Faculty of Design, Media & Management Assignment Brief 2016-17 Module Title: Module Code: Assignment No/Title: CW2: Individual assignment Assessment Weighting: 50% Submission Date: Friday 28th April 2017 by 2pm Feedback Target Date: 19th May 2017 Module Co-ordinator/ Tutor: Submission Instructions: This assignment is to be submitted electronically using Blackboard 1. This assignment must be submitted electronically by 2pm on the submission date 2. To submit electronically you must upload your work to the e-submission area within the Blackboard module concerned. Click Submit> Browse (find the correct file to upload) Upload> Submit 3. You can resubmit your work as many times as you like until the deadline. If you choose to resubmit, your earlier submission will be replaced, and you will NOT receive an Originality Report until 24 hours from when the submission was made. 4. You will receive a digital receipt as proof of submission. This will be sent to your Bucks e-mail address; please keep this for reference. (make sure you have e mail forwarding http://bucks.ac.uk/forward so that you receive this e mail proof) 5. You are reminded of the University’s regulations on cheating and plagiarism. In submitting your assignment you are acknowledging that you have read and understood these regulations. 6. Late submission within 10 working days of the deadline will result in the mark being capped at a maximum of 40%. Beyond this time the work will not be marked. 7. You are reminded that it is your responsibility to keep an electronic copy of your assignment for future reference. Instructions to Students: You are to submit one report (soft copy to Turnitin, hard copy to E2.08) which demonstrates the management of your client project. This assignment will be capped at 40% as you were originally assigned to a group, but have been removed from that group due to not meeting the terms of the partnership agreement. This assignment tests the following Learning Outcomes for the module: Compare and contrast the roles of business functions in an organisation, their interdependency and impact on the business Identify and justify the skills required for project implementation and evaluation, operating as a self-managing professional – using the student’s chosen specialism where appropriate Apply an evaluative approach to a range of practical business data, 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 assigned to the students. The Assignment Task: Your assignment is to undertake a review of degree level apprenticeships. 1. Explain the different types of apprenticeships available 2. Review what apprenticeships are available at different universities 3. Make recommendations for Bucks Business School regarding apprenticeships The report should be 2000 words. Your report should adopt an evaluative approach and include consideration of: • what research you undertook to respond to the problem • what solutions you are suggesting and why these are considered appropriate. Assessment Criteria: Please see the assessment grid on the following pages. Coursework 2: Portfolio Criteria Wgt % 70%+ EXCELLENT 60-69% VERY GOOD 50-59% GOOD 40-49% SATISFACTORY Fail WEAK/POOR Assignment Parameters: Literacy Harvard 10 Excellent use of language – concise, formal, clear. Full adherence to Harvard rules. Accessible structure Very good use of language only minor errors. Good structure. Minor errors in Harvard Relatively good use of language but a tendency to be too informal Minor problems with structure. Noticeable errors with referencing Clearly written report but problems with tone of voice – too conversational. Structure problematic. Insufficient referencing in places or noticeable errors in ref list Many errors in written English. Weak structure. Many errors in referencing. Research and analysis of client problem 60 Evidence of thorough background research into the problem. Evidenced through references to source data (academic and secondary) and through any primary research effort. Evidence of good background research into the business problem. Evidenced through references to source data (academic and secondary) and through any primary research effort. Evidence of good background research into the business problem. Evidenced through references to source data (academic and secondary) and through any primary research effort. Evidence of some background research into the business problem. However there may be gaps in data or weaknesses in approach to primary research No evidence provided of sufficient research into the problem. As a result their findings may be flawed Evaluation: Critical evaluation throughout the tasks and report 30 Report demonstrates a high level of critical evaluation of the process.. Very clear rationale for solutions offered. Student is able to evaluate the options available to solving the problem. Useful solutions offered although a little more might be provided in terms of justification for them. Student is able to develop some options to solving the problem but the rationale for the solutions offered could be articulated more clearly and more closely linked to the research undertaken. Student does a reasonable job in recommending solutions, Solutions offered not linked to research For a variety of reasons the student has not been able to fully understand the problem and is unable to offer useful solutions. .