In Partnership With The University of Suffolk MBA Assignment
In Partnership With The University of Suffolk MBA Assignment
MBA Assignment
Student Number:
Referencing: In the main body of your submission you must give credit to authors on whose research your
work is based. Append to your submission a reference list that indicates the books, articles,
etc. that you have read or quoted in order to complete this assignment (e.g. for books:
surname of author and initials, year of publication, title of book, edition, publisher: place of
publication).
Disclosure: Please include the following statement on the title page of the submitted assignment,
followed by your name:
I declare that this assignment is all my own work and that I have acknowledged all
materials used from the published or unpublished works of other people. All
references have been duly cited.
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All assignments must be submitted to Turnitin unless otherwise instructed by the
Turnitin:
Lecturer.
Note: the Turnitin version is the primary submission and acts as a receipt for the student.
Late submission of the electronic version of the assignment, without an authorised extension, may
result in a Fail.
Only the LSC Extenuating Circumstances Panel may grant an extension.
The grade awarded for this piece of work remains provisional until ratified by LSC Exam Board.
Your Tasks
Format: Report
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Learning Outcomes tested Assessment Criteria to achieve the module
(from module syllabus) learning outcomes.
In addition to LSC Common Assessment and
Academic Marking Criteria, students are
expected to meet the following threshold
descriptors for a pass grade.
LO1:Develop an advanced understanding on Task 1
the definition of International marketing and
key dynamic environmental factors and Covers the planning and implementing of
forces that may influence and impact upon Marketing Communications in the context of
the marketing activities of organisations in
International markets.
national, regional, international and global
contexts.
Students should demonstrate an understanding of
and conduct a critical examination of `why` and
`how` the planning of Marketing Communications
campaigns differs in an International Market - with
reference to relevant International Marketing
Communications concepts and models.
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to relevant concepts and International Market
Research planning models
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TASK DESCRIPTION: Assignment (Individual Report) 100%
TASKS
N.B: You must base your report on a client organisation and international market of your own choice as
agreed with your Lecturer:-
The management of this client organisation have the ambition to extend their market reach.
You have met with this client and briefly discussed some of the key Marketing tasks that need to be managed
at this initial market entry stage.
Following this brief meeting, the client has asked you to prepare a report detailing and illustrating the
approaches you recommend that they should undertake in their chosen international market, in the
following areas of International Marketing Management:
Task One:
Critically examine why and how the organisation should standardise or adapt its Marketing Communications
in the chosen international market.
Task Two:
Critically evaluate why and how conducting Market Research is a key marketing requirement in the context
of your client organisation entering the selected International Market.
Task Three:
By applying the “value net” discuss how the selected product or the service will be creating value to the
target audience in the international market space.
Task Four
Explore and discuss the recent positive developments that affected your business as a result of propelling
globalization?
LENGTH
REQUIRED
2500 words maximum.
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4. Formatting: Typed on A4 paper in Times New Roman or Arial font 12 with at least 2.5 centimetre
space at each edge, double spaced and pages numbered.
5. Document format: Report (Please do not write in the first or second person)Ensure a clear title,
course, and name or ID number is on a cover sheet and a bibliography using Harvard referencing
throughout is also provided.
6. Research: Research should use reliable and relevant sources of information e.g. academic books and
journals that have been peer reviewed. The research should be extensive.
7. All citation and referencing should be in Harvard style.
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MARKING CRITERIA AND STUDENT FEEDBACK – ASSIGNMENT 100%
This section details the assessment criteria. The extent to which these are demonstrated by you determines your mark.
The marks available for each criterion 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.
available
awarde
Marks
Marks
Common Assessment Criteria (applied to all parts of the project)
d
1. Research-informed Literature: Extent of research and/or own
reading, selection of credible sources, application of appropriate
referencing conventions.
Extent of research and/or own reading, selection of credible sources, 15
application of appropriate referencing conventions
2. Knowledge and Understanding of Subject: Extent of knowledge
and understanding of concepts and underlying principles associated
with the discipline.
Extent of knowledge and understanding of concepts and underlying 15
principles associated with the discipline.
3. Analysis: Analysis, evaluation and synthesis; logic, argument and
judgement; analytical reflection; organisation of ideas and evidence
Analysis, evaluation and synthesis; logic, argument and judgement; 15
analytical reflection; organisation of ideas and evidence in line with the
set questions.
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Level 7
In accordance with the FHEQ, at the end of Level 7 students should havea 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, field of study or area of professional practice. They will 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. They should have a conceptual understanding that enables
them toevaluate critically current research and advanced scholarship in the discipline and to evaluate methodologies and
develop critiques of them and, where appropriate, to propose new hypotheses. They will also 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. In addition, they will be able to
demonstrate self-direction and originality in tackling and solving problems, and act autonomously in planning and
implementing tasks at a professional or equivalent level.
Assessment category
Coherent and Cognitive and Application of Reading and Presentation,
detailed intellectual skills theory to practice referencing style and
knowledge and (for courses with a structure
understanding professional
of the subject practice element) Work that
area, at least significantly
some of which exceeds the
is informed by specified word
the latest limit may be
research and/or penalized
advanced
scholarship
within the
discipline
Coherent and Cognitive and Application of theory Reading and Presentation, style
detailed intellectual skills to practice referencing and structure
Level 7 knowledge and
understanding
field of study perspectives within awareness and initiative along with expression and
and showing the field. Work evaluation and the highly consistent which clearly
ability to select and use accurate communicates valid,
considerable demonstrates a
academic literature in referencing coherent conclusions
depth, breadth, significant level of
Pass mark, demonstrating achievement of all associated learning outcomes
forefront of the perspectives within critical awareness and demonstrating expression and
field of study the field. Work evaluation and appropriate reading which communicates
clear conclusions to
and showing demonstrates some reasonable ability to use and some initiative
specialist and non-
good depth, effective originality the academic literature along with specialist audiences
breadth, detail and creativity in in making reasoned consistent accurate
and clarity synthesising current judgements and referencing
research and decisions in relation to
scholarship within complex issues and
the subject area problems at a
professional level
A sufficient but A sufficient but A reasonable but Sufficient critical Generally good
limited level of limited level of limited level of engagement with a presentation of work
systematic, critical evaluation originality and reasonable range of that is sufficiently
innovation in the
theoretical and and awareness of relevant and current logical and coherent
application of
conceptual current problems knowledge and theory academic, research, in structure with a
understanding of and contemporary to professional practice policy- and discernible central
40% – 59%
knowledge at issues and debates, within the discipline. practice-related argument. May
times at or with some reference Demonstration of some literature present limited
informed by the to new insights or good critical awareness demonstrating originality and lack
forefront of the perspectives within and evaluation and mainly appropriate some clarity of
some ability to use the
field of study but the field. Limited reading but limited expression, but an
academic literature in
showing evidence of developing judgements initiative and/or identifiable
adequate depth, originality and and decisions in relation some minor conclusion
creativity in to complex issues and inconsistencies and reasonably
synthesising current communicated to
Coherent and Cognitive and Application of theory Reading and Presentation, style
detailed intellectual skills to practice referencing and structure
Level 7 knowledge and
understanding
the subject matter current problems and knowledge and theory and current coherent structure,
shown. Work is contemporary issues to professional literature. lacks a well-formed
not informed by and debates. No practice. Lack of use of central argument
scholarship evidence of awareness Demonstrates no appropriate and shows a
within the field of new insights or critical awareness and sources and significant lack of