4BUS1123 Module Report: Assessment Guidelines, and Grading Criteria

This document outlines the assessment guidelines and grading criteria for a report in the 4BUS1123 module. The report requires students to follow a specific structure, including clear headings and well-constructed sentences. The assignment emphasizes the use of Harvard referencing, with a minimum of 12 sources, including 4 peer-reviewed academic journal articles. Students need to demonstrate a clear understanding of two employment-related issues, integrate relevant sources, and develop a line of argument supported by evidence. The report's different sections, including the introduction and conclusion, will be assessed as a whole. Students also need to write a 250-word section on one topic, integrating relevant sources and academic journal articles to support their arguments. The assignment focuses on paraphrasing arguments from sources and providing clear referencing to support the discussion and analysis of the topic.

Grading Guidelines CW1
You will be assessed using the generic marking criteria for reports; however these are specific module guidelines,
which you should follow first.
Assignment 1 Group Report: Specific module Criteria (40% overall)
Module specific grading criteria. Module code: 4BUS1123. Lecturer: Will Atkinson
REPOR
T
Presentation &
structure
Use &
presentation of
Harvard
Referencing
Content/ Terms/
Findings/
Definitions/
Calculations
Business
Application &
Integration of
Data/Literature
Discussion /Analysis
/Critical evaluation &/or
Reflection
Any other lecturer
instructions
Task
details
Follows report
structure, with
clear headings that
indicate the
content of each
section. Writing
style is clear, with
well-constructed
sentences. For this
early stage things
like an executive
summary do not
need to be
included.
Follows Harvard
style for in-text
citation &
Reference List.
Using a
minimum of 12
sources,
including 4 peer
reviewed
academic
journal articles.
Content includes
demonstration of
clear
understanding of
two issues
around
employment.
Integration &
application of
information and
relevant
sources.
Sources should
be relevant to
the discussion in
the report.
Line of argument, this
means the development
of your discussion on
the topic. It also means
using different sources
to support the
discussion and line of
argument. Attempts at
critical discussion will
also be rewarded.
The report is assessed
in its entirety. This
includes each
individual section and
the introduction and
conclusion. As a group,
you will need to work
out how your different
topics come together in
the report as a whole.
/marks
/15 Marks /15
marks
/ 30 marks /15 marks /25 marks Lecturer comments:

Assignment 1: further details on individual component of the assessment (overall 10%)
 This is approx. 250 words and comprises of one section of one topic in the report, which each individual student must write. The point to this is
to give each of you clear and useful feedback in preparation for your CW2 assignment.
 You need to integrate relevant and reliable sources into your discussion. I want you to keep your independence of thought, but first learn to
back up your line of argument through other sources.
 I will award individual marks for how well you present your discussion using valid sources, in particular the academic journal article that must
feature in each section.
 This means you must paraphrase one main argument/discussion that you have interpreted from your sources and provide clear evidence from
them through your referencing.