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Assessment Brief Assignment Instructions - Assessment Part B BMHPO: ASSESSMENT PART B   You are required to undertake an individual written paper related to a particular organisation of your choice

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Assignment Instructions - Assessment Part B

BMHPO: ASSESSMENT PART B

 

You are required to undertake an individual written paper related to a particular organisation of your choice. The overall aim is to evaluate ways in which changes within this organisation’s MACRO environment might impact upon its marketing strategies and activities.

 

You will be assessed on your ability to:

Within an evidence-based scenario of a potential change in any of the MACRO environment forces of your chosen organisation:

A)        Critically evaluate the company’s strategies for:

                   -    sustainable competitive advantage

                   -    segmentation, targeting and positioning (STP), and

                   -   branding

B) Identify and critically assess two opportunities for growth within the organisation’s MACRO environments

C) Make clear links to the marketing theory that underpin your work

D) Write a logical, well-presented, and accurately referenced piece of work

 

Advice on the practical application of theory

There is an expectation that you go beyond learning gained on the BMHPO module.  This includes a need to conduct your own research into the key themes underpinning the questions above using the academic literature (e.g. journal articles and other credible sources).

 

You will need to briefly introduce your chosen organisation to familiarise the reader with the appropriate context. Detailed background to the company is not required and there are no marks awarded. You are being assessed on your reflections, interpretation, and application of marketing theory in practice and analytical reasoning using accepted academic practice and literature.

 

Guidance notes

• Assessment B report is worth 45% of your total grade for this module.  An essential feature of the report is to illustrate how marketing theoretical constructs or models can be critically analysed and applied to organisations in practice. 
• You are advised to read widely. In fact, unless you have read and referenced at least 10 discrete references, it is unlikely that you have done sufficient reading (you need to go beyond this to achieve higher marks).
• This component is an academic assignment and should be written in an appropriate style (e.g. using 3^rd person).  
• You are required to present your report using a clear coherent structure. A typical format will include an introduction, conclusion, and full reference list. Headings and subheadings may be used to make your work presentable.
• The following font style, line spacing and page layout should be adopted:

         - Font type:                  Arial

         - Font size:                  12

         - Line spacing:            1.5

         - Layout orientation:   Portrait

• You are required to use the APA referencing style (6^th edition) throughout and can find guidance on this via the University Online Library Resources.
• Beware of sources from the Internet (no Wikipedia or business balls).
• Apart from reputable and academic references that can be downloaded through the Internet (commonly via the University Online library catalogue); most Internet references are not considered reliable for an academic piece of work. Academic journals generally offer a better source than textbooks.
• Your word limit for this assignment is 2500 words (+/- 10%) and a word count should be provided on the front cover of your report.  Students will be capped at a P1 where word count is in excess of 10% of the word limit.
• Detailed marking criteria is available under the assessment section.
• Assessment structuring including headings and subheadings may follow the marking criteria layout located under Assessment Criteria – Assessment B.

 

Submission

All work must be submitted electronically via Turnitin by the deadline. Your submission must be accompanied by the front cover declaration that this is your own work being submitted for academic credit. Plagiarism is academic misconduct and any instances found will be referred to the Academic Misconduct Officer (ACO).  

 

• Please refer to your programme Moodle page or email globalonlinesupport@napier.ac.uk for details on late submission penalties and procedures.

Assignment Instructions - Assessment Part B

Assignment B: Marking Criteria

Assessment B will be marked against four criteria presented on the marking guide below. You are expected to demonstrate strong critical thinking and analytical reasoning at postgraduate level.  Please make sure you are clear on these requirements and seek advice as required.

Criteria	Contents	Approximate  Word Count	Weighting
1	Brief summary statement of the change in any of the MACRO environment forces of your chosen organisation.	200	10%
2	Potential impact on marketing strategies under the following headings:       • Competitive advantage       • Segmentation, targeting and positioning (STP)       • Branding	1700	50%
3	Identify 2 specific growth opportunities in the company’s macro environments and set out what the company should do to take advantage of these	600	30%
4	Bibliography (not included in the word count)		10%

 

Assessment Feedback

Up to three working weeks is provided for marking to be completed and then feedback will be available online. All feedback will be provided in written format and will be accessible via Turnitin in Moodle.  Below is assignment grading criteria.

 

Criteria	F5-F2 Fail	F1-P1 Fail - Pass	P2 Pass	P3-P4 Pass	P5-D1 Very Good - Distinction	D2-D5 Distinction
Brief summary statement of the change in any of the MACRO environment forces of your chosen organisation. (10%)
Potential impact on marketing strategies under the following headings:       • Competitive advantage       • Segmentation, targeting and          Positioning (STP)       • Branding (50%)
Identify 2 specific growth opportunities in the company’s macro environments and set out what the company should do to take advantage of these (30%)
Bibliography (not included in the word count) (10%)