HC2091 Business Finance
HOLMES INSTITUTE
FACULTY OF
HIGHER EDUCATION
Assessment Details and Submission Guidelines
Trimester T3 2019
Unit Code HC2091
Unit Title Business Finance
Assessment Type 1
Assessment Title Individual Assignment
Purpose of the
assessment (with ULO
Mapping)
This individual assignment is mainly based on the learning outcome 1. It allows students
to identify key share markets in the world, research and explore the importance of
share market to the economy. At the end of successful completion of the assignment
students will be able to have a basic understanding on share markets and their
importance.
Weight 15 % of the total assessments
Total Marks 15
Word limit Not more than 1,500 words
Due Date Week 4 Sunday Midnight (23:59 pm.) – 08th of December 2019
Late submission incurs penalties of 5 (five) % of the assessment value per calendar day
unless an extension and/or special consideration has been granted by the lecturer
prior to the assessment deadline.
Submission
Guidelines
• All work must be submitted on Blackboard by the due date along with a
completed Assignment Cover Page. Please make sure that your name and
surname, student ID, subject name, and code and lecture’s name are written
on the cover sheet of the submitted assignment.
• The assignment must be in MS Word format, no spacing, 12-pt Arial font, justify
and 2 cm margins on all four sides of your page with appropriate section
headings and page numbers. When you submit your assignment electronically,
please save the file as ‘Individual Assignment- your student number .doc’. You
are required to submit the assignment at Individual Assignment Final
Submission, which is under Assignment and Due Dates on Black Board.
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• Reference sources must be cited in the text of the report, and listed
appropriately at the end in a reference list using Harvard referencing style.
Submitted work should be your original work showing your creativity. Students
need to read and understand the Holmes Academic Integrity Policy before they
start any assessment. (Please refer section 4.3 Guide to Academic Integrity
p27 of the Holmes Student Handbook)
Always keep an electronic copy until you have received the final grade for the
Unit. Please make sure that you submit the co
ect file. Any appeal relating to
submitting wrong files after the deadline will not be considered.
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Individual Assignment
Guidelines
ï‚· This assignment is to make students aware of the share markets with special reference to the
Australian Stock Exchange(ASX). Hence, students by themselves need to explore information
and they can seek respective lecture’s advice where necessary.
Question
Type of the Question: Report
Suppose you are going to deliver a speech about share markets. The target audience is newly enrolled
undergraduate students at Holmes Institute. Prepare a report including following key aspects
a. Overview of top ten share markets in the world in 2019 based on the market capitalization.
XXXXXXXXXXWord Limit 300)
. Overview of Australian stock exchange including historical evolution, industry categorization,
number of listed companies (As of a date in 2019) and importance of ASX into Australian
economy. XXXXXXXXXXWord Limit :300)
c. Write a
ief overview of the three selected companies from ASX including industry sector they
elongs to, key products, market capitalization, price performance over the past 5 years.
XXXXXXXXXXWord Limit:400)
Marking criteria -
Marking criteria Weighting
1. Identification of top ten share markets based on market capitalization 2 marks
2 Overview of identified share markets with the key features and uniqueness 2 marks
3 Overview of the historical evolution of ASX 1.5 marks
4 Identification of industry categorization and number of listed companies in ASX 2 marks
5 Review of the importance of ASX to Australian Economy 2.5 marks
6 Review of industry sector, key products of the selected companies 2 marks
7 Analysis of market cap and price performance of the companies 2 marks
8 Academic writing, structure and referencing 1 marks
Total Marks 15 marks
TOTAL Weight 15 %
Assessment Feedback to the Student:
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Marking Ru
ic
Content Excellent
(80%-full marks
given)
Very Good
(70-79% marks
given)
Good
(61-69% marks
given)
Satisfactory
(50-60% marks
given)
Unsatisfactory
(0-49% marks given)
1, 2, 3,
4, 5,6, 7
Outstanding data
and information
provided to answer
the questions;
Independent and
deep analysis,
ased on wide
esearch;
Outstanding review
of the top ten share
markets and the
unique features of
them
Strong review of
literature on
importance of ASX
to Australian
economy
Strong
understanding of
key products and
services of the
identified listed
companies, the
industry
classifications,
Providing well
established analysis
of changes in
market cap and
price performance
over the past 5
years.
Providing most
elevant graphs to
analyses market cap
and price
performance.
Analyzing the
identified company
performance with
exceptional good
justification.
Outstanding
esearch is
Very good data
and information
provided to
answer the
questions;
Very good
esearch
conducted;
Very good review
of the top ten
share markets and
the unique
features of them
Very good review
of literature on
importance of ASX
to Australian
economy
Very good
understanding of
key products and
services of the
identified listed
companies, the
industry
classifications,
Providing very
good analysis of
changes in market
cap and price
performance over
the past 5 years.
Providing relevant
graphs to analyses
market cap and
price
performance.
Analyzing the
identified
company
performance with
very good
justifications
Very good
esearch is
conducted with
Adequate data
and information
provided to
answer the
questions;
Reasonable
esearch
conducted;
Good review of
the top ten share
markets and the
unique features of
them
Good review of
literature on
importance of ASX
to Australian
economy
Good
understanding of
key products and
services of the
identified listed
companies, the
industry
classifications,
Providing good
analysis of
changes in market
cap and price
performance over
the past 5 years.
Providing relevant
graphs to analyses
market cap and
price
performance
Analyzing the
identified
company
performance with
good justifications
Good research is
conducted with
wide based
Satisfactorily meet
the requirements
of the assignment
ut with
limited/outdated
data and
information
provided to
answer the
questions;
Limited research
conducted;
Satisfactory
eview of
literature on
importance of ASX
to Australian
economy
Fair understanding
of key products
and services of the
identified listed
companies, the
industry
classifications
Providing fair
analysis of changes
in market cap and
price performance
over the past 5
years.
Analyzing the
identified
company
performance with
easonable
justifications
Reasonable
esearch is
conducted with
easonably
acceptable
sources and good
eferencing
No specific data and
information provided to
answer the questions;
No research basis for
analysis;
Merely relying on
secondary data from
internet;
Providing no graphs of
indices on market cap or
price performance
No reference.
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conducted with
wide based sources
and proper
eferencing
wide based
sources and good
eferencing
sources and good
eferencing
8 Assignment
structure is an
excellent
application of the
provided template
and format
Presenting a wide
anges of adequate
information that
exemplarily
supported by
justification and
analysis;
Demonstrated a
high level of
understanding and
skills of academic
writing by means of
criticism, logical
argument, and
interpretation of
data and
information.
Assignment
structure is in very
good coherent
with the provided
template and
format
Presenting very
sensible
ecommendations
that properly
supported by
justification and
analysis;
Demonstrating
the ability to
present the ideas
in outstanding
analytical and
contextual level
Assignment
structure is in
proper coherent
with the provided
template and
format
Presenting
adequate
ecommendations
that properly
supported by
justification and
analysis;
Demonstrating
the ability to
present the ideas
in proper
analytical and
contextual level