Business Report
Assessment Information
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Assessment 2 Information
| Subject Code: | MBA600 |
| Subject Name: | Capstone: Strategy |
| Assessment Title: Assessment Type: Length: |
Business Report Individual written analysis 2000 words (+/- 10% allowable range) |
| Weighting: | 35% |
| Total Marks: Submission: |
100 Online |
| Due Date: | Week 10 |
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Your task
Using the same organisation from the first assessment, individually, you are required to write a
2000-word business report in which you must apply learnings from the capstone topics to the
organisation by undertaking additional research.
Assessment Description.
The purpose of this assessment is to foster students ability to evaluate an organisation’s
performance and develop recommendations to promote future performance improvements.
Assessment Instructions
Again, assuming the role of an organisational consultant, you are to write a report that clearly
articulates the organisation’s strategy and business model and outlines a detailed approach to
Competition Strategy (Week 3), how the chosen organisation’s performance is/can be measured
against their strategies (Week 4). You will also be required to prepare a Balanced Scorecard for their
chosen organisation (Week 7). Attention should be paid to the use of secondary research and
insights (Week 8).
Areas covered should include:
• An executive summary.
• An introduction that summarises the purpose of the report.
• A summary of the organisation’s strategy.
• A specific outline of the organisation’s approach to competition strategy, performance
measurement and the Balanced Scorecard.
• A summary of recommendations that identify areas of focus and opportunity to enhance the
organisation’s performance in the future.
• A conclusion.
• Reference list.
You are encouraged to use a wide variety of information sources that include, where possible,
primary research such as interviews with staff or executive members within their chosen
organisation as well as the use of an appropriate mix of strategic and business analysis tools and
references. These references should be presented as in-text citations and a reference list at the end
of your business report.
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098 181 947 is a registered higher education provider CRICOS Provider Code 02426B.
MBA600 Assessment 2 Marking Rubric – Business Report 35%
| Marking Criteria (__/100) |
F (Fail) 0 – 49% |
P (Pass) 50 – 64% |
C (Credit) 65 – 74% |
D (Distinction) 75 – 84% |
HD (High Distinction) 85 -100% |
| Executive summary __/10 marks |
You have written a summary that is unclear and/or vague. It does not cover the significant findings of your report. |
You have written a basic summary that partially covers the significant findings of your report. |
You have written an enhanced executive summary that covers all of the significant findings of your report. |
You have written a detailed executive summary that covers all of the significant findings of your report. |
You have written a comprehensive executive summary that covers all of the significant findings of your report. |
| Introduction __/5 marks |
You have provided inadequate or no context that does not link to the assessment in a clear and coherent way. |
You have provided adequate context, but links to the assessment partially clear and coherent. |
You have provided adequate context which links to the assessment clearly and coherently. |
You have provided adequate context andimportantly highlighted the value of the report. |
You have provided an excellent context and persuasively argued the importance of the report. |
| Organisation’s competitive strategy __/20 marks |
You have provided inadequate or no summary of the strategy or even issues related to strategy. |
You have provided an adequate summary of the strategy and identified some of the pertinent issues affecting strategy. |
You have provided an adequate summary of the strategy and identified most of the pertinent issues affecting strategy. |
You have provided a comprehensive summary of the strategy and identified most of the pertinent issues affecting strategy. |
You have provided an expertsummary of the strategy andidentified all current pertinentissues affecting the strategy.. |
| Organisation’s performance measurement and Balanced Scorecard use __/20 marks |
You have provided an inadequateor no evaluation of t he organisation’s activities and lacks support from learned conceptsand/or research. |
You have provided an adequate evaluation of t he organisation’s activities and this is partially supported by learned concepts and/or research. |
You have provided an adequate evaluation of the organisation’s activities that is mostly supported by learned concepts and research. |
You have provided a expansive evaluation of t he organisation’s activities which is strongly supported by learned concepts and research. |
You have provided an excellent evaluation of the organisation’s activities that is thoroughlysubstantiated by learned concepts and research. |
| Recommendations __/20 marks |
You have provided inadequate or no recommendations that are feasible or actionable. |
You have provided somerecommendations that may be useful or actionable with some support from research and theory. |
You have provided reasonablerecommendations that are mostly useful or actionable and supported with research and theory. |
You have provided strongrecommendations that arefeasible or actionable andsupported with research and theory. |
You have provided excellent recommendations that show real insight into the organisation and are supported thoroughly withresearch and theory. |
| Conclusion __/5 marks |
You have written an inadequateor no conclusion to highlight thesalient points of your report. |
You have written an adequate conclusion that captures some ofthe salient points of your report. |
You have written an adequate conclusion that captures mostof the salient points of your report. |
You have written a strong conclusion that describes all salient points of your report. |
You have written an excellent conclusion that describes allsalient points of your report in a convincing narrative. |
| Grammar/spelling __/5 marks |
Consistent errors in spelling and grammar impact the flow and readability of your report. |
Though there are some grammar and spelling errors, these do not detract from the readability and flow of your report. |
Mostly correct grammar and spelling with errors that do not impact the readability and flow of your report. |
Errors in grammar and spelling are rare, enhancing the readability and flow of your report. |
Perfect grammar and spelling throughout, with excellent readability and flow of your report. |
| Format __/5 marks |
The format chosen for your report is inappropriate and/or lacks thought and consideration for the intended audience. |
The format chosen for your report is appropriate, but further attention to detail would improve its presentation. |
The format chosen for your report is appropriate, but minor changes would enhance its presentation. |
Your report is professionally presented and has been submitted in the appropriate format. |
Your report is professionally presented and suitable for the intended audience. |
| In-text citations and referencing __/10 marks |
Neither in-text referencing nor reference list adheres to Kaplan Harvard Referencing Style. |
In-text referencing or the resultant reference list adheres to Kaplan Harvard Referencing Style but with several errors. |
Both in-text referencing and the resultant reference list adhere to Kaplan Harvard Referencing Style but with several errors |
Both in-text referencing and the resultant reference list adhere to Kaplan Harvard Referencing Style but with only occasional minor errors. |
Both in-text referencing and the resultant reference list adhere strictly to Kaplan Harvard Referencing Style, with no errors. |
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