Identify two recent developments in the international business environment which appear to have impacted on your allotted company’s recent performance and development

Assessment and Feedback

Summary Assessment Information

This module will be assessed via two items of assessment

Assessment Guidance

1) Word count includes the title page, contents page, in-text references and citations but excludes tables, reference list and appendices.

1) Your work should include references to relevant journal articles and other good quality information sources and should be properly laid out using the Harvard system of referencing. More detailed guidance is available in the ‘Guide to Referencing in the Harvard Style’. We encourage you to make good use of all the support services offered by your Faculty Subject Librarian, further details are in the Learning Support Services Section.  

2) You should refer to the assessment criteria to provide fuller details of the marking criteria for each classification band.

3) In addition, you should refer to the standard assessment guidelines as presented in your Course Handbook/Support Area, this includes guidance and policies on referencing style, plagiarism, etc.

4) Coursework must be submitted by the dates specified. Coursework submitted after the deadline, without prior approval, is not normally accepted. For further guidance on the late submission of coursework, please see the course handbook.

5) Non-compliance with the word limit will result in a penalty being applied in accordance with the University Word Limit Policy which can be found on your Course Support Area in Blackboard.

Coursework 1

Assessment Task

ENTER COURSEWORK 1 TASK HERE

You are required to prepare/submit an individual report discussing the following:

You have been allocated a Multinational Enterprise (e.g. Rolls Royce plc, CRH plc, Easyjet plc) listed on an internationally recognised Stock Exchange (e.g.  London or Dublin). You are required to:

a. Identify two recent developments in the international business environment which appear to have impacted on your allotted company’s recent performance and development. Analyse how these two developments: (i) may have impacted the company’s most recent financial position, OR, (ii) how they might impact the company’s financial position in the near future. (12 marks) 

b. Evaluate the following two key elements of the MNE’s international financial and/or risk management strategy, in particular, one way in which each element appears to have affected the financial performance of your allotted company):

• Sources of finance
• Dividend policy (16 marks)

c. With reference to your allotted Multinational Enterprise (and using the most recent annual report published), analyse the financial performance (in terms of profitability, liquidity and investing) of the company in the two most recent consecutive financial periods (e.g. 2022/23 or 2023/24, ) using 8 different accounting ratios (prior year comparative figures will be available in the annual report).   (32 marks)

Notes:

(i) You have to choose a multinational company from the companies list spreadsheet provided as a shared link in the Assessment section. When you click the link, you will find separate sheets for the London and Birmingham campus. Each campus list will have their relevant groups. Make sure to go to the correct campus and then correct group to register your choice. To register, type your name in the cell against the name of the company. Your name will be saved automatically.

(ii) One company in a group can be chosen by maximum 2 students

(iii) You are only allowed to register your choice for 1 company.

(iv) A folder containing the annual reports can also be found in the Assessment section in Blackboard. The annual report provided in the folder must be used to compute ratios under Part C.

Assessment Guidelines

1) The assignment may take the form of an individual written word-processed briefing report of not more than 2500 words (+-10%), including title page, contents page, intext references and citations, but excluding tables, reference list and appendices.

2) Detailed guidance will be given in the tutorials in weeks 7 to 10, to explore the factors for your chosen case study and provide advice on the use of mediums/technologies for this assessment exercise.

3) This element of coursework accounts for 60% of the overall assessment. Students should refer to the marking criteria attached to provide them with fuller details of marking criteria for each classification band.

4) Completed assignments must be submitted via Turnitin by 11.59pm on 13^th December 2024. This date and time is final, and a late submission will be penalised by the deduction of marks.

5) All submitted assignments should have the file name: 

BMG704 (59938) Student B00xxxxxx

6) View additional ‘Standard Assessment Guidance,’ for further guidance applicable to all coursework elements.

Coursework 1 – BRIEF

a) The assignment will take the form of an individual word-processed report.

b) Detailed assessment guidance will be given in the Week 1 or 7 Seminar (as appropriate), and aims to provide advice on the use of media/technologies for this assessment exercise.

c) Completed assignments must be submitted in Word format via the Turnitin Dropbox in your Blackboard Course Area by the specified date and time outlined in the Key Assessment Information Table above.

d) All submitted assignments should have the file name:

i) "SurnameFirstNameBNumber"

ii) e.g. BrownJohnB00001234_AssignmentOne.

Coursework 1 – FEEDBACK

Written/audio/class feedback on the assessment will be provided via Blackboard, within 20 working days of the submission date.

Coursework 1 – ASSESSMENT RUBRIC/MARKING PROFORMA (70%)

To aid student understanding, it is advisable to explain the rubric/marking proforma to your students in an assessment preparation session.