Assessment 2: Case Study Report

Due date: Week 10

Group/individual: Group (3-4 members)

Word count/Time provided: 2500 – 3000 words

Weighting: 40%

Unit Learning Outcomes: UL01, UL02, UL03, UL04

Assessment 2 Detail

This is a Group Assessment. Students are free to select their preferred group. There can be 3-4
students in a Group. Students are supposed to select a Case Study on preferred organisation
highlighting Micro or Macro elements of the economy.

Students are supposed to review the economy situation of the economy and explaining how the
economy is supporting the organisation to do a successful business. Kindly consider the points
mentioned below in your explanation: –

1. Provide the introduction of the organisation in reference to the economic situation in which

it is doing the business.

2. Analysis micro / macro economy elements favouring the organisation in the Covid-19
Situation.
Students need to provide a detailed description of the eight major components mentioned
below and provide information how these components are helping the organisation to grow
and develop: –

1. Gross Domestic Product and Economic growth
2. Productivity and Employment rate,
3. Competitive advantage.
4. Inflation
5. Aggregate demand and supply
6. Technology, and production cost
7. Industrial policy
8. Monetary, and fiscal policy of the government etc

3. Demonstrate understanding of micro /macro elements and their negative effect on

organisation and economy in the Covid-19 Situation.

4. Evaluate issues or claims about the organisation which needed consideration for
improvement.

5. Analyse the impact of Covid-19 on the industry and the economy of Australia or country of

choice.

6. Examine government economic policies and assess their positive and negative impact on the
organisation.

7. Discuss the recommendation you will provide for improving the current situation of the
organisation so that major economic of scales can be achieved by the organisation.

8. Conclusion

9. References.

Write a 3000-word research report following the suggested structure/criteria provided below and
submit the assessment in a single Microsoft Word document via the Assessment 2 Upload link on the
Canvas system.

Report Structure: It is suggested you use the following sections and headings to structure your
research report.
• Report preliminaries: Title page, executive summary, table of contents.

• Introduction: Outline the nature of the industry applicable to the case study company. Provide a

brief description of the case and purpose of the report.

• Body: Present theoretical/conceptual research justifying the need for organisations to consider their

external and internal environment.

• Conclusion: Link the arguments presented in the body to form sound and logical conclusions.

• Recommendations: In line with conclusions, offer specific recommendations designed to aid in

achievement of the selected case initiative.

Assessments 2 Marking Criteria and Rubric

The assessment will be marked out of 100 and will be weighted 40% of the total unit mark. The
marking criteria and rubric are shown on the following page.

Assessment 2 Marking Criteria and Rubric

Marking Criteria Not Satisfactory
(0-49% of the criterion

mark)

Satisfactory
(50-64% of the criterion

mark)

Good
(65-74% of the criterion

mark)

Very Good
(75-84% of the criterion

mark)

Excellent
(85-100% of the criterion

mark)
Introduction (10 %
marks)
The introduction of the
organisation in
reference to the
economic situation in
which it is doing the
business.

Inadequate
understanding to the
economic situation in
which it is doing the
business.

Exhibits breadth and
depth of
understanding to the
economic situation in
which it is doing the
business.

Exhibits breadth and
depth of
understanding to the
economic situation in
which it is doing the
business.

Exhibits detailed
breadth and depth of
understanding to the
economic situation in
which it is doing the
business.

Displays exceptional
understanding to the
economic situation in
which it is doing the
business.

Economic Elements
(15% marks)
Analysis micro / macro
economy elements
favouring the
organisation in the
Covid-19 Situation.

Inadequate
understanding of the
range of major
macro/micro elements
favouring the
organisation and their
effect

Basic knowledge only
of the range of major
macro /micro elements
favouring the
organisation and their
effect.

Exhibits breadth and
depth of
understanding of the
range of major macro
/micro elements
favouring the
organisation and their
effect

Exhibits accurate and
detailed breadth and
depth of
understanding of major
macro /micro elements
favouring the
organisation and their
effect

Displays exceptional
breadth and depth of
understanding of major
macro/micro elements
favouring the
organisation and their
effect

Negative effects and
Issues (15% marks)
Understanding of micro
/macro elements and
their negative effect on
organisation and
economy in the Covid-
19 Situation.

Inadequate
understanding of
negative effects and
issues or claims about
the organisation.

Basic knowledge only
of negative effects and
issues or claims about
the organisation.

Exhibits breadth and
depth of
understanding of
negative effects and
issues or claims about
the organisation.

Exhibits accurate and
detailed breadth and
depth understanding
of negative effects and
issues or claims about
the organisation.

Displays exceptional
breadth and depth of
understanding of
negative effects and
issues or claims about
the organisation.

Impact on Industry
and Economy (15%
marks)
Analyse the impact of
Covid-19 on the
industry and the
economy of Australia.

Inadequate
understanding of
impact of Covid-19 on
the industry and the
economy of Australia.

Basic knowledge only
of impact of Covid-19
on the industry and the
economy of Australia

Exhibits breadth and
depth of impact of
Covid-19 on the
industry and the
economy of Australia

Exhibits accurate and
detailed breadth and
depth of
understanding of
impact of Covid-19 on
the industry and the
economy of Australia

Displays exceptional
breadth and depth of
understanding of
impact of Covid-19 on
the industry and the
economy of Australia

Impact of Government
Policies (15% marks)
Examine government
economic policies and
assess their positive
and negative impact on
the organisation.

Inadequate
understanding of
government economic
policies and assessing
their positive and
negative impact on the
organisation.

Basic knowledge of
government economic
policies and assessing
their positive and
negative impact on the
organisation.

Exhibits breadth and
depth of government
economic policies and
assessing their positive
and negative impact on
the organisation.

Exhibits accurate and
detailed breadth and
depth of government
economic policies and
assessing their positive
and negative impact on
the organisation.

Displays exceptional
breadth and depth of
government economic
policies and assessing
their positive and
negative impact on the
organisation.

Highlight
improvement Plans
(10 % marks) Evaluate
improvement plans of
the organisation in
consideration to the
current economic
situation.

Inadequate
understanding of
improvement plans of
the organisation in
consideration to the
current economic
situation.

Basic knowledge only
of improvement plans
of the organisation in
consideration to the
current economic
situation.

Exhibits breadth and
depth understanding
of improvement plans
of the organisation in
consideration to the
current economic
situation.

Exhibits accurate and
detailed understanding
of improvement plans
of the organisation in
consideration to the
current economic
situation.

Understanding of
improvement plans of
the organisation in
consideration to the
current economic
situation.

Recommendation and
Conclusion (10%
marks)

Discuss the
recommendation you
will provide for the
current situation of the
organisation.

Inadequate
understanding to
provide
recommendation for
the current situation of
the organisation.

Basic knowledge to
provide
recommendation for
the current situation of
the organisation.

Exhibits breadth and
depth of
understanding to
provide
recommendation for
the current situation of
the organisation.

Exhibits accurate and
detailed breadth and
depth of
understanding to
provide
recommendation for
the current situation of
the organisation.

Displays exceptional
depth and breadth of
understanding to
provide
recommendation for
the current situation of
the organisation.

Presentation and

references (10 %
marks)

Inadequate
academic
writing
with errors in
structure and
logical
expression.
-Expression
lacks clarity
with lot o f
spelling or
grammar
errors.
-Insufficient
Harvard listing
provided.

Acceptable
academic
writing
with
some errors in
structure and
logical
expression.
-Acceptably
expressed with
some spelling
or grammar
errors
-Harvard citing
for at least
fifteen authors
and for listing
those references with
some errors

Good academic
writing
with some errors
in structure and
expression.
-Expressed well
with some
grammar errors.
-Harvard citing
for at least
fifteen authors
and for listing
those references
with a very few
errors.

Very good
academic writing
with few
errors in structure
and expression.
-Very well
expressed with few
errors.
-Mostly correct H
a r v a r d citing
for twenty
authors and for
listing those
references

Excellent academic
writing with
very
few errors in structure
and logical expression.
-Professionally
expressed
-Proper Harvard citing
for over twenty
authors and for listing
those references.