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Summative Assessment 2 - Data analysis case study
Assessment title Written Assignment (Data analysis case study)
Submission date and time Week 14/19th January 2025 Word Count (or equivalent) 500 words for each question Where to submit BlackBoard via TurnItIn Feedback date Within 15 working days Assessment Weighting 60% PSRB requirements (if N/A applicable) Submitting, feedback & grades online using Blackboard
Main objectives of the Assessment
Assignment 2 is a time-controlled assignment (aka test) focusing on a Data Analysis
Case Study that covers a wide range of topics related to operations management, including the role of operations in overall business strategy, designing processes, quality management, and supply chain management, among others. On Week 11, the Case Study will be given. You will have three weeks to study the case study at home and submit it on Week 14 on the TurnItIn. It is an open book time- constraint assignment, which you could work on it continuously at home. For further information, please check details on BB. No. Learning Outcome Marking Criteria 1 Explain the nature of operations See below management within the organisation. a. Explain the role and importance of effective operations management. b. Evaluate the operations performance objectives of organisations. 2 Manage the design of systems and See below operations in the organisation. a. Design systems and operations to meet the objectives of the organisation. b. Explain the impact of supply chain on systems and operations. 3 Planning and control of the See below operations of the organisation a. Explain the need for planning and control of operations. b. Plan operations to meet the objectives of the organisation and the needs of customers. 4 Improve performance See below within the organisation. a. Establish suitable performance measures. b. Monitor compliance with quality standards. c. Identify problems in operations and implement solutions. Marking criteria:
Depth and Relevance: The extent to which the student provides
comprehensive, relevant, and practical insights, measures, strategies, or solutions. (20 marks)
Use of Case Study: The ability to integrate and apply information from the case study to support their answers. (20 marks)
Critical Analysis of AI's Perspective: The ability to critically analyse
and evaluate the AI's perspective based on the case study. (20 marks)
Practical Application: The feasibility, effectiveness, and real-world
applicability of the proposed measures, strategies, or solutions. (20 marks)
Operational Understanding: Demonstrates a clear understanding
of the nature, design, planning, control, and improvement of operations within the organization. (20 marks) Marking scheme: 100-80% 79-70% 69-60% 59-50% 49-40% 39-30% 29- 0% The work The work The work The work The work The work The work produced fails produced is produced is produced produced produced meets produced fails to to meet all of the exceptional in of excellent meets all of meets all of all of the meet all of the intended most/all quality, the the intended intended learning outcomes and aspects, exceeding intended intended learning learning is inadequate for this substantially expectations learning learning outcomes at, but outcomes and is level. exceeding for this level outcomes and outcomes and rarely exceeding marginally expectations in many exceeds the exceeds the the threshold inadequate for for this level. aspects. threshold threshold expectations for this level expectations expectations this level. for this level in for this level in several of some of them them.