COURSE: Bachelor of Business / Bachelor of Accounting Unit: Business Economics Unit Code: BECO107 Type of Assessment: Assessment 3– Group Oral Presentation and Group Report
Unit Learning Outcomes addressed:
1)Explain the basic microeconomic and macroeconomic concepts
2)Discuss the micro and macroeconomic environment’s effect on business activities in the economy
3)Identify current economic issues, both domestic and international
4)Apply economic concepts and models to a range of economic issues and explain their use
Every student within a group consisting of 3 – 4 members is required to prepare and present a 15-minute presentation on a topic as listed in the assessment. The students are required to involve in extensive desk research and explore the issue. A group report on the task (1500 words) and the presentation slides and report should be submitted in Moodle before the submission deadline (Week 9).
ASSESSMENT DESCRIPTION:
Students will be divided into groups of 3-4 members. The group is to give a group oral presentation and group report on the topic listed in the assessment brief. The softcopy of the presentation slides, group report (not more than 1500 words) and other supporting materials (if any) are to be uploaded in the Moodle on or before the scheduled submission date (Week 9).
For Example – If group members select that they want to conduct their research study on CHINA. We can use the below mentioned link from google to find their national economic statistics – http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/ndsj/2017/indexeh.htm
The objective of this task is that you get the feel of a real life example of country’ economies and how does it work.
Current GDP
Consumer Price Index
Inflation rate
Unemployment rate
Interest rate
Consumption
Investment
Government expenditure Net exports
ASSESSMENT SUBMISSION:
Presentations will be organised on a pre-arranged time between week 9 and 11. You will not receive any marks if you are absent in your scheduled presentation time. However, consideration may be offered only under medical ground or other extenuating circumstances. You must provide appropriate supporting paper for consideration.
Presentation slides, group report, and supporting materials must be submitted online in Moodle. All materials MUST be submitted electronically in Microsoft Office format. Other formats may not be readable by markers. Please be aware that any assessments submitted in other formats will be considered LATE and will lose marks until it is presented in Microsoft Office format.
No paper based or hardcopy submission will be accepted.
Our Academic Learning Support (ALS) team would be happy to help you with understanding the task and all other assessment-related matters. For assistance and to book one-on-one meeting please email one of our ALS coordinators (Sydney ALS_SYD@kent.edu.au; Melbourne ALS_MELB@kent.edu.au ). For online help and support please click the following link and navigate Academic Learning Support in Moodle.
http://moodle.kent.edu.au/kentmoodle/course/view.php?id=5
Your presentation must be created in electronic format (e.g., MS PowerPoint) and you are required to bring the file in a portable storage device (e.g., USB drive) on the presentation day.
MARKING GUIDE (RUBRIC):GROUPORAL PRESENTATION
Type |
Scoring Criteria |
Max Marks |
Actual Score |
Comments |
Organisation (15 marks) |
The type of presentation is appropriate for the topic and audience. |
5 |
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Information is presented in a logical sequence. |
5 |
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Presentation appropriately cites requisite number of references. |
5 |
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Content (45 marks) |
Introduction is attention-getting, lays out the problem well, and establishes a framework for the rest of the presentation. |
5 |
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Technical terms are well-defined in language appropriate for the target audience |
5 |
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Presentation contains accurate information. |
10 |
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Material included is relevant to the overall message/purpose. |
10 |
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Appropriate amount of material is prepared, and points made reflect well their relative importance. |
10 |
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There is an obvious conclusion summarizing the presentation. |
5 |
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Presentation (40 marks) |
Speaker maintains good eye contact with the audience and is appropriately animated (e.g., gestures, moving around, etc.) |
5 |
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Speaker uses a clear, audible voice. |
5 |
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Delivery is poised, controlled, and smooth. |
5 |
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Good language skills and pronunciation are used. |
5 |
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Visual aids are well prepared, informative, effective, and not distracting. |
5 |
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Length of presentation is within the assigned time limits. |
5 |
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Information was well communicated and answered. |
10 |
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TOTAL MARKS |
100 |
Part |
Expectation of Content |
Max Marks |
1 |
Selection of the country |
5 |
Selecting the latest year national statistics report |
5 |
|
Providing brief of the country |
5 |
|
2 |
Statistics provided for GDP of the country |
10 |
3 |
Listing the main components of country's GDP and relating the same to theoretical knowledge |
10 |
4 |
Comment on country's inflation rate (CPI) |
10 |
5 |
Comment on country's unemployment rate |
10 |
6 |
Conclusion |
10 |
7 |
Recommendation |
10 |
9 |
Group Report format is followed with the establishment of an executive summary and a table of content report at the start of the report. Sub headings are provided for each topic is .An assignment cover page is also required. |
10 |
10 |
Harvard referencing is strictly followed. A minimum of 5 different academic reference sources were used. Students are advised to use EBSCO Research. (Remember that Wikipedia, Investopedia and other similar websites are not academic sources and must not be used.) |
10 |
11 |
Approved Overall Similarity Index is Less Than 25%, otherwise the assignment is considered “Not Be Submitted” |
5 |
TOTAL MARKS |
100 |
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