Assessment Information/Brief 2024-25 To be used for all types of assessment and provided to students at the start of the module. Information provided should be compatible with the detail contained in the approved module specification

Module title

Strategic Management

CRN

UoS – 39297

BUB – 53603

SCM – 54141

SIR – 63957

Level

6

Assessment title

Assignment 2 – Reflective Journal

Weighting within module

This assessment is worth 50% of the overall module mark.

Module Leader/Assessment set by

(UoS) Nagiet Shaheen

Submission deadline date and time

For coursework assessments only: students with a Reasonable Adjustment Plan (RAP) or Carer Support Plan should check your plan to see if an extension to this submission date has been agreed.

How to submit

You should submit your assessment electronically via Turnitin on Blackboard.

As the University will mark assessments anonymously where this is possible, please use your student roll number and not your name on your submission.

Assessment task details and instructions

All generic questions about the assessment should be asked on the Padlet provided on blackboard – generic questions sent to tutors’ email will be directed to put these on the message boards.

You are required to write an 1800-word reflective journal based on your 8 weeks’ experience on the group simulation exercise. The simulation runs from Week 3 to Week 10 inclusive. This is an individual assessment based on a group work experience; groups must be formed from seminar peers and must be decided and communicated by Week 2 to tutors via email/in seminar classes. Your journal should be a reflection on each of the weeks.

Your reflection should:

i) Discuss your team’s strategy for the business as decided in Week 3.

ii) Identify the 3 key decisions and changes made by the team over the 8 weeks.  Discussion of most useful/important strategic tools that informed your 3 key decisions.

iii) Discuss the impact of changes on business performance.

iv) Reflect on where your team came in the final ranking and how it could be improved.

v) Reflect on how you worked as a team.

Information on the simulation case study will be given in Week 3’s lecture and there will be a folder on Blackboard containing all information on the exercise. Time will be given in each seminar for the group to work on the simulation; however, you are not limited to only this time as you can access the simulation at any point.  Week 1 & 2 seminars will be a practice run of using the simulation.  Results for the performance of the simulation will be available after 5pm each Friday.

This assessment should be presented as a report using font size 12 and Times New Roman. Harvard APA 7^th Ed referencing style should be used throughout the assessment. Diagrams, charts and images are excluded from the word count. An appendix can be included.

Assessment drafts will not be looked at by lecturers, but students have access to Padlet to ask questions on and sessions will be provided for students to ask questions about the assessment with the lecturers.

Assessment Criteria

This assessment contributes 50% of the overall module mark; learning outcomes assessed – 1,3,5,6,7

You should look at the assessment criteria to find out what we are specifically looking at during the assessment.

Percentage Mark Level of Performance (based on mark awarded):

Also refer to the detailed Level 6 grade descriptors available on the module’s Blackboard and the marking rubric.

Knowledge and Understanding

Practical, Professional or Subject Specific Skills

Assessed intended learning outcomes

On successful completion of this assessment, you will be able to:

1. Demonstrate coherent and detailed knowledge and understanding of strategic management within a global and sustainable context.

3. Identify strategic problems and issues facing a range of organizational types and situations

5. Engage in debate about strategy and communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions effectively from a theoretical and a practical standpoint

6. Research, analyse and interpret qualitative and quantitative data from a wide range of sources.

7. Consolidate cognitive skills in critical analysis and evaluation

Employability Skills developed / demonstrated

Communication YES

Critical Thinking and Problem Solving YES

Data Literacy NO

Digital Literacy YES

Industry Awareness YES

Innovation and Creativity YES

Proactive Leadership YES

Reflection and Life-Long Learning YES

Self-management and Organisation YES

Team Working YES

Word count/ duration (if applicable)

Your assessment should be……

1800 words in length, penalties may be applied for exceeding the word count. Your word count does not include any charts, diagrams, images or the bibliography.   

Feedback arrangements

You can expect to receive feedback within 15 working days of submission.

Assessment drafts cannot be looked at by lecturers; students have use of Padlet.

Academic Integrity and Referencing

Students are expected to learn and demonstrate skills associated with good academic conduct (academic integrity). Good academic conduct includes the use of clear and correct referencing of source materials. Here is a link to where you can find out more about the skills which students need:

Academic integrity & referencing

Referencing  

Academic Misconduct is an action which may give you an unfair advantage in your academic work. This includes plagiarism, asking someone else to write your assessment for you or taking notes into an exam. The University takes all forms of academic misconduct seriously. 

Assessment Information and Support

Support for this Assessment

You can obtain support for this assessment using the Padlet link in the assessment folder. All questions on the assessment will be answered here and visible for everyone. Office hours are also available please see blackboard for details. You also have the use of Turnitin draft submission folder.

You can find more information about understanding your assessment brief and assessment tips for success here.

Assessment Rules and Processes

You can find information about assessment rules and processes in Blackboard in the Assessment Support module.

Develop your Academic and Digital Skills

Find resources to help you develop your skills here.

Concerns about Studies or Progress

If you have any concerns about your studies, contact your Academic Progress Review Tutor/Personal Tutor or your Student Progression Administrator (SPA).

askUS Services

The University offers a range of support services for students through askUS including Disability and Learner Support, Wellbeing and Counselling Services.

Personal Mitigating Circumstances (PMCs)

If personal mitigating circumstances (e.g. illness or other personal circumstances) may have affected your ability to complete this assessment, you can find more information about the Personal Mitigating Circumstances Procedure here.  Independent advice is available from the Students’ Union Advice Centre about this process. Click here for an appointment to speak to an adviser or email advicecentre-ussu@salford.ac.uk.

In Year Retrieval Scheme

Your assessment is not eligible for in year retrieval. If you are eligible for this scheme, you will be contacted shortly after the feedback deadline.

You can find more information about this scheme in Blackboard in the Assessment Support module. 

Reassessment

If you fail your assessment, and are eligible for reassessment, you will need to resubmit on or before TBC. For students with accepted personal mitigating circumstances for absence/non submission, this will be your replacement assessment attempt. 

Reassessment submission will be the same brief.

We know that having to undergo a reassessment can be challenging however support is available.  Have a look at all the sources of support outlined earlier in this brief and refer to the Personal Effectiveness resources.