Module code and title:BM562 Consulting in PracticeModule leader: Assignment No. and type:CW1 Group PortfolioAssessment weighting:80% of module markSubmission time and date: Target feedback time and date: Assignment Brief Based on the Problem Statement and 1st interview with the client The approach you must follow is prescribed by the separate proformas. You must provide supporting evidence as … Continue reading “BM562 Consulting in Practice | My Assignment Tutor”
Module code and title:BM562 Consulting in PracticeModule leader: Assignment No. and type:CW1 Group PortfolioAssessment weighting:80% of module markSubmission time and date: Target feedback time and date: Assignment Brief Based on the Problem Statement and 1st interview with the client The approach you must follow is prescribed by the separate proformas. You must provide supporting evidence as far as possible for each section. All contributing students’ names and student ID numbers must be on the front cover. If a student’s identifying details are missing they will not be awarded a grade. One of the sections is the final Client Report. This should be 2500 words long +/- 10%. You must ensure that your Client receives a copy of this. There is no designated word count for the other elements of the portfolio, however these should still be professionally and carefully written and presented. WORKING IN GROUPS All team members must participate in the development of the portfolio. As 20% of the mark for this coursework will come from the client’s rating for each individual, final marks may vary between team members. As regards the other 80%, your work will be marked as a group and all members will receive the same mark, unless there is clear evidence of a difference in contribution. Please see the separate ‘Group Work Policy Statement’ for more information. This assignment has been designed to provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate your achievement of the following module learning outcome:1. 2. 3. 4.Apply an evaluative approach to a range of practical business data, and sources of information for delivery of the project Perform efficiently and effectively as a collaborative member of a working group and as an added value contributor to the organisation which is assigned to the students. Deliver innovative solutions to the client’s problems together with recommendations for measuring and evaluating those solutions. Demonstrate effective business communication skills Task requirementsThe Client Report element of the portfolio should use line and a half spacing. This element of the work should be 2500 words long +/- 10%. The list of references will not be included in the word count. Referencing and research requirementsPlease reference your work according to the Harvard Referencing style as defined in Cite Them Right Online (http://www.citethemrightonline.com). This information is also available in book form: Pears, R. and Shields, G. (2016) Cite them right: the essential reference guide. 10th ed. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Copies are available via the university library. The Cite Them Right database can be accessed via the Library – A to Z list of e resources How your work will be assessedYour work will be assessed using the separate assessment grid, which takes into account the learning outcomes and the grading descriptors for Level 6. Submission detailsYou are reminded of the University’s regulations on academic misconduct, which can be viewed on the University website: https://bucks.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0024/9546/Academic-Misconduct-Policy.pdf. In submitting your assignment, you are acknowledging that you have read and understood these regulationsPlease also note that work that is submitted up to 10 working days beyond the submission date will be considered a late submission. Late submissions will be marked and the actual mark recorded, but will be capped at the pass mark (typically 40%), provided that the work is of a passing standard. Work submitted after this period will not be marked and will be treated as a non-submission. Before you submitPlease use the checklist below to make sure you are ‘fit to submit’ your work We recommend you use this checklist as soon as you get this assignment brief to help you plan your work Fit to Submit: Assignment Checklist This brief assignment checklist is designed to help you avoid some of the most common mistakes students make in their coursework. HAVE YOU READ THE ASSIGNMENT BRIEF? IF NOT, DO IT NOW!In it you will find details of the assessment task, word count, the assessment criteria your work is marked against, and the learning outcomes – the basis for the assessment strategy in each module. Students often lose marks by forgetting some of the more straightforward elements of their assignments. We recommend that you “tick off” each of the points below as you prepare your work for submission. If you need any help, ask your tutor and / or visit https://bucks.ac.uk/students/academicadvice/assessment-and-examination See Assignment Checklist below TICK Have you read and understood the assessment criteria? Have you met the learning outcomes? You will lose marks and your work may even be failed if you have not. Have you demonstrated you can think and writecritically in the completed work? This means you have supported your arguments/explanations appropriately e.g. using relevant academic sources and you have offered discussion points which extends your own or others’ viewpoints to make reasoned conclusions/judgements. Have you maintained an academic tone throughout your work? Is your work formal, focused, developed and clear? Have you checked that the referencing in your assignment is in line with your programme requirements? Have you proof-read your work and used spellcheck software to check your spelling and grammar? Have you checked the presentation of your work is as specified by your tutor, for example, are font size, colour, style, line spacing and margins as the tutor specified? Have you kept to the word count (or equivalent)? If you are not sure, check with your tutor. Can you confirm that the work submitted is your own and not plagiarised? Quality Assurance Record Internal Approval: External Approval:
