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Word count requirements
The word count for this assignment is 3000 words.
You must state on the front of your assignment the number of words used and this will be checked.
The main text for this assignment must be word-processed in Arial, font 12, double spacing, minimum 2cm margins all around.
You must observe the word count specified in this assignment brief. The School has a policy of accepting variations to the recommended word count of plus or minus 10%.
What does this mean for you?
Markers will mark your work up to the word count maximum plus 10% and then will stop marking; therefore all words which are in excess of the word count plus 10% will not be marked.
Where your word count is more than 10% below that specified, it is likely that this will result in a lack of analytical depth or relevant content, which will be reflected in the mark assigned.
What is in the word count?
The word count includes:
– the main text, including in-text reference citations and quotations.
The word count does not include:
– Appendices. These may be used to include supporting data, which may be too detailed or complex to include as a Table. They are not a device to incorporate material, which would otherwise cause you to exceed the word limit.
– Title page
– Contents page
– Abstract/executive summary
– Tables, figures, legends
– Reference lists
– Acknowledgements
Assignment:
Task: You will report on an international management problem or issue for an organization of your own choosing, relating to the specific themes covered in the module. This must follow the topic approved in the formative assessment. You will be responsible for researching the topic, using module concepts to analyse the problems or issues, and then arrive at realistic recommendations and conclusions.
Context: You should imagine that you are a researcher, consultant or manager who has been commissioned to carry out this piece of research into the topic. The title of the report should be formulated as a question and the investigative nature of the topic should be made clear in the problem statement.
Format: It must follow the following format:
• Executive Summary
o A brief overview of the issue and your findings (c. 100 words)
• Problem Statement
o A short statement of the question you are seeking to answer. Why is this an international management issue of strategic importance for your chosen organization? (c. 400 words)
• Sources and Data
o A brief summary of how the research underpinning the report was done. How and on which basis were sources selected? (c. 300 words)
• Findings
o A discussion of what you found in the research through the lens of concepts learned on the module. Module frameworks should be applied and displayed here or in the appendices, as well as a discussion of relevant academic literature. (c. 1,500 words)
• Conclusions and recommendations
o A critical evaluation of the strategic implications for the industry, organisation or other institution being discussed and how strategy or policy to might be changed to manage the implications of the findings. These recommendations should ideally reflect some awareness of the organisational or institutional context, particularly likely resource constrains or implementation barriers. (c. 800 words)
• Appendices
o No credit will be given for appendices, but relevant frameworks, diagrams or other workings, which enhance the findings, might be displayed here. No prose should appear here.
END OF ASSESSMENT PAPER.
Example Feedback Form
The York Management School
Module code: MAN00065M
Module Title: Strategy in Global Organisations
Generic marking criteria
G1: Presentation
G2: Theory and literature review
G3: Analysis and problem solving
G4: Structure and argument
G5: Conclusions
G6: Accuracy of referencing
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Comments on assessment criteria:
The marker will insert feedback based on the generic marking criteria and module specific learning outcomes.