MBA622_T3_2020_Assessment_01_v01
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MBA622
Comprehensive Healthcare Strategies
Industry Sector Analysis
Individual, Written Report
1500 words (+/- allowable range)
25%
100
Online
Week 6
Your task
Students are to write a 1500-word report that analyses an industry segment of the Australian
Healthcare sector based on the below selection of sectors.
Assessment Description.
This assessment provides students with an opportunity to research and analyse a particular
healthcare segment to gain an initial insight into the opportunities and challenges that cu
ently exist
for organisations that deliver healthcare services in Australia. Students will present that research
and analysis in the form of a formal report which requires students to adhere to a report structure
including an Executive Summary.
Assessment Instructions
Students are to investigate an industry segment of the Australian healthcare sector and examine
and evaluate its model of operations and growth over the last ten years. The industry segments
from which you must choose are:
• Public or private hospitals
• General practices
• Specialist medical services
• Pathology or diagnostic imaging services
• Dentistry
• Oncology
• Mental health services
• Allied healthcare services
• Pharmaceutical industry
• Aged care
However, students are encouraged to determine the scope of their analysis in consultation with
their lecturer. Assessments 2 and 3 will build on the initial analysis undertaken in Assessment 1.
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This consultation should take place to help guide students to think ahead. Choosing an industry
segment where information cannot be easily found will make the task of analysis much more
difficult not only for this assessment but may require students to change their chosen industry for
the subsequent Assessments 2 and 3.
The industry analysis must be in report form and should present appropriate criteria or business
analysis tools as a framework in which to identify and analyse the challenges and opportunities
confronting the segment. It should draw from a range of government and academic sources, as well
as industry reports. It should cover:
• A definition of the industry, outlining its main activities
• An overview of the competitive landscape, identifying and describing major competitors or
organisations within the segment and their business models
• Industry trends, presenting an overview of operating conditions and factors influencing
operating conditions
• Ethical issues faced within the industry
Your analysis should focus on the
oader environmental factors influencing operations within the
sector. The report may also include charts or diagrams, which are not included in the word count.
The findings presented in this report must be based on scholarly and peer-reviewed sources of
information that were published no longer than 5 years ago and relevant to the field of strategic
healthcare. These sources must be presented in the report in the form of in-text citations and
a reference list adhering with Kaplan Harvard Referencing Style. Wikipedia and other
‘popular’ sites are not to be used.
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the due date will not be accepted, and the student will receive a
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Submissions that exceed the time limit by more than 10% will cease to be marked from the point at
which that limit is exceeded.
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MBA622 Assessment 1 Marking Ru
ic – Industry Sector Analysis 35%
Marking
Criteria (__/100)
F (Fail)
0 – 49%
P (Pass)
50 – 64%
C (Credit)
65 – 74%
D (Distinction)
75 – 84%
HD (High Distinction)
85 -100%
Presents and applies
appropriate tools for the
identification and analysis of
environmental factors
__/16 marks
Does not identify and/or attempt
to apply any business analysis
tools
Identifies some business analysis
tools, with limited to no application
Presents a range of relevant business
analysis tools
Presents and applies a range of
tools to form a framework for
analysis, also offering some
justification for their inclusion.
Presents and applies a range of
tools to form a framework for
analysis, with strong business
ationale and/or theoretical basis
for the framework
Identifies environmental
factors influencing operating
conditions
__/16 marks
Does not identify and/or attempt
to identify environmental factors
influencing operating conditions
Identifies up to three environmental
factors demonstrating relevance to
the industry segment and some
appropriate business examples
Identifies at least four environmental
factors demonstrating relevance to
industry segment and some
appropriate business examples
As with credit, offering a justification
of each factor’s inclusion in the
eport
As with distinction, offering a
strong rationale for the inclusion
of each factor in the report
Analyses industry trends,
identifying challenges and
weaknesses confronting
organisations within the
chosen segment.
__/16 marks
Does not discuss trends; identity
and/or attempt to identify
challenges and weaknesses
elated to the segment
Broadly discusses industry trends;
proposes challenges and