Unit code: K/502/5445 Credit Value 10
Assignment Brief 2014/15
Edexcel BTEC Extended Diploma in Business and Management
Level 3
Learner Name:
Assessor Name: J. Atkins & C.Asmah
Internally Verified by: Charles Asmah Date: January 2015
Date assignment issued: w/c 27 April 2015
IMPORTANT! All work must:
Be Word Processed (font size 12 only)
Be Page Numbered
Include an Acknowledgement
Include a Contents Page (with title page and page numbers)
Include your name on the footer
Include a Bibliography
Be submitted on or before the stated deadline dates
Be uploaded to Turnitin
Key Words
Identify: Give a list of the main features
Describe: Provide a detailed picture or image of something. Show all characteristics and all relevant features to give the reader a visual impression or account.
Explain: Set out in detail the meaning of something with reasons. This is more than just describing so can often help by giving an example to show what you mean.
Evaluate: Review all of the information and then bring it all together to form a conclusion. Give evidence for each of your views or statements.
Scenario:
You have won a three months’ contract as a junior Human Resource consultant for a business in London. For your first assignment, you investigate the management of the human resources in the business. You prepare a questionnaire and spend the first two weeks in the business talking to managers and employees. With the information you have gathered, you will write a report to be submitted to your manager for review.
The Business
Choose a business to research. Describe your business by including the following;
Introduce your business, its name, the type of ownership ie private limited, PLC etc and a summary of what they sell
A brief history of who started the business & when
How many people do they employ?
Where are they located?
What is their target market?
What is