UNDERSTANDING Business

ASSIGNMENT BRIEFS 2018

THIS WEEK’S LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Understand difference between

learning outcomes and
assignment questions
2. Decoding assignment questions,
with a focus on ‘Task Words’
ASSIGNMENT BRIEFS
(BUS 2018)

Tech Term 1: Two assignments

 BBE: Business and The Business
Environment
 MO: Management and Operations
What you need to know for each:
 What are my learning outcomes?
 What are my assignment questions?
 How are learning outcomes related
to assignment questions?
 ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

Learning Outcomes ( general): A general statement of the

 LO 1, LO 2, LO 3, LO 4 knowledge you need to
display in your assignment

Learning Outcome (detail) …

 P1, P2, P3…
What you must specifically do
 M1, M2, M3… to demonstrate each of
 D1, D2, D3… Learning Outcomes

All LO = Pass
All LO + All M = Merit
All LO + All M + All D =
Distinction
 ASSIGNMENTS

Tasks
MO and BBE are both broken down
 Task 1 into two tasks. Each task is related
 Task 2 to a scenario.

Task Breakdown
 Associated with each task are a set of questions or
instructions (1, 2, 3 Etc.) required to complete the
task. Note: Your answers to these questions must
relate to the scenario.
 Associated with each tasks is a statement of which
learning outcomes you should be demonstrating, and
what is required to demonstrate them successfully
 ARCHITECTURE OF ASSIGNMENT

Management and Operations

Task 1 Scenario 1 Task 2 Scenario 2

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6

Business and The Business Environment

Task 1 Task 2 T1 & T2 relate to the same scenario

1 2 1 2
 SUMMARY
A SSI GNMENT & LE A RN I NG OUTC OM ES

• Assignment and the LO are different

things.
• LO are what you are required to
demonstrate in the assignment
• Assignment will be split into different
parts (‘Tasks’)
• Each task will demonstrate different
Learning Outcomes (LO)
• Under each task, there will a group of
questions or instructions (Subparts: 1, 2,
3 etc.
• Answers to all questions must relate to
the scenario associated with the task
UNDERSTANDING ASSIGNMENT QUESTION

Task 1: Management and Operations - Oct. 17

Critically analyse and evaluate the different theories and

approaches to leadership in Rays of Sunshine based on the
following guidelines:

1) Define, compare and analyse the roles and characteristics of

both managers and leaders, highlighting the differences
between management and leadership. Different
management and leadership theories should be referenced
here.
2) ….
3) …

Step 1: Underline the keywords

 DECONSTRUCT KEY WORDS

Task Words: These tell you what

you have to do
Content Words: These tell you
what the topic area is
Limiting Words: These limit and
focus of the topic

Step 2: Breakdown keywords and insure you understand all key words
 DECONSTRUCT KEY WORDS

Example 1: Analyze the qualities you need to be a successful student.

Task word: requires an answer that breaks something down into its key features
Content word: requires an answer that focuses on successful students
Limiting word: requires an answer that identifies the qualities of a successful student

To answer this question you must:

a) Say what a successful student is
b) Identify some of the qualities that you think that a successful student has
c) Explain how the qualities you mention contribute to making a student
successful
 DECONSTRUCT KEY WORDS

Example 2 : Computers have had a significant impact on education. Discuss

the changes they have made.

Task word: requires an answer that identifies and explains a computers

Content word: impact on education
Limiting word: requires an answer that focuses on computers and education
requires an answer that identifies the changes to education
brought about thorough the use of computers

To answer this question you must:

a) Be clear on what you mean by education
b) Identify the ways in which computers can be used in education
c) Explain how computer use has changed the way that education is
understood/taught.
 DECONSTRUCT KEY WORDS

Example 3: Evaluate the impact of gang membership on teenagers in inner

city London.

Task word: requires an answer that offers an opinion on the merits or

demerits of something, in light of the facts.
Content word: requires an answer that focuses on gang membership
Limiting word: requires an answer that limited to teenagers and inner cities

To answer this question you must:

a) Define what a gang is
b) Identify and explain a few ways in which being in a gang can impact a teen
c) Says whether or not you think that gang membership is good, bad, or
some combination of the both
DECONSTRUCT ASSIGNMENT QUESTION

Critically analyse and evaluate the different theories and

approaches to leadership in Rays of Sunshine based on the
following guidelines:

1) Define, compare and analyse the roles and characteristics of 1) What are the task words,
both managers and leaders, highlighting the differences
between management and leadership. Different
limiting words and content
management and leadership theories should be referenced words?
here.
2) The different roles of management and leadership in
application to different organisational situations, supported 3) What does the question
by examples, theories and concepts.
3) Apply different theories and models of approach, including
require you to do
situational leadership, systems leadership and contingency.

As all tasks relate to a scenario, make sure you have read the scenario carefully
 SUMMARY
DE C ODI N G A SSI G NMENT QUE ST I ON

• Key words can be broken down into task

words, limiting words and context words
• You need to make sure you understand all
key words in order to write your
assignment
• If you understand all the key words in your
assignment, you will have a good idea of
what the question requires you to do

As all tasks relate to a scenario, make sure you have read the scenario carefully