BTEC HND in Electronic and Electrical Engineering

Unit / Module Assessment Lecturer Student Name Date Handed Over .Initial Submission Date Student to Tick if Attempted Criteria Met? Grading Opportunity Initially On Resubmission Assessor Feedback 09/08/2010 Date Due Re-Submission Date Business Management Techniques Assignment 01: Understanding of management concepts in engineering organizations Sunesh Hettiarachchi ID HNDEL/MT/01___ 27/08/2010

P1.1 P1.2 P1.3 P2.1 P2.2 M1 M2 M3 D1 D2 D3 Assessed By(Name):

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Business Management Techniques Assignment 1

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Business Management Techniques Assignment 1

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BTEC HND in Electronic and Electrical Engineering

Assignment One Select a Ceylinco affiliated business organization in Sri Lanka. 1. Identify different engineering business functions in this organization? Explain your answer with examples .(P1.1) 2. What is a business process? Give examples from the above selected organization. Explain the inter-relationships between the different processes and functions of this organization. (P1.2) 3. Prepare a business plan to introduce a product, service or a process to the selected organization. Your answer should cover mission, aims, objectives and culture of the organization as well as production/service planning, costing and financial planning (P 1.2) 4. Explain the management framework of this organization to manage work activities to meet specification and standards. Answer should be covered with management activities such as quality, time and cost objectives, inventory management, value-added chains, statistical process control and quality assurance. Give examples. (P1.3) 5. Explain costing systems such as job costing, process costing and contract costing. (P2.1) 6. Explain differences between costing techniques such as absorption, marginal and activitybased. (P2.1) 7. Identify and describe appropriate costing systems and techniques for the above engineering business functions. (P2.1) 8. Explain how you can use break-even point, safety margin, profitability forecast, contribution analysis, what if analysis, limiting factors and scarce resources to measure and evaluate business performance. Give examples related to the selected organization. (P2.2)

Business Management Techniques Assignment 1

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Indicative characteristics Contextualised Evidence To achieve the grade you will need to:

Merit descriptors

In order to achieve a merit the learner The learners evidence shows: must:

Evaluate and M1 Identify and Effective judgments have been made apply strategies Complex problems with more than one variable have distinguishes to find different costing been explored appropriate techniques in Q5 and solutions An effective approach to study and research has been propose which technique you think applied is best to this organization. M2 Select/de sign and apply appropriate methods/techniq ues

Relevant theories and techniques have been applied A range of methods and techniques have been applied A range of sources of information has been used The selection of methods and techniques/sources has

Evaluate and select the appropriate costing system in Q6 to this organization.

been justified the design of methods/techniques has been justified

Complex information/data has been synthesized and

processed appropriate learning methods/techniques have been applied M3 Present and communicate appropriate findings

Present and communicate what Coherent, logical development of principles/concepts business for the intended audience performance factors A range of methods of presentation have been used of Q8 would suite for this organization. and technical language has been accurately used

The appropriate structure and approach has been used

Communication has taken place in familiar and

unfamiliar contexts

The communication is appropriate for familiar and

unfamiliar audiences and appropriate media have been

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used

Distinction descriptors In order to achieve a distinction must: the

Indicative characteristics

Contextualised Evidence

learner The learners evidence shows:

To achieve the grade you will need to:

D1 Use critical reflection Conclusions have been arrived at through to evaluate own work synthesis of ideas and have been justified and justify valid The validity of results has been evaluated conclusions
using defined criteria

Self-criticism of approach has taken place Realistic improvements have been proposed

against defined characteristics for success

D2 Take responsibility Autonomy/independence for managing and demonstrated organizing activities

Discuss how to manage limiting factors and scarce Substantial activities, projects or resources mentioned in Q8 to better organization investigations have been planned, managed and performance.
organized

has

been

Activities have been managed The unforeseen has been accommodated The importance of interdependence has been

recognized and achieved

D3 Demonstrate convergent/lateral/cre ative thinking

Ideas have been generated and decisions

taken

Critically discuss the contribution of internal and

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Self-evaluation has taken place Convergent and lateral thinking have been

applied

external factors to a good business proposal mentioned in Q2.

Problems have been solved Innovation and creative thought have been

applied

Receptiveness to new ideas is evident Effective thinking has taken place in

unfamiliar contexts

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Grading Matrix
Grading P1.1 P1.2 P1.3 P2.1 P2.2 P3.1 P3.2 P3.3 P4.1 P4.2 P4.3 M1 M2 M3 D1 D2 D3 Assignment 01 Assignment 02 Final Examination

Business Management Techniques Assignment 1

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