Task 1: Research any one of the two, following business organisations: a

Description of Assignment:

Task 1: Research any one of the two, following business organisations: a) Sainsbury’s or b) Microsoft and answer the following questions 🙁 A.C. 1.2,1.3,3.1)

With reference to the assessment of this task the following criteria needs to be met:
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a) Critically evaluate how the organisation defines its purpose and mission (look at your organisation’s mission statement).
b) Give evidence on how your chosen organisation differentiates between its aims and objectives and give examples. ( you can give examples of your chosen organisation from the above task and also some other examples of other organisations)
c) Define how (SWOT and PEST) internal and external factors affect the organisations’ plans
Then also research, define and explain:
d) The main elements of an effective business plan giving examples from your chosen organisation.
Task 2: For this task you will be given a case study on Kelloggs, the famous cereal company. This case study highlights aspects of Kelloggs company and its brand. It also shows the Aims and Objectives of the company and how they are used to create/develop strategies. (A.C. 2.1,2.2,2.3)

Read the case study and Answer the following Questions
1. What are the aims and objectives of Kelloggs?
2. What strategies are developed by Kelloggs in the case study, and around which objectives of Kelloggs, are these strategies set?
3. Critically examine the restraints/constraints. like time, money, labour and materiasl and the effect they have on developing strategies at Kelloggs?
4. Explain the use of contingency/crisis strategy as an aid to planning by Kelloggs?
The Case Study for task 2 will be tutor assessed and will contribute towards your final grade for this unit.
Assignment advice:
Case Study task advice: Answer the questions in relation to the case study. The questions will be in reference to the criteria given in this assignment.
The criteria it satisfies is:
• Using aims and objectives to develop strategies
• Critically examining the effects of constraints like time, money etc
• Explain use of crisis strategies as an aid to planning

Task 3: Write an essay of about 500 words analysing the effectiveness of planning to an organisation and use of continual evaluation in aiding planning. You can chose any organisation for this task. (A.C. 1.1, 3.2)
Date set:
06/02/2017 Date for draft submission
(if applicable): Date for
submission: 17/03/2017

Extension date
(if agreed): Signed by Tutor/Assessor to agree extension:
Date
submitted:
Learner declaration:
 The explanations and evaluations in this work have been developed and written by me.
 I have not submitted material copied from the Internet, text books or other sources in place of my own thinking and writing.
 When I have referred to the work of others I have done so to discuss, comment on or argue their ideas.
 I have kept quotation and paraphrasing to an absolute minimum and only to support points I have made.
 I understand that referencing the names of authors whose ideas I have used without including my own interpretation of those ideas, does not meet the assessment criteria and cannot attract the Pass, Merit or Distinction grades.
 I have not copied the work of my peers
Learner comments: (please use this space to comment on any aspect of the assignment when handing in your work)
Signature: Date:
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Level 3
(please circle) Unit title:
This assignment addresses the following Assessment Criteria from the unit (or a copy of the unit may be attached, if all AC are covered):
AC no Level Three

1.1 Explain the key reasons why business planning is important
1.2 Analyse the effectiveness of planning to a given organisation
1.3 Explain with examples what external or internal issues might impact on the success of business planning
2.1 Explain the process for developing strategies from a set of objectives
2.2 Evaluate the effects that restraints such as time, money and labour can have upon developing strategies
2.3 Explain ways in which contingency crisis strategies can be used as an aid to planning
3.1 Explain with examples the main elements of an effective business plan
3.2 Analyse the extent to which the use of continual monitoring and evaluation of the effectiveness of implementation of the plan can aid the planning process
Level 3 units only:
Learners achieve a Pass if they meet all Level 3 Assessment Criteria for a unit. You will achieve a Merit or Distinction by meeting the following Grade Descriptors. Your tutor will give you feedback for all three grades.
Grade Descriptor. 1 Merit Distinction
Understanding of the subject The student, students’ work or performance demonstrates a very good grasp of relevant knowledge and demonstrates a very good understanding of different perspectives associated with the area of study. The student, students’ work or performance demonstrates an excellent grasp of relevant knowledge and demonstrates an excellent understanding of different perspectives associated with the area of study
Grade Descriptor 2 Merit
(Choose one or more relevant grade components) Distinction
(Choose one or more relevant grade components)
Application of Knowledge The student, student’s work or performance makes use of relevant theories and concepts with very good levels of consistency and analysis. The student, student’s work or performance makes use of relevant theories and concepts with excellent levels of consistency and analysis.
Grade Descriptor 7 Merit
(Choose one or more relevant grade components) Distinction
(Choose one or more relevant grade components)
Quality Learner’s work, taken as a whole, demonstrates a very good response to the demands of the brief/assignment. Learner’s work, taken as a whole, demonstrates an excellent response to the demands of the brief/assignment.
Grade Guidance: Learners must carefully read the guidance below which is linked to the components above

MERIT: (e.g. To achieve a Merit your work will show…..)
To achieve a Merit you will show that you have generally applied the relevant theories and concepts of aims and objectives as well as your strategies to your explanations and observations in relation to Kellogg. You will have demonstrated very good levels of consistency in your analysis, assessment and application of the various ideas like continual evaluation, effective planning and mission statements of an organisation. You will have supported your explanations and arguments and any suggestions which you make with clear and relevant evidence and examples. Your work will be written in a generally fluent and coherent style using a register generally appropriate to your purpose. Your work will generally exhibit a logical progression and development of ideas and explanations relevant to the sphere of the task you have been set. Your answer will be informed by accurate use of technical and specialist language.

DISTINCTION: (e.g. To achieve a Distinction your work will show…..)
To achieve a distinction you will show that you have consistently applied the relevant theories and concepts of aims and objectives, elements of a plan with examples to your explanations and observations in relation with various organisations. You will have demonstrated excellent levels of consistency in your analysis, assessment and application of the various ideas concerning the strategies, contingency constrains/restraints in relation to the case study on Kellogg . You will have supported your explanations and arguments and any suggestions which you make especially relating to continual evaluation and effectiveness of planning with very clear and relevant evidence and examples of an organisation. Your work will be written in a consistently fluent and coherent style using a register consistently appropriate to your purpose. Your work will consistently exhibit a logical progression and development of ideas and explanations relevant to the sphere of the task you have been set. Your answer will be consistently informed by accurate use of technical and specialist language.
Part A: Feedback on credit level
AC no Credit achieved (L2/L3) Location of evidence Tutor/Assessor comments on assessment criteria
(you could also indicate on the work itself where each AC is met)
1.1

1.2
1.3
2.1
2.2
3.1
3.2
Level achieved Tutor/Assessor’s signature: Paul Cook Date:
Resubmission (if applicable) If any of the assessment criteria for this assignment have not been met at Level 3, a resubmission may be permitted. Resubmission must follow the QAA guidelines and be permitted only once.
Requirements for resubmission/new Task set:

Date Set: Date due: Date Submitted:
Feedback on resubmission:

Level achieved
after resubmission: Tutor/Assessor’s signature: Date:
Part B: Feedback on grading (Applicable only if all assessment criteria achieved at Level 3)
Grade Descriptor Tutor/Assessor comments against grade descriptors Grade indicator
(P/M/D)
Please enter the final grade on page 1 based on this grade profile e.g. PPM=P
GD1
GD2
GD7: Quality
Tutor/Assessor’s reason for final grade decision (if applicable):