Assignment Brief SHR016-3 AS1
Assignment Brief SHR016-3 AS1
Assignment Brief SHR016-3 AS1
A clear overview of the case with key issues identified and linking them with the decision areas.
Thorough grasp of the key concepts evidenced by using a variety of resources and making conjectures
Answering all the questions through demonstrating creative solutions and recommendations
Consistency and structure in discussion with logical flow correlating with real life examples
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Strategy design
Evaluating strategy
This Unit particularly focuses on the development of your abilities in the following areas:
Businesses operate in dynamic environments and offer problems that are often
unstructured and poorly defined. In order to successfully develop strategies, you
must develop your ability in effective inquiry through which you can make realistic
Enquiry judgments about likely scenarios for future industry and developments making use
of a range of sources and evidence and from this develop a range of potential
strategic options.
The Strategic Management unit will enable you to develop an ability to analyse
complex situations, evaluate the success of company’s strategies and to make
recommendations about the strategic options available to businesses and to
recommend and choose the strategic direction for businesses. Of importance in this
unit is the understanding of the impact of the firm’s operating environment, the
Contextual drivers of change that may impact upon this environment and how firms develop
understanding and manipulate their resources to gain an advantage over their competitors. Above
all, you will be encouraged to develop the ability to think strategically. The strategy
is a fascinating and complex area of business and it is one that requires an
intelligent and appropriate use of the theories and frameworks to which you will be
introduced within this unit.
Throughout the unit, you will have the opportunity to collaborate in workshops in
the solving of problem-based questions and questions related to strategic issues.
Often you will be required to work in small groups in the seminars to discuss and
resolve problems many of which will require pre-reading. In seminars and
Collaboration workshops, you will also develop your communication skills, in presenting your
analyses and arguments. Your learning will be enhanced by the interaction you have
with your peers as well as with your tutor and the knowledge, skills, experiences,
and perspectives that they can bring to the learning environment.
Enterprise in this context is taken to mean developing the ability to analyse complex
and often unstructured issues and through this analysis develop the ability to
Enterprise evaluate current strategies and generate and evaluate potential future strategies
appropriate for the needs of the firm.
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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%+
Summary of the The case is An overview of the An overview is presented A clear overview of the case
Case (15%) presented with a case is presented with key issues identified presented identifying the
basic description of identifying at least one decision areas
the organization. No key issue
key issues or
decision areas
identified.
Application of Some review with no Fair literature review, Good literature review, Very Good literature review
course concepts, logical interrelation with at least two theory might not being in connection to one theory
and evidence of between the website reference stated but at least 3 with at least 5 references to
background reading discussions references given one of textbook and website
and research which from the textbook material
(including literature
review) (30%)
Discussion and Answering one Answering two Answering all the Answering all the questions
analysis of key questions reasonably questions with logical question with at least discussing at least two
issues in the case, and the rest some reasoning one logical reasoning alternatives in their
and solutions (30%) rough ideas reasoning
Coherent argument, Poor structure and Fair structure and Well-structured Well-structured arguments
logical structure, design with a design. Referenced arguments and design with good design of the
overall presentation reasonable flows of adequately. with reasonable flow of sections with well structure
of the report, and ideas. Referenced the report. Referenced diagrams and flow of the
referencing (25%) poorly. very well. report. Referenced
comprehensively.