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Global Supply Chain Management
1,800 words
Suez Canal Blockage: A Case Study of Global Supply Chain Disruption
This individual report examines the challenges faced by global supply chains as a result of the Suez Canal blockage and critically evaluates the factors that affected supply chain performance during the disruption. The assignment uses the Suez Canal blockage as a case study to explore the wider principles and practices of global supply chain management, with particular attention to supply chain disruption, risk management, resilience, logistics, supplier relationships and integrated supply chain performance. The report requires students to conduct preliminary research into the Suez Canal blockage and use relevant academic and practical sources to identify the major challenges created by the disruption. The case study focuses on the six-day stranding of the Ever Given and the resulting disruption to international supply chains and global trade. The assessment considers how a disruption at a strategically important global trade route can create wider consequences for organisations, logistics networks and supply chain operations. The analysis should identify the key factors that influenced supply chain performance and critically evaluate the effectiveness of the solutions implemented to resolve the disruption. Relevant global supply chain management theories, models and concepts should be clearly defined and applied to the case rather than simply described. The report should demonstrate an understanding of fundamental supply chain principles and consider how evolving trends and global issues can affect supply chain operations. The assignment also encourages consideration of important supply chain management areas covered within the unit, including risk management, resilience, outsourcing, supplier planning and selection, relationship management, supply chain integration, demand management, order management and customer service. These concepts should be connected to the Suez Canal blockage to provide a critical assessment of the challenges and possible approaches to improving supply chain resilience. The report must be presented in a formal and logically coherent report format and should provide evidence of critical reasoning through a wide range of relevant academic and practical sources. The conclusion should draw together the main findings, while recommendations should propose realistic approaches for addressing the supply chain issues identified in the case. The assessment is worth 30% of the overall unit mark and requires an individual report of 1,800 words, with a permitted variation of ±10%. The report is assessed across four main areas: use of theory and frameworks (25%), analysis and evaluation (30%), conclusions and recommendations (20%), and structure, presentation and referencing (25%). The marking criteria emphasise the application of relevant theoretical concepts, critical evaluation of academic and practical sources, a clear connection between theory and practice, realistic recommendations, logical structure, and appropriate in-text citations and referencing.
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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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Entrepreneurship / Leadership and Management
3,500 words
Entrepreneurial Practice: Strategic Analysis, New Venture Development and Professional Reflection
This individual Entrepreneurial Practice assessment requires students to critically analyse a real organisational issue using one of the approved employer case studies and develop an entrepreneurial business proposal aligned with the organisation’s needs. The complete assessment is structured as a 3,500-word-equivalent portfolio consisting of a written report, briefing notes, a narrated PowerPoint presentation and a professional reflection. Entrepreneurial Practice Assign… Task 1 is a 1,500-word organisational analysis worth 30% of the marks. Students critically examine the challenges facing the selected organisation using appropriate strategic-analysis tools. They must also evaluate the organisation’s leadership models and communication strategies and assess their impact on employees, organisational culture and performance. The section concludes with three justified recommendations intended to improve organisational performance. Entrepreneurial Practice Assign… Task 2A consists of 1,000-word briefing notes focused on a proposed entrepreneurial venture. Students critically appraise the stages of entrepreneurial practice from idea generation through to delivery, including the benefits of the proposed venture and suitable funding sources. The task also requires analysis of business risk-management strategies and critical evaluation of the entrepreneurial traits, characteristics, skills and competencies needed to position the proposed venture strategically. Entrepreneurial Practice Assign… Task 2B converts the business proposal into a short narrated PowerPoint pitch. The presentation communicates the rationale and organisational benefits of the business idea, funding opportunities, key risks and mitigation approaches, and the entrepreneurial competencies needed for successful implementation. The intended audience includes employees, managers, senior management and the Board of Directors, so professional communication and persuasive presentation are important. Entrepreneurial Practice Assign… Task 3 is a 500-word personal and professional reflection based on an area of the CMI Code of Conduct and Practice. Students may use reflective frameworks such as Gibbs, Kolb, Rolfe or Burton and explain how the selected professional principle applies to their current or future career. Entrepreneurial Practice Assign… Overall, the assessment integrates strategic analysis, leadership, entrepreneurship, venture development, funding, risk management, professional communication and reflective practice. Overview word count: approximately 360 words. AI-use note: the assignment is classified as AI Amber. AI may be used only within the permitted support categories, and students must disclose which AI tools were used and briefly explain how they were used. Entrepreneurial Practice Assign… Important for your public Reference Library: the brief explicitly states that the document and its case-study materials must not be passed to third parties or posted on any website or social-media platform. Therefore, do not upload this assessment brief itself publicly. Only publish the finished student work if you have the right to do so and it does not reproduce restricted case-study material. Entrepreneurial Practice Assign… Entrepreneurial Practice Assign…
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4,200 words
Global Supply Chain Strategy for the Gatwick Airport Northern Runway Expansion
This individual Global Supply Chain Management assessment requires students to prepare a professional strategic report on the supply chain implications of the Gatwick Airport Northern Runway expansion. The task focuses on applying contemporary supply chain theories, models and analytical techniques to a complex infrastructure development context, with particular attention to strategic relationships, operational efficiency, risk and resilience. Assignment Brief 2 - MBA013 Glo… The report begins by establishing the background to the organisation and examining its current global supply chain context. Students are expected to consider issues including strategic supplier and customer relationships, risk management, resilience, outsourcing, supplier planning and selection, integration, supply chain networks, leadership, benchmarking, decision-making, lean principles and agile supply chains. These areas provide the basis for evaluating how supply chain performance can be improved in a major airport expansion project. Assignment Brief 2 - MBA013 Glo… A key analytical component requires a PESTEL analysis to critically assess how external political, economic, social, technological, environmental and legal factors may affect the organisation’s global supply chain. The purpose is not only to identify external pressures but to evaluate how those factors may influence sourcing, supplier management, cost, risk exposure, resilience and long-term strategic decision-making. Assignment Brief 2 - MBA013 Glo… The final part of the report develops strategic recommendations aimed at optimising supply chain performance. Recommendations should focus on reducing costs, supporting sustainability, improving operational efficiency and strengthening resilience. Students are expected to justify these proposals through explicit application of relevant theories and models such as lean supply chain, agile supply chain and global sourcing strategies, supported by appropriate academic and practical evidence. Assignment Brief 2 - MBA013 Glo… The marking criteria place substantial emphasis on theoretical application, critical analysis and the connection between theory and practice. The rubric allocates 25% to theory and frameworks, 30% to analysis and evaluation, 20% to conclusions and recommendations, and 25% to structure, presentation and referencing. Assignment Brief 2 - MBA013 Glo… Assignment Brief 2 - MBA013 Glo… Overall, the assessment develops competence in strategic supply chain analysis, infrastructure logistics, risk and resilience, supplier management, lean and agile operations, sustainability and evidence-based recommendation development. Overview word count: approximately 350 words. Important: the brief explicitly states that the report must be original and that students should not use AI to produce the work. Assignment Brief 2 - MBA013 Glo…
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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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Data Science / Data Management / Leadership and Entrepreneurship
4,500 words
The Data Science Professional: Tesla Data Management, Leadership and Entrepreneurial Practice
This interdisciplinary Data Science Professional assessment uses Tesla as the central organisational case study to examine how data management, leadership, entrepreneurship, technology and ethics interact within a contemporary technology-driven business. Students produce an individual report of 4,500 words equivalent, combining technical data-science competencies with strategic and managerial analysis. The Data Science Professional A… The Data Science Professional A… Part A – Database Design and Distributed Frameworks focuses on data management. Students design an Entity-Relationship model for Tesla-related organisational data, translate the model into a relational schema and justify the database structure. They also work with a specified database to produce Oracle SQL queries for analytical requirements. A further component critically evaluates the security, privacy and ethical implications of Tesla's Full Self-Driving technology, supported by relevant academic evidence. The Data Science Professional A… Part B – Leadership and Developing People requires critical analysis of Tesla's leadership model and organisational culture. Students examine current leadership challenges and their implications for organisational and employee performance before proposing a leadership and people-development strategy designed to support future organisational growth, employee engagement and sustained performance. The Data Science Professional A… Part C – Entrepreneurial Practice and Managing Risk investigates the proposed creation of a Tesla spin-out venture focused on innovative, low-cost green hydrogen production systems. Students critically evaluate management support for the entrepreneurial initiative and recommend an evidence-based course of action. They must also propose a multidimensional approach to mitigating entrepreneurial risks and barriers, critically assess entrepreneurial leadership characteristics, and develop a role descriptor for the person who would lead the new venture. The Data Science Professional A… The final element examines whether GDPR and data or AI ethics constrain or support entrepreneurial practice among employees. Overall, the coursework integrates database modelling, SQL, data governance, leadership development, organisational culture, entrepreneurship, innovation, risk management and ethical decision-making within a single applied case study. The Data Science Professional A… Important for the public Reference Library: the brief explicitly states that it is for Coventry University Group students' own use and must not be passed to third parties or posted on any website. The Data Science Professional A… So publish an original high-level overview like the one above, but do not upload the original assessment brief itself to the public library.
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Environmental Sustainable Engineering
3,000 words
Environmental Sustainable Construction & Logistic Sources – EG7037
This coursework assesses Environmental Sustainable Engineering and Logistic Sources through a large-scale construction project scenario. The student is appointed as the project manager for a £320 million design-and-build project involving the development of a new shopping centre in central London. The project is planned over a 48-month period and is presented as a flagship initiative focused on environmentally friendly and sustainable construction practices, with government support for its sustainability commitments. The project manager is responsible for protecting the client's interests while ensuring that project standards, schedules, budgets, procurement requirements and quality expectations are achieved. The assignment is structured around environmental sustainability, construction logistics, procurement, renewable energy, health and safety, and sustainable design. Part A requires investigation of the environmental, economic, historical and cultural factors that could contribute to significant project costs and delays. It also requires discussion of four renewable or sustainable energy sources that could be used within the project, together with justification for each selected energy source. These activities require consideration of the project's location, sustainability objectives and practical construction requirements. Part B focuses on supply chain management and health and safety. Students must outline the supply chain management and procurement process for the material resources required for the construction project. This includes consideration of how appropriate materials and suppliers can be sourced and managed. The section also requires identification of key health and safety considerations during the production phase and discussion of the associated risks. Part C focuses on sustainable design systems. Students must discuss the need for implementing passive or active systems during the design stage and identify appropriate tools or techniques that can support their application. The potential environmental impacts of these systems must also be considered. The assignment therefore requires students to connect sustainable design decisions with environmental performance and the wider objectives of the construction project. The completed coursework should be approximately 3,000 words, excluding appendices and labelled diagrams or sketches. Students are expected to provide a well-researched and clearly structured written account using appropriate textbooks and other relevant sources. Images, photographs and diagrams should include captions and be cross-referenced within the text. The submission should include a conclusion and a properly cited bibliography or reference list. References must follow the Cite Them Right requirements. The coursework is submitted electronically through the designated Turnitin link.
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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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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.
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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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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.
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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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