Business Model Analysis

Business Model Analysis
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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Table of Contents
Part 1: SWOT analysis for the De Montfort University’s proposal...........................................2
Strength..................................................................................................................................2
Weakness................................................................................................................................2
Opportunities..........................................................................................................................3
Threat.....................................................................................................................................3
Summary................................................................................................................................4
Part 2: Porters Competitive Forces Model to analyse De Montfort University’s e- commerce
implementation...........................................................................................................................5
Power of Buyer......................................................................................................................5
Power of Supplier...................................................................................................................5
Power of Competition............................................................................................................6
Threat of New Entry...............................................................................................................6
Threat of Substitutes..............................................................................................................6
Objectives of the implementation..........................................................................................7
Critical success factors and key performance indicator.............................................................7
Required competencies and resources to be selected in DMU..................................................8
Part 3: Suggestions.....................................................................................................................8
What DMU could do on its website to address issues?.........................................................8
How it could use on line communication tools for reaching out to its potential target
audience..................................................................................................................................9
Using Google Documents for Collaboration......................................................................9
Using Social Media for Teaching and Learning................................................................9
References................................................................................................................................11

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Part 1: SWOT analysis for the De Montfort University’s proposal
Strength
De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) is recognised nationally and internationally
as an institution of research excellence with particular strengths in areas of societal
importance such as urban living, creative design and older people, among many others. DMU
has one of the country’s best-recognised community engagement programmes in #DMUlocal
and has provided thousands of students with overseas experiences through #DMUglobal.
DMU was named among the 150 best young universities in the world by the Times Higher
Education magazine in 2017 (Valente 2018).

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Weakness
Students have gone on public forum openly to state that, “The worst University ever.
It seems to have a flashy new building but not a lot else. Students who cannot get into any
other University will be welcomed here. The best thing is the nursing course. However, when
it comes to entry requirements it's more overseas students that native speaker (Siddiqui et al.
2018). The courses/grades and marking system are all adapted so if your English is well
below par you'll still receive high grades and qualifications. In other words a degree from this
University is worth nothing. The teaching staffs are not academics. Avoid applying to this
University.” Some of the students even complained that the Societies seem quite disorganised
and lack publicity. There even was a student review as “Terrible service. Slow admission. I
am an international student and there's a lot of stuffs need to be done before studying abroad.
They said that they only received my application form 2 days ago while i submitted it 3
weeks ago, and still haven't gotten any feedbacks. It is the worst university ever. I wouldn't
even rate them if it’s possible.”
Opportunities
DMU distant learning opportunities will help you become professional, adaptable and
business-aware – equipping you to succeed in a competitive world and make choices about
the future you want (Yao and Meng 2018).
These opportunities include:
 Professional experiences, placements, internships and volunteering
 Work-readiness training, coaching and development
 Business insider visits