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Unit title & code BBS003-1 Foundations of Business Communication

Assignment number and title
Assessment type
Weighting of assessment
Size or length of assessment
Unit learning outcomes
Individual Report and Reflection
WR-I
60%
3,600 words
1. Demonstrate understanding of the different management theories and the basics of Macro
and micro-economics, including the decision making process and strategic management
approaches that drive organisations’ performance
2. Work with others, develop your personal and professional skills and demonstrate your
ability of self-management and learning and be able to use these skills for analysing
particular environments, and/or unique situations in which businesses are active.

What am I required to do in this assignment?

Write a formal report demonstrate your understanding and application of a sustainable approach to Business Management, including strategic
planning and CSR challenges. Additionally, write a reflective report with an update on your key skills learning in the Unit – evidenced by entries
in your online journal.
Write a formal report, with headings, using your reading, research, learning and journal content as a starting point.
We suggest writing the report in two parts:
Part 1 (approx. 2,400 words)
Part 1 will include:
 Introduction / summary of the assignment brief and task
 Explanation of a sustainable approach to business strategy and management – evidence by examples of strategies that businesses
use to operate in an ethical and sustainable way
 To evidence and analyse the different approaches to CSR of Micro, SME and Corporate Business, are their approaches similar? Are
there differences and how can you measure success in their CSR strategies?
 Evidence of research and reading beyond topic areas discussed in class
 Reference List
Format:
Using Business Report Style written based on your research findings in 3rd person

PLEASE INSERT A BLANK PAGE BETWEEN PART 1 and PART 2

Part 2: Reflective Report on Key Skills Development (approx. 1,200 words)

Your personal reflection is based on your learning experience from Week 6, documented by your journal entries in BREO which will form
part of this assessment. Therefore, journal entries added on a regular basis are required to evidence how you have developed and used key
skills in the initial learning in the unit and in the analysis of the business case for this assignment. This can be achieved by completing journal
entries on your self-assessment analysis, VARK, Belbin and all personal development activities that link to key employability skills.
In the reflective report you may explore key skill development in all or any of the following areas:
 Communication (both verbal and written – evidenced by classroom discussion, presentations and report writing)
 Numeracy – (evidenced by examples of use of data and statistics in your seminar activities and this submission)
 ICT (evidenced using Microsoft Office programs during the unit)
 Problem Solving (evidenced by examples of analysis and information gathering, during the unit and in the submission of the
assignment)
 Working with Others (evidenced by reflecting on your experience working in teams during the unit)
There is an opportunity to reflect on feedback given in class, on your journals and specifically on your first assignment. Understanding
feedback and acting on it is a key element of your learning and development at this early part of your university experience where the
expectations of independent learning are probably new to you and very challenging.
Feedback is offered in a variety of ways and not just on assignments – so try and utilise as many opportunities as you can.
Format of the Report:
 Reflective report should be written about yourself so in 1st person
 All links to key skills development must be referenced in text to entries in your journal. For Example:
“Since Semester one unit learning I have continued to develop and work on these XXXX academic skills, how to read an article and
paraphrase key elements of it, reference it correctly so that it could be included in a formal submission” (JNL Week 4 (date)
 Your report should be correctly referenced in Harvard style with references in text and in a reference list at the end of your report.
Do not include any elements that have been submitted or marked in previous submissions without correct referencing. To use chunks of work
previously submitted is considered to be self-plagiarism.
What do I need to do to pass? (Threshold Expectations from UIF)

Assessment 002
 Using reading and research on CSR, ethics and sustainability, explore at least one area of sustainability in businesses of different
sizes like, micro, SME and corporate
 Present your work in a formal report with headings using Harvard style referencing
 Show evidence of self-reflection on the assignment task by making links to your online journal
How do I produce high quality work that merits a good grade?

We will be filling this section in together in class on Click or tap to enter a date. make sure you have downloaded/printed out the
Assignment Brief and bring it to the session with you.

How does assignment relate to what we are doing in scheduled sessions?

Your assignment tests your application of learning in the Unit. In delivering the assessment you will undertake activities
which are designed to develop your skills, which will provide relevant evidence for your assignment submission. You apply

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your knowledge and learning in writing a formal business report. The learning in your lectures and seminar activity all inform
your preparation for writing the assignment.

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How will my assignment be marked?
Your assignment will be marked according to the threshold expectations and the criteria on the following page.
You can use them to evaluate your own work and consider your grade before you submit.
10%
Introduction and summary
to the business case and
the assignment
40%
Evidence of understanding
and application of relevant
theories to context, case
evaluation
30%
Reflection on Learning in
the Unit and during
Practice Week.
10%
*Online Journal Content
and Quality
10%
Structure, presentation,
referencing, spelling and
grammar.
3rd Class – 40-49%
CSR concepts introduced with
limited understanding
demonstrated in the choice
companies/challenges discussed
Some evidence of understanding of
sustainable business management
challenges with gaps.
Evidence of self-assessment linked
to online journals.
Some content on practice week
Activity without references to Self-
Assessment, VARK and Belbin
Some inconsistencies in
presentation of material. An
attempt at a formal report with
headings and some errors both in
text and in the References section
Lower 2nd – 50-59%
A good understanding of the business
case and the assignment.
Some evidence of understanding of
sustainable business management
challenges, including business ethics,
sustainability and CSR in the range of
business size
Reasonable evidence of self-assessment
and reflection on learning.
A fair range of content - intermittent
entries with references to at least one of
the self-assessment exercises including
Skills inventory, VARK and Belbin
Some inconsistencies in presentation of
material. Good style. Satisfactorily
expressed but several mistakes in
grammar and spelling. Most references
are correct in text, with appropriate page
numbers and listed in the Reference
section.
Upper 2nd – 60-69%
A very good account of the
business case and the assignment.
Some evidence of understanding of
sustainable business management
challenges, including business
ethics, sustainability and CSR
explored in all business sizes
Good evidence of self-assessment,
reflection on learning and personal
development with references
including Tuckerman, Kolb’s
models.
Good content-well constructed and
regular entries with references to
Self-Assessment exercise, VARK
and Belbin
Material well organised and
presented. Good style. Well
expressed with very few mistakes
in grammar and spelling. Almost all
references are correct, both in text
and in the Reference section.
1st Class – 70%+
An excellent insight into the business
case and the assignment.
An excellent insight into the topic with all
elements discussed across the whole
range of business size.
Excellent reflection on learning. Personal
development – showing sound insight.
A thorough portfolio of evidence to
support reflective activity
Excellent organisation and presentation
of material. Excellent style. Excellently
expressed with perfect grammar and
spelling. All references are correctly
cited both in text and in the Reference
section.