This week’s topics
Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
- Unpacking the assignment brief and criteria
- Finding and evaluating sources
- Planning and referencing
What you will be able to do
- 1.1 Analyse the concept of globalisation.
- 1.2 Assess the link between the concept of globalisation and the investment process.
- 2.1 Explain factors affecting the global business environment.
- 2.2 Assess the impact of identified factors on national and multinational business organisations.
- 3.1 Explain the current value statement of a named business organisation.
- 3.2 Explain how a named business organisation achieved its values.
- 3.3 Recommend strategies that would enhance the value of a named business organisation.
- 4.1 Analyse the strategic decision of a named business organisation.
- 4.2 Evaluate the financial consequences of a strategic decision made by a named business organisation.
- 5.1 Explain sources of finance available to business organisations.
- 5.2 Assess the risk involved in a range of sources of finance.
- 5.3 Critically assess the costs involved in managing global risk.
- 6.1 Explain risk mitigation techniques.
- 6.2 Analyse global risks.
- 6.3 Assess the suitability of techniques used by a named business organisation to manage their global risk.
- 7.1 Analyse the potential investment decisions and strategies available to a named business organisation.
- 7.2 Assess the global environment decisions and strategies affecting a named business organisation.
Activity
Plan the unit assignment against every criterion; source and reference the evidence.
Study materials
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
- Evaluating Information: Applying the CRAAP Test · PDF · Other, report · for registered students
- Harvard Referencing quick guide 2025 (York St John University) · 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.
