Instructions on Assessment:
Select a real world company of your choice which satisfies the following criteria 1) is a minimum of 20 years old, 2) has more than 10,000 employees, 3) has an operational presence in more than five countries, 4) is listed on a stock exchange(s) and 5) has paid dividends.
Prepare, record and upload the link to an individual oral video presentation of 15 minutes in length. The discussions in the recorded video should be supported by presentation of PowerPoint slides. Your recorded video and presentation slides should cover requirements (1-4) as detailed below.
Required (1-3, 75% Total: 56.25 marks)
Your presentation should discuss the effectiveness of the company’s practices and structures regarding the three following themes:
1.
Analysis and evaluation of investments for value creation (25%, 18.75 marks )
2.
The role of board of directors in corporate governance and competitiveness (25 %, 18.75 marks)
3.
Performance of Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) stocks (25%, 18.75 marks)
4.
(Indicative length for the oral video presentation for requirements 1-3 above: 12 minutes)
Required (4, 25%, 18.75 marks)
Having analysed the above three themes for your selected company, as a finance professional discuss how you will help the company take business expansion related strategic decisions in a competitive environment where responsible business practices may have a price.
Please note that your oral discussion must be critical; you should therefore compare the company’s practices and structures with other (similar) company or companies in relation to the above requirements and provide your assessment of findings. You are also required to utilise relevant theoretical frameworks, models and literature in your discussion on the effectiveness of the company’s practices and structures regarding the three themes above. Additionally, in your recorded presentation, you should evidence your communication skills, both interpersonal and intrapersonal, to capture postgraduate programme goals (goal 1.2 outlined at the end of this document). For these reasons, you should be visible in the presentation video.
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You should upload the link of your video-recorded presentation through the assessment submission folder in blackboard. The PowerPoint file submitted in Turnitin MUST include the following elements:
1.
The link to your recorded video presentation added to the title slide of your presentation
2.
The PowerPoint slides addressing all four requirements (required items 1-3 and item 4) above
3.
The reference list citing all references used in your presentation
4.
Appendix that you have prepared to support your presentation, added after the references slide(s)
Note:
References and appendices are not included in the slides count of the assignment
Total number of slides (excluding the title slide, reference and appendix slides) must not exceed 16 slides. You are advised to have a minimum of six slides.
Bloomberg tool can be used to identify the real world and comparable companies that meet the criteria mentioned above and also to access information and data as required.
Recording and uploading of the video can be done using Panopto or YouTube, but in both cases you MUST provide the link as per the instructions above. It is your responsibility to ensure that the link is valid, and the video recording is available. Failure to follow the instructions above means there is no submission made and no marks will be awarded.
Length of Recorded Presentation
The minimum duration of the recorded presentation should be 15 minutes and the maximum is 17 minutes.
ASSESSMENT REGULATIONS
You are advised to read the guidance for students regarding assessment policies. They are available online here.
Time limits and penalties for presentations
The time allocated for the presentation must be adhered to. At the end of this time, the presentation will be stopped and will be marked based on what has been delivered within the time limit.
Submission of Assessment
A link to the recorded oral video presentation MUST be submitted electronically on the title slide of your PowerPoint presentation, followed by other PowerPoint slides, references and appendices. The submission has to be one PowerPoint file submitted to submission folder.
Late submission of work
Where coursework is submitted without approval, after the published hand-in deadline, the following penalties will apply.
