STO306 Current Issues in Management Part 2

Description of Assessment Task
Part 2
• Renishaw (https://www.renishaw.com/en/corporate-information–6410)
• Croda International (https://www.croda.com/en-gb)
• Halma (https://www.halma.com/)
• Qinentiq (https://www.qinetiq.com/en/)
• Spirax-Serco Engineering (https://www.spiraxsarcoengineering.com/)
• You are required to select ONE of the organisations listed above and:
• Evaluate how they manage ONE of the following current business issues:
 Globalisation
 Innovation and creativity
 E-networks or/and Big Data or/and Cyber Security

• You are required to do this by critically evaluating the management of their business issue practices against theory and best practice.
• You are to research the company using secondary sources and to make justified conclusions and recommendations based on the issues evaluated.
• The report should be approximately 2,000 words in length and must involve a review of academic theory on the issues covered
Please note that you must use one of the companies listed above as the use of any other company will not be marked and a fail will be recorded

Module Learning Outcomes assessed:
Assessed Learning Outcomes
1. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the full scope, complexity and responsibility of the management role
2. Demonstrate ability to critique the social, political, environmental, structural and technological processes and relationship that impact on management
3. Demonstrate exploration of the range of individual, organisational and societal responses
4. Evaluate a range of appropriate responses to issues and dilemmas
5. Demonstrate intellectual skills through engagement with literature and multi-media information sources

Presentation Format
The report must be done in Business Report Format, and be Word processed in Arial 12 pt font. This should be a Word document rather than a PDF.

Word Limit
Each part: 2000 words. Please note that: The Cover Page, Contents Page, Diagrams, Executive Summary, Reference List and any Appendices are all NOT included in the word count. However, tables are included in the word count.

Resources/ Support Available
Relevant Course Materials are available on the DLE (Moodle) including lecture slides and tutorial materials.

Also, see the Library web pages as this has sections on:
• Referencing & avoiding plagiarism (http://plymouth.libguides.com/referencing)