Filter by keyword, subject, or both. Updates live as new model answers are added to our portal.
Leading and Managing Change
2,000 words
Develop a Change Management Plan for a Specific Organisational Context
This assessment is an individual report for the BUSI1815 Leading and Managing Change module. The task requires students to develop a change management plan for a specific organisational context involving either a global organisation or a UK-based organisation. The proposed plan should be based on an actual organisational change initiative and demonstrate an understanding of the theories, concepts and tools covered throughout the module. The report requires students to analyse the selected organisational change initiative and develop a practical and theoretically informed change management plan. The analysis should consider the organisational context in which the change is taking place and examine the factors that may influence the success of the change strategy. Particular attention should be given to resistance to change and the managerial, organisational culture and social factors that can affect how change is introduced and managed. A central requirement of the assessment is the critical evaluation and application of relevant change management models and frameworks. Students should use appropriate theories and concepts to support their analysis and demonstrate how these can be applied to the selected organisation and its specific change initiative. The resulting change management plan should provide a detailed implementation strategy that explains how the proposed change can be managed within the chosen organisational context. The report should also address the management of resistance to change, particularly where the organisation operates in a global context. Students are expected to consider how managerial practices, organisational culture and social factors may create challenges or opportunities during the change process. The plan should therefore connect theoretical perspectives with practical organisational considerations and provide appropriate strategies for implementing and managing the change. The assessment has a total word length of 2,000 words and is weighted at 60% of the module assessment. The required structure consists of an Introduction of approximately 200–300 words, a main Change Management Plan of approximately 1,600–1,900 words, and Recommendations and Conclusion of approximately 200–300 words, followed by a reference list. The main section should present the change management plan for the chosen company and should be supported by relevant change management theories and concepts. The assessment addresses the learning outcomes relating to analysing the effects of resistance to change in a global context and critically evaluating change management models and frameworks. Students should therefore demonstrate critical understanding, appropriate application of theory, analysis of organisational and contextual factors, and the ability to develop a practical change management plan supported by academic evidence.
Read Model Answer →
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.
Read Model Answer →
Leadership in a Digital Age
4,000 words
Leadership in a Digital Age: Leadership Strengths and Development Needs
This individual assessment for the Leadership in a Digital Age module requires students to produce a 4,000-word report that critically analyses their leadership strengths and development needs within the context of the digital age. The assessment places particular emphasis on critical reflection, self-awareness, contemporary leadership theory and continuous professional development. Students are expected to apply relevant leadership models and frameworks, use evidence from diagnostic assessments and connect their personal development to the skills and behaviours required of effective digital leaders. The report is structured into five main sections. The first section critically reviews contemporary leadership models and theories in relation to digital leadership. Students are expected to select two or three relevant leadership theories, explain their key principles and critically evaluate their relevance to digital leadership traits and characteristics. The assessment encourages the selection of contemporary approaches rather than outdated leadership theories and requires students to demonstrate clear links between theory and the demands of leading in digitally changing environments. The second section focuses on self-analysis. Students identify relevant digital leadership traits and conduct a thorough evaluation of their own leadership characteristics using a range of diagnostic tools. The assessment identifies tools covering temperament, workplace culture, motivation at work, emotional control and management skills, together with other available university diagnostic assessments. Students should report and interpret their results and use the findings to develop a personal SWOT analysis focused specifically on digital leadership strengths and areas requiring development. The third section examines leadership capabilities and behaviours when leading a hybrid, multi-generation team. Students should consider themselves working as a digital leader responsible for such a team, identify potential challenges and propose appropriate solutions. The discussion should evaluate how leadership capabilities and behaviours can be applied in practice or within a future role. Particular attention must be given to the ethical, social and legal responsibilities of digital leaders towards team members. The fourth section critically evaluates how artificial intelligence can support digital leadership and accelerate organisational digital transformation. Students should use a workplace example to demonstrate how emerging technologies such as machine learning, predictive analytics, intelligent automation or generative AI could improve operations, decision-making or innovation. The analysis should consider organisational benefits as well as the resources required to implement and sustain AI-driven transformation, including data infrastructure, skills and partnerships. The final section requires a Personal Development Plan based on the findings from the earlier analysis. Students should identify personal development objectives that demonstrate their ability to develop the competencies required of an effective digital leader. The plan should establish future leadership goals, learning activities, measurable success criteria and realistic timescales. Overall, the assessment requires students to integrate leadership theory, self-awareness, digital transformation, AI, team management and continuous professional development into a coherent critical analysis of their leadership development.
Read Model Answer →
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.
Read Model Answer →
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.
Read Model Answer →
Security of Connected Systems
4,500 words
CW: Security Evaluation
This assignment is an individual technical report focused on the security evaluation and strategic development of a rapidly expanding Internet of Things (IoT) systems developer based in Coventry. The client specialises in innovative IoT devices and systems for residential and commercial applications, particularly smart energy monitoring, and is planning to scale its operations and expand into new markets. The report is designed to provide practical and strategic guidance on how the organisation can achieve this growth while maintaining strong cybersecurity. The assignment requires students to act as an external IoT Security and Scaling Strategist and critically evaluate the organisation’s current and future security needs. The report covers four principal areas: organisational change strategy, secure design and development strategy, security audit strategy, and security recommendations. The organisational change section considers internal and external factors influencing growth, the development and implementation of an organisational strategy, monitoring against objectives, and approaches to leading and managing strategic change using relevant change management theories and models. The secure design and development section requires an overview and evaluation of possible secure design processes for IoT systems, including their strengths and weaknesses, followed by a recommendation for an appropriate process. The security audit section examines methods such as PTES and OWASP and develops a guide for conducting a security audit, including the testing methodology, rationale for each stage, and evaluation of different approaches. The security recommendations section requires a case study of an IoT security vulnerability, examination of where the security flaw was introduced, assessment of weaknesses in the secure design or audit process, consideration of the resulting security impact, and recommendations for improvement. The report should be written for a technical audience, particularly the client’s software development team, and should use appropriate structure, technical language, diagrams where useful, and APA referencing. The organisational strategy and strategic change proposal should be included in appendices and referenced within the main report. The assessment is worth 30 credits and has a maximum word count of 4,500 words, with the main sections weighted across organisational change, secure design, security auditing, security recommendations, and report structure.
Read Model Answer →
International Business / Strategic Management
200 words
Individual Reflection on Tencent’s Strategic Reorganisation and International Business Strategy
This International Business Strategy assessment is an individual reflective exercise based on a case-study discussion undertaken during Weeks 5–8 of the module. Its purpose is to develop students’ ability to critically reflect on learning experiences and use that reflection to improve future academic and professional performance. Students participate in approximately 30-minute seminar discussions in which theoretical concepts from the module are applied to real-world business cases with tutors and peers. IBS-0901-2025-+Reflection2-Ref For this entry, the selected case is Tencent: “third time lucky?”. The case examines how Tencent evolved from a Chinese instant-messaging company into a major technology group spanning messaging, gaming, entertainment, investment and cloud services. It focuses particularly on three major organisational reorganisations undertaken in 2005, 2012 and 2018 as the company attempted to address increasing organisational complexity, coordination problems, changing technologies and new strategic priorities. The 2005 restructuring responded to Tencent’s growing scale by dividing the organisation into major business and platform-development groups. By 2012, further growth and the success of products such as WeChat had created new organisational complexity, leading to a structure organised around seven distinct business groups. The case highlights that this arrangement subsequently contributed to a “silo culture”, creating difficulties in sharing ideas, data, code and customers across business units. The 2018 reorganisation responded to a strategic shift toward the “industrial internet”, including greater emphasis on cloud services, business-to-business solutions and digital transformation. Tencent reorganised around six major groups, including Cloud and Smart Industries, Platforms and Content, Interactive Entertainment, Corporate Development, WeChat, and Technology and Engineering, while also establishing a technical committee intended to improve internal coordination and data sharing. The case asks students to consider both the strategic rationale for each restructuring and whether the 2018 changes adequately addressed Tencent’s organisational challenges. The reflection itself must be between 150 and 250 words. Students should explain what the week’s topic and case study were about, what they learned from the discussion, how the conversation helped them apply theory to their final report, and what key insights they gained. They should also reflect on what went well, what challenges were encountered and what they would change if repeating the session. At least one reflective framework, such as Gibbs’ Reflective Cycle or Kolb’s Experiential Learning Cycle, must be applied. IBS-0901-2025-+Reflection2-Ref The wider learning outcomes emphasise strategic management theory, internationalisation, internal and external environmental influences, critical analysis of international organisations and the use of analytical tools to evaluate strategic options. The task therefore combines strategic thinking, international business analysis and reflective professional development. IBS-0901-2025-+Reflection2-Ref The accompanying Tencent case specifically asks students to consider why each major reorganisation occurred, whether the 2018 restructuring adequately addressed Tencent’s challenges, and what additional “hard” and “soft” implementation measures might have been necessary. Case+study+7
Read Model Answer →
Cyber Security / Internet of Things / Connected Systems
4,500 words
Security Evaluation for Connected Systems: IoT Strategy, Secure Design, Security Auditing and Organisational Change
This Security of Connected Systems assessment requires students to act as an external IoT Security and Scaling Strategist for a rapidly expanding Coventry-based technology startup specialising in connected devices and smart energy-monitoring systems. The client intends to scale its operations and enter new markets and therefore requires both organisational-change guidance and a comprehensive evaluation of its cybersecurity posture. 38f2fba9a933f212c9e46e8cc591cf2… The report combines business strategy with technical cybersecurity analysis. Students must review different secure design and development methodologies, compare their strengths and weaknesses, and recommend an appropriate approach for integrating security into the client's IoT software-development lifecycle. 38f2fba9a933f212c9e46e8cc591cf2… 38f2fba9a933f212c9e46e8cc591cf2… A major component of the assessment focuses on organisational change strategy. Students examine the internal and external factors driving organisational growth, develop a comprehensive strategy for achieving the client's business objectives, and explain how that strategy should be implemented and monitored. The report must also critically evaluate relevant change-management theories and models and address the complexities of leading and managing strategic transformation. This section carries 35% of the marks and is allocated approximately 2,000 words. 38f2fba9a933f212c9e46e8cc591cf2… The Security Audit Strategy section requires students to design a guide for auditing the client's connected system. Different approaches, including methodologies such as PTES and OWASP, should be compared and evaluated. Students must explain each stage of the selected testing methodology and justify why the individual steps are required. 38f2fba9a933f212c9e46e8cc591cf2… The final technical component applies these principles to an IoT vulnerability case study. Students research a real vulnerability in an IoT device, explain where the security flaw was introduced, identify weaknesses in the secure-design or audit process, assess the resulting security impact and propose appropriate corrective actions. 38f2fba9a933f212c9e46e8cc591cf2… Overall, the coursework integrates IoT cybersecurity, secure software development, security auditing, vulnerability analysis, organisational strategy and strategic change management. The marking scheme allocates 35% to organisational-change strategy, 20% each to secure design and development, security auditing and security recommendations, and 5% to report structure. 38f2fba9a933f212c9e46e8cc591cf2… Important: the brief states that it is for Coventry University Group students' own use and must not be passed to third parties or posted on a website. 38f2fba9a933f212c9e46e8cc591cf2… So use an original public summary like the one above, but do not upload the original brief itself.
Read Model Answer →
Digital Transformation / Management and Leadership
1,500 words
Leading Through Digital Change: Digital Transformation Strategy, Emerging Technologies and Leadership
This postgraduate assessment requires students to act as a Digital Transformation Consultant and evaluate how a selected organisation should respond to accelerating technological change. Students choose one organisation from the options provided in the brief and prepare a Digital Transformation Report and accompanying poster designed to recommend changes that can help the organisation maintain competitive advantage and create business value. Summative_Assessment_Leading_Th… The first section focuses on a Digital Transformation Strategic Framework. Students must critically review and apply one recognised framework, choosing from the McKinsey 4Ds, BCG 3 Stages, Gartner’s 6 Steps or Cognizant’s 4 Pillars. The analysis should identify appropriate digital-transformation objectives and explain how these can support business functions such as operations, ICT and marketing. Higher-level work is expected to move beyond description and critically evaluate recent digital initiatives and organisational challenges. Summative_Assessment_Leading_Th… The second component is an A4 poster examining future digital trends. Students must evaluate two disruptive technologies or techniques likely to influence the relevant industry, employment and the labour market over the next five years. Suggested technologies include artificial intelligence and machine learning, 5G connectivity, IoT, robotics, drone delivery, blockchain, augmented reality and virtual reality. Academic literature and real-world examples are expected to support the evaluation. Summative_Assessment_Leading_Th… The third section addresses Digital Leadership. Students analyse and recommend two leadership styles that could support organisational transformation. Relevant approaches may include hyperaware agile leadership, ethical-tech leadership, people-oriented leadership, agile leadership and Goleman’s leadership styles. The analysis should explain how leadership capabilities can support collaboration, organisational networks and people during digital change. Summative_Assessment_Leading_Th… The final submission should contain a clear introduction, conclusion and Harvard-referenced evidence, and must be written in the third person with professional academic presentation. Summative_Assessment_Leading_Th… Overview word count: approximately 330 words.
Read Model Answer →
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}
Read Model Answer →
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.
Read Model Answer →
Entrepreneurial Practice
3,500 words
Entrepreneurial Practice – Critical Analysis, Business Venture Proposal and Reflective Practice
This assessment for the Entrepreneurial Practice module requires students to critically analyse a real organisational issue using one of three specified employer case study videos and develop a proposal for a new business venture. The assessment is an individual 3,500-word equivalent portfolio consisting of three tasks: a 1,500-word report, a 1,000-word briefing note, a narrated two-slide PowerPoint presentation, and a 500-word reflective personal and professional account. Students must select only one of the three case studies provided: Paragon, Reliance Housing, or Ovo Biomanufacturing. The chosen case study must be used consistently across the relevant tasks. Task 1 requires a short report based on the selected employer case study. Students must critically and strategically analyse the challenges and issues facing the organisation using one or more appropriate strategic analysis tools. The report must also critically evaluate the organisation's leadership model or models and communication strategies, including their impact on employee and organisational culture and performance. Finally, students must provide three justified recommendations designed to enable and improve organisational performance. This section is 1,500 words and represents 30% of the assessment. Task 2A requires a 1,000-word briefing note based on the same case study. It involves a critical appraisal of the phases of entrepreneurial practice from the idea stage through to delivery, including the benefits and potential funding sources for the proposed new business venture. Students must also critically analyse strategies for addressing and managing risks within the proposed venture and critically appraise the entrepreneurial traits, characteristics, skills and competences required for strategically positioning the new venture within the organisation. Task 2B requires a two-slide narrated PowerPoint presentation lasting three minutes. The presentation should pitch the proposed business idea to an audience of employees, managers, senior managers and the Board of Directors within the case study organisation. It should explain what informed the new business idea, its benefits to the organisation, potential funding prospects, risks and risk-management strategies, and the entrepreneurial traits, characteristics, skills and competences required for strategic positioning. Task 3 is a 500-word reflective personal and professional account. Students must select a professional area from the CMI Code of Conduct and Practice and reflect on how it can be applied to their current or future professional career. The brief allows the use of reflective models such as Gibbs, Kolb, Rolfe or Burton, or another appropriate professional and systematic reflective model. The assessment develops skills in communication, creative thinking, integrity, adaptability and completing tasks, with particular emphasis on leadership and entrepreneurial skills. The learning outcomes include evaluating ethical and inclusive approaches to leadership, diversity and entrepreneurship; reflecting critically on entrepreneurial practice and effective leadership; understanding principles for leading and developing people; understanding leadership and development strategy; and understanding entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial practice in strategic contexts. The submission requires Task 1, the Task 2A briefing note and Task 3 to be combined into one MS Word document, while Task 2B must be submitted separately as a narrated PowerPoint with audio. The written work should include a cover sheet, page numbers, Arial 12-point font and 1.5 line spacing. References and appendices are excluded from the word count, while words in tables count towards the final word count. The assessment also carries a 10% allocation for referencing and structured presentation across the three tasks. The assignment brief places particular importance on using the selected case study as the foundation for the analysis. Wider research may be used, but the primary focus should remain on the case study interview, CMI materials, module-related models and content. Students are expected to apply relevant models, tools and methods discussed in seminars and CMI learning journeys and support their analysis with appropriate evidence and academic literature.
Read Model Answer →
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.
Read Model Answer →
Management / Digital Transformation and Leadership
1,500 words
Leading Through Digital Change: Digital Transformation Report and Future Technology Poster
This Masters-level assessment for the Leading Through Digital Change module examines how organisations can respond strategically and effectively to rapid technological and digital transformation. Students take the role of a Digital Transformation Manager for one selected international organisation and prepare a professional Digital Transformation Report accompanied by an A4 digital poster. The purpose is to evaluate the organisation's current digital context and recommend changes that can strengthen competitive advantage and create sustainable business value. The first component requires critical evaluation and recommendation of one appropriate digital transformation strategic framework. Students may apply frameworks such as the McKinsey 4Ds, BCG Three Stages, Gartner's Six Steps or Cognizant's Four Pillars. The analysis should establish clear digital transformation objectives relevant to organisational functions such as operations, ICT and marketing, while using organisational evidence, academic research and practical examples to justify the proposed strategic direction. The second component is an academic poster evaluating two disruptive technologies or techniques expected to affect the chosen organisation, its industry, employment and the labour market over the next five years. Potential technologies include Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, 5G connectivity, the Internet of Things, robotics, drone delivery, blockchain, augmented reality and virtual reality. The poster should combine academic literature with real-world examples to demonstrate the likely opportunities, challenges and wider organisational implications of technological disruption. The final component focuses on digital leadership. Students analyse and recommend two suitable leadership approaches for managing and supporting digital transformation. Relevant approaches may include agile leadership, ethical-tech leadership, people-oriented leadership, hyperaware agile leadership and Goleman's leadership styles. Overall, the assessment integrates digital strategy, innovation, emerging technologies and leadership. The wider module also covers digital transformation strategies, data-driven decision-making, leadership in the digital age, artificial intelligence in contemporary business, digital risk management and planning for the future. Reference style: Harvard. Main report word limit: 1,500 words. Poster: A4 size with no specified word count.
Read Model Answer →
Management / Business Management
5,000 words
Principles of Management: AstraZeneca Management Analysis and Skills Development Report
This Masters-level Principles of Management assignment examines the management practices, organisational environment and managerial functions of AstraZeneca plc. The assessment is structured as a 5,000-word management report in which the student acts as a business consultant and critically evaluates how management theories, concepts and practices contribute to organisational performance and value creation. The work requires the application of relevant academic literature alongside case-study evidence and independent research on AstraZeneca. The first part of the assessment considers key management theories and practices. Students are expected to examine how management contributes to AstraZeneca's success, apply an appropriate dimension of the Competing Values Framework, and select an additional relevant management theory. Suggested theoretical perspectives include Scientific Management, Bureaucratic Theory, Administrative Theory, Contingency Theory and Total Quality Management, although students are encouraged to select theories most appropriate to the organisation rather than applying every available model. The assignment also evaluates AstraZeneca within the global business environment. Frameworks such as LoNG-PEST or Porter's Five Forces may be used to analyse global, national and local influences, including significant opportunities and threats. Students then critically analyse an internal organisational challenge and consider how the core management functions of planning, organising, leading and controlling can be applied to address it. Supporting analytical approaches may include Value Chain analysis, VRIO and stakeholder analysis. A further component focuses on personal and professional development. Students complete a Personal SWOT analysis and construct a Skills Development Plan linked to future career aims. This is followed by a 500-word reflective statement examining personal management competencies, including self-management, problem-solving and decision-making. An appropriate reflective framework, such as Borton, Kolb or GROW, is applied to structure the reflection. Overall, the assessment integrates management theory, organisational analysis, global business considerations, managerial decision-making and reflective professional development. It is designed to demonstrate Level 7 critical analysis and the practical application of management concepts to a contemporary multinational organisation. The wider module covers management theories, stakeholder management, global management, planning and decision-making, human resource management, leadership, operations and finance for managers
Read Model Answer →
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.
Read Model Answer →