MBA 1 MM SBLC7009 Assignment 1 and 2 Aug-Nov 2019
MBA 1 MM SBLC7009 Assignment 1 and 2 Aug-Nov 2019
Programme: MBA
Academic Academic honesty is required. In the main body of your submission you must
honesty / give credit to authors on whose research and ideas your work is based. Append
referencing: to your submission a reference list that indicates the books, articles, etc. that
you have used, cited or quoted in order to complete this assessment.
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Module Learning Outcomes
(from module syllabus)
1. Critically comprehend, analyse, evaluate and discuss the role, theories, concepts,
practices, environmental frameworks and contexts of marketing in the wider business
environment.
2. Critically understand the key role which marketing research, marketing strategy, marketing
plans and marketing-led decision making have in organisations.
3. Critically analyse, evaluate, plan, apply and interpret marketing reports, tools and
techniques in Marketing Management in the context of businesses and organisations.
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TASK DESCRIPTION- ASSIGNMENT 1 (Written Report 50%)
BACKGROUND / INTRODUCTION
In your role as the Marketing Manager in a stated organisation of your choice, you are required to
complete the following business report that has been requested by your Managing Director:
TASKS
Assignment One:
An individual written report consisting of a maximum 3000 words addressing the key Marketing
Management tasks in relation to your chosen organisation detailed below in Assignment One:
2. Undertake a Market Positioning analysis for your chosen organisation, explaining why Market
Research (using secondary data) was necessary for this undertaking.
3. Critically evaluate the potential application of the SPACE Matrix in order to determine the
organisation`s future Marketing strategies for your chosen organisation.
4. A critical discussion of your chosen organisation`s Marketing Mix action plans over the next
3 year planning period.
In each of these tasks, demonstrate the key marketing principles and deploy marketing tools,
techniques and models to both analyse the issues that your chosen organisation faces and
to recommend marketing management solutions.
5. In the Annexure to the report, you must outline the key areas of study and research you have
undertaken in a Gantt chart and then specify the literature and other evidence sources you
have used to complete the requirements of this assignment.
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LENGTH
REQUIRED
3000 words +/- 10%. Any deviation from this will be penalised.
FORMATTING AND
LAYOUT
The use of a range of information sources is expected – academic books, peer reviewed journal
articles, professional articles, press releases and newspaper articles, reliable statistics, company
annual reports and other company information. All referencing should be in Harvard style.
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TASK DESCRIPTION – ASSIGNMENT 2 (Individual Presentation Package 50%)
BACKGROUND /
INTRODUCTION
Students are required to submit a presentation slides package, based on the report done in
Assignment One, using slides (not more than fifteen slides).
NOTE that Turnitin will not accept power point so you must submit your slides as word
documents.
The submission of your slides package should be organized and clearly structured in a report format.
TASKS
Assignment Two:
Your slides package should consist of the visuals that you would use to prepare for a presentation
of your written report to your client organisation.
The emphasis in this task is on deployment, application and presentation which is reflected in the
mark allocations for component 2.
As such you should design a professional slides package that will facilitate the presentation of your
written report (assignment component one), demonstrating the value of your analysis to your client
and detailing the key academic insights and emphasising the deployment, applications and
presentation of these insights in the context of your chosen client organisation.
Your presentation package should therefore be a combination of the academic/ conceptual insights
(with the relevant academic sources clearly indicated on each of your slides), together with the
practical value of these insights being demonstrated in the context of your chosen organisation.
LENGTH
REQUIRED
3000 words +/- 10%. Any deviation from this will be penalised.
Each one of your slides is taken to be equivalent to 200 words.
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FORMATTING AND LAYOUT
The use of a range of information sources is expected – academic books, peer reviewed journal
articles, professional articles, press releases and newspaper articles, reliable statistics, company
annual reports and other company information. All referencing should be in Harvard style.
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GUIDANCE FOR STUDENTS IN THE COMPLETION OF
TASKS
NOTE: The guidance offered below is linked to the five generic assessment criteria overleaf.
4. Practical Skills
At level 7, you should be able to demonstrate originality in the application of knowledge, together with a
practical understanding of how established techniques of research and enquiry are used to create and
interpret knowledge in the discipline. This includes acting autonomously in planning and implementing tasks
at a professional or equivalent level, originality in tackling and solving problems, and decision-making in
complex and unpredictable contexts or situations.
You should be able to demonstrate mastery of the leading edge subject-related concepts and ideas as they
relate to real world situations and/or particular contexts. How do they work in practice? You will deploy
models, methods, techniques, and/or theories, in those contexts or circumstances, to assess current
situations, perhaps to formulate plans or plausible, justifiable recommendations to solve problems, or to
propose new models, or to create artefacts, which may be innovative and creative, thereby demonstrating
your understanding of how the boundaries of knowledge are advanced through research and/or application.
This is likely to involve, for instance, the use of real world artefacts, examples and cases, the application of
a model within an organisation and/or benchmarking one theory or organisation against others.
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STUDENT FEEDBACK FORM-ASSIGNMENT - REPORT 1 (50%)
This section details the extent to which the assessment criteria are demonstrated by you, which in turn determines your
mark. The marks available for each category of skill are shown. Lecturers will use the space provided to comment on
the achievement of the task(s), including those areas in which you have performed well and areas that would benefit
from development/improvement.
awarde
availabl
Marks
Marks
Generic Assessment Criteria
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1. Engagement with Literature Skills
.
15
Inserting your references (quality texts and published articles) into the appropriate
places in the text. Listing these at the end of the report (Harvard Method)
20
Demonstrating insights into selected academic concepts and models.
The relevance of these in the context of the set questions.
20
Developing the potential value of the concepts/models .
Establishing a conceptual base to be applied in the next section of the report.
4. Practical Application Skills
Applying the concepts/ models in order to provide valuable and meaningful solutions 35
and make recommendations to your chosen organisation.
10
Written in report style. Directed at your reader(s) and flows well throughout.
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STUDENT FEEDBACK FORM-ASSIGNMENT 2 – PRESENTATION PAPER
(50%)
This section details the extent to which the assessment criteria are demonstrated by you, which in turn determines your
mark. The marks available for each category of skill are shown. Lecturers will use the space provided to comment on
the achievement of the task(s), including those areas in which you have performed well and areas that would benefit
from development/improvement.
awarded
available
Marks
Marks
Generic Assessment Criteria
10
Providing evidence of the appropriate reading/ references that form the basis of the
insights on all of your slides.
15
Demonstrating familiarity with the selected Marketing Management concepts/ models
used in your presentation.
15
Demonstrating conceptual insights into the potential values of the selected academic
concepts/ models.
35
Applying your conceptual insights to successfully address the situations faced by your
chosen organisation. Making recommendations for future Marketing Management
plans and strategies.
25
Quality of the slides and visuals used in the presentation.
Potential effectiveness in terms of getting your messages across to your intended
audience
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GENERIC ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
Level 7
In accordance with the Framework for Higher Education Qualifications, at the end of Level 7 students should be able to demonstrate: a systematic
understanding of knowledge, and a critical awareness of current problems and/or new insights, much of which is at, or informed by, the forefront of their
academic discipline or area of professional practice; a comprehensive understanding of techniques applicable to their own research or advanced
scholarship; originality in the application of knowledge, together with a practical understanding of how established techniques of research and enquiry are
used to create and interpret knowledge in the discipline; conceptual understanding that enables the student to evaluate critically current research and
advanced scholarship in the discipline to evaluate methodologies and develop critiques of them and, where appropriate, to propose new hypotheses. They
will be able to deal with complex issues both systematically and creatively, make sound judgements in the absence of complete data, and communicate their
conclusions clearly to specialist and non-specialist audiences. They will demonstrate self-direction and originality in tackling and solving problems, and act
autonomously in planning and implementing tasks at a professional or equivalent level to continue to advance their knowledge and understanding, and to
develop new skills to a high level. They the qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment requiring the exercise of initiative and personal
responsibility; decision-making in complex and unpredictable situations/professional environments; and the independent learning ability required for
continuing professional development.