MSBP Assignment 1 Brief - SEM 1 - 2022-2023
MSBP Assignment 1 Brief - SEM 1 - 2022-2023
MSBP Assignment 1 Brief - SEM 1 - 2022-2023
HIGHER NATIONALS
BTEC HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS (RQF)
Unit Code, Number and Title D/618/5039– Unit 6: Managing a Successful Business Project
IV Date
Plagiarism is a particular form of cheating. Plagiarism must be avoided at all costs and students who
break the rules, however innocently, may be penalised. It is your responsibility to ensure that you
understand correct referencing practices. As a university level student, you are expected to use
appropriate references throughout and keep carefully detailed notes of all your sources of materials for
material you have used in your work, including any material downloaded from the Internet. Please
consult the relevant unit lecturer or your course tutor if you need any further advice.
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Submission format and Instructions:
Full copies of questionnaires, all other instrumentation, and an Excel file containing all your data
are to be included in your research report (in the Appendix).
All documents and your research report should contain in-text references and a list of any
references used.
Use the Harvard referencing system. Please refer to Reference guide on Moodle.
Plagiarism is unacceptable. Students must cite all sources and input the information by
paraphrasing, summarising or using direct quotes. If you are caught plagiarizing, University
policies and procedures will apply. A Referral Grade is given when Plagiarism is identified in your
work. There are no exceptions.
You must submit only a soft-copy of your research report before deadline via Moodle/Turnitin.
Late assignments WILL NOT be accepted.
Read ALL Instructions on this Page and review the Pass, Merit and Distinction criteria carefully. To
pass the assignment, you must achieve ALL the Pass Criteria outlined in the marking sheet. To
achieve a Merit, you must achieve ALL the Merit criteria (and therefore the Pass criteria). To
achieve a Distinction, you must achieve ALL the Distinction criteria (and therefore the Pass and
Merit criteria).
LO1: Explain the key stages of the project lifecycle that should be considered when project managing
LO2: Produce a Project Management Plan (PMP) for a business project using primary and secondary
research methods
LO3: Implement the Project Management Plan (PMP) to communicate results from the research and make
conclusions from the evidence of findings
LO4: Reflect on the value gained from implementing the project and the project management process
This is an individual work and you are required to submit a Research project proposal on the following
topic:
“Addressing business recovery through the lens of a specific industry, e.g. hospitality, tourism,
retail…”
Gaining knowledge and skills on business research, gaining knowledge in the chosen topic, and
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delivering a professional research report is not only challenging but it seems like an overwhelming task
for you. The only way to succeed at this challenge is managing the project in a professional manner.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Your assignment 1 should not exceed 3000 words (excluding references and any Appendix).
It is compulsory to specify the wordcount below the title of assignment 1.
Note: the similarity rate for this module is 25%. You need to submit the work via Moodle.
Late work: You cannot submit your work later than the assigned date.
Recommended Resources
1. DINSMORE, P. and CABANIS-BREWIN, J. (2018). The AMA Handbook of Project Management. 5th
Ed. AMACON.
2. FLICK, U. (2020) Introducing Research Methodology: A Beginner’s Guide to Doing a Research
Project. 3rd Ed. London: SAGE.
3. GRAY, D. (2017) Doing Research in the Real World. 4th Ed. London: SAGE.
4. MAYLOR, H. (2021) Project Management. 5th Ed. Harlow: Pearson.
5. SAUNDERS, M., LEWIS, P. and THORNHILL, A. (2019) Research Methods for Business Students.
8th Ed. Harlow: Pearson
Supplemenatory Resources: Articles provided on Moodle
Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria
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gathering
their importance information and
to project data collection.
management.
P4 Produce a
PMP that covers,
aim, objectives,
deliverables,
LO2 Produce a quality, risk, . M3 Produce a D2 Justify the
Project communication detailed PMP, choices made in
Management Plan resources and and schedule for the design of the
(PMP) for a research monitoring and PMP for
business project methods. completing the completing the
using primary and aims and aims and
P5 Produce a
secondary objectives of the objectives of the
work breakdown
research methods project. project.
structure and a
schedule to
provide
timeframes and
stages for
completion.
P6 Conduct a
business project
as stated within
LO3 Implement the PMP and
the Project communicate M4 Justify
Management Plan findings. conclusions and
(PMP) to recommendation
communicate s drawn from LO3 & 4
results from the data analysis and
research and make P7 Present data findings to meet
conclusions from to draw valid and the stated project D3 Critically
the evidence of meaningful objectives.
conclusions and reflect on the
findings findings from the
recommendation
s from data research and the
analysis. project
management
process in
supporting stated
objectives and
P8 Reflect on the M5 Evaluate the own learning.
LO4 Reflect on
value of project
value gained from
undertaking the management
implementing the
business project process to meet
project and the
to meet stated stated objectives
project
objectives and and support own
management
own learning and learning and
process.
performance. performance.
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Formative Feedback: Assessor to Student
Action Plan
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Name of Assessor Date of Assessment:
Re-submission Feedback:
* Please note that grades are provisional. They are only confirmed once internal and external verifiers
have taken place, and the final decisions have been agreed by the assessment board.
* This grade only reflects the result of this assignment, not for the whole Unit.