business operation of Mercedes-Benz

Global Economic and Business Operations

Assessment Document 2020-21

Module Code:	BIN3022
Module Title:	Global Economics and Business operations
Submission Date:	8th January 2021 16:00hrs UK Time on BlackBoard

Module Aim

This module examines business operations in the context of the global economy.  One part investigates the operation of the global economy, looking particularly at international trade, the importance of multinational enterprises and foreign investment, and the growth and development of economics, especially the emerging economies of the BRIC group, among others.  Other internationally important global economic issues are also examined, such as globalisation and environmental policy.  In the business operations part of the module, the emphasis is on the management methods used to aid resource allocation and decision making in organisations.  The nature of the operational process is examined and techniques are developed and applied in practical settings.

Module Learning Outcomes

Module learning outcomes detail the specific knowledge and understanding, cognitive and intellectual skills, practical and professional skills, and the key transferable skills that you will develop during this module. The learning outcomes for this module are detailed below. These learning outcomes will be assessed when marking your assignment.

Personal & Transferable Skills

1. Engage effectively in debate and present arguments in a professional manner.

2. Select and justify approaches to the analysis of organisational dynamics and apply them to produce practical improvements.

3. Develop reflective practice skills in the study and analysis of global business dynamics.

Research, Knowledge & Cognitive Skills

4. Describe and evaluate models of the dynamics of organisational behaviour.

5. Critically evaluate alternative approaches to the modelling of global business dynamics.

6. Effectively organise global business dynamics knowledge using a variety of techniques.

7. Evaluate a range of approaches to the analysis of organisational dynamics models.

Professional Skills

8. Understand and select from a range of key business dynamics modelling skills

 

Module Assessment

The assessment requirements for the module, in addition to the generic level 6 University Assessment Criteria and correct use of the required referencing format and style, include the following module specific criteria:

In Class Assessment (50% of the final mark based on Business Operations Module):

a 2,000 word assignment for the Business Operations part of this module. The assignment is in the form of an individual essay based on a pre-released case study. 

ICA Assignment for Business Operations

Define using academic references on what is Operations Management, Operations Strategy, Supply Chain and a Value Chain.

Choose an industry of your choice and Define the Operations management Management and Strategy with detail explanation on on of the products/servies that company offers in terms of Inputs /Transformation and Outputs

You should also mention the core Operations strategy of tthat specific product/service (cost/quality/delivery/flexibility)

Draw a Basic Supply Chain of that Product and provide a breif explanation

List key challenges that industry has due to ‘New Normal’ post COVID-19

Provide a short analysis on the business process on a part of the supply chain in terms of improving customer service and performance.

ECA (50% of the final mark):

Demonstrate good fundamental academic knowledge of Global Economics;

Critically analyse data using appropriate techniques;

Draw appropriate conclusions;

Present the assignment in a clear and understandable way, using the conventions appropriate to a business report with no spelling or grammatical errors.

The ECA is a 2000-word assignment in the form of an individual report on selected aspects of the module. The subject matter of the report may change from year to year and students will be informed of assignment details during the module.

End Class Assessment Assignment for Global Economics Submission Semester 1: 8.01.2021

Submission: single electronic portfolio document via Blackboard.

Assessment Tasks ECA

The assessment tasks for the ECA are presented in a separate document on Blackboard.

ECA Assignment

Presentation Guidance

Use font size 12;

Use 1.5 Line and Paragraph spacing;

Headings in bold;

Include your name and student number as a header on all pages;

Include page numbers as a footer;

For this reflective report, write in the first person;

Use Harvard referencing throughout;

Include a reference list of all of the sources cited in your work.

Module Assessment Criteria ICA/ECA

Assignments will be marked in accordance with the following marking criteria:

ICA Assessment Criteria	Max Mark	1st Mark	2nd Mark	Feedback Comments:
Knowledge and understanding of Business Operations and Global Economics to be demonstrated through a clearly presented discussion of OPS MGMT and Strategy principles.	15
Knowledge and understanding of Supply Chain in Business Operations: to be demonstrated through a clearly presented description of the Supply chain of the product/service	30
Illustration and use of examples: to be demonstrated through clearly presented and accurate use of worked examples of the presented company/industry	20
Analysis, interpretation and solution of Business Operations and Global Economics: to be demonstrated through a clearly presented and accurate solution based on academic refrences, industrial reports	30
Presentation: your report should be well structured and written, be free of sentence construction and grammatical errors and include correctly formatted referencing. Analyses should be clearly and logically presented.	5

Module Assessment: Submission Guidelines

The reflective report should be submitted electronically using the ‘Assessment’ link on Blackboard. The deadline for submission is shown at the top of this document. Feedback will be provided for the purposes of guidance and to assist your learning and development. Any reference to marks is entirely provisional and subject to confirmation following University procedures.  Only University Assessment Boards are able to issue confirmed, definitive marks.

The pass mark for this assessment is 40%.

Resit: If you do not reach a pass mark, you will have the opportunity to resit the module assignment by ‘making good’ your original submission using the feedback given by the marker and moderator.

Word limits and penalties for assignments

If the assignment is within +10% of the stated word limit no penalty will apply.

The word count is to be declared on the front page of your assignment and the assignment cover sheet. If this word count is falsified, this will be regarded as academic misconduct.

The word count does not include:

Title and Contents page;

Reference list;

Appropriate tables, figures and illustrations.

Please note, in-text citations [e.g. (Smith, 2011)] and direct secondary quotations [e.g. “dib-dab nonsense analysis” (Smith, 2011 p.123)] are INCLUDED in the word count.

If the word limit of the full assignment exceeds the +10% limit, 10% of the mark provisionally awarded to the assignment will be deducted. For example: if the assignment is worth 70 marks but is above the word limit by more than 10%, a penalty of 7 marks will be imposed, giving a final mark of 63.

Summarising and compressing the information in your assignment into the word limit is one of the skills that students are expected to acquire and demonstrate as part of the assignment process.