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Business Consultancy Project 5,000 words

Business Consultancy Project – Summative Coursework

This assessment requires students to complete a 5,000-word Business Consultancy Project designed to replicate the work of a professional consultant. The project accounts for 100% of the module assessment and requires students to investigate a clearly defined business issue, challenge or problem identified in the earlier Consultancy Project Proposal. Students must use the same client, topic and issue proposed in the previous submission unless a change has been strongly recommended through feedback or endorsed by the supervisor or tutor. The consultancy project requires deep and independent research using credible secondary sources, including recent peer-reviewed academic journals, industry reports and reputable business publications. The analysis should translate evidence into meaningful insights and actionable recommendations that create strategic value for the client organisation. The report must critically analyse the selected business problem rather than simply describe the organisation or relevant theories. The report should contain an Executive Summary, Introduction, Company/Client Overview, Problem Definition and Consultancy Focus, Stakeholder Analysis, Data Analysis and Framework Application, Recommendations and Conclusion, and a 500-word Employability Reflection. The Data Analysis and Framework Application section carries the largest indicative allocation at approximately 1,800 words and requires students to apply two or three relevant models or frameworks. Examples provided in the brief include SWOT, PESTLE, Porter’s Five Forces and the Balanced Scorecard. Students are also expected to present and interpret secondary data using appropriate tables, charts, Excel outputs or pivot tables. The Recommendations and Conclusion section should provide three actionable and prioritised recommendations supported by evidence, while considering implementation risks, barriers and anticipated benefits. The Employability Reflection should consider research, analytical, problem-solving, project management and communication skills, together with teamwork, leadership, ethical awareness, sustainability, personal development, career relevance and future professional growth. The assessment requires Harvard referencing throughout. The report should use professional formatting, third-person academic writing, numbered pages, correctly labelled tables and figures, and accurate in-text citations and references. The brief emphasises the use of recent and credible sources, with the majority of references expected to come from publications within the previous 6–12 months.

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Strategic Innovation and Entrepreneurship 3,500 words

Strategic Innovation and Entrepreneurship – Entrepreneurial Report

This assessment for the Strategic Innovation and Entrepreneurship module requires students to develop and present an original business idea through an entrepreneurial report and an individual pre-recorded presentation. The assessment is designed to develop students’ ability to evaluate sustainable entrepreneurial principles, design a sustainable and ethically informed business proposition, communicate effectively to a diverse audience, and apply relevant management resources to support their entrepreneurial learning. The main assessment consists of a 3,500-word Entrepreneurial Report based on a business idea formulated by the student. The report should critically examine the purpose and motivation behind the proposed venture, the market opportunity and target customers, the value proposition, business model, financing strategy, route to market, sustainability and ethical considerations, launch plan, and the student’s learning and reflection. Students are expected to apply appropriate theories, models and frameworks rather than simply describe them. The report contains eight main sections. These cover personal purpose and entrepreneurial motivation; market opportunity, target market and value proposition; business models and strategic approach; financing strategy; route to market; sustainability and ethical considerations; launch planning; and reflection on learning. The assessment specifically requires consideration of customer needs through segmentation and the Value Proposition Canvas, while sustainability should be connected to two relevant Sustainable Development Goals and an appropriate impact measurement method. In addition to the written report, students must prepare an individual pre-recorded presentation of no more than 10 minutes and 10 slides. The presentation is intended for an investor, lender or grant provider and should communicate the business proposition using the Value Proposition Canvas as the guiding framework. It covers the customer’s jobs, pains and gains, the proposed products and services, pain relievers, gain creators, reflection and references. Harvard referencing is required throughout the submission. The report must have a professional structure and consistent formatting, with appropriate citations, labelled tables and figures, page numbers and a reference list. The presentation slides and speaker notes must be included in the report appendix. The assessment is worth 100% of the module and requires a minimum mark of 50% to pass.

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Global Engineering: Theory and Practice 3,000 words

Global Engineering: Theory and Practice – Aspen Pharmacare Global Expansion and Environmental Sustainability

This assessment for the Global Engineering: Theory and Practice module requires students to prepare a critical report examining the international growth strategies and future sustainability of a global pharmaceutical company. The assessment is based on the published case study “The growth strategies of a global pharmaceutical company: a case study of Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Limited” by Victoria Margaret Hodgon and Muhammad Ehsanul Hoque. The scenario requires students to act from a management perspective, where a pharmaceutical company is considering international expansion while maintaining environmental sustainability as one of its core business values. The report has a maximum length of 3,000 words, excluding the reference list, and must critically address the success and growth strategy of Aspen Pharmacare as presented in the selected research paper. Students are expected to demonstrate understanding of international business and global engineering concepts while evaluating the strategic choices made by the company. The report should not simply reproduce the findings of the source paper; instead, it should critically evaluate the evidence, identify strengths and weaknesses, consider challenges and risks, and use additional published literature to inform management decisions. The first section is a 250-word summary explaining the approach used in the report to describe Aspen Pharmacare’s success and presenting the key findings. The introduction, limited to 500 words, should provide the background context of the global pharmaceutical industry and explain the main growth strategies available to a global pharmaceutical company. This section establishes the context for understanding Aspen’s international development. The main evaluation section accounts for 1,500 words and requires a critical assessment of Aspen Pharmacare’s roadmap to global success, including its growth strategies and strategic planning. Students should examine the different approaches used by the company and consider the benefits, limitations, challenges, risks and strategic trade-offs associated with its growth. The analysis should demonstrate critical strategic evaluation rather than simply describing the company's historical development. The future prospects section, limited to 500 words, focuses particularly on sustainability. Students must identify the key area affecting Aspen’s future sustainability in light of the challenges associated with its growth and consider what additional actions could be taken in environmental sustainability. Students are also required to locate and use published literature beyond the main Aspen Pharmacare paper to inform management about future trends and developments. The report concludes with a 250-word conclusion containing recommendations for management based on the findings of the analysis. The recommendations should be specific, relevant to the company's circumstances and supported by the evidence discussed in the report. Alternative strategic options should also be considered where appropriate. Harvard referencing is mandatory. The report should be professionally presented with appropriate headings, a logical structure, clear and coherent language, correct grammar and punctuation, and effective integration of academic evidence. The assessment is worth 100% of the module and is evaluated on the quality of the summary, introduction, strategic evaluation, future sustainability analysis, conclusions and recommendations, referencing and overall professionalism.

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Problem Solving and Research Methods for Managers 1,000 words

Problem Solving and Research Methods for Managers – Summative Assignment

This module assessment develops students’ ability to apply problem-solving tools, techniques and research methods to an original business problem. The assessment consists of two summative components. Summative 1 comprises two 25-question multiple-choice questionnaires covering the key learning areas taught throughout the module. Summative 2 consists of a video presentation and an individual reflective piece. For the video presentation, students must prepare a 10-to-15-minute presentation demonstrating competent application of the problem-solving tools, techniques and research methods taught during the module. The presentation should address an original problem identified within a business where the student has previously worked or currently works. Where the student does not have relevant work experience, a business that the student is interested in working for in the future may be selected. The presentation should include an appropriate analysis of the problem, application of relevant problem-solving and research methods, conclusions and recommendations. References should be included at the end of the presentation using the Harvard referencing system. The second component is an individual reflective piece of 1,000 words. The reflection should document the student’s learning experience, the outcomes of the experience and how the learning will inform future professional practice. The assessment brief emphasises that reflective writing should go beyond simply describing events. Students are expected to explore their thoughts and emotions and develop deeper self-awareness. The use of one or more reflective or learning frameworks is recommended to structure the reflection. The assessment is designed to assess both practical application and reflective learning. The video presentation should demonstrate the ability to connect theory with a real or relevant business problem and produce appropriate conclusions and recommendations. The reflective component should demonstrate what the student has learned from the experience, how that learning has influenced their understanding and how it can be transferred to future practice. Students must use Harvard referencing. The assessment is submitted through the relevant Moodle/Turnitin or Panopto submission links. The assessment brief states that presentation references are not included in the presentation word count. Students should also ensure that their final submission follows the required file-format and deadline instructions provided on Moodle. The marking rubric places substantial emphasis on the quality of presentation design and delivery, the depth of reflection and learning demonstrated, and clarity of writing, structure, grammar, Harvard referencing and use of visuals. Strong work should therefore demonstrate a clear connection between the business problem, the selected problem-solving and research methods, the resulting analysis, conclusions and recommendations, followed by a genuinely reflective discussion of the learning experience and its implications for future practice.

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Strategic Management in Healthcare 4,000 words

Strategic Management in Healthcare – Strategic Analysis and Strategy Formulation

This individual summative assessment for the Strategic Management in Healthcare module requires students to critically examine strategic management and strategic thinking within a healthcare organisation, hospital, clinical department or healthcare unit of their choice. The assessment is designed to develop students’ ability to apply strategic management concepts and analytical frameworks to a real healthcare setting, evaluate the internal and external factors affecting organisational performance, and formulate appropriate strategies in response to identified operational and competitive challenges. The assessment consists of a 4,000-word report with a 10% tolerance and accounts for 100% of the module assessment. Students must first select an organisation, clinical department or healthcare unit to use as the case setting. The report should begin with a concise introduction to the selected case setting, establishing its organisational context and providing a clear direction for the strategic analysis. The introduction should explain the relevant characteristics of the organisation or healthcare unit and provide sufficient background to understand the strategic issues examined in the report. The report must critically analyse the relevance of strategic management and strategic thinking to the selected healthcare setting. Rather than simply describing strategic management concepts, students are expected to explain why strategic planning and strategic thinking are important for the particular organisation or department and how they can support performance improvement, service development and responses to operational and competitive challenges. A central requirement is the application of three strategic analysis tools or frameworks. The assessment examples include SWOT, PESTLE, Balanced Scorecard, Value Chain, Porter’s Five Forces, Resource Based View and Blue Ocean Strategy. Students must apply at least one appropriate tool at each of three analytical levels: macro-environment analysis, service area or market analysis, and internal environment analysis. Before applying each tool, students should define the framework and critically justify why it is relevant, effective and suitable for the selected healthcare case setting. The analysis should be detailed and evidence-based rather than purely descriptive. Students are then required to develop a hierarchy of strategies based on the findings from the strategic analysis. Strategies should be formulated at three levels and should clearly respond to the issues identified through the external, market or service-area and internal analyses. The report should explain how the proposed strategies could help the healthcare organisation or unit improve performance and address its operational and competitive challenges. The relationship between the analysis, strategic recommendations and expected outcomes should be made explicit. The final component requires students to reflect on the relevance and usefulness of the strategic tools beyond the selected case study and in relation to their current or future professional role. The reflection should consider how the strategic frameworks and analytical approaches could be transferred to other organisational or professional situations. The assessment should use appropriate evidence from sources such as academic journal articles, books, websites, case studies and grey literature. Harvard referencing is required. The marking criteria place emphasis on the quality of the introduction and case context, critical discussion of strategic planning, quantitative and analytical application of three strategic tools, strategy formulation and evaluation, reflection on application relevance, and presentation and referencing. The assessment therefore requires an integrated connection between the healthcare case, strategic analysis, evidence, recommendations and reflection rather than isolated descriptions of strategic frameworks.

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Global Strategic Management 3,500 words

Global Strategic Management – Linear to Circular Business Model Transformation

This assessment for the Global Strategic Management module examines how organisations can transform from traditional linear business models towards circular business models. Students must select one of four approved organisational cases and use the same case consistently across both summative assessments. The approved cases are SKF, focusing on servitisation and remanufacturing transformation; Sandvik, focusing on closed-loop materials and tool recovery; Volvo Construction Equipment, focusing on design for remanufacturing and lifecycle optimisation; and Husqvarna, focusing on access-based and circular consumer models. The assessment requires students to apply strategic management, sustainability and circular economy concepts to evaluate the transformation of the selected organisation. Assessment A is a Strategic Poster worth 30% of the overall module mark. The poster should visually and analytically map the transformation of the selected organisation from a linear to a circular business model. It contains three main components. First, students must identify and analyse external drivers using PESTEL, explaining the factors creating pressure or opportunities for circular transformation. Second, students must explicitly reconfigure the organisation's value chain, distinguishing between primary activities such as inbound logistics, operations, outbound logistics, marketing and sales, and service or lifecycle activities, and supporting activities such as firm infrastructure, human resource management, technology development and procurement. Third, students must identify one core structural strategic tension created by the transition. This tension should represent a built-in trade-off in which improving one strategic objective may constrain or challenge another. Assessment B is a Strategic Evaluation Report worth 70% of the overall module mark. The report has a word limit of 3,500 words with a 10% tolerance, excluding the table of contents, reference list and appendices. The report requires a comprehensive strategic evaluation of the selected organisation's transition from a linear to a circular business model and should integrate concepts and frameworks covered throughout the module. The first component of the report requires a Business Model Reconfiguration Analysis using the Business Model Canvas. Students should critically analyse how the circular transformation changes the organisation's value proposition, customer segments, customer relationships, channels, key activities, key resources, key partnerships, revenue streams and cost structure. The analysis should explain how value is created, delivered and captured differently under the circular model. The second component evaluates sustainability and legitimacy using an integrated analysis of the Triple Bottom Line, SAFe framework and stakeholder power and interest analysis. Students should assess economic, environmental and social sustainability, evaluate the suitability, acceptability and feasibility of the transformation, and identify stakeholders who can enable or constrain implementation. The third component requires students to analyse the same strategic tension identified in the poster. The tension should be evaluated in greater depth using appropriate strategic, sustainability and stakeholder frameworks, followed by a theoretically grounded and operationally feasible recommendation. The final component requires students to integrate four of their strongest reflective blog posts from the twelve seminar weeks. The reflection should demonstrate intellectual development, critical thinking, engagement with theory, seminar participation and responsiveness to tutor feedback rather than simply describing the content of the seminars. The assessment is expected to demonstrate Level 7 academic standards through integrated framework application, critical evaluation, strategic judgement and advanced reflective insight. Academic sources must be cited using Harvard referencing, with appropriate in-text citations and a complete reference list.

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Financial Performance Management 3,500 words

Financial Performance Management – Financial Performance, Balanced Scorecard and Integrated Reporting

This individual assessment for the Financial Performance Management module requires students to produce a comprehensive analysis of the financial and non-financial performance of an international organisation and its closest competitor. The assessment is designed to develop students’ ability to evaluate organisational performance using financial analysis techniques, critically assess strategic performance-management frameworks, and examine the benefits and challenges associated with Integrated Reporting. The report has a maximum length of 3,500 words, with a 10% tolerance, excluding references, tables, figures and appendices, and accounts for 100% of the summative assessment. The first part of the report focuses on financial performance using ratio analysis. Students must select an international organisation as Company A and identify its closest competitor as Company B. The competitor should be selected using appropriate criteria, including comparable operating activities, industry, country and financial characteristics. Students are expected to obtain financial statements covering at least the most recent two years available for analysis. The ratio analysis should cover a broad range of areas, including liquidity, working capital cycle, profitability, leverage and valuation. Students should calculate and interpret relevant ratios, compare performance between the two organisations and across different years, and critically discuss the overall financial position. Input data and calculations may be presented in the main report or appendix, supported by appropriate tables and graphs. The second part examines Kaplan and Norton’s Balanced Scorecard as a Strategic Management System. Students must critically evaluate the relevant Balanced Scorecard literature and consider whether the traditional model remains appropriate in contemporary business environments. The report should discuss possible limitations or areas for improvement and then develop a proposed Balanced Scorecard specifically for Company A. The proposed scorecard should be linked to the organisation’s strategy and vision and should identify suitable objectives, measures and critical success factors. The third part focuses on Integrated Reporting. Students must critically analyse the potential benefits and challenges of adopting Integrated Reporting for Company A, using relevant academic literature and the International Integrated Reporting framework. The discussion should consider how Integrated Reporting combines financial, non-financial, historical and forward-looking information and how it can help stakeholders understand an organisation’s use of resources and prospects for long-term sustainable success. The report should follow an appropriate academic structure, including an introduction, financial performance analysis, Balanced Scorecard analysis, Integrated Reporting analysis and conclusion. Harvard referencing is required, supported by a comprehensive range of relevant academic and professional sources. The recommended structure allocates approximately 1,000 words to each main question, with approximately 250 words for the introduction and conclusion.

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Business Research Methods 3,500 words

Business Research Methods – Research Methodologies, Research Instrument and Research Dissemination

This individual assessment for the Business Research Methods module requires students to produce a structured report of no more than 3,500 words. The assessment is designed to develop students’ ability to identify and justify a suitable business research problem, critically evaluate research methodologies, design an appropriate research instrument, and consider how potential research findings could be effectively communicated to relevant audiences. The report consists of three interconnected sections that require students to demonstrate critical research skills and an understanding of how research can contribute to knowledge and practical decision-making. Section 1 focuses on comparing two research methodologies. Students select a topic of interest or a business problem relevant to their degree specialism, such as strategy, supply chain management, international business and economics, marketing, finance, or human resources. They first explain and justify the selected research problem and formulate a research question. Students then review relevant academic literature, justify the selection of key readings, and demonstrate the scope of the literature through a visual presentation such as a mind map, Venn diagram, or literature map. The section concludes with a detailed critical evaluation of at least two established research methodologies, considering their application, contribution to theory and research, advantages, limitations, constraints, and potential research gaps. Section 2 focuses on the development of a research instrument. Students design an appropriate instrument for their proposed research, such as an interview guide, survey questionnaire, or another suitable data-collection tool. The instrument is provided in an appendix, while the main report includes a reflection explaining how and why it was designed. Students are not required to collect data for this assessment. The section concludes by evaluating the expected value of the proposed instrument and its potential contribution to answering the research question. Section 3 addresses research dissemination. Students identify the audiences that could benefit from the potential research findings and explain why those audiences are relevant. They also consider appropriate methods of communicating research outcomes, including suitable summaries, media, report design, and potential partners such as public organisations, NGOs, associations, or industry. The assessment requires Harvard referencing and a bibliography containing at least 12 relevant journal articles, including at least six published within the previous 24 months. The report is assessed on the clarity of the research problem, depth of literature analysis, critical evaluation of research methods, quality of the proposed research instrument, understanding of research dissemination, and overall academic presentation.

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2,000 words

Internationalisation and Global Expansion Plan for a Small or Medium-Sized Enterprise

This assessment is an individual report that requires students to develop a plan for taking a small or medium-sized enterprise, family firm, or new start-up into a global market. Students may create their own start-up business plan or select an existing SME or family business from any country, but the chosen organisation must be a small or medium-sized firm and must be different from the business idea submitted for Assignment 1. The report focuses on developing a practical internationalisation strategy that explains how the selected firm can enter, compete and grow in a new international market. The report begins by establishing the background of the selected firm and its contextual environment. Students should identify whether the organisation is a new start-up or an existing firm, provide relevant information about its country, explain its business type and consider operational or resource challenges. Where a start-up is selected, students should identify potential resource scarcity and explain how these challenges could be overcome. The report then introduces the firm's products or services and explains the value proposition and reasons why customers should purchase them. A feasibility analysis is required to demonstrate how the business opportunity or market gap was identified. Students must use the relevant Week 6 teaching resources to explain the feasibility of the proposed product or service and its potential within the firm's home market. The report then develops an internationalisation strategy, using the specified Week 5 and Weeks 8–10 teaching resources. This includes selecting and justifying the target international market, evaluating appropriate market entry strategies, explaining the proposed innovation, developing a new product or service for the target market and applying relevant innovation models. The internationalisation chapter also requires students to consider how the firm will manage and expand in the selected market, including the use of networks, competitors and competitive strategies. Students must develop a marketing approach for the new market, identify the target customer segment and explain how innovative promotion and advertising methods will be used. Relevant theories and frameworks, including Porter’s Five Forces, PESTEL and Embeddedness, should be applied to the selected firm and its context with suitable examples. Further sections address funding and finance, intellectual property and the wider impacts of the firm. Students must explain how the international expansion will be funded, including potential sources such as angel investors, venture capital and crowdfunding, with estimated funding amounts. The report should also explain how intellectual property will be protected in the new market and evaluate potential social, economic and community impacts. The final section is a personal reflection using Gibbs' Reflective Cycle. Students should reflect on their learning throughout the module, including relevant case studies discussed during tutorials, difficulties encountered, lessons learned and steps for improving future learning and performance. The report must use reliable sources and Harvard referencing, with relevant graphs and tables encouraged to improve clarity and presentation.

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Databases 1,000 words

Assessment #1 – Advanced Databases: NORTHERNTOURS Database Design and Implementation

This assessment for the Advanced Databases module (KL7011) focuses on the analysis, design and implementation of a database system based on the NORTHERNTOURS scenario, a fictitious transport company operating a fleet of luxury coaches across cities, towns and tourist locations in Northern England. The assessment requires students to demonstrate advanced database knowledge through conceptual modelling, logical database design, SQL implementation, data manipulation and the evaluation of alternative database technologies. The assessment addresses learning outcomes relating to the data life cycle, advanced data modelling and database design, as well as professional, legal, ethical, security, sustainability and risk considerations. The first part requires students to develop a conceptual database design for NORTHERNTOURS using Entity-Relationship (ER) or Enhanced Entity-Relationship (EER) modelling. The design should identify relevant entities, relationships, key attributes, primary keys and structural constraints. Students then convert the conceptual model into a logical relational schema using ER/EER-to-relational mapping, identify primary and foreign keys, ensure the relations satisfy Third Normal Form (3NF), select and justify a consistent naming convention, and produce a textual data dictionary containing relevant names, descriptions and constraints. The logical design is subsequently implemented using Oracle 11g, 12c or higher through appropriate SQL DDL statements and database constraints. The second part involves populating selected database relations with self-generated sample data and demonstrating database retrieval capabilities. Students must provide SQL DML statements, relational algebra expressions and SQL queries for specified NORTHERNTOURS business requirements. The solutions must be executed in a live Oracle environment and supported with appropriate output evidence. The third part extends the database analysis by considering object-relational and NoSQL database technologies. Students evaluate which aspects of the NORTHERNTOURS conceptual design could benefit from object-relational implementation, develop and populate a suitable object-relational subset, and demonstrate it through complex queries. They also analyse where NoSQL concepts could provide benefits and discuss design choices supported by representative NoSQL implementation code. Finally, students prepare a concise report for the NORTHERNTOURS managing director addressing sustainability, professional, legal, ethical and security issues, together with diversity, inclusion, cultural, societal and environmental considerations and commercial risk management. The report should use a critical review of relevant literature, systems, developments and standards and follow Harvard referencing conventions.

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Business 850 words

HopeLink Community Support and Food Security Database

This assignment requires students to design, develop and analyse a relational database for HopeLink Community Support and Food Security, a fictitious non-profit organisation working across rural and urban communities to reduce poverty and hunger. HopeLink currently relies on spreadsheets, which have resulted in inefficiencies and reporting errors. The proposed database is intended to improve operational efficiency, transparency and evidence-based reporting while supporting the organisation's work towards United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 1 and 2: No Poverty and Zero Hunger. The database development project involves five main entities: Beneficiary, Donor, Product, Collection and Collection Detail. Students are required to create a data dictionary defining the tables, attributes and appropriate validation rules. They must then use SQL within Microsoft Access to create the required tables through SQL View, rather than using the Access front end. Primary keys and foreign keys must be identified and implemented as part of the database design. Students must also establish relationships between the database entities and enforce referential integrity to maintain accurate information for management reporting and decision-making. Appropriate validation rules, user-friendly error messages, drop-down lists and input masks should be implemented where required. The database must be populated with sufficient realistic data for testing, with minimum requirements of 10 Beneficiary records, 10 Donor records, 20 Product records, 10 Collection records and 20 Collection Detail records. A further component requires students to develop five useful SQL queries in Microsoft Access to support analysis and reporting for HopeLink. The queries must follow specific requirements, including one parameter query, at least three queries containing a WHERE clause, at least one aggregate query and at least two queries involving joins across more than two tables. Students must provide screenshots of the SQL code and resulting outputs, together with an English explanation and a short justification of how each query could support HopeLink's operations and decision-making. The final component is an 850-word maximum business insights report investigating the use of food banks in the UK and considering how initiatives could support SDG 1 and SDG 2. Students are expected to use reliable external data, present relevant graphs and analyse current trends in food-bank usage. This section requires Harvard referencing and should use reliable academic, industry and other appropriate sources. The report is based on SDG 1 and SDG 2 and is not directly linked to the database developed for the assignment. Overall, the assignment assesses students' ability to apply data-modelling techniques, database design principles, SQL and data analytics to support organisational operations and strategic decision-making. It combines practical database development in Microsoft Access with data analysis and a business-focused evaluation of food-bank trends and sustainability goals.

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Principles of Management 1,000 words

Principles of Management – Amazon UK Management Report

This formative assessment for the Principles of Management module requires students to produce a 1,000-word management report analysing the management functions, theories, concepts and practices of Amazon UK. Acting as business consultants, students are required to prepare the report for the senior management team of Amazon UK and apply relevant management techniques and concepts covered within the module. The assessment focuses on the application of management knowledge to a contemporary organisation and the evaluation of the global business environment and effective management as a value-adding activity. The selected organisation is Amazon UK Services Ltd, an online retailer serving customers in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The company offers a broad range of consumer products and services, including electronic devices, books, groceries, clothing, home and garden products, Amazon Prime, Amazon Music, Kindle, Alexa, Amazon Pay and other digital and retail services. The assessment brief identifies Amazon UK as the organisation to be examined and recommends substantial independent research to strengthen understanding of its business context and management practices. The first task requires students to critically analyse key management theories, concepts and practices at Amazon UK. The report should explain how management contributes to the organisation's success and adds value, supported by appropriate academic literature, case study materials and independent research. Students are required to apply the four philosophies of the Competing Values Framework to Amazon UK and identify one additional relevant management theory that supports the organisation's management approach. Suggested theories include Scientific Management Theory, Bureaucratic Theory, Administrative Theory, Contingency Theory and Total Quality Management, although students are expected to select the most appropriate theory rather than attempting to apply all of them. The second task focuses on management as a value-adding universal activity and requires students to evaluate the dynamics of the global business environment. Students should consider how Amazon UK's management adapts strategies and methods at global, national and local levels. The assessment recommends applying either the LoNG-PEST framework or Porter's Five Forces to evaluate what Amazon UK should do differently. Students must identify one global factor that could create an opportunity and one that could pose a threat, and then identify areas where management can add value. The report should conclude by summarising the recommended changes Amazon UK should implement to improve its success. The required structure includes a BPP cover sheet, table of contents, optional list of abbreviations, introduction, Task 1, Task 2, references and appendices where required. The main body has a maximum word count of 1,000 words, with the suggested allocation of approximately 100 words for the introduction, 500 words for Task 1 and 500 words for Task 2. The cover page, contents, abbreviations, references and appendices are excluded from the word count. The assignment requires an academic writing style using third person for Tasks 1 and 2, professional and consistent formatting, appropriate citations, and Harvard referencing. The assessment emphasises the application of management theories and evidence to the Amazon UK case study, together with evaluation of management as a value-adding activity at global, national and local levels.

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Managing Customer Experience 1,000 words

Managing Customer Experience – Customer Experience Strategy Report

This assessment for the Managing Customer Experience module requires students to prepare a 1,000-word business report evaluating the customer experience (CX) strategy of one selected banking organisation. Students must choose one company from the organisations provided in the assessment brief and analyse its customer experience strategy within the specific country in which it operates. The report is designed to develop a critical understanding of the importance of customer experience for business success and the ways in which organisations can create a seamless omnichannel customer journey. The assessment provides a choice of six banking organisations: Lloyds Banking Group in the United Kingdom, HDFC Bank in India, Habib Bank Limited (HBL) in Pakistan, Nabil Bank Ltd in Nepal, Prime Bank PLC in Bangladesh, and Access Holdings/Access Bank in Nigeria. Students are required to clearly identify the selected organisation and country in their report and use relevant customer experience concepts, academic literature, research and practical examples to support their analysis. The first major requirement is to explain the concept of customer experience and critically review its importance to the success of the selected banking brand. The report should consider the role of CX, the mutual benefits created for the organisation and its customers, and the impact of customer experience on business performance, including financial performance. Students should also provide specific examples demonstrating how the selected bank has used customer experience to create or strengthen competitive advantage. The second major requirement is to evaluate how the selected bank delivers a seamless omnichannel customer experience. This requires discussion of the organisation's approach to creating a consistent customer journey across relevant channels. Students must develop a detailed customer persona based on research and data analysis, covering the persona's profile, goals, pain points and motivations. They must also create a customer journey map using the recommended class template. The journey map should identify stages, needs, activities, feelings, pain points and opportunities for improvement. The report should evaluate the effectiveness of the selected bank's customer journey and identify areas where the organisation could improve the ease and quality of the customer's experience. The customer persona and customer journey map are important components of the assessment, and the words contained within these visual templates do not count towards the 1,000-word limit. The report must be written in an academic style and in the third person. Harvard referencing is required for academic sources, figures, diagrams and independent research. The main report has a maximum word count of 1,000 words, excluding the cover sheet, title page, table of contents, references and appendices. The assessment therefore combines academic research, customer experience theory, organisational analysis, customer persona development, journey mapping and critical evaluation of omnichannel customer experience.

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Leading Through Digital Change 1,000 words

Leading Through Digital Change – Digital Transformation Report

This formative assessment for the Leading Through Digital Change module requires students to act as a Digital Transformation Specialist and prepare a Digital Transformation Report for a selected retail organisation. The assessment focuses on how traditional brick-and-mortar retailers can respond to the rapid growth of e-commerce and changing customer expectations. Students are required to evaluate the digital changes affecting their selected organisation and propose appropriate strategic changes that can help maintain competitiveness and create business value. The assessment is aligned with Learning Outcome 1, which focuses on applying knowledge and understanding of management and leadership strategies in organisations experiencing digital change. Students must select one organisation from the options provided in the assessment brief. The available organisations are River Island, Khaadi, Shoprite Holdings Ltd, Reliance Retail and Carphone Warehouse. Each organisation operates within the retail sector but has different markets, products and business contexts, allowing students to investigate digital transformation from an organisational perspective. The main task requires students to critically review and propose an appropriate digital transformation strategic framework that the selected organisation should employ in response to current digital change. Students must use one digital transformation framework from the specified choices: McKinsey 4Ds, BCG 3 Stages, Gartner's 6 Steps or Cognizant's 4 Pillars. The chosen framework should be applied to the organisation rather than simply described. The report should also establish digital transformation objectives that support important organisational departments, particularly operations, ICT and marketing. Examples may be used to strengthen the discussion, while higher-level work should demonstrate extensive personal research and critical evaluation. The report should demonstrate an understanding of the organisation's technological challenges, factors driving digital transformation, internal and external threats, opportunities and emerging digital practices. Stronger submissions are expected to provide clear justification for the selected transformation framework and explain how proposed objectives connect with the factors driving the organisation's digital transformation. The marking criteria place importance on knowledge, analysis, justification, evidence-based discussion and the use of relevant and recent research. The submission has a maximum main-body word count of 1,000 words. The cover page, table of contents, list of abbreviations, references and appendices are excluded from the word count. The required structure includes the BPP cover sheet, table of contents, list of abbreviations where appropriate, introduction, Task 1, conclusion, references and appendix if required. The report must be written in the third person, use professional academic formatting, include correctly labelled tables and figures where applicable, and use Harvard referencing and in-text citations. Overall, the assessment develops students' ability to analyse digital transformation challenges in retail organisations and apply management and leadership concepts to develop a strategically justified response to digital change. It combines organisational analysis, digital transformation frameworks, strategic objectives, academic research and professional business-report writing.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management 2,000 words

Operations and Supply Chain Management – Individual Reflective Report

This assessment is an individual 2,000-word reflective report for the Operations and Supply Chain Management module at De Montfort University. The report requires students to reflect critically on their experience of completing Assessment One and to demonstrate how their learning developed throughout the project. The assessment focuses on reflective practice, application of relevant theories, critical analysis of team and project experiences, and the development of an action plan for future professional practice. The report begins with an introduction explaining why reflection on practice is important and connecting reflective practice to relevant learning theories where appropriate. Students are required to identify the particular areas they will focus on within the report and explain why these areas are important and interesting to explore. This section establishes the purpose and scope of the reflection and provides a foundation for the critical discussion that follows. The main body should use appropriate sub-headings to organise the discussion into different areas. Students should explain how the team collectively established specific approaches relating to the topics selected in Assessment One. The report should then examine how the approach changed as the project progressed and connect these changes to relevant theories. Both successful and unsuccessful aspects of the project should be critically considered, rather than simply describing what happened. Detailed examples from the situation analysis and problem-solving components of Assessment One should be used to support the arguments and demonstrate meaningful reflection. The report should demonstrate critical understanding of operations and supply chain management issues, including the ability to critically appraise and adapt to tangible, intangible and information-related aspects of the global supply chain. It should also reflect on capacity planning and process design decisions relating to the production of goods and services. The emphasis is on connecting practical project experience with relevant academic concepts and theories. The conclusion should identify the key learning points gained from the project process and the consultancy presentation. Students should reflect on how these experiences have contributed to their knowledge, skills and professional development. The final part of the report should present a clear action plan explaining how the learning gained from the project will be taken forward into the student's future career. The assessment is worth 30% of the module and has a required length of 2,000 words, with an accepted range of 1,800–2,200 words. Assessment criteria include introduction and rationale, application of theory and concepts, critical analysis and evaluation, conclusion and action plan, and academic skills including Harvard referencing, source quality and quantity, structure and presentation.

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Global Business Strategy 2,500 words

Global Business Strategy: Strategic Analysis and Growth of a Global Company

This Global Business Strategy assessment is an individual e-portfolio that requires students to conduct a comprehensive strategic analysis of a selected global company facing a significant business challenge. The assessment focuses on the identification and analysis of a real organisational problem, evaluation of the global business environment, development of sustainable strategic options, the role of strategic leadership, and recommendations for future growth and competitiveness. Students are required to select a global company from any industry and investigate challenges such as loss of market position, difficulties in gaining or regaining market share, operational challenges, or declining revenues and profits. Relevant strategic theories, models and academic evidence should be used throughout the analysis. The first stage focuses on selecting the organisation, identifying its strategic purpose, vision, mission and objectives, and analysing the significant problem affecting the company. Students are expected to investigate both internal and external aspects of the global business environment and identify factors that may have contributed to the organisation's challenges. Appropriate theories and strategic models should be applied to provide a critical analysis of the business context. The second stage examines sustainable business strategies, diversification and competitive advantage. Students are required to conduct a resource audit and use an appropriate strategic model to assess how the organisation can sustain competitive advantage. The assessment also requires students to propose an appropriate mode and strategy for entering an international market in which the selected company does not currently operate, supported by relevant theories and models. The third stage addresses strategic change, leadership and governance. Students must demonstrate an understanding of effective leadership styles and their relevance to strategic change, good governance and ethical business practices. The role of ethics in international business should be examined using relevant practical examples and evidence. The fourth stage focuses on good strategy execution, evaluation, recommendations and conclusion. Students are expected to justify how the selected organisation can execute strategy effectively using available resources and process management tools that support continuous improvement. At least two strategic options should be considered, with attention given to their feasibility, potential impact, alignment with organisational goals and available resources, as well as the role of leadership and leadership styles. The assessment concludes with a summary report of approximately 1,000–1,500 words, synthesising the key learning and insights gained from the individual tasks. The overall report should be approximately 2,500 words, excluding references and appendices, and should follow the ULBS Harvard referencing style. Evidence and artefacts may include business-journal articles, professional or government reports, relevant videos, analytical tables, competitive-position graphs and financial or balanced-scorecard information. The completed e-portfolio is compiled in PebblePad and submitted as a PDF through Turnitin.

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Business Simulation – Cyber Security 2,500 words

L7 Business Simulation – Cyber Security: Ethical Hacking and Vulnerability Assessment

This assessment is an individual cybersecurity portfolio based on a simulated business environment involving a fictional client, VulnTech Inc. Students take the role of a junior cybersecurity analyst and investigate vulnerabilities within a server deployed for the organisation’s legacy systems. The practical activities use the TryHackMe platform to simulate the web server environment and require students to apply ethical hacking techniques within an authorised scenario. The assessment focuses on the first three phases of ethical hacking: footprinting, scanning and enumeration, and gaining access. Students are required to gather information about the VulnTech server, including relevant details about its domain, IP range, network infrastructure, operating system, name servers, open ports and other technical information. They must provide evidence of the tools used, justify their selection, critically evaluate the methodology adopted and recommend appropriate mitigation strategies. The second task involves scanning and enumerating the server using information obtained during the footprinting stage. Students must identify potential vulnerabilities and provide evidence of the tools and methods used. The assessment requires students to critically evaluate their available options, explain the reasoning behind their decisions and recommend suitable strategies for mitigating identified risks. The third task requires students to gain access to the VulnTech server by exploiting one of the vulnerabilities identified during scanning and enumeration. Evidence of the tools and methodology must be provided, together with a critical evaluation of the approach, justification of decisions and recommendations for addressing the identified vulnerabilities. Students must also provide evidence of completing at least four different TryHackMe rooms or modules undertaken during the semester. The final component is a 1,500-word summary report reflecting on the key insights gained throughout the tasks. This report should consolidate the student's learning, discuss the main challenges and vulnerabilities identified, evaluate mitigation recommendations and critically examine the legal and ethical considerations associated with cybersecurity and ethical hacking practices. The assessment is designed to develop students' ability to analyse business and cybersecurity environments, identify organisational issues, evaluate alternative approaches, make informed management decisions and justify resource allocation. It also requires consideration of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) implications and the potential effect of cybersecurity practices on organisational perception and performance. The portfolio uses Harvard referencing, with appropriate academic and external sources cited throughout.

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Big Data and Cloud Computing 2,500 words

Big Data and Cloud Computing: FieldVision Cloud-Based Big Data Solution for AgroNova

This assessment is a 2,500-word individual report for the Big Data and Cloud Computing module within the MSc Management with Data Analytics programme at BPP University. The report is based on a fictional agricultural technology company, AgroNova, and its FieldVision project. AgroNova provides climate change and crop monitoring services to farmers in the UK and intends to expand internationally. However, its existing ageing infrastructure and manual processes present challenges to international expansion and the development of data-driven decision-making. The FieldVision project aims to use Internet of Things (IoT) technology and cloud-based big data solutions to collect, store and analyse real-time information from agricultural environments. The report requires students to act as a big data and cloud solution consultant and provide recommendations to senior management at AgroNova. The project involves IoT devices such as CropCam aerial cameras supplied by HydroSense and SmartHarvester solar-powered sensors supplied by SoilTech. These technologies collect information including crop imagery, soil moisture, temperature and humidity. The resulting data can support crop monitoring, risk assessment, early warning alerts, irrigation decisions, crop-failure claims validation and other farming-related insights. The first task focuses on Big Data Requirements and Storage Solutions. Students must identify the requirements arising from the scenario and critically evaluate a range of cloud-based big data storage solutions. The evaluation should consider factors such as capacity, functionality and costs. The second task requires students to propose one appropriate cloud-based solution architecture supported by an architecture diagram showing the essential components from data sources through to reporting. The selected architecture must be analysed in relation to AgroNova's requirements and the storage solutions considered in Task 1. The third task addresses Project Risks and Issues. Students must critically appraise the risks and issues associated with deploying the proposed cloud-based big data solution and identify appropriate mitigation approaches. These issues should be connected directly to the storage solutions and proposed architecture. The scenario highlights concerns from AgroNova's CISO, CFO and Chief Reputation Officer regarding potential data breaches, high costs and poor returns on investment, making security, financial viability and organisational risk important considerations. The report should contain an approximately 200-word introduction, an 800-word analysis of Big Data Requirements and Storage Solutions, a 500-word Proposed System Architecture section supported by relevant diagrams, an 800-word Project Risks and Issues section, and an approximately 200-word conclusion. Harvard referencing, academic research and appropriate supporting appendices are also required. The assessment addresses three learning outcomes: designing an architecture that supports complex data collection, critically evaluating data storage solutions from an enterprise systems perspective, and critically appraising issues involved in enterprise-system deployment.

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Principles of Management 5,000 words

Critical Analysis of Management Practices at Apple Inc.

This assessment is a 5,000-word individual management report examining the management theories, concepts, practices and functions of Apple Inc. The report is written from the perspective of a business consultant and is intended to provide senior management with a critical evaluation of Apple's current management practices and recommendations for changes that could improve organisational success. The assessment integrates academic management theories with the practical context of a contemporary global organisation and also requires students to reflect on their own management competencies and future career development. The first part of the report critically evaluates the management theories, concepts and practices currently used by Apple Inc. Students must explain how management contributes to Apple's success and creates organisational value, supported by appropriate academic literature, case study evidence and independent research. The assessment specifically requires consideration of the four philosophies of the Competing Values Framework and one additional relevant management theory. Students are expected to select an appropriate theory rather than attempting to apply every available management theory. The second part evaluates management as a value-adding universal activity within Apple's global business environment. Students must examine how Apple has adapted its strategies and management approaches at global, national and local levels. Frameworks such as LoNG-PEST or Porter's Five Forces may be used to analyse the external environment. The analysis should identify one global factor that creates an opportunity and one that presents a threat to Apple and explain where management can add further value. The third part critically analyses the key principles and functions of management, including planning, organising, leading and controlling. Students must identify one internal challenge faced by Apple in response to current or expected environmental changes and evaluate how management functions can be applied to address it. An appropriate academic model, such as Value Chain Analysis, VRIO or Mendelow's Matrix, should be used to justify the selected challenge and support the analysis. The fourth part focuses on critical reflection and personal skills development. Students must complete a Personal SWOT analysis, identify three career-related development objectives and prepare a Skills Development Plan covering the required competencies, resources and support, methods of achievement, measures of success and target review dates. A 500-word Reflective Statement must then critically reflect on the student's own management competencies and learning during the module. The reflection should be written in the first person and use an appropriate model such as Borton's, Kolb's, Maslow's or the GROW model, with particular attention to self-management, problem-solving and decision-making. The report should conclude by summarising the recommended changes that Apple should implement to improve its success. The main body is structured around an introduction, four assessment tasks and a conclusion, with the indicative allocation being 100 words for the introduction, 1,200 words for each task and 100 words for the conclusion. Tasks 1–3 should be written in the third person using an academic style, while Task 4 should use the first person. The submission must use Harvard referencing, appropriate academic sources, professional formatting and correctly labelled tables and figures.

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Leading Through Digital Change 1,500 words

Digital Transformation Report and Poster

This assessment requires students to act as a Senior Digital Transformation Manager and produce a Digital Transformation Report and Poster for one selected sports retail organisation. The purpose of the assessment is to evaluate the organisation's current digital environment and recommend changes that can help it maintain competitive advantage and create business value in response to continuing digital change, changing consumer expectations, e-commerce growth, sustainability requirements, digital innovation and supply chain resilience. The assessment consists of three connected sections addressing digital transformation strategy, future digital trends and digital leadership. The first section requires students to critically review and propose an appropriate digital transformation strategic framework for their selected organisation. Students must select and apply one framework from McKinsey's 4Ds, BCG's 3 Stages, Gartner's 6 Steps or Cognizant's 4 Pillars. The framework should be applied to the chosen organisation rather than simply described. The analysis should also establish digital transformation objectives that support key business functions such as operations, ICT and marketing, with relevant examples and evidence from research used to strengthen the discussion. The second section requires the design of an A4 poster evaluating two disruptive technologies or techniques that are likely to influence the smartphone industry, employment and the labour market over the next five years. Potential technologies identified in the brief include Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, 5G connectivity, Internet of Things, robotics, drone delivery, blockchain, augmented reality and virtual reality. The poster should communicate the expected impact of the selected technologies using academic literature and real-life examples. The third section focuses on digital leadership. Students must analyse and propose two appropriate digital leadership styles that the selected organisation should develop to effectively manage and support digital transformation. Possible approaches include hyperaware agile leadership, ethical technology leadership, people-oriented leadership, agile leadership and Goleman's leadership styles. The recommendations should be supported by relevant theories, academic literature and real organisational examples. The assessment is aligned with three learning outcomes. These address the application of management and leadership strategies during digital change, critical assessment of the impact of digital change on markets, organisations and employees, and evaluation of the leadership attributes and skills required to manage organisations and people in digitally changing environments. The final submission must include a clear introduction and conclusion, demonstrate intellectual originality and critical analysis, use appropriate academic evidence and follow Harvard referencing. The report is limited to 1,500 words, excluding the A4 poster, and students must select only one of the specified sports retail organisations for their analysis. The selected organisation should be analysed consistently across the strategic framework, future technology and digital leadership sections.

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Managing Customer Experience 2,500 words

Customer Experience Strategy: Critical Evaluation of a Global Mobile Phone Brand

This assessment requires a 2,500-word business report critically evaluating the customer experience (CX) strategy of one company operating within the global mobile phone industry. Students must select one company from Samsung, Apple, Huawei or Google and analyse its customer experience strategy within one specific country in which the company operates. The report is written from the perspective of a CX consultant and is intended for the Board of Directors of the selected company. Relevant customer experience concepts, academic literature and practical business applications should be incorporated throughout the report. The first part of the report examines the concept of customer experience and its importance to business success. The analysis should consider the role of CX, the mutual benefits created for the company and its customers, the effect of CX on business and financial performance, and specific examples of how the selected brand has used customer experience to achieve competitive advantage. The second part evaluates how the selected company delivers a seamless omnichannel customer experience. This requires consideration of customer personas and customer journey mapping and their contribution to developing an effective customer strategy. Students must create a detailed customer persona based on research and data analysis, covering the profile, goals, pain points and motivations of the selected customer. A customer journey map should then identify stages, needs, activities, feelings, pain points and opportunities for improvement. The report should evaluate the effectiveness of the company's customer journey and suggest practical improvements. The words contained within the recommended customer persona and customer journey map templates are excluded from the 2,500-word limit. The third part evaluates the effectiveness of the company's use of customer experience metrics to measure the quality of its relationship with customers. Students must discuss three CX metrics covered in the module and critically assess their benefits, limitations and relevance to the selected company. The analysis should explain why these metrics would be useful for measuring the mutually beneficial relationship between the company and its customers. The final part critically reflects on the company's ability to create a customer-centric culture in an increasingly digital environment. This includes evaluating CX leadership and CX governance, as well as one additional critical success factor such as people, CX structure, strategy and process, or innovation. The report should conclude by evaluating the overall quality of the company's relationship with its customers and proposing practical ways to improve customer experience in the era of increasing digitalisation. The assessment addresses four learning outcomes relating to the importance of customer experience, organisational CX performance metrics, seamless omnichannel customer journeys and customer experience strategies in the context of rapid digitalisation. The submission must use Harvard referencing and an academic business-report style.

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Network Systems and Administration 2,500 words

Automated Container Deployment and Administration in the Cloud

This assessment focuses on the practical application of network systems administration, cloud infrastructure and automation technologies. The assignment requires students to design and implement an automated deployment process for a server running a Docker container on a cloud platform such as AWS, Azure or GCP. The assessment develops practical understanding of infrastructure automation, configuration management, containerisation and continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD). The project requires the integration of at least two automation tools from technologies such as Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Ansible, Azure DevOps, GitHub and GitHub Actions. The first stage involves provisioning the required cloud infrastructure, including a server instance, networking components and appropriate security configurations. Students must provide Terraform scripts, CloudFormation templates or equivalent infrastructure-as-code configurations together with an architecture diagram showing the deployed resources. The second stage focuses on configuration management. Ansible or an equivalent automation tool is used to configure the server environment, including installing and configuring Docker and ensuring that the required services start automatically. Students must provide the relevant playbooks or configuration scripts and a README explaining the overall automation flow. The assessment then requires students to containerise a sample web application using a Dockerfile and automate the deployment of the resulting Docker container to the provisioned cloud server. A CI/CD pipeline must also be implemented using Azure DevOps or another suitable CI/CD platform. The pipeline should automatically build and deploy the Docker container whenever changes are pushed to a version-control repository such as GitHub. The final stage requires comprehensive technical documentation and reflection on the complete automation process. Students must document the different phases of deployment, explain the rationale for the selected tools, discuss alternative solutions and identify the challenges encountered and how they were addressed. The final report must include a detailed architecture diagram, a GitHub repository containing the required scripts and configurations, and a working link to a demonstration video of the end-to-end deployment. The technical report should be approximately 2,000–2,500 words and include a title page, summary, introduction, main content, conclusions, references and appropriate appendices. The report should use Times New Roman 12-point font with 1.5 line spacing, clear headings, diagrams or flowcharts where appropriate, and Harvard referencing. The assessment is evaluated through the demonstration, report quality and reusable deployment artifacts, with the marking scheme allocating 40% to the demo, 50% to report quality and 10% to artifacts.

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International Business Strategy 250 words

Individual Reflection on Case Study Discussion – International Business Strategy

This assignment is an individual reflective assessment for the International Business Strategy module. It focuses on developing students’ ability to critically reflect on their learning experiences and identify how learning from classroom discussions can improve their future academic and professional performance. The assessment is based on a Case Study Discussion undertaken during one of the teaching weeks from Week 5 to Week 8. Students are required to select one of the case studies discussed during the relevant seminar sessions and reflect on their learning from the discussion. The case-study discussions provide an opportunity to explore important issues in the business world, apply concepts introduced through Canvas preparation and face-to-face teaching, and exchange ideas with tutors and peers. The reflection therefore connects theoretical knowledge with practical business situations and encourages students to consider how strategic management concepts can be applied to real-world organisations. The reflective task requires students to explain the topic and case study discussed during their selected week, identify what they learned from the discussion, and consider how the experience helped them develop their ability to apply theories to their chosen company. Students should also reflect on their key takeaways, what went well during the discussion, challenges they encountered, and what they would change if they were to repeat the experience. The reflection should be between 150 and 250 words and should use an appropriate reflective framework, such as Gibbs' Reflective Cycle or Kolb’s Experiential Learning Cycle, to structure the discussion. Harvard referencing should be used where applicable. The assessment develops critical reflection, strategic thinking, international business understanding and the ability to connect academic concepts with practical business cases. The assessment is worth 15% of the module and is submitted through Canvas. The marking criteria consider the quality of reflection, critical analysis, personal learning insights, presentation and structure, intellectual curiosity, referencing, content and discussion.

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Global Supply Chain Management 4,200 words

Global Supply Chain Management – Gatwick Airport Northern Runway Expansion

This individual report examines several strategic and operational aspects of the global supply chain associated with the Gatwick Airport Northern Runway expansion. The assessment requires students to investigate the organisation and its current global supply chain challenges, while applying relevant supply chain management theories, frameworks and models to analyse its operations and develop strategic recommendations. The report begins by providing a background of the organisation, with particular attention to its current global supply chain issues and strategic supply chain relationships. Key areas of investigation include risk management, supply chain resilience, outsourcing, supplier planning and selection, supply chain integration, network design, leadership, benchmarking, decision-making, and the application of lean and agile approaches. These areas provide the basis for understanding how the organisation can manage its supply chain effectively within a complex and changing global environment. A critical evaluation of external factors affecting the organisation's global supply chain is also required through the use of a PESTEL analysis. This enables consideration of the political, economic, social, technological, environmental and legal factors that may influence supply chain performance, risks, costs and strategic decisions. The report must then develop key strategic recommendations aimed at optimising the organisation's global supply chain. The recommendations should focus on reducing costs, supporting sustainability, improving operational efficiency and enhancing supply chain resilience. Each recommendation should be supported by appropriate supply chain management theories and models, such as agile supply chain approaches, lean supply chain principles and global sourcing strategies. Students are expected to provide a clear rationale for their recommendations using theoretical insights and relevant academic and professional literature. The assessment places emphasis on critical reasoning, wider reading and the ability to connect supply chain theory with practical organisational issues. A logically structured, professional and business-like report is required, supported by appropriate evidence and Harvard referencing. The marking criteria assess the use of theory and frameworks, critical analysis and evaluation, conclusions and recommendations, and the overall structure, presentation and referencing of the report. The assignment is worth 70% of the unit assessment and has a required length of approximately 4,200 words, with a permitted variation of ±10%. The report should demonstrate an understanding of global supply chain management practices and the ability to apply relevant theories and frameworks to analyse supply chain challenges and develop realistic strategic recommendations.

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Research Methods / Project Management / Computer and Information Sciences 3,000 words

Critical Literature Review in Research Methods and Project Management

This Research Methods and Project Management assessment develops students’ ability to search for, evaluate, critically analyse and synthesise academic literature within a computing or information-science research area. Students work within an allocated group to conduct a structured literature search and critically evaluate research papers relevant to an assigned theme, before using the combined group literature corpus to produce an individual literature review. KF7028 - Assessment 1 - Semeste… Each group member must identify and critically analyse a minimum of five academic papers using the supplied Critical Paper Summary template. These individual summaries are then combined into a single group document and shared so that all team members can use the collective body of research. The quality of this component depends on the relevance and academic quality of the selected papers and the depth of critical evaluation rather than simple description. KF7028 - Assessment 1 - Semeste… The main individual component is a 3,000-word critical literature review, worth 60% of the assessment. Students must use the literature identified and summarised through the group activity and critically discuss the research associated with their allocated topic. The review should synthesise the literature into a coherent discussion rather than presenting disconnected paper summaries, demonstrating criticality, clear structure and effective academic writing. KF7028 - Assessment 1 - Semeste… A further 20% is awarded for an individual research and meeting log, maintained through Blackboard. Students are expected to record their research progress, contribution to the group, approach to collaboration and reflections on the literature-review process. Stronger logs demonstrate detailed evidence of active participation, reflective insight and professional collaboration rather than merely listing completed tasks. KF7028 - Assessment 1 - Semeste… KF7028 - Assessment 1 - Semeste… The assessment directly evaluates the ability to apply project-management principles to a computing-related research activity and to search, evaluate and develop a critical literature review. Wider module outcomes also emphasise research techniques, data and information analysis, professional research practice, ethics, risk, legal issues, societal considerations and sustainability. KF7028 - Assessment 1 - Semeste… The marking structure allocates 20% to the combined critical paper analysis, 20% to the research/meeting log and 60% to the individual literature review. Higher-performing work is expected to use high-quality and directly relevant academic sources, demonstrate strong critical analysis, synthesise evidence across the research theme, maintain a professional academic structure and apply accurate Harvard referencing throughout. KF7028 - Assessment 1 - Semeste… KF7028 - Assessment 1 - Semeste… Important for the public Reference Library: the brief states that ChatGPT or other AI tools must not be used to generate text or fill in assessment-template sections. Any AI use that supports the work or thinking must be declared, referenced and accompanied by a prompt log in an appendix. Therefore, this entry should be used only as a high-level public description of the assessment rather than as directly submissible student content. KF7028 - Assessment 1 - Semeste…

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500 words

Strategic Digital Marketing Campaign Planning Using the RACE Framework: Cambridge Museum of Technology

This Digital Leadership and Disruptive Innovation assessment requires students to act as digital marketing consultants for the Cambridge Museum of Technology and develop a strategic social media campaign focused on the Reach and Act stages of the RACE framework. The campaign is designed to increase awareness of the museum and encourage meaningful interaction using paid and owned content across Facebook and Instagram. Assessment Brief for CW1 (1) The first deliverable is a two-page landscape campaign poster created in Canva. Page 1 focuses on Reach and should present a clear awareness objective, one Facebook paid advertisement mock-up, and one Instagram owned post. Page 2 focuses on Act and should include an engagement objective, one Instagram paid advertisement and one Facebook owned post. Each mock-up must be clearly labelled by platform, RACE phase and media type. Assessment Brief for CW1 (1) Assessment Brief for CW1 (1) The poster is expected to function as a strategic visual board, rather than a website or social feed simulation. It should demonstrate clear visual hierarchy, logical layout, consistent headings, spacing and alignment, and communicate how the Reach and Act strategies connect. The target audience persona should not appear on the poster itself. Assessment Brief for CW1 (1) The second deliverable is a maximum 500-word written rationale. This should define a relevant target audience persona using demographic, psychographic and behavioural characteristics, and explain needs, motivations and online behaviour. The persona should be visually designed and embedded in the written document. Assessment Brief for CW1 (1) The rationale must also justify the Reach content strategy, including platform choice, content format, targeting and budget considerations, and explain the Act engagement strategy, including tactics such as event promotion, interactive posts and comment prompts. Students should also explain how layout, visual structure and calls-to-action support user experience and engagement. Assessment Brief for CW1 (1) The assessment requires application of relevant digital marketing theories and frameworks and at least five credible academic or industry sources, using Cite Them Right Harvard referencing. Suitable evidence can include peer-reviewed journal articles and recognised sources such as Mintel, Statista and industry reports. Assessment Brief for CW1 (1) The marking scheme gives 30% to Reach, 30% to Act, 20% to the written rationale, and 20% to poster design, communication and professional presentation. Assessment Brief for CW1 (1) Assessment Brief for CW1 (1) Overall, the assessment integrates RACE-based campaign planning, paid and owned social media, audience segmentation, persona development, targeting, budget awareness, content strategy, UX principles and professional visual communication within a real cultural-organisation context. Important: the brief explicitly states that the applicable AI category is Category 2 – Proofreading only permitted, meaning AI may be used for proofreading but not for creating assessment content. Assessment Brief for CW1 (1)

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Entrepreneurial Marketing

Entrepreneurial Marketing Business Idea Pitch: Market Opportunity, Value Proposition and Venture Viability

This Entrepreneurial Marketing assessment requires students to identify, research and present an entrepreneurial business idea that either addresses an identified customer need or exploits a recognised market opportunity. The idea may involve a new product or service and can be developed either as a personal start-up opportunity or as a new business proposition for an existing organisation. CW1 Business Idea Pitch Present… Students are expected to construct a concise business case around four core elements: the proposed business idea, the identified need or opportunity and resulting value proposition, an overview of the relevant market, and an appropriate entrepreneurial marketing strategy. The pitch should demonstrate how the proposed offering creates value and why the opportunity is commercially credible. CW1 Business Idea Pitch Present… The assessment provides three presentation routes. Students may deliver the pitch live to a panel, submit a five-minute narrated PowerPoint with a recorded response to the question of why the idea is strong, or submit the narrated presentation while also participating in the live Business Ideas Showcase. CW1 Business Idea Pitch Present… Students are expected to prepare approximately 6–10 PowerPoint slides, use in-text citations when external evidence is presented, and include a reference slide. The pitch should be concise, professional and supported by appropriate market research and business evidence. CW1 Business Idea Pitch Present… The marking criteria assess presentation and professionalism, verbal delivery, innovation and value proposition, market research and analysis, entrepreneurial marketing strategy, and overall business-case viability. Each of the main analytical components carries substantial weighting, with market research, marketing strategy, innovation and viability each contributing significantly to the final result. CW1 Business Idea Pitch Present… Overall, the assessment integrates opportunity recognition, value proposition development, market analysis, entrepreneurial marketing, venture viability and professional pitching skills within a practical start-up or business-development context. The brief specifies Cite Them Right Harvard referencing. CW1 Business Idea Pitch Present… 2) CW2 – Reflective Essay Field Content to enter Title Reflective Analysis of Entrepreneurial Capabilities, Product Development and Network-Based Opportunity Creation University University of Hertfordshire Subject Entrepreneurial Marketing / Entrepreneurship / Reflective Practice Module name Entrepreneurial Marketing Academic level Masters / Postgraduate Academic year 2025–2026 Assignment type MS Reflective writing Reference style Harvard Word count 1,000 words ±10% Amount (₹) Enter your internal project amount Key topics Entrepreneurial Marketing, Entrepreneurial Capabilities, Entrepreneurship, Reflective Practice, Product Development, Service Design, Opportunity Recognition, New Product Development, Teamwork, Networking, Business Start-up, Entrepreneurial Potential, Intrapreneurship, Personal Development, Business Application, Reflexive Practice, Entrepreneurial Confidence, Capability Development, Recommendations, Professional Reflection The assessment is an individual 1,000-word reflective essay worth 30% of the module. CW2 Reflective Essay (Individua… Assignment overview — ready to paste This Entrepreneurial Marketing reflective assessment requires students to critically evaluate their own entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial capabilities using learning from the module together with relevant life and work experience. The essay should use appropriate academic theories and frameworks to identify key strengths and development areas and make clear recommendations for improving future entrepreneurial potential. CW2 Reflective Essay (Individua… A major element of the reflection concerns the principles involved in designing a new product or service to meet an identified need. Students are expected to consider how entrepreneurial ideas are developed, how opportunities are recognised and how entrepreneurial capabilities influence the process of converting an idea into a viable proposition. CW2 Reflective Essay (Individua… The assessment also requires critical reflection on the importance of teams and networks in developing business-start-up opportunities and designing new services. The module learning outcomes emphasise the role of collaborative performance, networking and reflexive practice in strengthening entrepreneurial confidence and capability. CW2 Reflective Essay (Individua… Students should move beyond simple personal description and critically analyse their capabilities with reference to academic evidence. At least five academic references are required, and the work should use Cite Them Right referencing. CW2 Reflective Essay (Individua… The marking scheme allocates equal weighting to five areas: presentation, structure and reflective style; content and findings; intellectual curiosity and business application; critical analysis; and recommendations, with each area worth 20%. CW2 Reflective Essay (Individua… Overall, the assessment integrates self-reflection, entrepreneurial capability analysis, product and service design, team and network performance, academic theory and personal development planning. Its purpose is to demonstrate how reflective learning can support stronger entrepreneurial judgement, confidence and future business practice. The brief requires Cite Them Right Harvard referencing. CW2 Reflective Essay (Individua…

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Digital Marketing / Marketing Analytics / Data-Driven Marketin

Data-Driven Marketing Analytics: Google Analytics 4 and Google Merchandise Store Campaign Analysis

This Data Driven Marketing assessment requires students to develop practical digital analytics skills and apply them to the evaluation of a real-world marketing campaign. The assessment combines professional training through LinkedIn Learning with a recorded executive-level presentation based on data from the Google Analytics 4 Demo Account for the Google Merchandise Store. The aim is to analyse campaign performance, interpret relevant marketing KPIs and present actionable recommendations that senior executives and managers can use for decision-making. CW 1_ LinkedIn Learning and Rec… The first task requires completion of two LinkedIn Learning courses: Google Analytics 4 (GA4) Essential Training and Advanced Google Analytics. Students must submit the certificates of completion as evidence of developing the foundational and advanced skills required for digital marketing analysis. CW 1_ LinkedIn Learning and Rec… The second task places the student in the role of a digital marketing executive for the Google Merchandise Store. Students select and analyse a digital marketing campaign using GA4 demo-store data and then create a 10-minute recorded presentation, with a tolerance of ±2 minutes, providing evidence-based recommendations for improving campaign performance. CW 1_ LinkedIn Learning and Rec… The main presentation is limited to 12 slides and should include an executive summary, key findings and insights, recommendations, actionable steps, and references or appendix material. An additional 4–6 appendix/reference slides may be used for supporting charts, graphs and data. Recommendations must be linked directly to analytical evidence and aligned with the campaign's overall marketing objectives. CW 1_ LinkedIn Learning and Rec… The analysis should examine relevant marketing performance indicators, including click-through rate, conversion rate, cost per acquisition, return on ad spend and user-engagement measures such as bounce rate, session duration, pages per session and retention patterns. CW 1_ LinkedIn Learning and Rec… Students are expected to move beyond descriptive reporting and develop strategic recommendations concerning budget reallocation, creative optimisation, audience targeting and funnel performance. The presentation should identify underperforming and high-performing channels, evaluate audience segments, examine points of user drop-off and propose practical interventions to improve conversion and campaign efficiency. CW 1_ LinkedIn Learning and Rec… The marking scheme gives 20 points for LinkedIn Learning certification, 35 points for executive communication and structure, 35 points for data analysis and insight generation, and 10 points for references and appendices. CW 1_ LinkedIn Learning and Rec… CW 1_ LinkedIn Learning and Rec… Overall, the assessment integrates GA4 skills, campaign analytics, KPI interpretation, data visualisation, strategic recommendation development and executive presentation skills within a practical digital-marketing context. The brief also requires Cite Them Right Harvard referencing. CW 1_ LinkedIn Learning and Rec…

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Strategic Management / Sustainability / Responsible Leadership 2,500 words

Organisational Strategy and Sustainability: Strategic Evaluation of Engineers & Planners Company Ltd

This Consultancy Project Proposal assessment requires students to develop a professional and feasible research proposal addressing a current organisational issue or business challenge affecting an existing organisation. The work combines critical business analysis with research design, secondary-data methodology, ethics and visual communication through an accompanying one-page digital poster. MSc Management Summative Assess… The first task requires students to introduce the selected organisation and critically examine between one and three current challenges. The discussion must be evidence-based and supported by recent sources. Stronger work should connect the identified issues to current affairs, recent news, Sustainable Development Goals and relevant academic or company evidence. MSc Management Summative Assess… The second task requires development of a clear research aim, three objectives and, for stronger submissions, one or two research questions. Students must demonstrate awareness and application of research methodology using secondary research only, while incorporating both qualitative and quantitative approaches. The research design should be directly connected to the selected organisational challenges. MSc Management Summative Assess… The third task focuses on the research plan and ethical considerations. Students must explain ethical issues associated with secondary-data collection and support the discussion using credible literature. The accompanying poster should present a coherent research plan and demonstrate effective data-analysis and data-presentation skills through relevant graphs, charts, tables or descriptive statistics. MSc Management Summative Assess… The fourth task assesses the student's ability to critically organise and synthesise information into a coherent proposal. The written report should use recent, credible sources, while the poster should include a short reflection on challenges encountered when synthesising evidence for the proposed study. MSc Management Summative Assess… The report must be written in the third person and use Harvard referencing. The proposed structure allocates approximately 150 words to the introduction, 400 words to the challenge discussion, 150 words to the research aim and objectives, 500 words to methodology, 200 words to ethical considerations and 100 words to the conclusion. The digital poster has no formal word count but must fit on a single A4 page and use a readable 10–12 point font. MSc Management Summative Assess… MSc Management Summative Assess… Overall, the assessment develops skills in consultancy problem definition, research design, secondary-data analysis, mixed-method thinking, ethical research practice, critical synthesis and professional visual communication.

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International Human Resource Management / International Business 800 words

Comparative Analysis of Cultural Factors Shaping Human Resource Staffing Strategies in International Enterprises

This individual international human resource management assessment examines how cultural and institutional differences influence recruitment and staffing decisions in international enterprises. Students take the role of an HR representative for VetDopomoga, a Ukraine-based international veterinary clinic chain planning to expand into either the United Kingdom or India. The final output is a concise academic poster of up to two pages and approximately 800 words ±10%, supported by appropriate visual material. Assignment 1_The Comparative An… The first component requires comparison of the United Kingdom and India with Ukraine. Students examine relevant cultural characteristics, including communication style, hierarchy and power distance, individualism versus collectivism and approaches to time, alongside institutional factors such as labour-market conditions and employment or regulatory environments. This comparison provides the contextual basis for evaluating how recruitment practices may need to change across markets. Assignment 1_The Comparative An… Students must then apply an appropriate international HR staffing strategy, choosing from ethnocentric, polycentric, regiocentric or geocentric approaches. Based on their analysis, they must recommend which market VetDopomoga should enter first and which should follow, providing clear evidence-based justification. Assignment 1_The Comparative An… A central theoretical component requires application of one cultural framework, selected from the Cultural Intelligence framework, Erin Meyer’s Culture Map, the GLOBE Project or Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions Theory. Students focus on two dimensions from their selected framework and use them to evaluate the benefits and challenges associated with recruitment practices in Ukraine, the United Kingdom and India. Assignment 1_The Comparative An… The poster must also examine a recent cultural, economic or political event affecting the three national contexts and explain its implications for international recruitment and staffing. Examples suggested in the brief include changing social attitudes following COVID-19, economic shifts affecting demand for specialist labour and post-Brexit employment or migration policies. Assignment 1_The Comparative An… Students additionally research best-practice recruitment examples from international veterinary enterprises operating in the UK and India and identify practices VetDopomoga could adopt or adapt in each market. The final recommendation must identify the preferred first expansion destination and provide three evidence-based reasons supporting the decision. Assignment 1_The Comparative An… Assessment criteria place strong emphasis on content and findings, theoretical application, critical analysis, source quality and Harvard referencing, as well as poster presentation and structure. High-quality work is expected to go beyond description by applying cultural theory directly to HRM practices and critically evaluating the implications of cultural and institutional differences for international recruitment decisions. Assignment 1_The Comparative An… Assignment 1_The Comparative An…

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Business Management / Consultancy / Strategic Management 5,000 words

Business Consultancy Project: Strategic Analysis, Stakeholder Evaluation and Evidence-Based Recommendations

This Business Consultancy Project assessment requires students to produce a professional 5,000-word consultancy report addressing a strategically important issue, challenge or problem facing a client organisation. The project must normally continue from the topic and client proposed in the earlier Consultancy Project Proposal, ensuring continuity between the proposal and final consultancy work. The assessment is designed to replicate professional consultancy practice through independent research, critical analysis and the development of actionable recommendations. Copy of Apr 25 Onwards brief_EE… Copy of Apr 25 Onwards brief_EE… The report begins with an Executive Summary, followed by an introduction and company/client overview. Students must define one clear business problem, establish the overall project aim and purpose, and specify the consultancy focus, which may relate to areas such as strategy, human resources, marketing or sustainability. The selected issue should be clearly connected to the organisation’s wider strategic and industry context. Copy of Apr 25 Onwards brief_EE… A dedicated Stakeholder Analysis section requires identification and evaluation of internal and external stakeholders. Students must assess stakeholder interests, influence, expectations, conflicts and power relationships, and are encouraged to apply a framework such as Mendelow’s Matrix. The purpose is to show how stakeholder dynamics influence the consultancy problem and the feasibility of proposed solutions. Copy of Apr 25 Onwards brief_EE… The largest section is Data Analysis and Framework Application, where students critically evaluate secondary evidence and apply two or three relevant management frameworks. Suitable approaches may include SWOT, PESTLE, Porter’s frameworks and the Balanced Scorecard. The analysis should incorporate credible company and industry evidence, Excel outputs, tables or charts where relevant, and connect patterns in the data to strategic, operational or HR implications. Ethical and sustainability considerations should be embedded where appropriate. Copy of Apr 25 Onwards brief_EE… The project concludes with three prioritised and evidence-based recommendations. Recommendations should be practical, justified, risk-aware and linked directly to the findings. Students must explain expected benefits and demonstrate how the proposed actions create strategic value for the client organisation. Copy of Apr 25 Onwards brief_EE… The final assessed section is a 500-word Employability Reflection covering skills developed through the project, application of theory to practice, professional behaviours, personal strengths and weaknesses, career relevance and specific future-development actions. Copy of Apr 25 Onwards brief_EE… Overall, the assessment integrates consultancy problem definition, stakeholder analysis, strategic frameworks, secondary-data interpretation, ethics, sustainability, recommendations and professional reflection within a Masters-level business project. The marking criteria reward criticality, current evidence, intellectual originality, professional consultancy thinking and accurate Harvard referencing. Copy of Apr 25 Onwards brief_EE… One important point: the brief states that the majority of references should come from sources published within the last 6–12 months, so the final project is expected to use very current company, industry and academic evidence. Copy of Apr 25 Onwards brief_EE…

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Artificial Intelligence / International Business 3,000 words

AI Innovation Consultancy: Evaluating Artificial Intelligence Solutions for Business Problems

This individual consultancy assessment requires students to act as an AI Innovation Consultant and evaluate how artificial intelligence could address a significant real-world business problem. Students select one industry—such as healthcare, retail, FinTech, manufacturing or agriculture—and concentrate on a single clearly defined organisational challenge rather than comparing multiple sectors. Potential issues include long waiting times, high operating costs, fraud and risk, poor customer experience or inefficient supply chains. The report develops a practical AI solution by identifying suitable technologies such as machine learning, natural language processing or computer vision and explaining how they would operate within the chosen organisational context. Students are not required to build an AI system; instead, the emphasis is on demonstrating business-level technical understanding, critical thinking and the ability to assess whether the proposed technology can realistically integrate with existing organisational processes. The analysis considers the capabilities and limitations of AI, technical feasibility, integration requirements and the skills or organisational capabilities required for implementation. Students must also critically examine ethical, legal and social implications, including issues such as algorithmic bias, transparency, accountability, privacy and regulatory obligations such as UK GDPR. Appropriate risk-mitigation measures should be proposed. A substantial element of the report develops the business case for AI adoption. Students evaluate implementation costs and expected benefits, estimate return on investment, identify assumptions and commercial risks, and assess the overall strategic value of the solution to the organisation. The report concludes with clear recommendations, implementation priorities and a final judgement on whether the proposed AI initiative is feasible and worthwhile. The assessment places strong emphasis on critical analysis, technical understanding, business acumen and professional communication. Students are expected to support arguments with credible academic, industry and government evidence and include at least two professional visualisations such as frameworks, diagrams or tables. Harvard referencing is required throughout. Overview word count: approximately 330 words. The brief also allows authorised use of generative AI for idea generation, drafting/structuring and proofreading, provided the student verifies accuracy, references appropriately and submits the required GenAI declaration.

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Cyber Security / Applied Cryptography / Secure Systems Design 2,500 words

Secure Property Contract Exchange: Cryptographic Protocol Design, Threat Modelling and Post-Quantum Readiness

This Applied Theory of Cyber Security and Secure Design coursework places students in the role of a cyber security consultant engaged by Hackit & Run LLP, a legal firm specialising in UK and international property transactions. The firm wishes to implement a secure digital system for handling, exchanging and legally signing property contracts. Students must design and evaluate a secure communication protocol supporting interactions between the buyer’s solicitor, the seller’s solicitor and the buyer while addressing both first-time communications and previously established secure relationships. 11b17febb9eeb4570f76f6ca95a831a… Section A – Cryptographic Protocol Design, worth 45%, requires a complete secure communication protocol. Students must explain how trust is initially established, how later communications can be simplified without weakening confidentiality, integrity or availability, and how the buyer can digitally sign a contract in a manner enforceable under UK law. The design must justify specific cryptographic algorithms for functions such as key exchange, bulk encryption, digital signatures and hashing. The protocol must be presented through both a sequence diagram showing message flows and cryptographic operations and pseudocode explaining the key algorithmic stages. 11b17febb9eeb4570f76f6ca95a831a… Section B – Threat Modelling, worth 20%, requires a focused analysis using the STRIDE methodology. Students identify three realistic threats from different STRIDE categories and analyse the attack vector, asset at risk and potential effect on the legal transaction. Each threat must then be connected back to specific protocol defences, with residual risks acknowledged where controls cannot provide complete mitigation. The guidance encourages consideration of issues such as social engineering, insider threats, key-management failures and availability risks in addition to purely cryptographic attacks. 11b17febb9eeb4570f76f6ca95a831a… Section C – Security Evaluation Against Standards, worth 15%, requires students to evaluate the proposed system against a recognised cybersecurity standard or framework. Options include ISO/IEC 27001:2022, Common Criteria (ISO/IEC 15408) and the OWASP Application Security Verification Standard. Students select three or four directly relevant controls or requirements, assess whether the proposed design satisfies them, identify gaps and recommend specific improvements. 11b17febb9eeb4570f76f6ca95a831a… Section D – Post-Quantum Readiness and Critical Reflection, worth 15%, examines how a future quantum-capable adversary could affect the protocol. Students identify vulnerable cryptographic components, discuss the NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography standardisation programme, and examine replacement algorithms such as ML-KEM for key establishment and ML-DSA for digital signatures. They must also evaluate a hybrid migration strategy combining classical and post-quantum algorithms, considering performance overhead, backward compatibility and the legal admissibility of post-quantum digital signatures. 11b17febb9eeb4570f76f6ca95a831a… The remaining 5% evaluates professional report quality, logical structure, technical language, integration of diagrams and consistent CUHarvard referencing. Higher-quality work is expected to demonstrate a sophisticated trust model, clear traceability between threats and controls, precise standards mapping, practical security recommendations and well-evidenced analysis of post-quantum migration. 11b17febb9eeb4570f76f6ca95a831a… Important for the public Reference Library: the brief states that the assessment document is intended only for Coventry University Group students and must not be passed to third parties or posted on any website. Therefore, publish only an original high-level description such as the overview above; do not upload or reproduce the original assignment brief publicly. 11b17febb9eeb4570f76f6ca95a831a…

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Computer Science / Research Methods / Specialist Research 2,800 words

Research Specialism Report: Critical Review of Open Research Questions in Computer Science

This Advanced Research Topics in Computer Science assessment requires students to critically examine a research paper associated with their chosen MSc specialism and demonstrate an understanding of how established research techniques are used to create and extend knowledge in computer science. Eligible specialisms include Artificial Intelligence, Networking, Cyber Security, Software Engineering and Data Science. The assessment is intended to prepare students for deeper independent research as part of their Master's project. 7COM1084+Research+specialism+re… Students begin by providing a clear introduction to their selected research specialism and explaining the broader research area in a way that is accessible to readers with general computer-science knowledge. The report then identifies the open research question presented in the relevant 7COM1084 specialist lecture paper, explains the problem in detail and evaluates why it is scientifically significant or relevant to a real-world application. 7COM1084+Research+specialism+re… A substantial literature-review section requires students to examine existing and related research beyond the specialist lecture paper. The aim is to identify what previous work has achieved, explain why existing approaches do not fully solve the research problem and identify further unresolved questions. 7COM1084+Research+specialism+re… The research-methods section focuses on the approaches used in the selected specialist paper. Students are expected to describe and critically evaluate those methods, considering both their strengths and limitations. They must then propose an alternative or extended research approach that could build on the published work and investigate related open problems, drawing on principles of experimental design and theoretical or practical research. 7COM1084+Research+specialism+re… The final reflective component asks students to explain their personal investment in the research area, including why the selected question interests them and how their own strengths and prior experience would support future research in that domain. 7COM1084+Research+specialism+re… The report must not exceed 2,800 words ±10%, must use the Harvard referencing system, and must include at least 20 references, one of which must be the relevant 7COM1084 specialist paper. 7COM1084+Research+specialism+re… 7COM1084+Research+specialism+re… 7COM1084+Research+specialism+re… Overall, the assessment integrates research specialism knowledge, literature review, open-problem identification, methodological critique, research design, future-work development and scholarly communication within a Level 7 computer-science research context.

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Software Engineering / Software Measurement and Process Models 2,000 words

Software Measurement, Goal–Question–Metric Analysis and Process Model Evaluation for DETO

This Measures and Models in Software Engineering coursework uses the Doolan Executive Taxi Service Online (DETO) case study to assess the application of software measurement techniques, Goal–Question–Metric analysis and software process modelling. The assignment requires students to connect quantitative software-engineering measures with practical organisational objectives and to critically evaluate suitable development-process approaches for a safety- and reliability-sensitive software system. 7COM1024_MMSE_ Def_CW_Brief 202… Task 1 focuses on software measurement using Unadjusted Function Points. Students analyse part of the DETO web-based email attachment system and identify relevant functional elements, including user inputs, reports to users, prompts and responses, interfaces to external systems or files, and internal logical files. Appropriate weights must then be selected to calculate the unadjusted functional-point value. 7COM1024_MMSE_ Def_CW_Brief 202… Task 2 requires application of the Goal–Question–Metric (GQM) approach to evaluate the effectiveness of the DETO website. Students identify the object under measurement and define the purpose, quality focus, viewpoint and context. They then develop two measurable organisational goals, formulate relevant questions for each goal and identify metrics that could be collected to evaluate website performance and support the company's priority of attracting new customers. 7COM1024_MMSE_ Def_CW_Brief 202… Task 3 moves from software measurement to software process models. DETO is considering a sophisticated on-board navigation system for its next generation of vehicles, where fast development, high quality, reliability and integration with the existing website are strategically important. Students select two software process models and critically evaluate their suitability for the project. The discussion should compare their distinguishing characteristics against alternative approaches, identify development challenges, evaluate project risks and pitfalls, and propose appropriate risk-mitigation strategies. 7COM1024_MMSE_ Def_CW_Brief 202… The main discussion for Task 3 is limited to 2,000 words ±10% and must use the Harvard referencing system, with at least 10 sources expected. The brief specifically requires original prose and prohibits bullet points, lecture materials and diagrams for this section. 7COM1024_MMSE_ Def_CW_Brief 202… Overall, the assessment integrates functional software measurement, GQM-based metrics, process-model evaluation, software quality, reliability, systems integration and project risk management within a realistic software-engineering business scenario.

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Global Business Strategy 2,500 words

Global Business Strategy – Strategic Analysis of a Global Company

This assessment is an individual portfolio for the Global Business Strategy module. The assignment requires students to conduct a comprehensive strategic analysis of a named global company that is facing a significant business problem and to develop strategic options that can support the organisation's sustainable growth and future success. The selected company can be from any industry and may be a large or small global organisation. Students must identify a company that has experienced significant challenges during the past five years or is currently facing strategic difficulties. These may include loss of market position, inability to gain or regain market share, operational challenges, or declining revenues and profits. The assessment requires students to investigate the company's strategic purpose, vision, mission and objectives before examining the internal and external global business environment that may have contributed to its challenges. Relevant strategic theories and models should be applied to support the analysis. The portfolio is developed progressively across the semester. The first stage focuses on selecting the global company, identifying its key problem and analysing the internal and external business environment. The second stage examines sustainable business strategies, diversification and competitive advantage through a resource audit, together with an appropriate model for supporting global business growth. Students must also propose an appropriate mode and strategy for entering an international market in which the selected company does not currently operate. The third stage focuses on strategic change, leadership and governance. Students are expected to demonstrate an understanding of effective leadership styles, the role of leadership in strategic change, good governance and the importance of ethics in international business. Practical examples should be used to demonstrate how leadership, governance and ethical considerations can contribute to business growth. The fourth stage addresses good strategy execution and evaluation. Students must justify how the proposed strategy can be effectively implemented using available organisational resources and process management tools that support continuous improvement. The analysis should lead to strategic recommendations and an evaluation of how the proposed strategies could affect the company's future performance and competitiveness in the global market. After completing the individual portfolio tasks, students must prepare a summary report of approximately 1,000–1,500 words. This report should synthesise the key learning and insights gained from each task and demonstrate how the different strategic concepts have been applied to the selected organisation. The final e-portfolio is compiled as a single academic report in PebblePad and submitted as a PDF through Turnitin. The overall report should be approximately 2,500 words ±10%, excluding references and appendices, and sources should be cited using the ULBS Harvard referencing style.

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Business Ethics 2,500 words

Success Through Business Ethics – Ethical Analysis of an FMCG Brand

This assessment is an individual written report for the Success Through Business Ethics module. The assignment requires students to critically examine ethical issues and challenges within a Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) brand and evaluate how ethical theories, decision-making approaches and leadership practices can be applied to understand unethical business behaviour. The report has a total word limit of 2,500 words and accounts for 100% of the assessment. Students are required to select an FMCG brand that has been involved in unethical practices between 2000 and 2025. The selected brand may originate or operate anywhere in the world and may still be operating or may have ceased operations. Students must ensure that sufficient information is available about the organisation and its external environment before selecting the company. The report begins with an introduction explaining the nature of business ethics and introducing the selected FMCG brand and the unethical business practices associated with it. The main analysis requires students to select three normative ethical theories, explain their key principles and critically evaluate whether the company's behaviour adhered to or violated those principles. Students must use this analysis to explain why the identified business practices can be considered unethical. A second analytical section requires students to choose either ethical decision-making or social accounting. The selected concept must be explained and then critically applied to the unethical practices of the chosen FMCG brand. A further analysis focuses on the leadership style of the company's leadership team. Students must explain the principles of the leadership style, consider its positive and negative aspects, and analyse how the leaders responded to the unethical business practices. The report concludes by summarising the key findings from the analysis and providing two important recommendations for the selected brand. The recommendations should be directly relevant to the unethical practices identified and should be justified using evidence and findings from the report. Where a selected company has ceased operating, recommendations should still be provided on the assumption that the brand is operating. The assessment develops students' ability to apply ethical frameworks to business decision-making, understand ethical decision-making and corporate social responsibility, align ethics and values with business contexts, analyse ethical challenges in business strategies and operations, and evaluate moral dilemmas using economic, legal and ethical considerations. The report must use Harvard referencing for in-text citations and the reference list, with the reference list organised alphabetically.

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Computer Science 2,800 words

Specialism Research Report

The Specialism Research Report is an individual assessment for the Advanced Research Topics in Computer Science module. The assignment provides students with an opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of a selected computer science research specialism and to investigate an open research question within that area. The available research specialisms are Artificial Intelligence, Networking, Cyber Security, Software Engineering and Data Science. Students are expected to examine the research specialism associated with their degree route and develop their understanding of current research challenges, established techniques and potential future research directions. The report requires students to provide an overview of the research paper presented in the relevant 7COM1084 Research Specialism Lecture. The report must identify and explain the research question addressed by the specialist paper, consider why the research problem is scientifically interesting or relevant to a real-world application, and investigate possible approaches for addressing the question. Students must also identify further research that could build upon the existing work and consider their own personal strengths, interests and experience in relation to the proposed research. The report is structured into five main sections. The first section, Introduction of Research Specialism, provides a general overview of the selected research area and is intended to be accessible to readers with broad computer science knowledge. The second section, Open Research Question, identifies and explains the research problem discussed in the specialist lecture paper and considers its scientific or practical significance. The third section, Existing and Related Work, provides a literature review of research beyond the specialist paper, identifies limitations in existing approaches and discusses related open research problems. The fourth section, Research Approach, examines the methods used in the specialist paper, evaluates their strengths and weaknesses, and proposes an approach for extending the research. The fifth section, Personal Investment, explains the student's interest in the research question and evaluates their personal strengths and experience relevant to conducting the proposed research. Students are expected to use module reading materials and secondary research to support their discussion. The report must use Harvard referencing and include at least 20 references, including the 7COM1084 specialist paper. The references are excluded from the word count. The submission must not exceed 2,800 words, with a permitted range of ±10%. The assessment develops students' ability to understand established research techniques, identify research problems from relevant literature, propose alternative solutions, critically evaluate research literature, develop approaches for future research and communicate research knowledge effectively in a scholarly manner.

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Integrated Communications 2,000 words

CW2 Communications Engagement Report – Client Stream

This assignment requires students to produce an individual 2,000-word Communications Engagement Report in the form of an engagement communications campaign for Stream. Stream is a collaboration between 16 UK water companies, supported by industry and civil society partners including the Open Data Institute, with the aim of unlocking the potential of water-sector data to benefit customers, society and the environment. The organisation has established data-sharing infrastructure designed to enable data to be used to generate insights, support innovation, improve decision-making and contribute to greater transparency across the water sector. The central focus of the assignment is to develop a communications campaign that attracts and engages the research and academic community. Stream has identified postgraduate and postdoctoral students, together with relevant university faculty leads, as an important priority audience because of their potential to transform published water-sector data into valuable research insights, innovative products and services. Relevant academic departments may include computer science, engineering, mathematics, environmental science, social science, town planning and business development. Students are expected to consider how this audience can be reached, segmented and prioritised according to its interest and willingness to engage with Stream. The proposed campaign should build awareness of Stream, communicate the value of accessing and using water-sector data, and encourage longer-term engagement between Stream, universities and students. Existing communication channels include LinkedIn, the Stream website and communications distributed through delivery partners such as the Open Data Institute and Aiimi, as well as Ofwat. Key campaign opportunities include Open Data Day in March and Open October in mid-October. These events should be considered as important campaign moments while also being integrated into a longer-term communications programme. The report should include an introduction and background to Stream, including brand history, market position, competitive analysis, the need for an engagement communications campaign and relevant market research. It should establish short-, medium- and long-term communication objectives with clear timeframes, define the target audience, and apply an appropriate theoretical framework to develop the communication strategy. Students must provide four recommended communication pieces supported by detailed rationale, together with a Gantt chart showing campaign timings and a clear campaign measurement approach. The report should conclude with a summary of the overall proposal. The assessment requires critical application of communication theories and concepts, research evidence and relevant literature. Students must demonstrate analysis, evaluation and justification rather than simply describing communication activities. A minimum of 15 high-quality references is required, including at least eight journal articles, using Cite Them Right Harvard referencing. The report is assessed on presentation and structure, intellectual curiosity and referencing, content and application, campaign integration, discussion, conclusion, recommendations, campaign timeframes and measurement.

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Management 5,000 words

Principles of Management – Tesco Management Report

This assessment requires students to produce a 5,000-word management report analysing the current management practices of Tesco. The report is written from the perspective of a business consultant and is intended for Tesco’s senior management team. Students are required to apply management theories, concepts and practices covered in the module, supported by appropriate academic literature, case study materials and independent research. The assessment also requires students to develop a personal Skills Development Plan and a 500-word Reflective Statement focused on their own management competencies and future career objectives. The report addresses four main tasks. Task 1 focuses on key management theories, concepts and practices and requires students to explain how management contributes to Tesco’s success and adds value. Students should discuss the four philosophies of the Competing Values Framework and identify one additional relevant management theory that supports the analysis of Tesco’s management approach. Task 2 evaluates management as a value-adding universal activity by examining the dynamics of the global business environment and how Tesco adapts its strategies and methods at global, national and local levels. Students may apply frameworks such as LoNG-PEST or Porter’s Five Forces and should identify one global opportunity and one global threat. Task 3 critically analyses the key principles and functions of management, including planning, organising, leading and controlling. Students must identify one internal challenge faced by Tesco and evaluate how management functions can be applied to address it, supported by an appropriate academic model such as Value Chain analysis, VRIO or Mendelow’s Matrix. Task 4 focuses on critical reflection and skills development. Students are required to complete a Personal SWOT, prepare a Skills Development Plan addressing their future career aims and objectives, and provide a 500-word Reflective Statement using an appropriate reflection model such as Borton, Kolb’s Cycle, Maslow’s or GROW. The reflection should focus on professional skills including self-management, problem-solving and decision-making. The report should conclude with recommended changes that Tesco should implement to improve its success. The assignment requires academic writing, critical analysis, evidence-based arguments and Harvard referencing. The main body consists of an introduction, four assessment tasks and a conclusion, while the cover page, contents, references and appendices are excluded from the 5,000-word limit. :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2} :contentReference[oaicite:3]{index=3}

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Leading Through Digital Change 2,500 words

Leading Through Digital Change (CW1)

The Leading Through Digital Change (CW1) assessment is a summative coursework assignment for MSc Management programmes at BPP University Business School. The assessment accounts for 100% of the module marks, with a minimum of 50% required to pass. Students must submit the assessment through Turnitin and follow the Harvard Referencing System. The coursework consists of a 1,500-word business report together with an A4-size poster. The assessment requires the student to act as a Digital Transformation Consultant responsible for coordinating technology expertise within an organisation. The Chief Information Officer (CIO) requires a Digital Transformation Report and Poster that evaluate and recommend changes designed to maintain competitive advantage and create business value. Students must select one organisation from the options provided in the assessment brief: Tata Motors, Meezan Bank Limited, Hulu, or Puma SE. Part 1 addresses the Digital Transformation Strategic Framework and is linked to Learning Outcome 1. The student must critically review and propose one appropriate digital transformation framework for the selected organisation. The brief specifies that one framework should be used from McKinsey 4Ds, BCG 3 Stages, Gartner's 6 Steps or Cognizant's 4 Pillars. The section should also include digital transformation objectives supporting areas such as operations, ICT and marketing. Part 2 addresses Future Digital Trends and Learning Outcome 2. Students must design a poster evaluating two disruptive technologies or techniques likely to affect the smartphone industry, employment and the labour market over the next five years. Suggested technologies include Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, 5G Connectivity, Internet of Things, Robotics, Drone Delivery, Blockchain, and Augmented or Virtual Reality. Academic literature and real-life examples should support the discussion. Part 3 addresses Digital Leadership Recommendations and Learning Outcome 3. Students must analyse and propose two appropriate digital leadership styles that the selected organisation should develop to effectively manage and support digital transformation. The brief identifies possible approaches including hyperaware agile leadership, ethical-tech leadership, people-oriented leadership, agile leadership and Goleman's six leadership styles, while allowing other relevant approaches. The required report structure includes the BPP University administration cover sheet, table of contents, list of abbreviations where appropriate, introduction, Part 1, Part 2 (Poster), Part 3, conclusion, references and appendix where required. The main business report is limited to 1,500 words, while the poster has no separate word limit but must fit on A4 paper. The report must be written in the third person, use professional formatting, include page numbers, correctly label tables and figures, and use Harvard in-text citations and references. The marking criteria emphasise critical evaluation rather than simple description. Higher performance requires evidence of extensive personal research, critical analysis of digital transformation frameworks, emerging technologies and leadership approaches, supported by academic literature and real-world examples. The rubric also expects strong links between the organisation's technological challenges, transformation objectives, disruptive technologies and proposed leadership approaches.

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Management 2,500 words

Managing Customer Experience – Coursework Summative Assessment

This assessment requires students to produce a 2,500-word report evaluating the customer experience (CX) strategy of one selected company in one specific country. Students choose one company from H&M, Chen One or M&S and analyse how its customer experience contributes to business success. The report is written from the perspective of a CX consultant for the company’s Board of Directors and should apply relevant customer experience concepts, literature and business examples. The report examines four key areas. First, students explain the concept of customer experience and critically review its importance to business success, including mutual benefits for the organisation and its customers, business and financial performance, and the use of CX to achieve competitive advantage. Second, students evaluate how the selected company delivers a seamless omnichannel customer journey. This includes developing a research- and data-informed customer persona and a customer journey map covering stages, needs, activities, feelings, pain-points and opportunities for improvement. Third, students critically evaluate three CX performance metrics and consider their effectiveness, benefits, weaknesses and relevance to the selected company. Fourth, the report critically reflects on the company’s customer-centric culture in the context of increasing digitalisation, with particular attention to CX leadership, CX governance and one additional critical success factor such as people, CX structure or innovation. Practical recommendations for improving the customer experience should be provided. The assessment requires academic writing, evidence-based critical analysis and Harvard referencing. The report should use appropriate figures, diagrams and research evidence and follow the specified presentation requirements. The assignment assesses students’ ability to understand the importance of CX, evaluate CX performance metrics, assess seamless omnichannel journeys, and critically reflect on CX strategies and digitalisation.

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7COM1076 4,000 words

7COM1076 Network Design, Modelling and Evaluation Coursework

This 7COM1076 coursework requires students to design, model, emulate, test and evaluate networking environments for a new department building at the University of Hertfordshire. The assessment combines practical network modelling with theoretical analysis and evaluation, covering wireless and mobile networking, cloud networking, Software Defined Networking (SDN), network applications and contemporary networking technologies. The assignment is designed to develop practical knowledge through Python-based network emulation and critical understanding through academic research. Task 1 focuses on wireless and mobile networking. Students must use Python to emulate a building containing three WiFi access points and two user stations, identified as UE1 and UE2. The access points are connected using a physical linear topology, while the stations use Class C private IP addresses. The task requires configuration of SSIDs, passwords, channels, ranges and coordinates, with WPA2 encryption and standalone fail mode. The stations must also be configured with mobility, following specified movement sequences and speed ranges. Students must discuss the design and implementation, complete the configuration and mobility tables, provide the Python script used with the Mininet API, and include screenshots demonstrating mobility, access-point association and successful ping connectivity. Task 2 examines cloud services using Mininet and Render.com. Students must emulate a network containing three switches and two hosts and deploy a simple static website using Render.com. Host H1 must access the deployed webpage through the xterm environment. Deliverables include a discussion of the design and implementation, the Python script, evidence of configuring Render.com with the GitHub repository, commands used to connect H1 to the internet and access the webpage, screenshots of the webpage through xterm, and the HTML code of the website. Task 3 focuses on Software Defined Networking and connectivity. Students must emulate an environment containing ten hosts and three servers using a linear topology, with an ONOS controller enabled for control-plane programmability. The task requires configuration of assigned IP and MAC addresses, demonstration of connectivity between hosts and servers, and a UDP transmission using a duration of 600 seconds and bandwidth of 100 Mbps. Students must provide a design discussion, Python emulation script, ONOS GUI screenshot, full ping connectivity evidence and the required UDP transmission results. Task 4 is the analysis and evaluation component. Students must critically discuss three contemporary networking issues using academic sources. These include the challenges faced by a small-to-medium organisation providing services to the UK National Health Service when migrating from on-premises infrastructure to cloud computing; the opportunities and challenges of incorporating Software Defined Networking into future optical networks; and whether WiFi and 5G should coexist to provide ubiquitous services to users. The final report must use 12-point font, normal margins and Harvard referencing in accordance with University of Hertfordshire guidelines. The required report length is 4,000 words with a permitted variation of plus or minus 10%, excluding the title page, contents page, references and appendix, with a maximum page limit of 25 pages. The recommended structure includes an introduction, discussions and results for Tasks 1–3, the three Task 4 analysis sections, conclusion, references and an appendix containing the Task 1, Task 2 and Task 3 code. The assessment covers wireless and mobile networking, cloud and SDN networking, network applications, analysis and evaluation, MCQ tests and overall report quality. The marking allocation includes WiFi networking, mobility and ICMP, cloud configuration, SDN networking, cloud web page, UDP, three analysis sections, two MCQ tests and quality of the report.

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2,000 words

Covid 19 and the Automotive Industry

This individual report examines the impact of COVID-19 on the automotive industry and the management of automotive supply chains during the disruption. The assignment requires students to select a company operating in the automotive sector and focus the report on a particular product manufactured by that company. The analysis must consider how the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the supply chain and how the resulting social impacts and government-imposed restrictions affected automotive supply chain activities. The report requires consideration of both upstream and downstream activities within the selected automotive supply chain. Students are expected to analyse the effects of COVID-19 on the chosen country, organisation or product and examine how entities within the supply chain responded to the disruptive events and government restrictions. The analysis should consider the actions taken by supply chain participants and evaluate the successes and failures associated with their approaches to managing the disruption. A central requirement of the assignment is to examine supply chain management and adaptation during the pandemic. Students should explain how the selected automotive company and relevant supply chain entities responded to disruption and restrictions, considering the challenges affecting the movement and management of supply chain activities. The report should then provide independent analysis of the effectiveness of the approaches used rather than simply describing the events or responses. The assignment also requires students to develop recommendations for sustainably managing an automotive supply chain in the event of similar disruptions in the future. These recommendations should follow from the analysis of the selected company, product and supply chain and should address how supply chain management could be improved to respond more effectively to disruptive events. The suggested report structure consists of an introduction, background, supply chain impacts, supply chain management, analysis, recommendations and conclusions, followed by references. The background section should discuss the COVID-19 disruption and describe the relevant automotive supply chain, while the supply chain impacts section should examine the effects on the selected country, organisation or product. The supply chain management section should discuss how the supply chain adapted to the disruption, followed by an independent analysis of the successes and failures of those management responses. The report must be supported by ample and suitable academic and other appropriate references. The brief specifically requires Harvard referencing and states that students should cite core books, journal articles and non-journal articles. Blogs and Wikipedia should be avoided. The completed report has a maximum length of 2,000 words and the stated submission deadline is 5:00 pm on 10 December 2025.

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International Marketing and Brand Management 6,000 words

International Marketing and Brand Management – International Brand Expansion Project

This individual project report for the International Marketing and Brand Management module focuses on analysing a selected brand and developing a strategy for its expansion into a new international market. Students must select a brand that is currently available in a limited number of countries or within a particular region and that has a physical market offering. The completed case study must be between 4,000 and 6,000 words, with 6,000 words specified as the maximum. The first part of the assignment focuses on Brand Analysis. Students are required to introduce the selected brand and examine its brand portfolio and geographical availability. The analysis must also consider the brand’s elements and evaluate its brand equity using Keller’s Customer-Based Brand Equity (CBBE) model. Students must additionally identify and analyse an appropriate brand mantra. These elements are intended to provide a comprehensive understanding of the brand’s existing market position and identity. The second part examines potential international markets for the selected brand. Students must conduct SLEPT analyses of three culturally distinct markets that the brand could potentially enter. Each market must also be assessed through competitor analysis. This section requires students to consider the wider market environment and competitive conditions when evaluating potential international expansion opportunities. The third part develops the Strategy for Market Entry. Students must select and justify one new international market for the brand to enter and recommend an appropriate market entry strategy. The report must also provide recommendations regarding standardisation or adaptation using a marketing mix framework. In addition, students must identify the intended Points of Parity (POP) and Points of Differentiation (POD) that would support the brand’s positioning in the selected international market. The assignment requires students to integrate relevant academic models and theories into the brand case rather than simply describing them. Sources used to support models, theories, claims and arguments must be appropriately referenced using Harvard referencing, both through in-text citations and in the final reference list. Students are also encouraged to use appropriately referenced images and figures to illustrate their case study. Assessment weighting is divided equally across the three substantive sections, with Brand Analysis accounting for 30%, International Market Analyses for 30%, and Strategy for Market Entry for 30%. The remaining 10% assesses presentation, including the range and quality of sources, Harvard referencing, clarity of writing and presentation, and quality of discussion.

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Principles of Management 1,000 words

Management Practices and Value Creation at Tesco

This 1,000-word formative assessment for the MSc Management programme at BPP University examines the management functions, theories and practices of Tesco. The assignment requires a business consultant perspective, with the report addressed to Tesco’s senior management team. It focuses on two learning outcomes: applying key management theories, concepts and practices to contemporary organisations, and evaluating the dynamics of the global business environment and the role of effective management as a value-adding activity at global, national and local levels. The case study provides background on Tesco, including its position in the UK grocery market, employment scale, store network and historical development. Tesco was founded by Jack Cohen in 1919, opened its first store in 1929, introduced self-service stores in 1948 and expanded rapidly through acquisitions and diversification. Its activities developed beyond grocery retailing into areas including non-food products, fuel retailing, financial services through Tesco Bank, and mobile and home entertainment. Task 1 focuses on key management theories, concepts and practices. The assignment requires discussion of how Tesco’s management practices contribute to organisational success and create value. Students must consider the four philosophies of the Competing Values Framework and identify one additional relevant management theory that supports Tesco’s management approach. Suggested theories include Scientific Management Theory, Bureaucratic Theory, Administrative Theory, Contingency Theory and Total Quality Management, although the brief states that the list is not exhaustive. Task 2 examines management as a value-adding universal activity. Students are required to evaluate the global business environment and discuss how Tesco’s management has adapted its strategies and methods at global, national and local levels. The brief suggests using the LoNG-PEST framework or Porter’s Five Forces, identifying one global factor that can create an opportunity and one that can pose a threat to Tesco, and explaining where management can add value to the organisation. The report structure includes a BPP University administration cover sheet, table of contents, optional list of abbreviations, an optional 100-word introduction, Task 1 of approximately 500 words, Task 2 of approximately 500 words, references and optional appendices. The main body is limited to 1,000 words, excluding the cover page, contents, abbreviations, references and appendices. Harvard referencing is required throughout the report.

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Organisational Strategy and Sustainability 2,500 words

Strategic Evaluation and Analysis of Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL)

This 2,500-word coursework for the MSc Management module Organisational Strategy and Sustainability requires a strategic evaluation and analysis of Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL). The assignment is written from the perspective of a management consultant at BPP Consulting Group and is addressed to HUL’s Board of Directors. It focuses on HUL’s strategic management, sustainability initiatives and responsible leadership within a global business context. The report begins by examining HUL’s internal capabilities and external business environment. Students are required to apply one strategic model to analyse the internal environment and one model to assess the external environment, such as VRIO, PESTEL or Porter’s Five Forces. The analysis should identify internal competencies, external opportunities and threats, sources of competitive advantage, and the influence of global and local market dynamics on HUL’s strategic choices. Particular consideration may be given to key regions such as the European Union, Asia and North America. The second section evaluates HUL’s ethical, sustainable and responsible business practices. The brief requires the use of one framework, such as the Triple Bottom Line or Sustainable Supply Chain Management, to assess one selected area of CSR, sustainability or ethical practice. The discussion should consider stakeholder engagement, regulatory influences such as the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and European Union legislation, and one HUL sustainability initiative such as product lifecycle management, eco-design, renewable energy integration or supply chain transparency. The third section critically evaluates HUL’s strategic responses to current and future challenges, including climate change, artificial intelligence and digital disruption. One strategic framework, such as the Ansoff Matrix, Blue Ocean Strategy or VRIO, should be applied to evaluate strategic options and their implications for long-term sustainability, competitiveness and market relevance. The final section provides a personal leadership and sustainability reflection. Students select one leadership model, such as Goleman’s Emotional Intelligence, Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions or Transformational Leadership, and reflect on their learning from the previous sections. The reflection covers personal development, ethical, cross-cultural or sustainable leadership, career aspirations, and values-driven leadership. The report concludes by summarising recommended changes to HUL’s organisational strategy and sustainability initiatives. The assessment requires Harvard referencing and a professional academic structure. The main body has a 2,500-word limit, with suggested allocations of approximately 50 words for the introduction, 600 words each for LO1, LO2, LO3 and LO4, and 50 words for the conclusion. The cover page, contents, references and appendices are excluded from the word count.

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Consultancy Project 1,464 words

Enhancing Sustainable Supply Chain Practices through Digital Transformation: A Case Study of Unilever Plc

This consultancy project proposal examines how digital transformation can enhance sustainable supply chain practices at Unilever Plc. Unilever is presented as a multinational fast-moving consumer goods organisation operating across more than 190 markets, with a complex global supply chain and sustainability commitments linked to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The proposal focuses on the challenges associated with achieving supply chain transparency, managing fragmented sustainability data, and balancing sustainable sourcing and operational costs. The project investigates how emerging digital technologies, particularly blockchain, the Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI), could support greater transparency, traceability, operational efficiency and sustainability within Unilever's supply chain. The organisational analysis identifies issues including the complexity of tracing raw materials across multi-tier supply chains, fragmented procurement and sustainability information systems, and the tension between sustainability investments and short-term operational costs. The proposal also considers infrastructure readiness, data security and employee upskilling as factors affecting digital transformation. The research aims to examine how digital transformation technologies could improve sustainable supply chain planning at Unilever while supporting long-term business and environmental goals. Three objectives are established: examining sustainability challenges affecting Unilever's global supply chain, assessing how blockchain, IoT and AI could improve transparency, traceability and efficiency, and proposing strategic recommendations for integrating digital innovation into Unilever's sustainability framework. The central research question examines how digital transformation can contribute to an ethical, transparent and sustainable supply chain while maintaining operational efficiency. A qualitative exploratory case-study research design is proposed. The main emphasis is on secondary data, including Unilever's annual reports, sustainability information, digital transformation publications, company news, industry articles and analyst reports. Where feasible, primary data may be collected through semi-structured expert interviews and a short qualitative questionnaire. The proposed analysis includes thematic analysis, document review and descriptive statistics using relevant secondary numerical data. Validity is supported through triangulation, while reliability is addressed through consistent coding and an audit trail. The proposal also addresses ethical considerations, including research integrity, transparency, confidentiality, informed consent, anonymity, GDPR requirements, plagiarism avoidance, Harvard referencing and potential corporate bias or greenwashing. Overall, the project explores the potential contribution of digital innovation to Unilever's sustainability objectives and the wider responsible digitalisation of the FMCG supply chain.

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Consultancy Project 1,500 words

Consultancy Project Proposal

This assessment requires students to develop a professional Consultancy Project Proposal addressing a current organisational issue or business challenge. The assessment consists of a 1,500-word individual project proposal worth 80% of the module grade and an A4 Consultancy Project Proposal Digital Poster worth 20%. The proposal should provide an in-depth analysis of a selected business or management issue and establish a comprehensive research methodology for investigating the identified challenge. The assignment requires students to select an existing organisation and critically examine between one and three current and ongoing organisational challenges. The discussion should be evidence-based and supported by relevant, recent and credible sources, such as academic journals, company reports and other appropriate research. Students are encouraged to establish links between the selected challenges, current affairs, news events and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals where relevant. The proposal must establish a clear research aim and three research objectives connected to the selected organisational challenges. Students must demonstrate awareness and application of appropriate research methodologies, including consideration of qualitative and quantitative approaches. The assessment also encourages the development of one or two concise research questions and requires students to demonstrate how the selected research methods can be applied to investigate the identified challenges. Students must also develop a feasible research plan and discuss ethical considerations, particularly those relating to secondary data collection. The digital poster should communicate the research plan clearly and demonstrate data analysis and data presentation skills through appropriate graphs, charts and tables. The final proposal should critically organise and synthesise information, provide a clear conclusion, and maintain professional academic standards. The recommended structure consists of a cover page, table of contents, list of abbreviations where appropriate, introduction, critical discussion of challenges, research aim and objectives, application of research methodologies, ethical considerations, research plan, critical organisation and synthesis of information, conclusion, references, the Consultancy Project Proposal Digital Poster and appendices where required. The main proposal has a 1,500-word limit, while the digital poster should not exceed one A4 page. The assignment requires Harvard referencing and the report should be written in the third person.

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Managing Customer Experience 1,000 words

Customer Experience Strategy Report

This formative assessment for the Managing Customer Experience module requires students to prepare a 1,000-word business report analysing the customer experience (CX) strategy of one selected company in one specific country where the company operates. The report is written from the perspective of a customer experience consultant and is intended for the Board of Directors of the chosen organisation. Students must apply relevant customer experience concepts, academic literature and practical examples to evaluate how the organisation creates value for its customers and supports business success. Students must select one company from the organisations provided in the assessment brief: H&M, Chen One, or M&S. The selected company and the specific country being analysed must be clearly identified in the report. The first part of the report requires an explanation of the concept of customer experience and an evaluation of its importance to the success of the chosen brand. This includes considering the role of CX, mutual benefits for the organisation and customers, the impact of CX on business and financial performance, and examples of how the brand has used customer experience to achieve competitive advantage. The second part focuses on how the selected brand delivers a seamless omnichannel customer experience. Students must discuss the organisation's strategy for creating a seamless customer journey, including the role of customer personas and customer journey maps. A detailed customer persona should be developed based on research and data analysis, covering the profile, goals, pain-points and motivations of the selected customer. Students must also create a customer journey map covering stages, needs, activities, feelings, pain-points and opportunities for improvement. The report should critically evaluate how effectively the chosen organisation creates a seamless customer journey and identify potential areas for improvement. The assessment is aligned with learning outcomes concerning the importance of customer experience to business success and the evaluation of seamless omnichannel customer journeys. The report should use an academic style, avoid first-person writing, and appropriately reference figures, diagrams and independent research using the Harvard Referencing System.

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Leading Through Digital Change 1,000 words

Digital Transformation Report – Leading Through Digital Change

This assessment is a formative coursework task for the Leading Through Digital Change module at BPP University Business School. The assignment requires students to act as a Digital Transformation Consultant and prepare a Digital Transformation Report for one selected organisation. The purpose is to evaluate the organisation’s current digital transformation requirements and propose changes that can help maintain competitive advantage and create business value. Students are required to select one organisation from the options provided in the assessment brief. The listed organisations include Tata Motors, Meezan Bank Limited, Hulu, and Puma SE. The report should consider the organisation’s digital change environment and develop an appropriate strategic response to technological change. The main task requires students to critically review and propose one appropriate digital transformation strategic framework for the selected organisation. The assessment specifies that students should use one framework from McKinsey 4Ds, BCG 3 Stages, Gartner’s 6 Steps, or Cognizant’s 4 Pillars. The selected framework should be applied to the organisation’s digital transformation requirements. Students must also identify digital transformation objectives that support important organisational departments such as operations, ICT, and marketing. Examples and evidence from personal research can be incorporated to strengthen the analysis. The report should demonstrate understanding of management and leadership strategies in organisations experiencing digital change. Students are expected to connect the proposed framework and digital transformation objectives with the factors driving technological transformation within the selected organisation. The assessment also requires appropriate academic structure, including an introduction, Task 1, conclusion, references, and an appendix where necessary. The report has a main-body word limit of 1,000 words, excluding the cover page, table of contents, list of abbreviations, references, and appendices. It should be written in the third person and follow professional academic standards. Sources must be appropriately cited using the Harvard referencing system. The assessment focuses on applying management and leadership knowledge to digital transformation and developing a structured strategic response to digital change.

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Network Systems and Administration 3,500 words

Network Systems and Administration – Linux System and Network Administration Portfolio

This assessment is an individual portfolio for the Network Systems and Administration unit. It consists of two quizzes and a report based on a case study involving the development, implementation, configuration, testing, maintenance, and evaluation of a network solution using an industry-standard network operating system. The report requires students to justify their design and implementation decisions, provide a detailed testing strategy, develop a maintenance and disaster recovery plan, and critically evaluate the completed solution. The case study concerns Piranha, a small organisation in which the business owner has been maintaining a server containing information relating to finance, management, production, and sales. The student is required to undertake the role of Network Systems Administrator and configure an appropriate Linux-based network environment. The practical work includes creating a new user account with root access, confirming root privileges, verifying access to company files, and configuring group-based access controls for finance, management, production, and sales directories. Students must then establish a client-server network by installing a Linux distribution on a separate virtual machine in VirtualBox. SSH connections are required to verify user access and the configured file permissions. The assessment also requires students to use Wireshark to observe network traffic during SSH sessions, report on packet types and encryption, identify potential security vulnerabilities, and recommend improvements such as SSH keys and unique passwords. A maintenance schedule and a brief disaster recovery or backup strategy must also be proposed. The final report must document the practical work with clear explanations and screenshots showing commands, user accounts, and results. The report should be between 1,500 and 3,500 words. The assessment also includes Linux Essentials and Networking Essentials final grades. The marking criteria cover system and network administration, the maintenance plan, reflection and report writing, screenshots, references, and Harvard referencing.

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Business Ethics / Corporate Social Responsibility 2,500 words

Success Through Business Ethics (BS846) — Individual Report: Ethical Failure in an FMCG Brand, Moral Philosophy, Decision-Making and Leadership Response

This Level 7 individual report examines a real fast-moving consumer goods brand that was found to have engaged in unethical business practices between 2000 and 2023, and works through why the failure happened rather than simply recounting what occurred. The brand is selected on the basis that sufficient documented evidence exists about both the company and its external environment — regulatory findings, investigative journalism, financial disclosures and NGO reporting — so that every analytical claim can be supported rather than assumed. The introduction establishes what business ethics means as an academic field, drawing on recognised sources, before introducing the chosen brand and setting out concisely what the unethical practices were, when they came to light and who was harmed. The first and largest analytical section applies three moral philosophical bases from the module to the case. Each is used as a lens rather than described in isolation: the utilitarian calculation the company appears to have made and where its accounting of harm was deficient, the duty-based obligations to consumers, workers or communities that were breached regardless of outcome, and the character and organisational culture questions that virtue ethics raises about how such decisions became normal internally. The evaluation is genuinely critical — it identifies where the company's conduct could be partially defended under one framework while failing badly under another, which is where the analytical marks sit. The second section takes one of the two theoretical approaches offered and applies it in depth. Where ethical decision-making is chosen, the report traces the sequence of judgements that produced the outcome, examining awareness, intent, organisational pressure and the moral intensity of the issue. Where social accounting is chosen, it assesses what the company disclosed about its social and environmental impact against what was actually occurring, and what that gap reveals about the purpose its reporting served. The third section evaluates leadership. It characterises the prevailing leadership style from the evidence and then focuses on the response once the practices were exposed — whether leaders denied, deflected, settled quietly or accepted accountability — supported by tables, figures and quoted material showing the consequences in share price, revenue, regulatory penalties and documented social or environmental harm. Three concrete recommendations follow, each derived directly from a failure identified in the preceding analysis and justified specifically for this brand rather than offered as generic good practice, with a short conclusion drawing the sections together. Harvard referencing is applied in text and in an alphabetised reference list.

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Business Management / Strategy 2,467 words

Contemporary Issues in Business (BS729) — Reflective Portfolio: Case Trends, Stakeholder Perspectives and Management Frameworks

This Level 7 portfolio accumulates across a semester of case-based workshops and is submitted as a single document combining reflective writing with sustained critical discussion. The assessment rewards demonstrable personal development as much as analytical knowledge, so the writing is first-person where it needs to be and evidential throughout. The reflective component presents six workshop reflections, each no longer than 150 words and each structured through one of the established reflective models introduced in the module — Gibbs' Reflective Cycle, Kolb's Learning Cycle, Schön's framework or the ERA framework. These are not summaries of what the case was about. Each one identifies where the analysis could have been sharper, what was missed in the live discussion and why, what will be repeated and what will be done differently, with the emphasis falling on transferable learning about how business problems are diagnosed and decisions taken under uncertainty rather than on the particulars of any single case. The larger critical component works through three connected questions. The first examines how contemporary trends studied in the module affect businesses both positively and negatively, drawing on two specific cases but deliberately reaching beyond them to consider consequences across whole industries — the trend, not the company, is the unit of analysis. The second addresses why identifying stakeholders and understanding their perspectives is critical to sound decision-making, using one module case to demonstrate it. Competing interests are mapped explicitly, the power and legitimacy of each group considered, and stakeholder theory used to argue why a manager who weighs only shareholder interest arrives at a worse decision. The third question turns to the management tools and frameworks applied during the module, using two cases to show how a particular tool was selected, what it revealed that unstructured analysis would have missed, and equally where it fell short. This includes judgement about when each framework is and is not appropriate, since selecting the right tool for the problem is itself the skill being assessed. Harvard referencing is applied consistently across all sections, with academic sources supporting the theoretical claims and practitioner sources grounding the industry discussion. Portfolio items are collected through PebblePad across the semester and consolidated into one file for submission, the class participation element being tracked separately by the lecturer across the case discussion sessions.

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Digital Marketing / Marketing Analytics 2,483 words

Digital Marketing Analytics (BS783) — GA4 Performance Analysis and 90-Day Campaign Strategy for the Google Merchandise Store

This Level 7 report positions the writer as a digital marketing consultant engaged by the Google Merchandise Store, a live e-commerce operation. All quantitative work is drawn from the public GA4 Analytics Demo Account, so the analysis rests on real platform data rather than invented figures, and the report is structured in two halves that move from diagnosis to prescription. Part A is research and analysis. It opens by defining and evaluating the role analytics currently plays in shaping the store's digital marketing strategy — what is being measured, what that measurement is used for, and where the strategic gaps sit — grounded in marketing performance-measurement literature rather than description of the interface. The tactical analysis then assesses how effectively the store's digital channels and social content drove traffic and conversions across two defined quarterly reporting periods. Performance reporting follows, comparing the two periods in detail to identify the strongest customer segments, acquisition channels and products, and — more importantly — offering a reasoned explanation for why performance differed between them, distinguishing seasonality and campaign activity from genuine structural change. Part B turns to campaign strategy for a niche lifestyle market segment. A customer persona is developed and supported by the behavioural evidence visible in the GA4 data rather than asserted demographics, and a full journey map traces that persona from awareness through consideration, conversion and retention, identifying the friction points at each stage. Strategic recommendations then propose specific enhancements to channels and content aimed at that audience, each justified against the performance evidence from Part A and against the competitive landscape the store operates in. The final section builds the measurement architecture for the proposed campaign over the following ninety days. It sets goals and performance management parameters, selects the tools and metrics that will track them, defines the reporting cadence and the decision thresholds that trigger optimisation, and places particular weight on measuring return on marketing investment — connecting spend to sales, leads and customer satisfaction rather than to vanity engagement figures. Attribution limitations and the practical constraints of GA4 measurement are acknowledged where they affect confidence in the numbers. Throughout, screenshots and exported GA4 reports evidence the claims made, academic and practitioner sources support the analytical framing, and Harvard referencing is applied consistently. The submission is a single file through Turnitin.

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Supply Chain Management / Strategic Sourcing 1,800 words

Strategic Sourcing and Supply Chain Resilience Under Global Uncertainty

This postgraduate supply-chain assessment examines how organisations operating in the UK are adapting their strategic sourcing and supply-chain practices in response to sustained global uncertainty. The assignment is situated within an environment shaped by major disruptions including the Covid-19 pandemic, geopolitical conflicts, trade tensions, tariff volatility and Brexit, all of which have challenged the reliability, cost efficiency and resilience of globally distributed supply networks. Students select either a British organisation or a multinational enterprise with significant UK operations and critically analyse its documented supply-chain strategy. Potential areas of investigation include insourcing and outsourcing, offshoring, reshoring and nearshoring, single versus multiple sourcing, supplier selection and monitoring, supplier and customer relationships, inventory management, digitalisation, sustainable sourcing and supply-chain risk management. The assessment requires more than description. Students must provide a critical and theoretically informed evaluation of the organisation's decisions, identifying both opportunities and risks associated with its strategic response. At least one relevant theoretical framework or analytical tool must be applied to assess the company's sourcing or supply-chain decisions. The analysis must also include at least one company practice or decision from 2025 and conclude with a detailed recommendation explaining actionable steps, implementation challenges, expected outcomes and alignment with organisational objectives. Research must draw on a minimum of 10 credible sources, including at least five academic journal articles and five non-academic sources such as news articles, industry reports or corporate publications. At least two of the non-academic sources must have been published during 2025–2026. Students may present the work as either a business report or academic essay, with consistent in-text citation and referencing. Norwich Business School normally requires the Harvard referencing system. Overview word count: approximately 340 words. Note: the document header states PG Coursework 2025–26, but one later line gives a submission deadline of 15 May 2025, which appears inconsistent with the stated academic year. I would therefore use 2025/26 for the library record and avoid publishing the deadline unless it is verified.

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Cyber Security / Cloud Management 2,500 words

Cyber Security and Cloud Defence Strategy for ShieldSafe Analytics

This Level 7 Cyber Security for Business and Cloud Management portfolio examines the security challenges faced by ShieldSafe Analytics Ltd., a multinational health analytics organisation specialising in AI-enabled diagnostics and telehealth. The organisation processes high volumes of sensitive patient information, including biometric and genomic data, across hybrid-cloud environments and IoT-enabled healthcare infrastructure. Following a suspected data-exfiltration incident involving anomalous traffic from a diagnostic platform connected to third-party cloud APIs, students are required to evaluate the organisation's information environment and develop appropriate cyber-security and cloud-defence strategies. The first task focuses on information environments and the weaponisation of information. Students identify critical elements of ShieldSafe's information environment, evaluate vulnerabilities associated with the data-exfiltration incident and examine how patient data or analytical systems could be manipulated by malicious actors. Relevant real-world healthcare cyber incidents should be used to support the analysis. The second task examines offensive and defensive Information Operations. Students analyse techniques used by nation-state actors and cybercriminal organisations, including healthcare ransomware incidents such as WannaCry, and compare offensive and defensive approaches. The analysis considers how ShieldSafe can balance these approaches while protecting sensitive data and preserving trust in AI-enabled diagnostic systems. The third task applies Information Operations within legal and ethical boundaries and requires development of a secure cloud migration strategy for ShieldSafe's legacy Electronic Health Record system. The supporting student guide specifically permits students to demonstrate an implementation using Amazon AWS, including IAM users and roles, VPC configuration, security groups, web servers, EC2 instances and AWS migration services. The final task requires a comprehensive cyber-defence strategy, including implementation of Zero Trust Architecture across cloud platforms and analysis of vulnerabilities affecting cyber-physical healthcare systems such as wearable medical devices and diagnostic equipment. Students must propose controls against both remote and local attacks. Overall, the portfolio integrates information operations, healthcare cybersecurity, hybrid-cloud protection, secure migration, Zero Trust, cyber-physical security and strategic cyber defence. The work is produced as a portfolio report using PebblePad and must use Harvard referencing throughout, with appropriate citation of academic sources, images, definitions and external arguments.

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Machine Learning / Artificial Intelligence and Data Science 1,000 words

End-to-End Machine Learning Model Development, Tuning and Evaluation

This Level 7 Machine Learning and Intelligent Agents assessment requires students to develop and document an end-to-end machine-learning solution, covering the complete workflow from data preparation through model training, tuning, testing and evaluation. Students select an appropriate dataset or scenario, formulate a research question and determine whether the problem is most appropriately addressed through supervised learning, unsupervised learning or reinforcement learning. Suitable machine-learning techniques must then be implemented to create a model that can be systematically trained and tested. The assignment requires students to follow a structured machine-learning development process and document the complete development journey. The report should explain the selected scenario, data collection or dataset, Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA), rationale for selecting particular machine-learning methods, model training, fine-tuning and evaluation. Model performance must be assessed using appropriate established metrics, with relevant published research used to justify methodological decisions and support the interpretation of results. The technical implementation should demonstrate the ability to identify the performance of machine-learning algorithms, implement machine-learning approaches using one or more object-oriented programming languages, and determine which algorithms are most appropriate for a particular analytical brief. These requirements directly correspond to the module learning outcomes relating to machine-learning performance, implementation and algorithm selection. Students are advised to document their work within a Jupyter Notebook, combining Markdown explanations with executable code. The notebook may be submitted directly or converted to PDF. Alternatively, students may prepare the 1,000-word report in Microsoft Word, provided that the Python code is included within the submitted document. Assessment is divided into three principal areas: Introduction (20 marks), Machine Learning Process (40 marks), and Evaluation of Model Performance (40 marks). Higher-level work is expected to demonstrate strong understanding of machine-learning concepts, a functioning and thoroughly tested implementation, appropriate selection of algorithms and critical evaluation of the developed solution. Overall, the assessment integrates research-question formulation, data exploration, algorithm selection, programming, model optimisation and evidence-based evaluation within a reproducible machine-learning workflow. All academic sources must be presented using Harvard referencing.

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Data Science / Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning 2,500 words

Predicting ADHD Diagnosis Using Machine Learning and Explainable Data Science

This Data Science assessment requires students to develop a comprehensive analytical solution to a real-world healthcare prediction problem using the WiDS Datathon 2025 Health Outcomes Prediction Dataset. The dataset contains socio-demographic information, diagnostic variables and functional MRI data relating to children and adolescents, with the principal objective of developing predictive models for ADHD diagnosis. The assessment is designed to demonstrate the complete data-science lifecycle, from data preparation and exploratory analysis through predictive modelling, interpretation and evidence-based recommendations. Students begin by exploring the dataset's features, data types and distributions before addressing missing values, outliers and other inconsistencies. Appropriate feature engineering should be undertaken where necessary, followed by Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) using relevant visualisations to identify relationships, patterns and correlations within the data. Students with limited computational resources may use a representative subset, provided that the sampling method preserves the integrity and distribution of the original dataset and is clearly justified. A major component of the assignment involves developing and comparing at least three classification models. Appropriate techniques may include Logistic Regression, Random Forest, Gradient Boosting and Neural Networks. Model performance should be evaluated using measures including accuracy, precision, recall, F1-score and ROC-AUC, allowing students to identify the strongest-performing model through systematic comparison. The assessment also requires model interpretation and explainability. Students should explain the results of the selected model and may apply techniques such as SHAP or LIME to investigate feature importance and individual predictions. A feature-importance visualisation must be produced, and the most influential variables should inform practical recommendations for healthcare professionals regarding the potential use of predictive modelling in supporting earlier ADHD diagnosis and intervention. Overall, the assignment integrates data cleaning, exploratory analytics, predictive modelling, model comparison, explainable AI and research-informed healthcare recommendations. Students must submit a comprehensive report of no more than 2,500 words, alongside a Jupyter Notebook containing the implementation and outputs. The report must use Harvard referencing, with appropriate academic research integrated into the analysis, recommendations and conclusion.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management 1,987 words

Supply Chain Analytics and Quantitative Data Analysis for Organisational Decision-Making

This postgraduate individual report focuses on the application of quantitative data analysis to Operations, Logistics and Supply Chain Management decision-making. Students are required to select an organisation from the private, public or third sector and investigate a relevant operational or supply-chain issue using quantitative data. The purpose is to demonstrate how data can be collected, prepared, analysed and interpreted to generate evidence-based insights that may support managerial decision-making. The selected dataset must relate to the organisation's operations or supply chain and may include variables such as revenues, product orders, sales, transportation costs, procurement expenditure, inventory levels or other appropriate quantitative measures. The dataset must contain at least 60 observations, and the analysis must involve at least two variables. Data may be obtained directly from organisations or from recognised secondary-data platforms and databases. The assessment consists of two equally weighted components. Part A – Motivation and Justification for the Analysis requires students to formulate relevant analytical questions and explain their practical importance by linking them to Operations and Supply Chain Management theory and business practice. Appropriate academic, industry and practitioner evidence should be used to justify the selected issue. Research questions may also be translated into testable hypotheses where appropriate. Part B – Execution of the Analysis requires students to answer the identified questions through appropriate statistical techniques. Potential methods include tables, charts, summary statistics, t-tests and regression analysis. Data may first need to be cleaned, transformed and structured before analysis. The results must then be interpreted clearly for a managerial audience such as the organisation's board, owner or CEO. The statistical analysis is expected to be conducted using Stata, with all data-cleaning, manipulation and analytical commands recorded in a reproducible do-file. The report must also demonstrate explicit links between theory and practice and contain a suitable mixture of academic and professional evidence, including at least five academic journal articles. Harvard referencing is required throughout. The resulting work demonstrates practical competence in business analytics, statistical interpretation, supply-chain decision support, reproducible analysis and evidence-based managerial communication. Overview word count: approximately 370 words.

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Machine Learning / Artificial Intelligence and Data Science 1,011 words

End-to-End Machine Learning Model Development, Testing and Evaluation

This Level 7 Machine Learning and Intelligent Agents assignment requires students to develop and document an end-to-end machine-learning solution, covering the complete process from data preparation through model training, tuning, testing and evaluation. Students independently select a suitable dataset or scenario, formulate an appropriate research question and determine whether the problem should be addressed using supervised learning, unsupervised learning or reinforcement learning. Appropriate machine-learning algorithms must then be implemented to create a model capable of being trained and objectively tested. The assessment encourages the use of a structured machine-learning development methodology. Students are expected to explain the selected scenario and data source, perform suitable data preparation and Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA), and provide a reasoned justification for the machine-learning methods selected. The development process should demonstrate how the chosen algorithms are trained and fine-tuned before their performance is evaluated using established and relevant metrics. Published academic research should be incorporated to justify methodological choices and support the interpretation of results. The technical work is normally documented within a Jupyter Notebook, combining Markdown explanations with executable code cells. Alternatively, the report may be produced in Microsoft Word provided that the Python implementation is included. The assignment therefore assesses both conceptual understanding and practical programming competence. Students must demonstrate an ability to identify the performance of machine-learning algorithms, implement machine-learning techniques using an object-oriented programming language, and evaluate which algorithms are appropriate for a particular analytical brief. Assessment places particular emphasis on three areas: the Introduction, the Machine Learning Process, and the Evaluation of Model Performance. The marking criteria reward strong understanding of machine-learning concepts, a functioning and thoroughly tested implementation, appropriate selection of algorithms, and critical evaluation of the final solution. At the highest achievement level, implementations are expected to work without exception, satisfy the required functionality, demonstrate comprehensive testing and extend beyond the basic requirements. Overall, the assignment combines research-question formulation, data analysis, algorithm selection, machine-learning implementation, model optimisation and evidence-based evaluation within a reproducible technical workflow. All academic sources and supporting material must be presented using Harvard referencing.

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Data Science / Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning 2,500 words

Predicting ADHD Diagnosis Using Machine Learning and Explainable Data Science

This Data Science assignment focuses on developing a comprehensive analytical solution to a real-world healthcare prediction problem. Using the WiDS Datathon 2025 Health Outcomes Prediction Dataset, students are required to analyse complex and high-dimensional healthcare data containing socio-demographic information, diagnostic variables and functional MRI data relating to children and adolescents. The principal predictive objective is to determine ADHD diagnosis from the available features. Students may use a representative subset of the dataset where computational resources are limited, provided that the sampling approach maintains the integrity and distribution of the original data and is appropriately justified. The assessment requires a complete data-science workflow beginning with data understanding and preprocessing. Students investigate the dataset's features, data types and distributions before addressing missing values, outliers and inconsistencies. Appropriate feature engineering should then be undertaken where it can improve the predictive capability of the models. Exploratory Data Analysis is used to identify important patterns, relationships and correlations, supported by relevant visualisations that communicate meaningful insights. A major component of the work involves the development and comparison of at least three classification models for predicting ADHD diagnosis. Suitable approaches may include Logistic Regression, Random Forest, Gradient Boosting and Neural Networks. Models are evaluated using performance measures including accuracy, precision, recall, F1-score and ROC-AUC, after which the most effective model is selected based on the evidence obtained. The assessment also places substantial emphasis on model interpretation and explainability. Students must interpret the selected model and may use approaches such as SHAP or LIME to explain feature importance and individual predictions. A feature-importance visualisation is required, and the most influential variables should inform practical recommendations. The final section translates analytical findings into recommendations for healthcare professionals, considering how predictive modelling could assist early ADHD diagnosis and intervention. Research literature must be integrated into the recommendations and conclusion. The assessment therefore combines preprocessing, exploratory analysis, predictive modelling, explainable AI and evidence-based healthcare decision-making within a single applied data-science project. The required report is a maximum of 2,500 words, with code, supplementary charts and tables permitted in appendices. A Jupyter Notebook containing the implementation and outputs is also required. Harvard referencing must be used throughout.

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Customer Experience / Business Management / Marketing 2,500 words

Customer Experience Strategy Analysis in the Global Quick-Service Restaurant Industry

This MSc assessment requires students to produce a 2,500-word business report critically analysing the customer experience (CX) strategy of a major organisation operating within the global quick-service restaurant industry. Students must select one company from Starbucks, McDonald’s or Chipotle Mexican Grill and focus their analysis on the organisation's customer experience strategy within one clearly identified country. The report is written from the perspective of a CX consultant and is intended for the chosen company's Board of Directors. The assessment first requires students to explain the concept and strategic importance of customer experience and evaluate how CX contributes to business success. This includes examining the mutually beneficial relationship between the organisation and its customers, assessing the impact of CX on business and financial performance, and using company-specific examples to demonstrate how customer experience can create competitive advantage. A major part of the report focuses on the organisation's ability to deliver a seamless omnichannel customer journey. Students must develop a research-informed customer persona covering customer profile, goals, pain points and motivations, and then construct a detailed customer journey map addressing stages, needs, activities, feelings, pain points and opportunities for improvement. The effectiveness of the organisation's existing customer journey must then be critically evaluated and practical areas for improvement identified. Students must also evaluate three customer experience metrics, examining their benefits, limitations and relevance to the selected brand. The final part of the report critically evaluates the organisation's customer-centric culture in the context of increasing digitalisation, with specific consideration of CX leadership, CX governance and one additional critical success factor such as people, organisational structure, strategy, process or innovation. The report must be presented in an academic business-report format with an automatic table of contents, page numbering, consistent formatting and 1.5 line spacing. Academic sources, figures, diagrams and independent research must be appropriately cited using the Harvard Referencing System. Important for the public library: because the brief allows three different companies and any country, keep the Reference Library title generic unless the uploaded past work is specifically based on one brand. If the actual completed assignment is on Starbucks, McDonald’s or Chipotle, I can give you a more specific title and key topics for that exact work.

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Business Management / Business Consultancy / Supply Chain Management 5,000 words

Digital Transformation for Sustainable Supply Chain Transparency at Unilever: Blockchain, IoT and AI

This MSc Business Consultancy Project requires students to undertake an evidence-based consultancy investigation addressing a strategically significant business problem within a selected organisation. The assessment is designed to replicate professional consultancy practice by requiring students to define a focused organisational challenge, critically analyse secondary evidence, apply relevant management frameworks, evaluate stakeholder implications and develop practical recommendations that create value for the client organisation. The final submission is a 5,000-word consultancy report, including a 500-word employability reflection. The reference project examines Unilever Plc and focuses on the challenge of improving transparency and traceability across its complex global supply chain. Particular attention is given to the potential application of Blockchain, Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support real-time traceability, predictive analytics, ethical sourcing, operational efficiency and sustainability performance. The project considers how digital transformation could support Unilever's sustainability objectives while responding to growing regulatory, environmental and stakeholder pressures. The consultancy report requires a structured analysis consisting of an executive summary, introduction, company/client overview, clearly defined business problem and consultancy focus, and detailed stakeholder analysis. Students then undertake an extensive data analysis and framework application section using two or three relevant theoretical models alongside credible secondary evidence, industry reports, company data, tables, charts or Excel outputs. Findings should be interpreted critically and linked back to appropriate strategic or management frameworks while incorporating ethical and sustainability considerations. The project concludes with three prioritised, actionable and evidence-based recommendations, including consideration of implementation risks, barriers and anticipated benefits. Students must also critically reflect on the employability skills developed through the consultancy project, including research, analysis, problem-solving, project management, communication, professional behaviour, ethical awareness and future career development. All academic and professional evidence must be cited using the Harvard Referencing System, with emphasis on credible and current sources.

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Global Supply Chain Management / Operations Management 2,494 words

Global Supply Chain and Operations Performance: Company Case Analysis

This Level 7 individual assignment requires students to produce a 2,500-word company case analysis examining an important operations performance issue within a real organisation. Students may select an organisation of any size, type, industry or country and must concentrate their analysis on one operations performance objective: cost, dependability, flexibility, speed or quality. The report requires students to identify the current challenges faced by the chosen organisation in relation to the selected performance objective and critically examine those challenges using relevant operations and supply chain management theories, concepts and analytical tools. Rather than providing only a descriptive account of organisational activities, students are expected to apply appropriate theoretical frameworks to the case and evaluate how these concepts could contribute to improved organisational and supply chain performance. A significant component of the assignment involves critically discussing appropriate best practices for performance improvement. These may include digital technologies, sustainability practices or other relevant operational and supply chain approaches. Students should connect these practices directly to findings from their chosen company case and assess their practical relevance, opportunities and limitations. Academic literature and appropriate real-world evidence should be used throughout to substantiate the analysis and recommendations. The assignment evaluates students' ability to analyse supply chain and operations problems, apply academic theory to organisational practice, and develop evidence-based conclusions and practical recommendations. The marking rubric places substantial emphasis on analysis and discussion (30%), application of theory (30%), and conclusions and recommendations (30%), with the remaining 10% allocated to presentation, logical structure, English expression and correct referencing. The report must use Harvard referencing, include a contents page, and follow the specified academic formatting requirements, including Arial size 12, 1.5 line spacing and A4 pages with 2.54 cm margins.

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Computer Science / Research Methods 500 words

Interim Report: Systematic Literature Review Research Protocol

This postgraduate computer science assignment requires students to prepare an Interim Report establishing the research protocol for a systematic literature review. The assessment focuses on whether the proposed research question is suitable for computer science research, clearly formulated, appropriately motivated by existing literature, and capable of being investigated through a systematic review. The main body of the report must not exceed 500 words, while supporting evidence may be provided separately where appropriate. The report is structured around three main chapters. Chapter 1 introduces the selected research area and summarises the purpose and structure of the report. Chapter 2 provides relevant background and a brief history of the chosen research domain, identifies the problem being addressed, and supports the discussion with at least two relevant academic citations. Chapter 3 presents the formal Literature Review Protocol, including the research question, its context, and the associated PICO elements: Population, Intervention, Comparison and Outcome. Students must also develop and test a Boolean search string using IEEE Xplore and report the number of papers returned by that search. The search strategy is accompanied by explicit inclusion and exclusion criteria governing which studies will be considered for the review. The supplied protocol template requires students to document these elements through two structured tables: one covering the research question and PICO framework, and another recording the search string, paper count, and study-selection criteria. The assessment places significant emphasis on methodological consistency. The research question, PICO elements, search strategy, paper count and inclusion/exclusion criteria must align logically with one another. Students are also assessed on the justification and motivation of the research question, document structure, presentation quality, spelling, grammar and academic referencing. The report must include a title page, table of contents, bibliography and the required research-protocol tables. Harvard referencing is required for both in-text citations and the final reference list. Overall, the assignment develops the foundational skills required for conducting a rigorous systematic literature review, including research-question formulation, structured evidence searching, transparent study-selection procedures, academic justification and professional research reporting.

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Artificial Intelligence 2,000 words

End-to-End Applied AI Development — Comparative Machine Learning and Neural Network Modelling on a Public Dataset

This assessment runs a complete applied AI development cycle end to end: problem definition, dataset selection, preprocessing, model building, optimisation, evaluation and critical reflection. Students identify a real-world problem themselves, formulate a research question from it, and source a suitable dataset from a recognised public repository such as UCI, Kaggle, Data.gov or OpenML. Dataset choice carries more weight than students expect. It must be genuinely suitable for supervised learning, complex enough to make preprocessing and feature engineering meaningful, and — critically — structured so that a traditional machine learning approach and a deep learning approach can be sensibly compared on it. A dataset too small or too clean makes the neural network component pointless; one too large or too noisy makes the whole pipeline unfinishable within the page limit. The source must be referenced and the choice explicitly justified against the research problem. The modelling requirement is fixed: at least two supervised machine learning models, plus one artificial neural network built in a mainstream deep learning framework, all trained and tested. The comparison between them is the analytical core of the work. Reporting that the neural network scored higher is not an answer; explaining why, in terms of the data's structure and each model's inductive assumptions, is. Marks are distributed across problem framing, the traditional models, the deep learning model, evaluation and critical analysis including responsible AI considerations, and academic communication. That responsible AI component is easy to overlook and is not decorative — it asks what the model's limitations mean for anyone who might rely on it. Presentation requirements are specific. The report is page-limited rather than purely word-limited, and every plot must be described in the text while also being legible enough to communicate on its own — a common failure is dense default library output pasted in without axis labels or scale. The implementation is documented in a notebook combining markdown and code cells so the development process is visible, not just the final result, and submissions typically include the cleaned dataset alongside the code. The strongest submissions treat the notebook and the report as one argument. Weaker ones produce a working notebook and then write a report that describes it, rather than a report that uses it as evidence. Our support on assessments of this type is guidance-based. Typical areas of help include: advising on whether a candidate dataset can actually support the required model comparison, explaining how to justify preprocessing decisions, clarifying which evaluation metrics suit which problem type and why accuracy alone is often misleading, showing how to structure a critical limitations and responsible AI discussion, checking Harvard referencing, and reviewing a student's own draft against the published marking criteria.

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Data Science 1,000 words

Data Investigation Pipeline — Exploratory Analysis and Statistical Evaluation of a Chosen Dataset

This assessment simulates the opening stages of a real data investigation. Students choose their own research question and dataset, then build the full pipeline from raw data through preparation, exploration and statistical testing to visualisation — and, where the question supports it, simple modelling or forecasting. Either Python or R is acceptable; the statistical route through R typically expects an explicit hypothesis rather than a purely exploratory question. The work is structured around an established process methodology such as CRISP-DM, and the development journey is documented alongside the code rather than reported after the fact. The usual submission format is a single notebook combining markdown and code cells, so the written report and the analysis sit in one artefact, though a word-processed document containing the code is normally also accepted. The written element is short — around a thousand words — which makes selection the hardest part of the task. It must cover the scenario, the data collection, the exploratory analysis, the reasoning behind the choice of statistical tests, their results, and the visualisations. Students routinely spend that budget describing what they did and leave nothing for why. The mark distribution makes the priority explicit. Framing the problem and the data source carries the smallest share. Preparation and exploratory analysis, and evaluation of the results in context, carry the bulk in roughly equal measure. That final component is where most marks are lost: it asks for an honest assessment of accuracy, limitations and usefulness. A notebook that produces clean output and then claims more than the data supports scores below one that reports a modest result and explains precisely why it is modest. Established metrics should be used for the statistical tests, and published research cited where it informs the background or interprets the findings. Note that assessments of this type increasingly include a live demonstration in which the student explains their own project to verify authorship, so every line of the submitted work needs to be something the student can talk through unprompted. Our support on assessments of this type is guidance-based. Typical areas of help include: explaining how to scope a research question so the analysis fits the word limit, clarifying which statistical test suits which data type and why, reviewing whether a chosen visualisation communicates what it claims, showing how to write an honest limitations section, checking Harvard referencing, and reviewing a student's own draft notebook against the published marking criteria.

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Engineering and Professional Practice 3,000 words

Internship Reflective Report and Poster Presentation — Professional Practice in an Industry Placement

An internship module assessment asks students to convert a period of workplace experience into evidenced academic reflection. It is not a report on what the host organisation does; it is an account of what changed in the student's own understanding of their discipline as a result of working outside the taught programme. The written component typically runs to around three thousand words and is built in weighted sections. An opening section covers how the placement was secured — the reasoning behind the choice, the search and application process, and what that process itself taught the student. The bulk of the marks then sit on the reflection proper: what the student actually did, how existing disciplinary knowledge held up when applied in an unfamiliar setting, and where gaps appeared. A final section addresses personal and professional development, supported by specific examples rather than general claims of having "grown in confidence." The second component is a short poster presentation summarising the placement and its learning, delivered live. Posters are assessed on professional presentation, clarity, correct referencing and balance — students commonly over-fill them with text that a viewer cannot read at presentation distance. Formatting requirements on this type of assessment are unusually prescriptive and carry marks: a cover page with name, student ID, tutor name and declared word count; a table of contents; page numbers; captions on every figure and table; specified font, size and line spacing; numbered headings; and a strict file-naming convention. Marks are lost here for no reason other than inattention. Note also that in-text citations and quotations usually count toward the word limit even when tables and references do not, and markers may simply stop reading once the limit is exceeded by more than the allowed margin. The defining challenge of reflective assessment at this level is criticality. Rubrics consistently distinguish description from evaluation: recounting tasks performed scores at the lower bands, while analysing why something was difficult, what it revealed about a gap in preparation, and what will be done differently scores at the top. Reflective frameworks give this structure, but they must organise genuine experience rather than substitute for it. This assessment is inherently personal — the content derives entirely from the student's own placement. Our support is therefore confined to guidance: explaining what distinguishes descriptive from critical reflection with worked examples, showing how a reflective framework structures a section, advising on poster layout and information density, checking formatting and referencing against the specification, and reviewing a student's own completed draft against the published rubric.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management 1,800 words

Strategic Sourcing and Supply Chain Resilience Under Global Uncertainty — A Firm-Level Critical Evaluation

This type of postgraduate coursework asks students to take a single real firm — a British company, or a multinational with substantial UK operations — and critically evaluate how its sourcing and supply chain strategy has adapted to a decade of sustained disruption: the pandemic, geopolitical conflict, tariff volatility, and departure from the European single market. The analytical scope is broad but the depth expectation is narrow. Students choose one or two themes rather than surveying all of them: insourcing versus outsourcing and location decisions; single versus multi-sourcing across supplier segments or regions; how supplier selection and monitoring criteria have shifted toward reliability and geographic proximity; alignment between sourcing decisions and wider corporate objectives; supplier and customer relationship management under cross-border friction; inventory tactics such as stockpiling and safety stock repositioning; digital adoption for visibility and compliance; sustainable sourcing under cost pressure; or risk management around currency, customs and compliance. The evidence base is deliberately mixed. Alongside academic literature, students are expected to draw on annual reports, shareholder briefings, company statements, practitioner journals and recent news coverage — with a minimum spread of credible sources across both categories, and some of the non-academic material drawn from the most recent year so the analysis reflects current firm behaviour rather than historical commentary. At least one theoretical framework from the module or the wider literature must be applied to the firm's decisions, and at least one recent documented practice must be examined with specific sourcing. Two requirements distinguish strong submissions. The first is criticality: the brief explicitly separates evaluation from description, and marks weight critical analysis most heavily. Reporting what a firm did is not the task; assessing whether it was the right response, and what opportunities and risks it created, is. The second is the recommendation — at least one specific, actionable proposal with steps, anticipated obstacles, expected outcomes, and a clear line back to the firm's own stated goals. A generic suggestion to "diversify suppliers" fails this test; a costed, sequenced proposal grounded in the firm's actual constraints does not. Word-count conventions are stricter than students often expect: in-text references, tables, illustrations and front matter typically count, while appendices and the reference list do not. Our support on assessments of this type is guidance-based. Typical areas of help include: narrowing a firm and theme so the analysis fits the word limit, explaining the difference between description and critical evaluation with worked examples, clarifying how a theoretical framework should structure an argument rather than sit decoratively in a paragraph, checking source mix and Harvard referencing consistency, and reviewing a completed draft against the published assessment weightings.

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Computer Science 1,700 words

Systematic Literature Review — Final Report with Data Extraction and Synthesis

A Research Methods final report at postgraduate computer science level is a systematic literature review written to a defined protocol. Unlike an essay, the method itself is assessed: markers re-run the student's search string and check that the number of papers returned matches what the report claims, so the process must be reproducible rather than merely described. The report is typically built in five chapters. Chapter 1 introduces the research area and states that a literature review is the chosen method. Chapter 2 gives the background, with citations behind every claim or assertion. Chapter 3 sets out the research protocol — the research question decomposed through PICO (population, intervention, comparison, outcome), the search string, and explicit inclusion and exclusion criteria. Chapter 4 presents the results: a data extraction table holding direct quotations and references from each included paper, followed by a data synthesis table that groups those extractions into cross-cutting themes. Chapter 5 concludes by answering the research question from the Chapter 4 evidence alone. Several requirements catch students out. The word limit applies to the main body only — tables, figures, references and appendices sit outside it, which changes how the argument should be distributed. Screenshots and supplementary search strings belong in appendices, not the body. Where an interim report has already been submitted and marked, the final report must visibly incorporate that formative feedback rather than reproduce the earlier chapters unchanged. File naming and file completeness are often mark-bearing in their own right, with missing files scored at zero. Presentation carries weight too: consistent heading and font usage, labelled tables and figures, and error-free spelling and punctuation. The most common conceptual error is treating Chapter 4 as a narrative summary of each paper in turn. A synthesis groups evidence by theme across papers and answers the question; a summary walks through the reading list. A related error is a research question that the background has not motivated — the introduction and background should make the question feel necessary before the protocol formalises it. Our support on assessments of this type is guidance-based. Typical areas of help include: explaining how to decompose a research question using PICO, reviewing whether a search string is syntactically valid and whether inclusion criteria genuinely follow from the question, showing how extraction tables feed into synthesis tables, clarifying Harvard referencing conventions, checking report structure and formatting against the specification, and reviewing a completed draft against the published marking criteria before submission.

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Research Methods (Computer Science / Systematic Literature Review) 500 words

Interim Report – Research Methods (7COM1085)

This assignment is an Interim Report for the Research Methods module (7COM1085). The purpose of the report is to demonstrate that the research team has identified a suitable Computer Science research topic and developed a systematic literature review protocol that can be used for the final dissertation or research project. Students are required to formulate a clear and well-justified research question, define the associated PICO (Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome) elements, create an IEEE Xplore Boolean search strategy, and establish appropriate inclusion and exclusion criteria for selecting academic literature. The report must also provide background information on the chosen research area and justify the importance of the research question using relevant scholarly sources. The interim report should follow a structured academic format consisting of an Introduction, Background, Literature Review Protocol, and Bibliography. Students must use Harvard referencing throughout the report and ensure that all citations are properly integrated within the text. The report should demonstrate consistency between the research question, search strategy, and selection criteria while maintaining a professional academic presentation. The main body of the report must not exceed 500 words, although supporting materials such as search results, screenshots, and other evidence may be included in appendices. The assignment is designed to assess students' understanding of research methodologies, systematic literature reviews, critical analysis of academic sources, and their ability to design a rigorous research protocol for a Computer Science investigation.

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