Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 1:

• Review and use relevant theories, principles, procedures, practices, research methodologies, methods, and techniques to support the development of convincing arguments.
• Support critical discussion of business management informed by an advanced understanding of the discipline by reference to current literature and case studies.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 2:

• Identify and explain problems in business management.
• Inform analysis of familiar and unfamiliar case studies, theoretically sound by a full understanding of relevant theory and methods.
• Propose and fully justify given familiar and unfamiliar problems in business management and offer solutions that are based on current best practices and supported by reference to current literature.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 3:

• Evaluate and address complex issues in business management through the application of advanced knowledge.
• Balance given familiar and unfamiliar scenarios with multiple conflicting views, successfully integrating different views and managing tensions.
• Manage contradictory information, consider alternative viewpoints, and reach a balanced conclusion.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 4:

• Apply routine and specialized methods used in the study of business management.
• Understand and describe the inherent weaknesses of an applied or recommended method clearly.
• Consider familiar and unfamiliar examples, in a range of approaches to data analysis and recommend an appropriate method fully justified.
• Apply qualitative and quantitative research methods correctly.
• Use software correctly to undertake routine and more complex statistical tests.
• Interpret and report the output of statistical tests in tables and figures.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 5:

• Identify ethical issues in business management and address them in the research paper and all other assignments.
• Obtain ethical approval prior to any research starting.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 6:

• Illustrate an ability to undertake independent research in business management in the research report module.
• Decide on and clearly present the project question and scope.
• Use a range of information sources and demonstrate a critical evaluation of each source.
• Use a project plan that includes timeframes and budgets, goals, targets, and indicators.
• Identify appropriate methods, including statistical methods, where a range of methods are considered, and the appropriate ones are chosen.
• Consider ethical issues and seek approval if necessary.
• Collect, collate, and analyse data successfully.
• Interpret and discuss data in the context of the available information gathered in the literature review.
• Justify recommendations formulated and supported by the data.
• Use research report in a format appropriate for the discipline and demonstrate no plagiarism.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 7:

• Access, critically evaluate and include information from a wide range of sources in the research paper and all assignments.
• Review and analyse existing knowledge in business management.
• Publish reference to work includes a critical assessment of the validity of the source and the work.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 8:

• Communicate research project results to professional and lay audiences using appropriate language and technology.
• Communicate oral arguments convincingly.
• Communicate complex concepts, ideas, and theories clearly.
• Presentations are engaging, clear and completed within the given time.
• Use a standard referencing style accurately and consistently in the research paper.
• Communicate written arguments convincingly.
• Present statistical results in the research paper.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 9:

• Reflect positively and constructively on the learning process using the research journal.
• Critically consider and successfully incorporate feedback into iterative drafts of work.

INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT

• Formative Assessment: Provided with a minimum of four formative assessment activities per module, empowering learners in the assessment process and helping them monitor their learning progress.
• Summative Assessment: Assessing the achievement of outcomes through formal examinations at the end of each module, integrating learning and assessment through the research project.
• Final Module Mark: Computed as the weighted average of Formative Assessment (60%) and Summative Assessment (40%) for each module, with a passing mark of 50% or greater required for each module.
• Qualification Completion: Learners must pass each module with a final mark of 50% or greater to pass the qualification, with the single final mark calculated as the weighted average of module marks based on credits.