LO1: Critically evaluate the value of emerging technologies as they apply to a business context LO2: Appraise various emerging technologies and the value of these to business

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MSc Management

Emerging Technology

Summative Coursework Assessment Brief

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Assessment Brief

This assessment brief gives you an overview of the summative assessment of this module. The learning outcomes below will be tested in the assessment contained in this brief.

1. MODULE LEARNING OUTCOMES (LOS)

LO1: Critically evaluate the value of emerging technologies as they apply to a business context LO2: Appraise various emerging technologies and the value of these to business

LO3: Critically evaluate trends of technology and their application to business strategy 

2. ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW

In this assignment you will write a two-part report about emerging technology in the context of an organisation of your choice. You will also be assessed on the overall professionalism of your report and your use of referencing (10% of module mark).

Assessment Part 1 (60% of module marks)

In this part of the assessment, you will need to reflect the learnings throughout this module and consider the learning outcomes particularly:

  • LO1: Critically evaluate the value of emerging technologies as they apply to a business context
  • LO2: Appraise various emerging technologies and the value of these to business

Write a report for external consumption, of no more than 1500 words, that identifies, appraises, and evaluates two emerging technologies that could be (further) adopted within an organisation of your choice. This report should be clearly articulated within the context of your chosen organisation and make use of a range of appropriate sources to support your arguments.

See section 3 of this brief for the recommended structure of this part of the report. 

Assessment Part 2 (40% of module marks)

In this part of the assessment, you will need to reflect the learnings throughout this module and consider the learning outcome particularly:

  • LO3: Critically evaluate trends of technology and their application to business strategy

Write a report for external consumption, of no more than 1000 words, that identifies and evaluates a trend in technology that has the potential to influence the strategic direction of your selected organisation. This report should be clearly articulated within your

selected organisational context and make use of a range of appropriate sources to support your arguments.

See section 3 of this brief for the recommended structure of this part of the report. 

3. ASSESSMENT STRUCTURE

Your summative report (maximum 2,500 words) should include:

  • A completed Cover Sheet (not included in word count)
  • Executive Summary (at most 300 words, not included in word count): An overview of your findings, highlighting the current state of emerging technology within your selected organisation and future opportunities for adopting emerging technology.
  • Part 1: Adopting Emerging Technologies at your Organisation (approx. 1,500 words total)

(a) Introduction (approx. 300 words): describe the context your selected organisation currently operates in and identify any factors that you believe would be relevant to the adoption of the emerging technologies you discuss in this part of the report.

(b) Emerging Technologies (approx. 1000 words): identify and analyse two distinct emerging technologies, either of which may have begun to be adopted or could be adopted in the future by your selected organisation. This should include for each technology:

  1. an explanation of why it should be considered emerging given the organisational context,
  2. an analysis of the extent of its adoption within your selected organisation to date, and how it could be (further) adopted by your selected organisation, and
  3. a critical appraisal of its value within the organisational context of your selected organisation.

(c) Conclusion (approx. 200 words): critically evaluate the two technologies identified in the previous section and make clear recommendation(s) for your selected organisation around the adoption of them, considering their potential value to your selected organisation.

  • Part 2: A Future Trend in Technology and your Organisation’s Strategic Direction (approx. 1000 words total)

(d) Introduction (approx. 300 words): building on your introduction from part 1, describe the current strategic direction that your selected organisation is taking.

(e) A Future Trend in Technology (approx. 500 words): identify and critically evaluate a specific trend in technology in the context of your selected organisation and its strategic direction.

(f) Conclusion (approx. 200 words): make clear recommendations for your selected organisation based on your analysis of its current strategic direction and the potential impact of the trend in technology you identified.

  • References (not included in word count): list the academic research cited within your project, using the Harvard reference format.
  • Appendices (not included in word count and not marked): additional content supporting the findings within your report.

Marking Criteria

Criterion

0-49%

Fail

50-59%

Pass

60-69%

Merit

70-100%

Distinction

Knowledge and Understanding

Identify and analyse relevant emerging technologies for your selected organisational context (30%)

(Part 1 (a), (b.1), (b.2))

Limited knowledge base that begins to explore and analyse emerging technologies appropriate for the selected organisation in a limited way. Lacks the necessary depth or clear linkages to the selected organisation.

Satisfactory knowledge base; explores and explicitly analyses emerging technologies appropriate for the selected organisation with a satisfactory level of detail

Good knowledge base, exploring and analysing emerging technologies appropriate for the selected organisation with clear originality and autonomy.

Excellent information and knowledge base which deeply explores and analyses emerging technologies appropriate for the selected organisation with considerable originality and autonomy.

Critically appraise and evaluate the potential value of emerging technologies for your selected organisation (30%)

(Part 1 (b.3) and (c))

Limited knowledge base.

Some limited appreciation of the value emerging tech may bring to the learners’ selected organisation. Lacking in the necessary depth and analysis to award a pass.

Satisfactory understanding of the value emerging tech may bring to the learners’ selected organisation with some recommendations for the adoption of emerging tech by the business. May be lacking some depth.

Use of some appropriate references.

Good and clear understanding of the value emerging tech may bring to the learners’ selected organisation with recommendations for the adoption of emerging tech by the business.

Application of current and emerging thoughts and practices from the discipline through appropriate references.

Thorough and deep appraisal of the value emerging tech may bring to the learners’ selected organisation with very clear recommendations and impacts of the adoption of emerging tech by the business.

Excellent and detailed usage of recent emerging thought at the forefront of the discipline using entirely appropriate external sources of information.

 

Criterion

0-49%

Fail

50-59%

Pass

60-69%

Merit

70-100%

Distinction

 

Critically evaluate the impact a trend in technology could have on your selected organisation’s strategic direction (30%)

(Part 2)

Limited knowledge base: Some limited appreciation of the impact emerging tech could have on the strategic direction of the

learners’ selected organisation but lacking the depth of discussion required for a pass.

Satisfactory understanding of the impact emerging tech could have on the strategic direction of the

learners’ selected organisation. Some recommendations made but lacking real depth in areas.

Some application of current and emerging thoughts and practices from the discipline through the use of external sources.

Good and clear understanding of the impact emerging tech could have on the strategic direction of

the learners’ selected organisation. Clear recommendations made.

Clear application of current and emerging thoughts and practices from the discipline.

Excellent. Thorough and deep knowledge and understanding of the impact emerging tech could have on the

strategic direction of the learners’ selected organisation. Very clear recommendations for the organisation based on this critical analysis.

Excellent and detailed usage of recent emerging thought at the forefront of the discipline.

Cognitive Skills

Academic skills & Referencing (10%)

Limited academic/intellectual skills. Original work with personal reflection and broad evidence- based critique. Solid structure and accuracy in expression.

Practical/professional skills evident.

Limited and full and appropriate references and notes with minor

or insignificant errors

Satisfactory academic/intellectual skills. Wholly original work with good reflection and solid, well- reasoned judgements forming from evidence-based critique. Consistent structure and accuracy in expression. Practical/professional skills established.

Satisfactory with precise, full and appropriate references and notes

Good academic/intellectual skills. Demonstrates intellectual originality and imagination

Good with precise, full and appropriate references and notes at a high standard.

Excellent academic/intellectual skills. Demonstrates intellectual originality, integrity, coherence and imagination.

 

 

Excellent with precise, full and appropriate references and notes at near- publishing standard
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