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Emerging Technology

General Assessment Guidance

·         Your summative assessment for this module is made up of this 2500-word submission, which accounts for 100% of your final module mark.

 

·         A total of 100 marks are available for this module assessment and you are required to achieve minimum 50% to pass this module.

 

·         The deadline for submission is shown on the submission link. Please note late submissions will not be marked.

 

·         You are required to submit all elements of your assessment in one Word document, via The Hub Assessment area. Only submissions made via the specified mode will be accepted and hard copies or any other digital form of submissions (such as via email or pen drive etc.) will not be accepted.

 

·         For coursework, the submission word limit is 2500 words, excluding your list of references. You must comply with the word count guidelines. You may submit LESS than 2500 words but not more. Word Count guidelines can be found on your programme home page and the coursework submission page.

 

·         Do not put your name or contact details anywhere on your submission. You should only put your student registration number (SRN) which will ensure your submission is recognised in the marking process.

 

·         You are required to use only Harvard Referencing System in your submission. Any content which is already published by other author(s) and is not referenced will be considered as a case of plagiarism.

 

·         You can find further information on Harvard Referencing in the online library on The Hub. You can use the following link to access this information: https://bpp.libguides.com/Home/StudySupport

 

·         BPP University has a strict policy regarding authenticity of assessments. In proven instances of plagiarism or collusion, severe punishment will be imposed on offenders. You are advised to read the rules and regulations regarding plagiarism and collusion in the GARs and MOPP which are available on The Hub in the Academic registry section.

 

You should include a completed copy of the Assignment Cover sheet. Any submission without this completed Assignment Cover sheet may be considered invalid and not marked.

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%

 

50-59%

 

60-69%

 

70-100%

 

 

 

 

Fail

 

Pass

 

Merit

 

Distinction

 

Understanding

Identify and analyse

 

Limited knowledge base that

 

Satisfactory knowledge base;

 

Good knowledge base, exploring

 

Excellent information and knowledge

 

context (30%)

 

begins to explore and analyse

 

explores and explicitly analyses

 

and analysing emerging

 

base which deeply explores and analyses

 

 

relevant emerging

 

 

 

 

 

 

technologies for

 

emerging technologies

 

emerging technologies appropriate

 

technologies appropriate for the

 

emerging technologies appropriate for

 

 

 

appropriate for the selected

 

for the selected organisation with a

 

selected organisation with clear

 

the selected organisation with

 

 

your selected

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

organisation in a limited way.

 

satisfactory level of detail

 

originality and autonomy.

 

considerable originality and autonomy.

 

 

organisational

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lacks the necessary depth or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and

 

 

clear linkages to the selected

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

organisation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Knowledge

(b.2))

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

potential value of

 

value emerging tech may bring to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Critically appraise

 

Limited knowledge base.

 

Satisfactory understanding of the

 

Good and clear understanding of

 

Thorough and deep appraisal of the value

 

 

and evaluate the

 

Some limited appreciation of the

 

value emerging tech may bring to

 

the value emerging tech may bring

 

emerging tech may bring to the learners’

 

 

 

 

 

the learners’ selected organisation

 

to the learners’ selected

 

selected organisation with very clear

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

emerging

 

the learners’ selected

 

with some recommendations for

 

organisation with

 

recommendations and impacts of the

 

 

 

 

the adoption of emerging tech by

 

recommendations for the adoption

 

adoption of emerging tech by the

 

 

technologies for

 

organisation. Lacking in the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the business. May be lacking some

 

of emerging tech by the business.

 

business.

 

 

your selected

 

necessary depth and analysis to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

depth.

 

 

 

 

 

 

organisation (30%)

 

award a pass.

 

 

Application of current and

 

Excellent and detailed usage of recent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

Use of some appropriate

 

emerging thoughts and practices

 

emerging thought at the forefront of the

 

 

 

 

 

references.

 

from the discipline through

 

discipline using entirely appropriate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

appropriate references.

 

external sources of information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Criterion

 

 

0-49%

 

50-59%

 

60-69%

 

70-100%

 

 

 

 

 

Fail

 

Pass

 

Merit

 

Distinction

 

 

Critically evaluate

 

Limited knowledge base: Some

 

Satisfactory understanding of the

 

Good and clear understanding of

 

Excellent. Thorough and deep knowledge

 

 

the impact a trend in

 

limited appreciation of the

 

impact emerging tech could have

 

the impact emerging tech could

 

and understanding of the impact

 

 

technology could

 

impact emerging tech could have

 

on the strategic direction of the

 

have on the strategic direction of

 

emerging tech could have on the

 

 

 

on the strategic direction of the

 

learners’ selected organisation.

 

the learners’ selected organisation.

 

strategic direction of the learners’

 

 

have on your

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

learners’ selected organisation

 

Some recommendations made but

 

Clear recommendations made.

 

selected organisation. Very clear

 

 

selected

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

but lacking the depth of

 

lacking real depth in areas.

 

 

 

recommendations for the organisation

 

 

organisation’s

 

 

 

Clear application of current and

 

 

 

 

discussion required for a pass.

 

 

 

 

based on this critical analysis.

 

 

strategic direction

 

 

Some application of current and

 

emerging thoughts and practices

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(30%)

 

 

 

 

emerging thoughts and practices

 

from the discipline.

 

Excellent and detailed usage of recent

 

 

 

 

 

 

from the discipline through the use

 

 

 

emerging thought at the forefront of the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Part 2)

 

 

 

of external sources.

 

 

 

discipline.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Skills

Academic skills &

 

Limited academic/intellectual

 

Satisfactory academic/intellectual

 

Good academic/intellectual skills.

 

Excellent academic/intellectual skills.

 

Referencing (10%)

 

skills. Original work with personal

 

skills. Wholly original work with

 

Demonstrates intellectual

 

Demonstrates intellectual originality,

 

 

 

 

reflection and broad evidence-

 

good reflection and solid, well-

 

originality and imagination

 

integrity, coherence and imagination.

 

Cognitive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

based critique. Solid structure

 

reasoned judgements forming from

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and accuracy in expression.

 

evidence-based critique. Consistent

 

Good with precise, full and

 

 

 

 

 

 

Practical/professional skills

 

structure and accuracy in

 

appropriate references and notes

 

Excellent with precise, full and

 

 

 

 

evident.

 

expression. Practical/professional

 

at a high standard.

 

appropriate references and notes at near-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

skills established.

 

 

 

publishing standard

 

 

 

 

 

Limited and full and appropriate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

references and notes with minor

 

Satisfactory with precise, full and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or insignificant errors

 

appropriate references and notes