MN3041QA Development for Success in Business - London Metropolitan University

Assignment: Literature Review

Essay question: Write a literature review on the previous and existing research on a chosen topic of interest and make a future research recommendation.

Your report structure/subheadings are outlined below:

1. Introduction (around 150-200 words)
You should include a hook, background and an outline.

2. Literature Review (around 600 words) Choose ONE of the topics below

• Communication
• Emotional Intelligence
• Leadership
• Decision-Making
• Creativity

Read the appropriate sources in order to synthesise and write about the previous and existing research, theory and debate on this topic. No bullet points!

3. Conclusion (around 250-300 words)
Based on what you have found, propose what future research can be conducted on this topic to make impact and contribute to knowledge in this area.

4. Reference List (not included in the word count)
• Minimum of 5 academic sources
• Sources must be properly cited and written in the Harvard Referencing Style

Business Report

Write a Business Report.

Individually, you are required to find a UK based business. You should NOT USE the big companies like Tesco, Morrison, BP etc. Choose a UK based innovative company, which is interesting, and challenging.(You will fail if it is not UK based). You need to do an in- depth research as how the business operates. Using your knowledge of business concepts and tools studied in this module, analyse the business doing a detailed SWOT Analysis of the business, use of CSR and Innovation by the business.

You then need to come up with recommendations as how the business can improve as well as expand.

Part 1 Introduction (200-250 words)
An overview of the business in terms of structure, location/profit/main competitors

Part 2 Analysis (1000-1200 words)
2.1 SWOT Analysis of business
2.2 Use of Corporate social responsibility by the business
2.3 Innovation and creativity in business

Part 3 Conclusion and Recommendations (200-250 words)
Recommendations for the business to improve and expand

Part 4 References and Appendices (not included in the word count)
At least 4 books and journal articles. You can also use websites to get information about the business but 4 academic references are MUST.

Assignment 3: Reflective Commentary

Essay question: Write a reflective commentary on your overall gained knowledge and performance including two strengths and two challenges.

Part 1: Portfolio
Evidence of 14 sufficiently completed weekly portfolio task entries:

Week 1 - Learning Contract
What do I expect from the university?
What do I want from this course?
What am I prepared to do?
What might stop me?
What'sin itfor me?

Week 2 - Time management reflective analysis Week 3
Week 1 - Learning Contract
Week 2 - Time management reflective analysis Week 3 - Read Mearman et al. and take notes Week 4 - Teamwork reflection
NO TASK IN WEEK 5
Week 6 - Reflection on presentation skills Week 7 - Find suitable articles
Week 8 - Essay commentary
Week 9 - Reflection on Personal Branding Week 10 - Networking action plan
Week 11 - CV advice
NO TASK IN WEEK 12
Week 13 - Reflection on personal skills Week 14 - Paraphrasing Task
NO TASK IN WEEK 15 NO TASK IN WEEK 16
Week 17 - Managing stress
NO TASKS IN WEEKS 18-19
Week 20 - My chosen sources

Part 2: Reflective Commentary:

1. Introduction (around 150-200 words)
You should include a hook, background and an outline.

2. Analysis of two strengths (300-400 words)
Reflect on two skills you have developed well during your foundation year. Base this on your formal and informal feedback on assignments, presentations and general behaviour. You should use Gibbs' reflective cycle to structure your reflections.

3. Analysis of two challenges (300-400 words)

Reflect on two challenges you feel you have to develop further. Base this on your formal and informal feedback on assignments, presentations and general behaviour and attitude. You should use Gibbs' reflective cycle to structure your reflections.

This section is a reflection, so you can use personal pronouns.

4. Conclusion (around 150-200 words)
You should summarise your work, using your concluding sentences from the four topics, and estate any future action plans with specific, practical solutions.

5. Reference List (not included in the word count)
List at least THREE references (sources) you used to write your essay.
Refer to the sources from the OSHE READING LIST

Using and Managing Data and Information

Task 1
A motorcycle dealer specialises in selling six types of motorcycles named simply as ‘Touring', ‘Cruiser', ‘Standard', ‘Supreme', ‘Sports' and ‘Adventure'. The shop wants you to create an Excel sales table consisting of the following entries:

You need to use data-validation to retrieve any motorcycle (and its price) as a list for the cell presented in the shaded region above. The price (£) should be retrieved from the following table using an XLOOKUP formula. The number of motorcycles (N° of units) should not exceed TWO. The Total (£) column should be calculated using the following Excel formula:

Required:
Demonstrate the use of Excel data validation by producing some useful screenshots. Include formulae to show your understanding of how to use the data validation facility on Excel to retrieve information for specific cases from the table above. You should show how to retrieve the price and the total (in £) for the ‘Adventure' motorcycle.

Task 2

An airline company surveyed 100 passengers regarding their experience through the airport. They wanted to examine the level of passenger satisfaction and the time taken to get through the airport. The satisfaction level is measured using scores from 0=Not at all satisfied to 60=Very satisfied. The time through the airport was measured by providing each passenger a card once they had checked in at the airport, then returned to an agent once the passenger had reached the departure lounge, the time was measured in minutes. The following questionnaire was used, and the data was recorded in a filename "AirportN21.xlsx".

Required:

a) Produce a well labelled frequency and percentage frequency tables for each of the following variables:
• Age
• Type (of travel)

b) Draw a well labelled bar chart representing the variable "Age".

c) Use Excel formulae to calculate the descriptive statistics (Location and spread) for the variable "Satisfaction". The descriptive statistics should include the minimum, maximum, both quartiles, mean, median, variance, standard deviation, range and inter-quartile range. Please note that the statistics should be presented correct to a whole number but the mean and standard deviation should be presented correct to the nearest 1 decimal place. You should also show the formulae used for statistics.

d) Draw a well labelled box plot for the variable "Satisfaction" split by "Class" of travel.

e) Draw a scatter diagram of the "satisfaction" score against "time" taken and show the linear regression equation in context (not in x and y). Use an Excel formula to calculate the correlation coefficient.

Task 3

A small hotel in central London has 8 rooms. Based on data collected over the last five years, it was estimated that the probability a room is occupied on any particular "weekend" night (Saturday and Sunday) is 0.8. This is the probability of success. On any particular "weekend" night, a hotel is only occupied (Success) or not occupied (Failure). There are no other possibilities.

The occupancy rate on any particular night during a weekday (Monday to Friday) is assumed to be 50%, i.e. a room has a probability of 0.5 to be occupied during any weekday.

Required:

a) What is the probability that at least half of the hotel is occupied on any weekend night? You need to show the table of values for your calculations.

b) One Wednesday during a certain week, 2 out of the 8 rooms were occupied. What is the p-value? You need to show the table of values for your calculations.

Task 4

A plumber has decided to use the techniques of project management to plan a job. He knew all the different activities of the job, their precedence, and their average durations. They are shown in the following table:

Required:

a) Draw a network diagram representing the sequence of activities and the dependence between them.

b) Determine how long it will take to complete the job by conducting the forward pass

c) By conducting the backward pass, identify the critical path and the non- critical path(s).

Attachment:- The Context of Business.rar