This week’s topics
Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
- Unpacking the assignment brief and criteria
- Finding and evaluating sources
- Planning and referencing
- Craap Test for evaluating sources
What you will be able to do
- 1.1 Explain the features of corporate financial planning.
- 1.2 Explain the key requirements to formulate a corporate financial plan.
- 2.1 Compare sources of business finance to support business plans in different business contexts.
- 2.2 Assess the risks associated with different sources of finance in different business contexts.
- 2.3 Explain the influence of financial and money markets on financial planning and control.
- 2.4 Explain the techniques used in the development of a business investment strategy.
- 3.1 Analyse the importance of global financial risk management.
- 3.2 Evaluate risk management techniques used in business.
- 3.3 Apply techniques used by a business that reduces exposure to global financial risks.
- 4.1 Explain the role and purpose of corporate governance for businesses in relation to financial management and control.
- 4.2 Assess the practical implications of effective corporate governance on financial planning and control.
Activity
Start with this week’s video, then: Plan the unit assignment against every criterion; source and reference the evidence.
Study materials
Videos
- Craap Test for evaluating sources · YouTube · Talking Libraries and Books · 7 min · for registered students
Further resources
- Writing for Success, ch. 8.1–8.3: Prewriting, outlining and drafting · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 281–318 · for registered students
- Harvard Referencing quick guide 2025 (York St John University) · PDF · Other, report · for registered students
- Evaluating Information: Applying the CRAAP Test · PDF · Other, report · for registered students
Materials marked “for registered students” open in the student portal, which is set up as soon as you receive final acceptance.
