Discuss the influence of the internet on the business. Produce a PESTLE analysis on the selected business. Fully explore each element of a PESTLE analysis using detailed examples. This will allow you to explain how external factors affect your business.

/in /by

Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino (FIAT)

You are required to produce a case study in the form of a journal article on the multinational you have chosen (FIAT). In this you will:

• Discuss the influence of the internet on the business (speed and ease of communication, changes to business processes etc

• Produce a PESTLE analysis on the selected business. Fully explore each element of a PESTLE analysis using detailed examples. This will allow you to explain how external factors affect your business.

Based on your assessment and analysis of the companies in Milestones One and Two, create and deliver a PowerPoint Presentation for senior management’s review and analysis. Also write an executive summary with your recommendations for the leadership team.

/in /by

Final Project

You are a former Navy officer and fighter pilot, and you are now the controller of a division of TransGlobal Airlines, a large organization that operates a fleet of corporate jets for charter at several airports in the southeast part of the United States. Your division’s private charter clients include several Fortune 500 companies in the region. The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) has informed you that the company is considering the acquisition of two smaller aviation firms in the region specializing in chartered flights for luxury vacations using light aircraft (60 passengers or less). The CFO has tasked you with assessing the organizational benefits of acquiring these aviation firms. The CFO intends to develop a new business plan for the organization if your analysis recommends moving forward with the acquisition.

After an initial assessment, the company has shortlisted two airlines, Company A and Company B, to examine further for acquisition. To understand all aspects of the two airlines under consideration, you have visited each proposed site to assess their performance. The assessment included creating a balanced scorecard for each airline with all four components, financial, internal processes, customers/market, and learning and growth, that will impact the acquisition of each firm.

The CFO has asked you to generate two scenarios for the proposed acquisition based on your analysis and governing or predictive assumptions. They include a worst-case scenario that considers the most serious outcomes that could occur if anticipated targets and assumptions are dramatically wrong; and a best-case scenario if anticipated targets and assumptions significantly exceed forecasts.

Based on your assessment and analysis of the companies in Milestones One and Two, you will create and deliver a PowerPoint Presentation for senior management’s review and analysis. You will also write an executive summary with your recommendations for the leadership team.

Demonstrate an ability to undertake a project involving plan, execute, analyse findings and draw conclusions for an investigation with specified aims and objectives identified.

/in /by

Research project business

Assignment Overview
This Foundation Year Project module is designed to provide students with basic and essential skills involved in planning, undertaking, and presenting a piece of independent research on a topic relevant to business and tourism management. Students will be given an opportunity to investigate a problem or question that relates to business and tourism management, making use of information gathered from a wide range of sources (published, internet, etc.).

This assignment has been designed to provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate your achievement of the following module learning outcomes:
LO 1 Demonstrate an ability to undertake a project involving plan, execute, analyse findings and draw conclusions for an investigation with specified aims and objectives identified.
LO 2 Enable students to manage their time effectively in conduction a project and, as a consequence, enhance their academic skills
LO 3 Enable students to communicate through written and visual presentation skills

Using the research and knowledge gained from the formative assessments that you completed as a group, write an individual briefing report to the client outlining your findings, analysis, and recommended solutions.

/in /by

Community Enteprise

Assessment Task

You are required to produce a comprehensive briefing report on your chosen community enterprise/non-profit. The report should present their aims and values, what they do, their impact, and the challenges faced by the selected community enterprise/non-profit.

Using the research and knowledge gained from the formative assessments that you completed as a group, you should write an individual briefing report to the client outlining your findings, analysis, and recommended solutions.

With reference to financial and enterprise risks, critically debate the statement that: ‘Restrictions may start to be lifted within the UK but the collapse of many more restaurants and pubs within the hospitality industry is inevitable in 2022 following the aftermath of the global covid19 pandemic , defying any enterprise risk management models and business innovations the sector will try to implement’.

/in /by

Enterprise Risk Management

ASSIGNMENT TASK:

Online E-Debate on the Discussion board

“Over the last 2 years the hospitality industry has seen a dramatic change in the way they operate and tighter regulations and restrictions have meant many pubs and restaurants are struggling to survive with many getting into financial difficulties just to break even.

With reference to financial and enterprise risks, critically debate the statement that:

‘Restrictions may start to be lifted within the UK but the collapse of many more restaurants and pubs within the hospitality industry is inevitable in 2022 following the aftermath of the global covid19 pandemic , defying any enterprise risk management models and business innovations the sector will try to implement’.

Identify an organisation which has undergone, is undergoing, OR requires a business improvement or change intervention. Select and critically review and apply an appropriate tool/framework.

/in /by

Business Improvement and Creativity portfolio

You are required to identify an organisation which has undergone, is undergoing, OR requires a business improvement or change intervention (this can be the one within which you currently work).

You will then select and critically review (theory analysis / literature review) and apply (case application) an appropriate tool/framework, this drawn from ONE of the key fields studied.

 

Give a brief overview of your chosen organisation. State at least five goals of your chosen organisation, including short- and long-term goals. What are the current operational issues that ensure the organisation’s sustainable growth? Consider the impact of operations on the environment and the CSR activities of your chosen organisation.

/in /by

Do a poster

Foundation Year Project

This Assignment Guide should be used in conjunction with the Assignment Brief. To succeed, you must address each part of the Assignment Brief and satisfy all the learning outcomes.

General Notes:
● Individual oral presentation – The student will present the poster in class, with tutor-led support and a time plan. The tutor should mark the student at the same time in the day.
● Word counts below are a guide – ensure to stay within the maximum word count, i.e. 1500 words.
● Direct citations of not more than one sentence are not included in your word count – use your research wisely.
● Information in blue ink is only a guide to demonstrate one way of meeting the assignment’s criteria and remaining within the word count.

Learning Outcomes:
Module Demonstrate an ability to undertake a project involving plan, executing, analysing findings, and drawing conclusions for an investigation with specified aims and objectives identified.

2. Enable students to manage their time effectively in conducting a project and, consequently, enhance their academic skills.
3. Enable students to communicate through written and visual presentation skills.

Poster evidence used for the plan – 1500 Words equivalent.
It is essential to use the assignment guide in conjunction with the assignment brief. Using the research you have carried out in assignment 1, prepare a poster informing stakeholders about the challenge of the future of tourism, incorporating a sustainability plan for your chosen organisation.
1. Overview
2. Goals
3. Vision
4. Past operation

5. Present operation
6. Future operations

Things to do,
Give a brief overview of your chosen organisation. (200 words)

State at least five goals of your chosen organisation, including short- and long-term goals (100 words).

State the vision of the organisation and briefly outline the organisational values that support the vision (200 words).

Outline the organisation’s past operations that help achieve the vision (300words).

What are the current operational issues that ensure the organisation’s sustainable growth? Consider the impact of operations on the environment and the CSR activities of your chosen organisation. Give relevant examples (300words).

State the organisation’s plans for market development and product development (400words).

Appendix (optional)-includes all other materials not directly contained in the poster, but these must be referenced in the poster. For example, see Appendix 1

Which skills have you developed and/or enhanced as a result of the project? What do you know now that you didn’t know at the start of the process? To what extent has your level of confidence improved? How could you use your learning in your future career?

/in /by

Consulting in Practice Report

Consulting in Practice Report (Word count 1500)

Assignment Structure
• Ensure work is supported with evidence from research (academic theory and company research, diagrams, illustrations, pictures if necessary)
• Introduction
• Body section
• Heading
• Conclusion
• References

The Task Requirements’

Section below details the four tasks to be completed.
The word count of 1500 words refers specifically to Tasks one and two. The response to these tasks should be written in report format using a formal tone and a concise style. You may use the first person.

Tasks three and four will be fully assessed using the Assessment Criteria but will not be included in the word count.

Task one
Having worked as part of the team solving your client’s business problem, this task requires you to reflect on the process and evaluate your learning and your skills development.

For example,

• Which skills have you developed and/or enhanced as a result of the project?
• What do you know now that you didn’t know at the start of the process?
• To what extent has your level of confidence improved?
• How could you use your learning in your future career? Your critical evaluation should be supported with examples.

Task two
Taking into account your evaluation in task one, this task requires you to identify THREE skills gaps or areas where you consider that further development would be useful, for you to be successful in your business career. Propose a plan of action for filling these gaps/developing these areas.

Task three
For this task you will need to be registered on mybuckscareer, if you have not already done so.

Use ‘My Jobs’ on the top menu bar, and then ‘Job Search Engine’ to identify a specific job that you would like to apply for (This could be a graduate scheme, an internship, a placement or a graduate job).

Alternatively, identify a graduate scheme, an internship, a placement or a graduate job that you have seen advertised, or published on a website.

Whether using the ‘Job Search Engine’ or another source, please select a job where there is a reasonable level of information on the company’s requirements, such as a person specification or job description.

Then,

In the Appendices to your report;
• Place a screenshot or print out of the job you are applying for, including the job description/person specification AND
• Create a CV which is specifically tailored to the job requirements and description. For this element of the assignment, please either use the CV Builder on mybuckscareer (accessed through CVs Job Applications, then ‘Writing your CV), or a format of your choice which includes similar information.

In the body of the report, create a simple table which;
• shows the key skills/qualities that the organisation is looking for (Column A – use extracts or summaries of the job description or person specification to help) and
• maps against each requirement the wording from your CV which addresses these requirements (Column B) This table will not be included in the word count.

Task four
Create or update your LinkedIn profile to ensure it is fully reflects your current situation. (Use the section ‘Social Media’ on mybuckscareer to help you) Place a screenshot of your profile in the Appendices. Your profile should include the following; photo, headline and summary, education, skills (at least 4), groups (at least 2) and companies (at least 2.)

Identify one operation management practice within a chosen organisation. Critically analyse how this operation management practice impacts the organisation in regards to efficiency. Evaluate how technology could be embedded in this process or evaluate how this has already been achieved. What supporting functions are linked to this operation management practice and evaluate how can they assist with ensuring organisational success?

/in /by

Operations and Service Management (Word count 2500)

Select an organisation ( Tesco PLC or Sainsbury’s) and apply all four of the questions below.

Task Requirements questionary

1. Identify one operation management practice within a chosen organisation.

2. Critically analyse how this operation management practice impacts the organisation in regards to efficiency.

3. Evaluate how technology could be embedded in this process or evaluate how this has already been achieved.

4. What supporting functions are linked to this operation management practice and evaluate how can they assist with ensuring organisational success?

Assignment Structure

• Ensure work is supported with evidence from research (academic theory and company research, diagrams, illustrations, pictures etc…)

• A brief introduction

• Body section

• Heading

• Conclusion

• References

This assignment has been designed to provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate your achievement of the following module learning outcomes:

1 Appraise the theories, concepts and principles of practice from the area of Operations Management and their application to the service and manufacturing industries

2 Evaluate the application of alternative Operations Management Techniques – Capacity, Quality and Supply Chain Management

3 Evaluate the potential use of technology for supply chain management

4 Apply a range of Operations techniques to the management of a business

5 Evaluate how supporting functions interact with operations and aid their success

Identify THREE aspects in supply-chain management that can be improved by data-driven decision-making and its tools and techniques. Then, using examples, explain how they can be improved. Finally, discuss the limitations of data-driven decision-making in this context.

/in /by

NHS COVID-19 app

1. The NHS COVID-19 mobile phone app was introduced in England and Wales in September 2020 by NHS Test and Trace to facilitate tracking and tracing of Covid-19 infections. It includes features such as contact tracing, local area alerts and venue check-in. (Word limit: 1000 words in total for this question.)

(a) The UTAUT (Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology) model (Venkatesh et al., 2003) considers performance expectancy, effort expectancy, and social influence as among the factors that influence an individual’s intention (behavioural intention) to use technology. Explain how each of these factors might influence the acceptance of the NHS COVID-19 app.

(b) Stamper’s Organisational Containment Model (sometimes called the “organisational onion model”) stipulates that automated systems (such as IT systems) are contained within formal systems which in turn are contained within informal systems.
Apply the Organisational Containment Model to the NHS COVID-19 app. Considering the app as the automated system, identify both the informal system and the formal system that contain it. Then assess potential issues in the operationalisation of the app.

(c) Among the seven key principles of GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) are purpose limitation, data minimisation, and storage limitation. Suggest how each of the three principles should be addressed in contact tracing apps such as the NHS COVID-19 app.

2. From a semiotic point of view, an information system can be considered as a system that manages and processes signs (Word limit: 700 words in total for this question.)
(a) Using an example, explain why an information system can be considered as a system that manages and processes signs.
(b) Stamper’s Semiotic Framework contains six aspects of a sign system – the physical world, empirics, syntactics, semantics, pragmatics, and the social world.

Explain why the first three are aspects of the IT platform, while the remaining three are characterised as part of human information functions. Then discuss how such characterisations can benefit the design of IT systems.

3. Data-driven decision-making can be defined as the practice of basing decisions on the analysis of data rather than purely on intuition. Tools and techniques such as data analytics (predictive analytics, prescriptive analytics, etc.), data mining and data visualisation support data-driven decision-making (Word limit: 700 words in total for this question.)
(a) Using an example, explain the process of data-driven decision- making using the DIKAR (data-information-knowledge-action- result) model.
(b) Supply-chain management can be considered as the coordination of all supply activities of an organisation from its suppliers and partners to its customers.

Identify THREE aspects in supply-chain management that can be improved by data-driven decision-making and its tools and techniques. Then, using examples, explain how they can be improved. Finally, discuss the limitations of data-driven decision-making in this context.