50% of the total module mark
Deadline:
Feedback and Grades due
Please read this assessment brief in its entirety before attempting your assignment.
The Assignment Task
Assume you have just been employed as a Business economist in a country of your choice. The country’s Ministry of Economic Affairs has asked you to write a report on any economic topic in the world. Your chosen topic could either be of microeconomic or macroeconomic in nature. Your task, among others, should include the following areas:
a) A general background of your chosen country and topic;
b) An economic framework or methodology to explain your chosen topic and provide a critical analysis on how that topic affects or could affect the success of businesses in the country. You should support your analysis using appropriate data, where applicable. It is important you format any table or graph used. Discuss also how your findings agree or disagree with other research findings;
c) What role could the government play in advancing business success in the country amidst the chosen topic.
Submission Criteria:
Your submission must meet all the following criteria:
(a) Must have a title page with your student ID clearly written. Don’t write your name;
(b) In the form of a report with an executive summary;
(c) Must have content and lists of tables/figures, where applicable;
(d) Must also have introduction and conclusion sections;
(e) Total word limit is 1,500 words (-/+ 10%). This will be strictly enforced;
(f) Be adequately proofread prior to submission, and therefore does not contain significant errors of spelling and grammar;
(g) Be properly referenced (Harvard Referencing System);
(h) Appendices, where applicable, could be included;
(i) Have a Turnitin similarity index of no more than 27%;
(j) Submitted on time via Turnitin (amended submission rules apply);
Failure to meet any of the above criteria may result in a downward adjustment of the mark you are awarded; or disciplinary proceedings in the case of suspected plagiarism/cheating.
Learning Outcomes
The learning outcomes that are being assessed in this assignment are:
Module Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the module, with guidance students will be able to:
LO3 Critically evaluate a government’s role in the economic arena.
LO4 Assess the significance of economic data within the business environment and be able to use appropriate techniques.
LO5 Articulate and communicate effectively information about complex
economic and political issues.
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.
Details of Assessment:
Student need to choose a topical economic problem in any country of the world (final title needs to be approved by module leader) and use economic methodology to analyse the problem. Appropriate economic theory/concept as well as appropriate data must be used in the analysis. A complete assessment brief will be published in week 5 on Blackboard.
The report must be properly structured which, as well as containing an executive summary (a form of abstract). The final report must also contain any analysis carried including the use of tables of data that illustrate the problem and the appropriate tables/graphs used in arriving at your conclusions. The summary must be based on the data you have supplied. You may wish to include charts or diagrams based on the data that you have provided.
How to Submit Assessments:
All Assessments MUST be submitted through Turnitin. There are NO HARD COPY submissions. You will find a link to the Turnitin. Assignment from the Assessments area of the Blackboard course menu.
There is a separate practice Turnitin assignment set up in this area to allow you to submit and resubmit draft work. Turnitin generates an Originality Report, and you are encouraged to make use of this facility as a support tool to help you ensure the source material in your assignment is correctly referenced before final submission.
Once you are ready to submit the final version of your work for assessment – and only then – you should submit it to the Summative assignment inbox. This final version will be marked by your tutor. Once you have submitted to this inbox, no further resubmissions are possible.
Students with an agreed extension, or submitting under the 5 Day Rule, should also submit to this assignment inbox.
You will need to ensure that your assessment is uploaded as a single document, and in the correct format (e.g. a Word document or PDF – the acceptable file formats are displayed on screen when you come to submit via Turnitin).
When submitting, please enter your student ID number in the “submission title” box. The document itself should contain your student ID number in a header or footer; your name should not be visible on the work.
For guidance on online submission of assignments, including how to submit and how to access online feedback, please refer to the UWL Blackboard student-help pages at: http://www.uwl.ac.uk/blackboardhelp
Marking Scheme: Report
Marking scheme 100-80% 79-70% 69-60% 59-50% 49-40% 39-30% 29-0%
Content Knowledge and understanding:
Knowledge, analysis of relevant material
(30 marks)
Extensive and comprehensive use of appropriate business economics theories, concepts and materials.
Extensive knowledge and understanding presented with the exploration and critique of information/ideas from a comprehensive range of sources. Very wide and comprehensive use of appropriate business economics theories, concepts and materials.
Very wide knowledge and understanding presented with the exploration and critique of information/ideas from a comprehensive range of sources. Broad and sound use of relevant appropriate business economics theories, concepts and materials.
Broad knowledge and understanding presented with exploration and critique of information/ideas from a comprehensive range of sources. Satisfactory use of relevant appropriate business economics theories, concepts and materials.
Satisfactory knowledge and understanding presented with exploration and critique of information/ideas from a comprehensive range of sources. Limited use of relevant appropriate business economics theories, concepts and materials.
Limited knowledge and understanding presented with exploration and critique of information/ideas from a comprehensive range of sources. Poor knowledge of the business economics theories, concepts and materials.
Poor knowledge and understanding presented with exploration and critique of information/ideas from a comprehensive range of sources materials. Failure to demonstrate knowledge of the business economics theories, concepts and materials.
Failure to demonstrate knowledge and understanding to explore and critique of information/ideas from a comprehensive range of sources.
Level of analysis, synthesis and logical flow of arguments
Quality of discussion, arguments, analysis, evaluation and synthesis
(30 marks )
Logical flow of arguments
(10 marks) Demonstrates an exceptional level of argument with critical judgement in analysis, evaluation, synthesis and application knowledge to differing contexts(10 marks).
The outstanding and professional flow of discussion. Demonstrates a very good level of argument with critical judgement in analysis, evaluation, synthesis and application knowledge to differing contexts.
Very good and professional flow of discussion. Demonstrates a sound level of argument with critical judgement in analysis, evaluation, synthesis and application knowledge to differing contexts.
Good flow of discussion. Demonstrates a satisfactory level of argument with critical judgement in analysis, evaluation, synthesis and application knowledge to differing contexts.
The satisfactory flow of discussion. Demonstrates a weak level of argument with critical judgement in analysis, evaluation, synthesis and application knowledge to differing contexts.
The unclear flow of discussion. Demonstrates a poor level of argument with critical judgement in analysis, evaluation, synthesis and application knowledge to differing contexts.
The incoherent flow of discussion. Failure to present argument with critical judgement or analysis, evaluation, synthesis and application knowledge to differing contexts.
The confusing or illogical flow of discussion.
Organisation and structure
Structure of answer
(20 marks) Exceptionally clear structure aimed to explicitly identify the relevant trade, finance and investment areas to be addressed supported by analysis in the main body and firm conclusion of the areas discussed.
Very good, clear structure aimed to explicitly identify the relevant areas to be addressed supported by analysis in the main body and firm conclusion of the areas discussed.
Good clear structure aimed to explicitly identify the relevant areas to be addressed supported by analysis in the main body and firm conclusion of the areas discussed.
Satisfactory clear structure aimed to explicitly identify the areas to be addressed supported by analysis in the main body and firm conclusion of the areas discussed.
Unclear structure aimed to explicitly identify the areas to be addressed supported by analysis in the main body and firm conclusion of the areas discussed. Poor structure aimed to explicitly identify the relevant areas to be addressed supported by analysis in the main body and firm conclusion of the areas discussed. Failure to provide an executive summary aimed to explicitly identify the relevant areas to be addressed supported by analysis in the main body and firm conclusion of the areas discussed.
Use of literature, quality of referencing and clarity of expression
Referencing
(5 marks)
Clarity of expression and academic writing skills
(5 marks)
Exceptional range of background reading with excellent referencing.
Exceptional and professional academic writing ability demonstrating articulate and fluent communication. Excellent spelling and grammar.
Extensive range of background reading with excellent referencing.
A high level of academic writing ability demonstrating articulate and fluent communication. Excellent spelling and grammar.
Very good background reading with consistent and appropriate referencing.
Very good academic writing ability demonstrating articulate and fluent communication. Few spelling and grammar.
Satisfactory referencing mostly appropriate.
Satisfactory academic writing ability demonstrating clear and fluent communication. Some spelling and grammar.
Poor and inappropriate referencing.
Poor academic writing ability with poor communication. Many spelling and grammar.
Very poor reference.
Very poor academic writing ability with very communication. Excessive spelling and grammar Failure to reference appropriately.
Failure to demonstrate academic writing ability.
Excessive spelling and grammar.
Timing and methods of feedback: Written feedback in 15 wor
