BSNS5004 Assessment 1

Assessment Aim

This individual assessment will provide you with the opportunity to demonstrate your understanding of innovation and change in an organisational context, by examining an organization.

The Graduate Outcome Profile for this paper states that students will be able to apply personal and interpersonal skills to contribute to the achievement of the business operational objective. This assessment will support the development of these skills, with a written report assessment (presenting research) and an oral assessment (articulating and sharing the research).

Assessment Instructions

Case study: Discussing Change & Innovation in Business (Individual) (100 marks)

The pace of change, increasing complexity, and uncertainty across many industries have significantly impacted organisations both locally and globally. While some organisations have struggled to adapt and innovate, others have successfully adjusted, survived, or even thrived in rapidly changing environments.

This assessment is composed of two parts. You are required to:

1. Produce a written report developed in Cadmus AND
2. Discuss the contents of your report in a one-on-one meeting with your kaiako.

Important: The final assessment judgement (marks) will be based on both the written report and the oral discussion. While the report content is assessed through the written submission, evidence provided during the oral discussion will also be considered when determining the student’s understanding, application of concepts, and authenticity of the work.

Assessment Criteria

Part A: Written Report Instructions

Choose ONE business that you know, to use as your case study. Use information that is publicly available. Do NOT contact the organization. Use information from websites and other media.

1. Introduction of the chosen business (current state, industry, and brief business background). (5 marks) (LO2)
2. Discuss change factors (internal and external) that are impacting your chosen business/industry or
   (25 marks) (LO2)
3. Describe how the chosen business adapts or has adapted to change? (10 marks) (LO2)
4. Discuss what Sustainable Management is in the business context, and the impact this has on business objectives and performance. Use your chosen case study to provide examples. (20 marks) (LO1)
5. Identify one innovation that has been developed and implemented (g., new product, target market, marketing and sales activities, or other innovation (idea, action, or item). (10 marks) (LO2)
6. Discuss how the identified innovation contributes to enhanced business performance (20 marks)(LO2)

 Written Report professionalism (5 marks)

An important part of being successful in business is being able to communicate your ideas and analysis professionally.

• Evidence of critical engagement/evaluation/application of course Use examples and a range of credible evidence (reference using APA7 style) to support discussion. Tell the reader where you have gathered your information from.
• Complete all written work in Cadmus, including drafts and development. No transcribing of work.
• Word count guideline: 1500 words for the whole report, +/- 10% will be accepted and marked

Use information that is publicly available, do NOT contact the organisation, use information from websites and other media.

Part B: Oral Discussion instructions  

This oral discussion of the report will be guided by your kaiako (tutor). You will be expected to answer questions about the content in your written report, to demonstrate your understanding. The one-to-one presentation serves as authentication of your work and is a requirement to pass this assessment task. Simply completing the report, without a presentation, means that your assessment task is “incomplete” and will not be marked.

Marks are allocated to how you justified content in the report, and the criteria provided. While 5 marks are allocated specifically for professional presentation during the oral discussion, evidence provided during the discussion may also be considered when assessing your understanding of, and engagement with, the report content against the assessment criteria.

• This oral discussion will be conducted online via Microsoft Teams, 10 minutes will be allocated.
• Students will be expected to book a scheduled oral assessment via Moodle at the times provided
• To verify identity, students are to have a computer camera and sound during the discussion. The library has computers available to use and quiet rooms available to book.
• Students are expected to have arranged a quiet environment where they are able to engage in the discussion.
• The oral discussion will be recorded via Microsoft Teams for moderation purposes

Your assessment submission consists of both:

• The written report submitted through Cadmus, by the due date and time.
• The oral discussion with your tutor, booked by student via Moodle.

Assessment Submission

Both components must be submitted and completed to satisfy the assessment requirements.

Ākonga must attempt and submit all summative assessment items/tasks within the timeframe or by the due date indicated in the course outline unless an extension has been granted. A minimum pass mark of 50% for all learning outcomes must be met/able to be evidenced. All written assessment tasks are to be completed in Cadmus, no pasting content or transcribing.