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Video Business Case Report
This assignment challenges students to formulate a professional response to in-depth issues contained in a real life Video Business Case. The Video Business Interview and Case to be critiqued will be announced by Seminar 03 and will be available under Blackboard > Assessments > 2) Video Business Case Report. Students are encouraged to review the Rackgrntind video segments for the Video Business Case selected for analysis.
Students will act as an independent professional business mmultant reporting to senior managers of the company concerned. Students are expected to provide informed and robust advice to this business client. A sophisticated understanding of the critical aspects of this Video Business Case needs to be demonstrated. A succinct and high impact report is expected.
The report is expected to be <2,000 words, including an Executive Summary (<300 words) but excluding References. Introduction, table of contents and appendices are not required and will not be marked. Students need to display their correct name (underline I ictname), Curtin University ID number, Industry ID, tutor's name, tutorial day, time and the total word count on the top right side of the cover page of the assignment submitted. Assignments exceeding the 2,000 word limit will be penalised 10% of the total mark for every 100 words over length.
To support assertions made about the case being critiqued refer to the Required Readings provided in the Unit Outline Program Calendar. Students are strongly advised to refer to a minimum of five relevant and credible sources. Extension Reading information is provided in Blackboard. In particular, refer to the Rosie, Forsyth and Baird (2016) paper on Researching and Writing a Video Business Case Report (Blackboard > Assessments > 2) Video Business Case Report (20%)).
Assignments should address the Video Business Case Report Assessment Rubric provided in Blackboard > Assessments > 2) Video Business Case Report (20%). Students are strongly advised to read the relevant Assessment Rubric closely before undertaking this assignment.
Required headings for Video Business Case Report Executive Summary (400 words required)
For guidance on how to write an of Executive Summary and develop Decision Criteria refer to Blackboard > Assessments > 2) Video Business Case Report (20%).
A) Issue
Provide a brief introduction that summarises the main Issue of the case.
B) Causes
Identify the importance of the Causes to the organisation concerned.
C) Alternatives
Develop a set of realistic Alternatives to address the Issue and Causes identified.
D) Decision Criteria
Develop a set of Decision Criteria to choose from the Alternative courses of action.
E) Recommended Solution(s)
Decide on Solution(s) to the Issues derived from the Alternatives. For each competing Alternative, justify why different Solution(s) were chosen or rejected. A preferred Solution(s) needs to be indicated.
F) Implementation and Implications
Provide realistic suggestions on how these Solution(s) could be implemented in the organisation concerned within the industry context being scrutinised. Include the managerial and financial implications for adopting the preferred Solution(s).
Video Business Case Report hints and tips
• Do not waste the word count on an Introduction or Conclusion.
• An Executive Summary must be placed after the cover page, but before the Issue (and table of contents if you choose to have one). It should summarise the entire report, and be written last.
• The Issue(s) and the Cause(s) are given in the Video Business Interview segments. It is suggested you also research around the Issue(s) and/or Cause(s).
• The number of Issues you provide (1 or more) is the number of problems you must solve.
Only having one Issue is fine.
• It is suggested 3 or 4 good, realistic Alternatives are provided. 5 is possible, but it may reduce your word count too much.
• Decision Criteria can be given in a table format.
• Ethical considerations are not a question of a simple right or wrong. A thorough ethical consideration will state an issue for which there is no right or wrong answer and therefore represents a dilemma to a course of action.
• Appendices are meant to be 'extra' information that does not have to be read to understand the report; Any critical information necessary to understand the report shouldn't be in the Appendices. Appendices will not earn marks.
• Through your research you may find that the Issue has occurred in the past, and the company has a solution - This does not matter in the context of the VBCR, as you are writing as if the Issue is happening now.
• Remember, you are a consultant working for the company - If you suggest they hire a consultant/mediator to solve the Issue, it will look rather strange one consultant suggesting they need to hire another consultant!
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