MN3042QA The Context of Business

Assessment 1: Group Poster Presentation

Week 10
Assignment weighting: 20%
Group: 4 students

This is a Group Poster Presentation where you will be required to demonstrate

your understanding of the structures and functioning of a business. You will also
show your business knowledge from the module and discuss political, economic,
socio-cultural and technological elements and their impact on the business.

You have to create an Electronic Poster along with a 10 minutes presentation. Be

creative and use images and pictures. Your Poster should clearly tell the audience
what it is trying to convey.

In groups of four choose one of the following businesses:-

Adidas Dyson
Sony Tesla Burberry
Heinz Amazon Jaguar

Marking Criteria

Demonstrate business awareness and knowledge

Show understanding of the structure and functions of the business
Understand the external environment and its impact on the business
Clear and Creative Poster and Presentation

Use at least 3 academic references using journal articles and books with a
Reference list using Harvard Referencing.
 Grading Scheme for Assignment 1 for MN3042QA
Assignment: Poster Presentation
Marking criteria Letter Mark
grade recorded
The extent to which the work shows evidence of EXCELLENT
RESEARCH:
 You have undertaken EXCELLENT research demonstrated
A+ 95
by your organisational knowledge
 Shows excellent understanding of the structure and
functions of the business
 Excellent Understanding of the external environment and
its impact on the business A 85
 Exceptionally Clear and Creative Poster
 Excellent Level of professionalism with presentation with in
text referencing and reference list using the Harvard
referencing system
A- 75
 Full contribution and participation of all team members
 Presentation Skills: Calm, confident well-practiced
presentation. Excellent use of voice- clear well-paced verbal
delivery. Excellent choice and use of appropriate material.
Clear evidence of practice.
 Teamwork
- Balanced contribution of preparation and simulation
activities.
- Evidence that the group has planned and worked on the
presentation in a
Cohesive and coordinated manner.
 Harvard Referencing
- Evidence of wide reading, application and referencing.
The extent to which the work shows evidence of VERY GOOD
RESEARCH:
B+ 67
 You have undertaken very good research demonstrated by
your organisational knowledge
 Shows very good understanding of the structure and
functions of the business B 63
 Very good Understanding of the external environment and
its impact on the business
 Very good/Clear and Creative Poster
 Level of professionalism with presentation with in text
referencing and reference list using the Harvard referencing
system
 Full contribution and participation of all team members
 Presentation skills – There is evidence of some practice but
more is needed.
 Teamwork- Some evidence of planning
 Harvard Referencing: Good referencing.
The extent to which the work shows GOOD/REASONABLE
RESEARCH:
 You have undertaken good research demonstrated by your C+ 57
organisational knowledge
 Shows reasonable understanding of the structure and
functions of the business C 53
 Reasonable Understanding of the external environment
and its impact on the business
 Poster needs more clarity
 Level of professionalism with presentation with in text
referencing and reference list using the Harvard referencing
system
 Full contribution and participation of all team members

Presentation skills need improvement, and Teamwork also

needs improvement.
Harvard referencing needs improvement.
The extent to which the work shows adequate, but limited
and weak research:
 You have undertaken limited research demonstrated by D+ 47
your organisational knowledge
 Understanding of the structure and functions of the
business needs more work D 43
 Understanding of the external environment and its impact
on the business needs more clarity
 Poster needs more clarity
 Inadequate Level of professionalism with presentation with
in text referencing and reference list using the Harvard
referencing system
 Full contribution and participation of all team members

Presentation skills need improvement, and Teamwork also

needs improvement.
Some evidence of reading, that is, Harvard referencing needs
improvement
Does not address the assignment criteria. Presents minimal
material related to the topic. Little evidence of understanding
F1 37
of the theory. Poor structure. Evidence of poor teamwork.
Little evidence of scholarship and Harvard referencing
Does not address the task set. Little evidence of understanding F2 23
either the task or the subject matter. No evidence of
scholarship. No evidence of teamwork.
Fail – Non-attendance and non-engagement. F3 0