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Strategic Management
SBS-MBA
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STUDENT ID
UNIT TITLE:
NAME (in Full):
• All assignments are to be submitted on 16th June 2023 on https:
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• Any Assignment submission extension request must come to Azra Fatima (Head: Examination |
Academic) XXXXXXXXXX 5 days before the date of submission with a valid reason and
supported documentary evidence.
• APA 7th edition referencing guidelines needs to be followed.
• Similarity between student’s work is strictly not accepted, any student found with similar work will
e graded Zero and fail for the course. However, Plagiarism is an academic offence and will not be
tolerated.
• Any reevaluation request should come in 5 days of grade release. Any late request will not be obliged.
(Form and other details shall be shared based on request)
• Reevaluation cannot be requested for plagiarized assignments as the assignment stands as an academic
misconduct.
• If a program participant submits the assignment late, but within 1 week after the submission date a 20%
penalty will be applied
• Re-evaluation request is NOT applicable for any failed courses provided the mark range from 59 to 69.
Any grade which is below the range is however not applicable for this request.
• Any rescheduling request can be fulfilled within one week after the actual date of the assessment. Any
late request will not be obliged.
• Assignment once submitted to exam board is final for marking.
• Second extension cannot be provided without supporting documentary evidence.
• Program participants are strongly advised to keep a copy of their work in case the submitted copy should
go astray.
• Total 90 marks. 10 Marks for Class Attendance. Final marks will be
converted to 90 marks.
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GUIDELINES FOR ASSIGNMENT
1. If assignment is Question & Answer based then.
• Introduction is needed for each question.
• Question has to be answered based on the mark allotted for each question with
eferences if any idea or information is taken from other source.
2. If assignment is case based then,
• Executive summary
• Table of content
• Introduction
• Body of assignment (questions related to case need to be answered)
• Conclusion / Recommendation if any
• References (in-text + citation) to be used.
Total Marks / 90
PLAGIARISM
Plagiarism is a form of cheating, by representing someone else's work as your own or using someone
else's work (another student or author) without acknowledging it with a reference. This is a serious
each of the Academic Regulations and will be dealt with accordingly. Students found to have
plagiarized can be excluded from the program.
Plagiarism occurs whenever you do any of the following things without acknowledging the original
source:
✓ Copy information from any source (including the study guide, books, newspapers, the internet)
✓ Use another person's concepts or ideas
✓ Summarize or paraphrase another person's work.
How do I avoid plagiarism?
To ensure you are not plagiarizing, you must acknowledge with a reference whenever you:
✓ use another person's ideas, opinions or theory
✓ include any statistics, graphs or images that have been compiled or created by another
person or organization
✓ Paraphrase another's written or spokenword.
What are the penalties?
The penalties for plagiarism are:
✓ Deduction of marks,
✓ A mark of zero for the assignment or the unit, or
✓ Exclusion from the program.
Plagiarism is dealt with on a case-by-case basis and the penalties will reflect the seriousness
of the
each. Please note claiming that you were not aware of need to reference is no
excuse.
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Preamble
This assignment should be based on your cu
ent employe
usiness or a business with which
you have had some recent exposure and with which you are familiar.
Presenting your findings (Word limit XXXXXXXXXXwords with +/- 10 % permissible flexibility)
Your report should be presented in a management report format which includes an:
Executive summary (make it
ief around 150 words – not counted in word limit), Introduction
(setting out the scope of your work), Main body, Recommendation and Conclusion.
Your report should incorporate the following steps:
1. State vision and mission statement of your organization and highlight their key features.
Suggest any changes in vision or mission statement if you deem necessary.
2. Conduct a SWOT Analysis of your chosen organization and examine its implications.
3. Analyze long-term objectives of your organization and examine specific strategies
chosen by it to achieve them.
4. Analyze people, their capability, organization structure and corporate culture issues of
your chosen organization in the context of strategy execution.
5. Offer recommendations for improving strategy formulation and implementation in your
chosen organization.
Type of Organization
• If your organization is part of a larger international organization, you may consider only
your country's division. Avoid considering individual departments or sections of an
organization as this will constrain you to deal with functional-level strategy only.
• If your organization is a government department, proceed with an analysis of that
division, providing, it is a budgetary center. Dealing with a subdivision will constrain
you to deal with functional-level strategy only.
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• If your organization is an independent, not-for-profit entity, proceed according to the
advice above.
Make sure the conclusion is not just a summary of your recommendations. Emphasize the key
ecommendations in your conclusion and consider how they might be actioned.