With particular reference to charges over book debts, to what extent would it be beneficial to modern commerce to abolish the distinction between fixed and floating charges?

Topic:

With particular reference to charges over book debts, to what extent would it be beneficial to modern commerce to abolish the distinction between fixed and floating charges?

Description

A research project of 3,000 words to be written with an annotated bibliography and OSCOLA style referencing.

Critically examine approaches to learning and development. What improvements, if any, would you make and why?
Assessment Information – What you need to do
This assignment is an individual assignment.

 

This assignment requires you to answer 1 question

 

The assessment for this module is a critical essay of between 1500 words in length, on an organisation with which you are familiar with. You should select material from throughout the module, and should discuss your plans with the module tutor at an early stage to ensure that your focus is appropriate and sufficiently critical. You must use module concepts and texts as a foundation for your work.

 

With reference to your own organisation, or one with which you are familiar, or use the Employee Training and Development at Motorola case study. Critically examine approaches to learning and development. What improvements, if any, would you make and why?

 

The Critical Essay requires you to use the ideas, concepts, theories, frameworks and research findings studied to inform your evaluation. This is an in depth, critical piece of work so you should not spend time describing the theories. The assignment encourages you to take a strategic view of Learning and Development provision within your organisation or the case study and determine which elements of this provision are most in need of evaluation.

 

 

 

 

Criteria for Assessment – How you will be marked

 
The assessment will demonstrate your ability to:

Analysis of L&D provision in an organisation

  • You should not try to review all elements of provision, as this would produce an answer which sacrifices depth for breadth. Your answer should demonstrate:
  • An understanding of relevant conceptual and theoretical literature
  • The ability to prioritise 3-5 key L&D issues worthy of review
  • The ability to apply theoretical frameworks and concepts to your organisational context
  • The ability to translate the results of a systematic analysis into strategic implications

For the case study

  • Analyse a case-study
  • Comprehend and apply relevant models and theories to explain the issues raised
  • Offer realistic and practical solutions to organisational problems
  • Develop a logical argument, referring to evidence in support of it
  • Demonstrate the ability to critically interpret, synthesize and analyse the information presented as well as relevant models and theories

 

This assignment is designed to assess the following learning outcomes:

 

1)  Identify the individual components of systematic approach to L&D and critically examine the core underlying theories. (Case Study).

2)  Design and implement appropriate evaluation methods to assess the success and effectiveness of learning plans and interventions. (Case Study).

 

 

 

 

Assessment Details

 

The word count is 1500 words.

 

There will be a penalty of a deduction of 10% of the mark for work exceeding the word limit by 10% or more.

The word limit includes tables, figures, quotations and citations, but excludes the references list and appendices.

 

 

How to Submit your Assessment

 

 

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·      All work submitted after the submission deadline without a valid and approved reason will be subject to the University regulations on late submissions.

o   If an assessment is submitted up to 14 days late the mark for the work will be capped at the pass mark of 40 per cent for undergraduate modules or 50 per cent for postgraduate modules

o   If an assessment is submitted beyond 14 calendar days late the work will receive a mark of zero per cent

o   The above applies to a student’s first attempt at the assessment. If work submitted as a reassessment of a previously failed assessment task is submitted later than the deadline the work will immediately be given a mark of zero per cent

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·      Checks will be made on your work using anti-plagiarism software and approved plagiarism checking websites.

 

 

 

 

 

Return of Marked Work

 

You can expect to have feedback returned to you on 24th May 2022. If for any reason there is a delay you will be kept informed. Marks and feedback will be provided online. It is important that you access the feedback you receive as this will help to make improvements to your later work, you can request a meeting with your Module Leader or Personal Tutor to discuss your feedback in more detail.

 

Marks will have been internally moderated only, and will therefore be provisional; your mark will be formally agreed later in the year once the external examiner has completed their review. More information on assessment and feedback can be found here.

 

 

 

Academic Integrity

 

In submitting a piece of work for assessment it is essential that you understand the University’s requirements for maintaining academic integrity and ensure that the work does not contravene University regulations. Some examples of behaviour that would not be considered acceptable include plagiarism, re-use of previously assessed work, collusion with others and purchasing your assignment from a third party. For more information on academic offences, bad academic practice, and academic penalties, please read chapter four of our academic regulations.

 

 

 

Academic Support and Your Well-being

 

Referencing is the process of acknowledging other people’s work when you have used it in your assignment or research. It allows the reader to locate your source material as quickly and easily as possible so that they can read these sources themselves and verify the validity of your arguments. Referencing provides the link between what you write and the evidence on which it is based.

You identify the sources that you have used by citing them in the text of your assignment (called citations or in-text citations) and referencing them at the end of your assignment (called the reference list or end-text citations). The reference list only includes the sources cited in your text. The main referencing guide can be found here and includes information on the basics of referencing and achieving good academic practice. It also has tabs for the specific referencing styles depending on whether you require Harvard style used in business or OSCOLA style used by the Law school.

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Distinguish between a balance sheet, a profit and loss (or income) statement and a statement of cash flows.

Additional features Draft required 3 pages + well-structured + cited references Description • Distinguish between a balance sheet, a profit and loss (or income) statement and a statement of cash flows. • Identify the five major accounting categories – assets, liabilities, owner’s equity, revenues and expenses – and give examples of these. • Apply a working knowledge of the doctrines and conventions of accounting – such as relevance, reliability, materiality and timeliness. • Analyse why actual figures are different from budgeted figures. • Recommend changes to the financial arrangements in an organisation which will improve the effectiveness of accounting controls. All workings must be provided.

Propose an information systems strategy for a client organization.
Assessment Summary Propose an information systems strategy for a client organization.  In preparing the strategy you will complete:

·        Stage 1: Analyse the organisation and select appropriates strategic analysis tools (25%).

·        Stage 2: Apply the strategic analysis tools and identify appropriate information systems (25%).

·        Stage 3: Evaluate the information systems identified (25%).

·        Stage 4: Document the information systems strategy (15%)

·        Demonstrate regular progress (10%).

 

IMPORTANT STATEMENTS

 

Standard Postgraduate Regulations

 

Your studies will be governed by the BCU Academic Regulations on Assessment, Progression and Awards. Copies of regulations can be found at  https://www.bcu.ac.uk/student-info/student-contract

 

For courses accredited by professional bodies such as the IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology) there are some derogations from the standard regulations and these are detailed in your Programme Handbook

 

Cheating and Plagiarism

 

Both cheating and plagiarism are totally unacceptable and the University maintains a strict policy against them.  It is YOUR responsibility to be aware of this policy and to act accordingly. Please refer to the Academic Registry Guidance at https://icity.bcu.ac.uk/Academic-Services/Information-for-Students/Assessment/Avoiding-Allegations-of-Cheating

 

The basic principles are:

  • Don’t pass off anyone else’s work as your own, including work from “essay banks”. This is plagiarism and is viewed extremely seriously by the University.
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  • Never lend disks, memory sticks or copies of your coursework to any other student in the University; this may lead you being accused of collusion.

 

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You should be aware that coursework may be submitted to an electronic detection system in order to help ascertain if any plagiarised material is present. You may check your own work prior to submission using Turnitin at the Formative Moodle Site.  If you have queries about what constitutes plagiarism, please speak to your module tutor or the Centre for Academic Success.

 

 

Electronic Submission of Work

 

It is your responsibility to ensure that work submitted in electronic format can be opened on a faculty computer and to check that any electronic submissions have been successfully uploaded. If it cannot be opened it will not be marked. Any required file formats will be specified in the assignment brief and failure to comply with these submission requirements will result in work not being marked.  You must retain a copy of all electronic work you have submitted and re-submit if requested.

 

Learning Outcomes to be Assessed:

 

1    Critically assess the suitability of information systems planning tools and techniques for an organization.

 

2    Formulate an information systems strategy to address the information needs of an organization.

 

3    Critically evaluate the information systems strategy formulated.

 

4    Communicate the IS strategy professionally, engaging with stakeholders throughout the process of formulating the strategy.

 

 

Assessment Details:

 

 

 

Title: Propose an Information Systems Strategy

 

Style:  One-Page Proposal, Slide Stack and Progress Meetings

 
 

Rationale:

Information systems professionals are called upon to propose recommendations of how information systems can be used to gain and sustain competitive advantage in organizations. In this assessment you will have the opportunity to develop your skills in assessing an organization’s strategic position and propose an information systems strategy. Throughout the assessment you will discuss completed tasks with tutors to receive feedback on your work, as in industry you will need to demonstrate regular progress on your allocated work.

Description:

This assignment focuses on exploring the current strategic opportunities and threats faced by an organization and proposing a new information systems strategy to help the organization improve its strategic position.  Prepare an information systems strategy for the Managing Director of a given organization. Details of the organization are given in the assessment section on Moodle.

There are four stages of work to complete the assessment:

·        Stage 1: Analyse the organisation and select appropriates strategic analysis tools (25%).

·        Stage 2: Apply the strategic analysis tools and identify appropriate information systems (25%).

·        Stage 3: Evaluate the information systems identified (25%).

·        Stage 4: Document the information systems strategy (15%)

·         Demonstrate regular progress (10%).

A template is provided on Moodle for each stage of work.

The learning outcomes will be assessed using the elements of assessment as follows:

Learning Outcome Elements of Assessment Weighting
1.    Critically assess the suitability of information systems planning tools and techniques for an organization. Stage 1 Slide stack of tasks 1-3 25%
2.    Formulate an information systems strategy to address the information needs of an organization. Stage 2 Slide stack of tasks 4-6 25%
3.    Critically evaluate the information systems strategy formulated. Stage 3 Slide stack of tasks 7-8 25%
4.    Communicate the IS strategy professionally, engaging with stakeholders throughout the process of formulating the strategy. Stage 4 One Page Proposal of tasks -10 15%
Stage 1: Progress Meeting

Stage 2: Progress Meeting

Stage 3: Progress Meeting

Stage 4: Progress Meeting

 

 10%

 

1.    Critically assess the suitability of information systems planning tools and techniques for an organization.

Stage 1 will involve:

·         Task 1: Applying Cox’s (2014) business model to the organization you have been allocated.

·         Task 2: Developing a corporate summary diagram.

·         Task 3: Critically evaluating the strategic analysis tools.

We will be looking for accurate analysis of the organization’s situation, detailed critical analysis of tools and robust critical rationale for the choice of tools.

2.    Formulate an information systems strategy to address the information needs of an organization.

Stage 2 will involve:

·         Task 4: Applying appropriate tools and techniques.

·         Task 5: Analysing the results of applying the tools and techniques.

·         Task 6: Preparing a coherent IS strategy specifying information systems, and/or changes to existing information systems, aligned with the internal and external analysis of the organization, demonstrating a strong business case.

We will be looking for accurate application and insightful analysis of tools, alignment of changes proposed with the analysis of the organization presented and coherence of the strategy proposed.

3.    Critically evaluate the information systems strategy formulated.

Stage 3 will involve:

·         Task 7: Assessing the potential benefits of the strategic information systems strategy proposed for the organization.

·         Task 8: Providing critical evaluation of the potential challenges of implementing the IS strategy in the organization, demonstrating an appreciation of the organisation’s culture and priorities.

We will be looking for depth of critical analysis justifying the strategy proposed, the strength of relationship between theory and practice, and the degree of awareness of (and sensitivity to) the views of different stakeholders.

4.    Communicate the IS strategy professionally, engaging with stakeholders throughout the process of formulating the strategy.

Stage 4 will involve:

·         Task 9: Documenting the information systems strategy to meet the needs of a professional audience.

·         Task 10: Planning the next steps for the organisation.

 

We will be looking for clarity and coherence of the strategy, a professional standard of presentation to meet the needs of stakeholders and regular progress demonstrated at scheduled progress meetings, throughout the preparation of the assignment.

 

All material used in the report must be referenced correctly using Harvard referencing.

 

Additional information:

Use the templates provided for each stage of work.

Use the scheduled time in the module to discuss draft work with module tutors.

Ensure that you act on feedback from each stage of work.

For advice on writing style, referencing and academic skills, please make use of the Centre for Academic Success: https://icity.bcu.ac.uk/celt/centre-for-academic-success

 

Workload:

 

Each stage should be between 300 and 750 words in length (excluding references).

The total assessment is equivalent to 4000 words due to the application of analytical models.

A typical student is expected to take 40 hours to pass this assignment.

 

Transferable skills:

 

·         Strategic analysis.

·         Active listening.

·         Note taking skills.

·         Documenting analysis.

·         Strategy formulation.

·         Writing a business case.

 

Describe the scientific method in the study of psychology, using a real world example to demonstrate your understanding.

Description
Question One (50 words, plus or minus 10%; 2 marks)
Describe the scientific method in the study of psychology, using a real world example
to demonstrate your understanding.
Question Two (100 words, plus or minus 10%; 4 marks)
Alex did an experiment on whether sleep deprivation affects driving performance. To
test this, Alex had participants complete a driving test in a simulator and noted the number of
driving errors made for each one. The results of the experiment are: Question Three (100 words, plus or
minus 10%; 4 marks)
Max did an experiment on whether music affects how hard people work out. To test
this, Max played two types of music (country/western and heavy metal) while people used a
treadmill. Max measured their walking speed (km/hour) and heart rate (beats/minute)

How might practitioners or students apply this standard in resolving specific accounting or financial-reporting issues?

Description
Select a converged, revised, or new accounting standard from the Financial Accounting Board (FASB) or the
International Accounting Standard Board (IASB) that has been issued within the last three years.
Refer to the PwC Accounting and Reporting website ( https://viewpoint.pwc.com/us/en.html). This provides a
listing of the most recent accounting standards and financial reporting-related developments and updates.
Do the following:
Prepare an annotation of the accounting standard chosen. (An annotation is a summary of the main points of
the converged, revised, or new accounting standard. It must be organized and formatted according to APA
style.)
Include the following points in your annotation:
Problem: What was the accounting theoretical or financial reporting issue addressed by the standard?
Results: What was the result or conclusion noted or what is expected to occur after companies implement the
standard?
Application: How might practitioners or students apply this standard in resolving specific accounting or
financial-reporting issues?

How is this anxiety referenced in the film through the metaphor of the monster?

Essay #3 Additional info:

Questions to consider in your essay include: How is this anxiety referenced in the film through the metaphor of the monster? What aspects of the film’s production and conception imply this? How does your film add to that conversation if it is dealing with similar themes as other movies in the genre? What was the public’s reaction to the film? What have other writers or critics written on the film that either is in line with your analysis or refutes it? Was the connection to societal anxiety implied from the conception of the film or has the meaning been attached to the film by the viewers and critics over the years?

 

 

 

Sources Provided:

#1 DaCosta, Nia. Candyman. Universal Pictures, 2021.

#2 Wallace, Carvell. “Don’t Go in the Basement.” Atlantic, vol. 328, no. 3, Oct. 2021, pp. 100–11. EBSCOhost, https://proxylib.msjc.edu:2237/login.aspx?direct=true&db=asn&AN=152304903&site=eds-live.

# Yoon, Eunkyung, et al. “Perceived Discrimination and Mental Health among Older African Americans: The Role of Psychological Well-Being.” Aging & Mental Health, vol. 23, no. 4, Apr. 2019, pp. 461–69. EBSCOhost, https://proxylib.msjc.edu:2098/10.1080/13607863.2017.1423034.

#4 Berger, Maximus, and Zoltán Sarnyai. “‘More than Skin Deep’: Stress Neurobiology and Mental Health Consequences of Racial Discrimination.” Stress: The International Journal on the Biology of Stress, vol. 18, no. 1, Jan. 2015, pp. 1–10. EBSCOhost, https://proxylib.msjc.edu:2098/10.3109/10253890.2014.989204.

#5 Provide one more source of your own.

If you were given the opportunity to dedicate the rest of your life to one specific activity, without having to worry about money, what activity would you choose?

Description
In the article Eight Ways to Find the True Passion in Life That Has Eluded You, Rebecca Burn-Callander
outlines 8 steps to discovering your true passion. If you were given the opportunity to dedicate the rest of
your life to one specific activity, without having to worry about money, what activity would you choose?
How would you impact the world by taking on this activity? What can you conclude?

Create a concept map that explains the relationship between inactivity and the chosen disease, and the role of exercise in its prevention and treatment.

Description

Concept Maps


Use this link to help with the project
MAKE SURE IT IS A CONCEPT MAP
Choose one of the following non-communicable disease:
High blood pressure
Type 2 diabetes
Heart disease
Stroke
Cancer
Chronic lung disease
Create a concept map that explains the relationship between inactivity and the chosen disease, and the role of
exercise in its prevention and treatment. Your concept map must include:
A brief description of the disease (causes, signs/symptoms, treatment)
The modifiable and nonmodifiable risk factors
The role of exercise in the prevention and treatment of the disease
Use Microsoft Word or a compatible word-processing application to complete this assignment.
Cite your references using MSSE Citation Style.