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Report Topics – Choose One. Investigate the factors that are contributing to the decline of the high street and analyse and discuss the suggestions that are being made as to how this should be handled.Analyse and discuss changes

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Overview of Learning and Teaching Activities on the Module

Teaching will be primarily through small group seminars, workshops, VLE/e-learning resources, and regularone-to-one tutorials with personal tutors/supervisors.

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Learning Outcomes

1

Undertake a basic, subject specific literature review relevant to the focus of study.

2

Employ a simple, discipline appropriate methodology for their investigation.

3

Communicate their ideas, arguments and findings clearly using an individual proposal and individual essay.

Description/Guidance

Topic:

The module invites you write up a small individual project

(TOPICS ARE GIVEN BELOW)

Delivery method:

Assignment

Type/format:

PROPOSAL

Word count:

1,200 words

Weight:

30% marks

Submission method:

CCCU Turnitin

Basic guidelines:
  • Individual Report
    • A series of option topics from which you will need to choose one will be discussed with you during the taught element of this module.

 
  • The module invites you to choose, carry out and write up a small

individual project. You MUST use college cover page template.

Assessment grading criteria:

25% Evaluation of process and the quality of information/data developed 25% Knowledge and application of subject and theories

10% Quality of sources used 10% Referencing

10% Clarity of objectives and focus of work

20% Clarity of expression (incl. accuracy, spelling, grammar, punctuation and numeracy)

Report Topics – Choose One.

  1. Investigate the factors that are contributing to the decline of the high street and analyse and discuss the suggestions that are being made as to how this should be handled.
  2. Analyse and discuss changes being made to packaging in response to environmental concerns and the implications of these changes for business, the consumer and for society.
  3. In light of technological advances, analyse and discuss how payment methods have changed for consumers and the implications of this.
  4. Consider that you are in the process of buying a new car. Would you choose a petrol, diesel, or electric version? Compare and contrast these three options, including consideration of cost, practicality, and reliability.
  5. With advances in streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime, analyse and discuss the impact on cinema attendance. What can cinemas doing to increase their footfall?

The format for your Proposal/Report should contain the following:

  • Cover/title page
  • Table of content
  • Introduction/Background to the research
  • Research Aim and Objectives
  • Literature Review
  • Research Methodology
  • Gant chart
  • References

Referencing System:

The Business students are required to use Harvard as the standard referencing convention.

Learning Materials/Resources:

Recommended Reading list:

  • Anderson, V. (2013), Research Methods in Human Resource Management. 3rd ed., CIPD.
  • Blumberg, B., Cooper, D.R. and Schindler, P.S. (2011), Business Research Methods. 3rd ed., McGraw Hill.
  • Collis, J. & Hussey, R. (2014), Business Research. 4th ed., Palgrave Macmillan (available online from CCCU Library).
  • Reardon, D. (2013), Doing Your Undergraduate Project. Sage.
  • Redman, P. (2006), Good Essay Writing: A Social Sciences Guide. 3rd ed., Sage.
  • Saunders, M., Lewis, P. & Thornhill, A. (2012), Research Methods for Business Students. 6th ed., FT Prentice Hall (available online from CCCU Library).
  • Sekaran, U. & Bougie, R. (2013), Research Methods for Business: A Skill Building. 6th ed., Wiley.

Journals, magazines & academic articles related and relevant to the subject:

You are expected to keep abreast of current academic theory and the events and issues that involve or affect international logistics. This may be via published and academic journals, newspapers, trade magazines etc.

Websites:

You are expected to keep abreast of news, both specific to international logistics and general news as well as other information published in websites. Please note that the format and order of this reading list is for illustrative purposes only. Additional sources can also be found in Library services.

Students are requested to submit a single alphabetical order bibliography list containing all sources used for each piece of work submitted. For guidelines on the required Harvard referencing style please refer to: http://www.canterbury.ac.uk/library/docs/harvard.pdf

Transferable Skills

Cognitive skills of critical thinking, analysis, and synthesis:

  • Effective problem solving and decision making using appropriate quantitative and qualitative skills
  • Effective communication, oral and in writing, using a range of media
  • Numeracy and quantitative skills including data analysis, interpretation, and extrapolation
  • Effective use of Communication and Information Technology (CIT)
  • Effective self-management in terms of time, planning and behaviour, motivation
    • Learning to learn and developing an appetite for learning; reflective, adaptive, and collaborative learning
    • Effective performance within a team environment
    • Interpersonal skills of effective listening, negotiating, persuasion and presentation
      • Abilities to conduct research into business and management issues, either individually or as part of a team for projects/dissertations/presentations.

Additional Information and Support

Remember that you MUST read this module handbook in conjunction with:

  • The Programme Handbook(s) available on the student administration Blackboard(s) for your Programme(s). This not only provides general information about matters relating to your whole Programme of study but also provides help and guidance on support relating to personal problems that might be affecting your study as well as rules and procedures and links to academic support and careers and employment guidance and opportunities.
  • If you are a Combined Honours student i.e., taking modules from different programmes/ departments, you must look at handbooks for both halves of your degree; similarly, students taking a module that is delivered by a Programme other than their own.
  • Graduate skills information on https://www.canterbury.ac.uk/life-after-uni/career- planning/preparing-to-get-a-graduate-job.aspx

Most of what you need to know about your degree, rules, and procedures, where to find help and so on can also be found via your student portal as below: https://portal.canterbury.ac.uk.

We look forward to working with you – please don’t hesitate to communicate any concerns or needs to your supervisor and module leader who are always happy to help!

Appendix 1: Cover Page

Student Assessment Submission and Declaration

When submitting evidence for assessment, you must sign a declaration confirming that the work is your own.

Student name:

 

ID No

 

CCCU ID No

 

Submission date:

 

Programme:

 

Module name and code:

 

Title:

 

Assessor name:

 

Plagiarism

Plagiarism is a 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.

Student declaration

I certify that the assignment submission is entirely my own work. I fully understand the consequences of plagiarism. I understand that making a false declaration is a form of malpractice.

Student signature:

 

Date:

 

Grading Criteria

CRITERION

100-80%

Excellent

79-70%

Very good

69-60%

Good

59-50%

Sound

49-40%

Satisfactory

39-20%

Fail

19-0%

Fail

A. KNOWLEDGE & UNDERSTANDING

1. Knowledge and

Shows systematic

Demonstrates an

Shows an

Sound but

Selection of

Knowledge of key

There is a lack of

application of

and accurate

accurate,

accurate

descriptive

theory is

theories is

relevant subject-

subject and

knowledge and

systematic

understanding of

knowledge of key

satisfactory, and

inaccurate and/or

specific theory.

theories

understanding of

understanding of

key subject-

theories with

terminology, facts

incomplete.

 

 

key theories

key theories.

specific theories,

appropriate

and concepts are

Choice of theory

 

 

beyond what has

Appropriately

which are

application; the

handled

inappropriate.

 

 

been taught.

selected

appropriately

work is balanced

accurately, but

Application

 

 

Theories are

theoretical

integrated within

towards the

application and

and/or

 

 

consistently and

knowledge is

the context of the

descriptive rather

understanding are

understanding is

 

 

appropriately

applied in the

assessment task.

than the critical or

generalised or

very limited.

 

 

applied in the

assignment.

 

analytical.

limited.

 

 

 

assignment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Information

Selects a broad

Selects a range of

Selects mostly

Selects generally

Selects some

The selection of

The selection of

gathering/

range of highly

relevant

appropriate

appropriate

appropriate

information is not

information is not

processing

relevant

information and

information and

information and

information and

appropriate to

appropriate to the

 

information and

processes it

processes it on

processes it

processes it

the task and does

task and the

 

processes it

effectively.

the whole

adequately.

mainly adequately

not seem to be

information is not

 

effectively.

 

effectively.

 

albeit with some

systematic.

processed.

 

 

 

 

 

omissions or

Information is not

 

 

 

 

 

 

errors.

processed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

adequately and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

there may be

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

inaccurate use of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

processing tools.

 

3. Evaluation of

Effectively

Effectively

Effectively

Shows an

Shows mostly

Evaluation of

The work shows

process and the

evaluates

evaluates

evaluates

accurate basic

accurate

process and the

limited or no

quality of

information/data

information/data

information

evaluation of

evaluation of

information

evaluation of

information/data

and the inquiry

and the inquiry

and/or data and

information

information and

and/or data is

either process or

developed

process, including

process using

the inquiry

and/or data and

or/data and some

 

outcomes.

 

some perceptive critique of the techniques used.

prescribed guidelines.

process using prescribed guidelines.

some basic evaluation of the inquiry process

used.

consideration of the process used.

incomplete or inaccurate.

 

B. COGNITIVE SKILLS

4. Quality of

Uses a

Some use of

Uses appropriate

Mostly uses

Uses a limited

The work makes

The work is based

sources used

combination of

primary sources in

secondary

appropriate

number of

some use of

on unreliable and/

 

primary sources

conjunction with

sources, with

secondary

appropriate

appropriate

or inappropriate

 

and high-quality

high quality

some limited use

sources, with

secondary sources

sources, but also

sources.

 

secondary

secondary

of primary

some limited use

with little or no

draws upon

 

 

sources.

sources.

sources.

of primary

direct use of

unreliable and/or

 

 

 

 

 

sources.

primary sources.

inappropriate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sources.

 

5. Referencing

Sources used are

Sources used are

Sources used are

Most sources

Consistent

Citations of

Little or no

 

acknowledged in

acknowledged in

acknowledged in

used are

attempts to cite

sources in the

acknowledgement

 

the text and

the text and

the text and

acknowledged in

sources in the text

text are

of sources of

 

reference list and

reference list and

reference list.

the text and

but contains

inconsistent,

information in text

 

are used

used to support

Referencing

reference list.

inaccuracies,

inaccurate and/or

and/or reference

 

effectively to

discussion.

follows a

Referencing

inconsistencies

incomplete.

list.

 

support

Referencing

systematic

generally follows

and/or omissions.

Entries in the

 

 

discussion.

follows a

approach,

an approach,

Integration

bibliography/

 

 

Referencing

systematic

appropriate to the

appropriate to the

between text and

reference list are

 

 

follows a

approach,

discipline. Most

discipline. Most

reference list is

incomplete

 

 

systematic

appropriate to the

elements of

elements of

inconsistent.

and/or absent.

 

 

approach,

discipline. All

individual

individual

Some elements of

 

 

 

appropriate to the

elements of

references are

references are

individual

 

 

 

discipline. All

individual

present and

present and

references

 

 

 

elements of

references are

accurate.

accurate.

contain errors.

 

 

 

individual

present.

 

 

 

 

 

 

references are

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

present.

 

 

 

 

 

 

6. Clarity of

This work defines

This work defines

This work defines

This work outlines

This work uses

In this piece of

In this piece of

objectives and

appropriate

appropriate

some appropriate

some appropriate

generalised

work objectives

work no objectives

focus of work

objectives and

objectives and

objectives and

but generalised

objectives to

are not

are identified, and

 

addresses them

addresses them

addresses them

objectives and

provide adequate

appropriate

the assignment

 

logically and coherently throughout the work to an

impressive extent.

logically and coherently giving clear focus to the work.

coherently, providing a clear focus to the work.

addresses them in a way which gives some focus to the work.

but limited focus to the work.

and/or clearly identified – focus is not logical or coherent.

lacks focus and coherence.

7. Selecting

Methodology

Methodology

Methodology

Choice of

Methodology

The choice of

The issue of

research methods

selected is

chosen is

selected is

methodology is

used is reasonably

methodology and

methodology is

(Relationship

effective and

appropriate to the

appropriate to the

generally

appropriate to the

relationship to

not addressed

between method

appropriate to the

task and a very

aims and

appropriate to the

task, albeit with

information

and/or an

chosen and the

aims and

good rationale is

objectives of the

task and a limited

some exceptions,

and/or data being

inappropriate

nature of the

objectives of the

given to the

task and a

rationale is given

and the brief

collected is

methodology is

inquiry)

task and an

selection of this

coherent

for the selection

rationale offered

confused and

selected. There is

 

excellent rationale

methodology

rationale is

of this

for the selection

confusing.

little evidence of

 

for its selection is

from the range of

provided for the

methodology

of this

 

how planning was

 

provided.

prescribed ones.

selection of this

from the range of

methodology

 

used to complete

 

 

 

methodology

prescribed ones.

refers to

 

the task.

 

 

 

from the range of

 

established

 

 

 

 

 

prescribed ones.

 

guidance.

 

 

8. Analysis

Makes excellent

Makes very

Makes reasonable

Makes

Makes mainly

Here the attempts

The work does not

 

use of pre-defined

effective use of

and accurate use

satisfactory but

satisfactory but

at analysis are

contain effective

 

techniques of

pre-defined

of pre-defined

limited use of pre-

limited use of

ineffective and/or

analysis and does

 

analysis relevant

techniques of

techniques of

defined

established

uninformed by

not yet engage

 

to the discipline.

analysis relevant

analysis, relevant

techniques of

techniques of

the discipline.

with key

 

Shows developing

to the discipline.

to the discipline.

analysis, relevant

analysis, relevant

 

disciplinary

 

ability to compare

Shows some

Shows developing

to the discipline.

to the discipline.

 

techniques.

 

alternative

awareness of

awareness of

 

Some errors or

 

 

 

theories/analytic

alternative

alternative

 

omissions may be

 

 

 

approaches

theories/analytic

theories/analytic

 

present.

 

 

 

(where relevant).

approaches

approaches

 

 

 

 

 

 

(where relevant).

(where relevant).

 

 

 

 

9. Conclusions

Conclusions show

Conclusions show

Logical

Generally sound

Some relevant

The work

The work either

 

critical insight and

critical insight and

conclusions are

conclusions are

conclusions are

demonstrates

lacks a conclusion

 

excellent

very good

drawn which

drawn, supported

drawn which are

limited or

or presents an

 

development of

development of

show some critical

by relevant

derived from

inaccurate

unsubstantiated

 

thinking. They

thinking. They

insight and are

evidence/theory/

limited

understanding of

and/or invalid

 

draw the

draw the

clearly derived

literature. Some

understanding of

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