2024/25 ASSIGNMENT REMIT – LIVE FACE TO FACE PRESENTATION
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Programme Title
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BABE, BAITM, BAHTM,
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Module Title
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Financial Strategy
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Module Code
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001
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ASSIGNMENT TITLE
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Presentation on the financial performance of a listed company
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Level
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6
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Weighting
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50%
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W/C Hand Out Date
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11/11/2024
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Due Date
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By 17:00 on 16/01/2025
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Cut-off Date for Late Submissions (10 working days after the due date)
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By 17:00 on 30/01/2025
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Feedback Post Date
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ASSIGNMENT FORMAT
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LIVE PRESENTATION (FACE TO FACE)
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Presentation Duration
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15 Minutes
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Submission Format
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Live presentation
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Individual
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Permitted use of Artificial Intelligence within this assessment
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For this presentation, Artificial Intelligence can ONLY be used as stated within the Using AI Ethically within Assignments document on the next page.
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ASSIGNMENT TASK:
“You are an advisor for a client looking to invest £10million within the Online food ordering / Food delivery sector. You need to choose one of the following companies who you believe might be the right investment opportunity for your client – Deliveroo or Just Eat.
To fulfil this role you are required to:
1. Provide an Introduction / background to your chosen company.
2. Evaluate the working capital management of your chosen company, incorporating financial ratios.
Complete a financial analysis comparing the company’s current financial performance (liquidity, profitability, and efficiency) to two of its primary competitors for the last two years of historical data.
3. Discuss and analyse the strategic future aims of the company and the financial impacts.
4. Synthesis from your analysis whether the investor should invest in your chosen company.
MARKING CRITERIA:
● Below are the marking criteria that align with both the task(s) set and the quality of your presentation. Clear weightings/marks will be noted for each criterion.
● The overall mark awarded for this assignment will explicitly show how the mark was calculated based on your performance against each criterion.
The following is an indicative marking criterion for your presentation:
Your clarity of communication and flow of your presentation will equate for 10%.
1. Your Introduction / background to the chosen company will equate for 5%
2. Your evaluation and analysis of the working capital management of the chosen company, incorporating financial ratios will equate to 20%
3. Your financial analysis of the company’s current financial performance (liquidity, profitability and efficiency) in comparison to previous years (at least 2 years) and two of their main competitors will equate to 30%.
4. Your discussion and analysis of the strategic future aims of the company and the financial impacts will equate to 15%.
5. Your analysis whether the investor should invest in the company will equate to 10%
References – quality and range of references (at least 10 - 15 references across different sources are expected) – The currency of the data (how recent is the data) is important. Marks for references will also be embedded with the sections above, but the extent, presentation, currency and quality of the references will equate to 10%.
TASK GUIDANCE:
● Focus on attention to detail, quality of work and overall academic standards.
● For additional guidance on this assignment, please access the assignment vodcast available on Canvas.
GUIDANCE FOR LIVE FACE-TO-FACE PRESENTATIONS:
● All students must verify their identity with their student ID card before the live session starts. If you do not have your ID card (which is a mandatory requirement across all UCB campuses), please speak to the assessor about an alternative way to verify your identity.
● Please note that all sessions will be recorded by the assessor, as this will be required for examiner observation.
Specific guidance on presentations for this assignment Presentation time, no longer than 15 minutes, creating effective engaging slides, and showcasing lists of references within the presentation.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
● Learning Outcomes are what the student needs to demonstrate after completing a module. An assessment is a way in which students can demonstrate their achievement of these Learning Outcomes. Learning Outcomes are NOT the same as the assignment task.
i. Evaluate and analyse the significance of Working Capital Management for a Business
iii. Evaluate in depth published financial statements and demonstrate a high level of analytical skills concerning current performance and future strategies.
ACADEMIC SKILLS OUTCOMES:
● The Academic Skills Outcomes to be developed by completing this assignment can be found here.
● For Apprenticeship programmes, identify the applicable Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours the assignment seeks to test.
GENERAL ASSIGNMENT GUIDANCE:
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Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) ethically within your assessments
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Please read the information below on how to use AI ethically within your assignments, including Grammarly. Please ask your lecturer or CASE if you are unclear about any information within this link. If a marker has questions about how you have used AI within your assignment, you may be invited to a meeting to discuss your work. https://rise.articulate.com/share/4h250QmyY8hNnsQ9HS7B702dJedhlsM6
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Teamwork Assessment
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Should this assignment require you to work as part of a team, you will receive an individual grade based on your performance and personalised feedback. The assignment brief will provide clear details on how your individual grade and feedback will be determined against the task and marking criteria.
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Importance of Presentation Timings
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Timings must be observed for all assessed presentations/practical exams. For live sessions, the assessor will stop the assessment once the time has been reached.
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Cut-off date for late work
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The cut-off time for late submissions is 10 working days (UCB working days) after the original assessment hand-in/due date. After this time, you cannot submit any late assessments, even if you have Extenuating Circumstances to cover them. https://www.ucb.ac.uk/higher-education-student-handbook/assessment-issues/ (See Additional Information Section, ‘Assignments and how to Submit them’)
Students with Support Plans may have additional time to submit their work after the formal submission date.
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Generic Grading Criteria
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The Generic Grading Criteria (GGC) are the generic features and expectations of work at a given level on your programme. The GCC per level is used in conjunction with the assignment marking criteria to determine the mark for your assignment. For more information on the GCCs for Levels 4-7, please click on this link. https://www.ucb.ac.uk/higher-education-student-handbook/assessment-fairness-and-marking/
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Plagiarism and Academic Misconduct
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Please read the policy on Plagiarism and Academic Misconduct below. UCB will be robust in ensuring that marks awarded for assignments are based on fair and ethical assessment and referencing practices by students. https://www.ucb.ac.uk/higher-education-student-handbook/essay-writing/plagiarism/
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Extenuating Circumstances
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Extenuating Circumstances (ECs) are significant personal difficulties which adversely impact your ability to complete your assignment. Please read the supporting information below, if you have ECs impacting your ability to complete this assignment. https://www.ucb.ac.uk/higher-education-student-handbook/assessments-if-things-go-wrong/
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UCB Referencing Guide
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You are required to reference your sources within your assignments appropriately. Please click on the link below to learn how to reference various sources of information. This Guide also includes how to acknowledge all Generative AI used within your assignment, ensuring that you comply with the Using AI Ethically within your Assignments policy (as covered above). https://portal.ucb.ac.uk/download/referencing/referencing-guide.pdf
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Access the Assignment Life Cycle
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The Assignment Life Cycle offers you additional support at each stage of the assignment process. Please click on the link below: https://ucbirmingham.instructure.com/courses/26756
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