5N1369 eBusiness Studies Assignment 1 Brief – The Open College

Assignment Brief

An assignment is an exercise carried out in response to a brief with specific guidelines as to what should be included.  An assignment is usually of short duration and may be carried out over a specified period of time’.

Instructions:  

For this Assignment learners are required to research and complete an evaluation of two organisations and their eBusiness strategies.

Marking Criteria:

1. Relevant information appropriately presented. (5 marks)
2. Comprehensive evaluation of the eBusiness strategies of two organisations completed.(10 marks)

3. Appropriate conclusions and/or recommendations presented. (10 marks)

Layout:

• Cover Page (as per Assessment Declaration Template)
• Contents Page
• Introduction
• Main Body i.e. refer to Point (2) of the marking criteria.
• Conclusions
• Recommendations

Presentation: overall, the Assignment should be well presented. Before final submission, review grammar, sentence structure and spelling.

Formatting: Headings should be in bold, size 14 and centred, main body font size 12, align to the left.

The Word Count for Assignment (1) is 1,500-1800 +/- 10%. Please note if you do go under/over your word count, deduction will be at tutor discretion, based on the relevance of the information submitted.

PLEASE ENSURE TO CLEARLY REFERENCE All INFORMATION SOURCED IN YOUR WORK WITH EVIDENCE OF IN-TEXT REFERENCING AND SUPPORTING BIBLIOGRAPHY. TO ENSURE THAT THE CORRECT REFERENCING FORMAT IS APPLIED LEARNERS SHOULD REFER TO THE ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES ON REFERENCING DOC. 

PENALTIES WILL BE APPLICABLE (REF MOST UP TO DATE VERSION OF THE PLAGIARISIM POLICY) TO THOSE ASSESSMENTS THAT DO NOT CONSIDER THESE REFERENCING GUIDELINES.

Any results issued are provisional and subject to confirmation from the QQI External Authenticator.

Grading Criteria

Pass:

The candidate has:

• provided the minimum relevant information required by the task
• provided limited evidence of research
• provided information from a limited use of sources
• made a limited attempt to present information in a clear, logical sequence.

Merit:

The candidate has achieved everything at pass grade and has:

• provided clear evidence of relevant information required by the task
• provided information which shows evidence of relevant research using a variety and range of sources
• demonstrated evidence of analysing information presented information in a clear, logical sequence.

Distinction:

The candidate has achieved everything at pass and credit grade and has:

• provided clear and consistent evidence of relevant information required by the task
• provided information which shows evidence of a high level of research and a wide range of sources which are clearly referenced
• provided strong evidence of clear thinking and analytical skills.