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Before 10am on: 20 working days after deadline (L4, 5 and 7)

15 working days after deadline (L6)
02/09/2022 10 working days after deadline (block delivery)

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Unit title & code FYS009-0

29 July 2022 before 18.00
Assignment number and title A2 Magazine article – Future Top Trends in Business
Assessment type CW-OT
Weighting of assessment 60%
Size or length of assessment 1,000 words
Unit learning outcomes 1. Demonstrate the following knowledge and understanding

Investigate how a focus business has evolved over time and describe how this
business can future proof its operations to enable it to continue to thrive and survive.

2. Demonstrate the following skills and abilities

Explore how your interest in a focus business can provide you with opportunities to
fulfil your future career aspirations, and support your personal success in a dynamic
business world.

What am I required to do in this assignment?

You will be required to create a magazine article on the Top 5 Trends for Business in the future. Within the article you will need
to describe how a business (your focus one) may need to future proof to remain agile. You will then need to examine how to
develop your skills to support your personal success within this dynamic business world.

What do I need to do to pass? (Threshold Expectations from UIF)

In order to pass Assessment 2 you will need to:

Select a magazine style format

Identify future business trends
Highlight how a business (your focus one) may have to adapt in the future
List personal skills to be developed to support a career in business
Be clear and concise in your communication

How do I produce high quality work that merits a good grade?

We will be filling this section in together in class on 04/04/2022 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?

The sessions running in week 7 onwards will support you with this assignment. The delivery in classes will focus on the
knowledge and skills input that you require to be able to complete this assessment successfully. Through working with your
peers, completing independent study tasks and engaging in lesson activities you will be supported to achieve. Your tutor will
also be available for support and guidance on the task.

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.

3rd Class – 40-49% Lower 2nd – 50-59% Upper 2nd – 60-69% 1st Class – 70%+

Select a magazine style Select and use a magazine Demonstrate the use of an Demonstrate competent use
format style format. appropriate format for your of appropriate format for
1 Identify future business magazine article. Describe your magazine article.
Understanding Identify future business trends within your magazine how future business trends Create a detailed and
of the subject trends. article that may apply to could impact on your focus accurate magazine article
matter (25%) your focus organisation. organisation. that clearly describes how
future business trends could
impact on your focus
organisation.
2 Reflection on
your List personal skills to be Reflect on your current Reflect on your current Reflect on your current

2
 developed to support a personal skills and list the personal skills and describe personal skills and discuss
career in business. skills that need to be the skills that need to be the skills that need to be
development developed to support your developed to support your developed to support your
(25%) future career. future career. future career.
.

Highlight how a business Explain how a business may Provide evidence of reading Provide evidence of reading
may have to adapt in the have to adapt in the future. to back up your explanation and selecting a wide range
future. of how a business may have of appropriate sources to
3 Competence to adapt in the future. provide a detailed
and confidence explanation of how a
(25%) business may have to adapt
in the future.

You are clear and concise in You have used a suitable You have created a magazine You have created a
your communication. layout for your magazine article format with magazine article with clear
article, which allows the appropriate headings and a headings which include an
format to be clear and clear format. You have introduction and a
4 transparent to the reader. communicated in a succinct conclusion. Your writing
Communication manner. You have flows naturally between
(25%) demonstrated knowledge of sections. You have used
academic writing skills. academic writing skills
appropriately.