Portfolio Assignment on HR, Marketing, Finance, and Collaborative Working Practices

There are elements to this assignment which are all detailed in the assignment task below. There will be opportunities within the module to get feedback on each element, before you need to submit them. Please check the module scheme which will detail when each task needs to be done, so that feedback can be given.

This assignment has been designed to provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate your achievement of the following module learning outcomes:

LO 1 Describe the role of HR, Marketing and finance functions within organisations

LO 2 Develop an understanding of collaborative working practices

LO 3 Demonstrate an understanding of the main factors, both internal and external, which impact businesses

LO 4 Demonstrate knowledge of the role of financial management and reporting within the organisation

Task requirements

This assignment is a Portfolio assignment where you will work on 3 pieces of work throughout the module and then submit all 3 elements at the submission date. The assessments will include:-

• A 10 min Group PowerPoint Presentation. This will relate to the internal and external factors which impact on business
• A poster. This will relate to one part of the Marketing Mix, either Promotion, Price, Place or Product.

These will be completed throughout the module, and although a mark will not be awarded until the end of the module, detailed formative feedback will be provided together with the opportunity for the student to resubmit work until the final deadline providing formative developmental opportunities. Please see the module scheme for details of when formative feedback opportunities will be provided.

Referencing and research requirements

How your work will be assessed

Your work will be assessed on the extent to which it demonstrates your achievement of the stated learning outcomes for this assignment (see above) and against other key criteria, as defined in the University’s institutional grading descriptors. If it is appropriate to the format of your assignment and your subject area, a proportion of your marks will also depend upon your use of academic referencing conventions.

This assignment will be marked according to the grading descriptors for Foundation Level

• This assignment should be submitted electronically. Please use the relevant Turnitin submission point in the Submit your work area in your VLE module shell.
• Please ensure that your work has been saved in an appropriate file format. Turnitin will only accept the following file types:
• You can submit your work as many times as you like before the submission date. If you do submit your work more than once, your earlier submission will be replaced by the most recent version.