BABM1001D Foundations of Business Management Assessment 2 Brief 2025-26 | DMU

Faculty of Business and Law

Undergraduate Assignment Brief – September 2025

Assessment Information – What you need to do

This assessment is an individual assignment requiring you to address the following: Imagine you are sending a message to your future self.
Create a graphic PowerPoint presentation that reflects on yourself, your learning throughout the module and the process you followed in completing Assessment One.

 Your presentation should illustrate your thinking journey by showing what you thought at the start, what changed during your research and problem-solving, what you now believe and why.

 To deepen this reflective presentation, you should narratively dialogue explaining what you have learned, what challenged you, and how your perspective on management has changed. Incorporate graphics or visual aids throughout to support your narrative style/bullet-pointed reflections, and apply one reflective learning theory to structure your insights and reflect on your experience during the module.

The aim is to demonstrate how your thinking developed, how you engaged with key concepts, and how this process has shaped the way you now view business and management.

Criteria for Assessment - How you will be marked

The criteria for marking the assessment relate to four main components which are as follows:

• Introduction, Purpose and Method (20%)
• Discussion and Creativity (40%)
• Conclusion and Referencing (20%)
• Structure and Coherence (20%)

Please, have a look at the marking rubric for more detailed information (separate document)
Further information on university mark descriptors can be found here.

 This assignment is designed to assess the following learning outcomes:

• Identify the elements of the external context of business practice & report the impact of globalization on business
• Describe the relationship that exists between business and the law
• To describe and recognize personal strengths, biases, weaknesses, and values
• To evaluate critical thinking and evaluate past experiences, actions, or decisions.
• To express thoughts, insights and articulate the significance of experiences and lessons learned in writing.
• To identify areas for professional growth and development.
• Embrace a growth mindset and commitment to continuous learning.
•  Develop a habit of self-reflection as a tool for ongoing personal and professional development.

Assessment Details

This would be a powerpoint presentation submitted online via Turnitin comprising of approximately 6 – 8 slides, excluding title and references slides. The word count is a maximum of 700 words.

Students are expected to apply a relevant theoretical framework. For example, there should be the evidence of a theoretical style approach when structuring the graphic poster.

There will be a penalty of a deduction of 10% of the mark for work exceeding the word limit by 10% or more. The word limit includes tables, figures, quotations and citations, but excludes the references list and appendices.

How to Submit your Assessment

The assessment must be submitted by 12 noon (GMT/BST) on 17th November 2025. No paper copies are required. You can access the submission link through the module web.

• Your coursework will be given a zero mark if you do not submit a copy through Turnitin. Please take care to ensure that you have fully submitted your work.
• Please ensure that you have submitted your work using the correct file format, unreadable files will receive a mark of zero. The Faculty accepts Microsoft Office and PDF documents, unless otherwise advised by the module leader.
• All work submitted after the submission deadline without a valid and approved reason will be subject to the University regulations on late submissions.
  
  o  If an assessment is submitted up to 24 hours late the mark for the work will be capped at the pass mark of 40 per cent for undergraduate modules or 50 per cent for postgraduate modules
  o  If an assessment is submitted beyond 24 hours late the work will receive a mark of zero per cent
  o    The above applies to a student’s first attempt at the assessment. If work submitted as a reassessment of a previously failed assessment task is submitted later than the deadline the work will immediately be given a mark of zero per cent
  o    If an assessment which is marked as pass/fail rather than given a percentage mark is submitted later than the deadline, the work will immediately be marked as a fail
  
  
• The University wants you to do your best. However, we know that sometimes events happen which mean that you can’t submit your coursework by the deadline – these events should be beyond your control and not easy to predict. If this happens, you can apply for an extension to your deadline for up to five working days, or if you need longer, you can apply for a deferral, which takes you to the next assessment period (for example, to the re-sit period following the main Assessment Boards). You must apply before the deadline for your assessment. You will find information about applying for extensions and deferrals here.
• Students MUST keep a copy and/or an electronic file of their assignment.
• Checks will be made on your work using anti-plagiarism software and approved plagiarism checking websites.

Return of Marked Work

You can expect to have feedback returned to you in 8th December 2025. If for any reason there is a delay you will be kept informed. Marks and feedback will be provided online. It is important that you access the feedback you receive as this will help to make improvements to your later work, you can request a meeting with your Module Leader or Personal Tutor to discuss your feedback in more detail.

Marks will have been internally moderated only, and will therefore be provisional; your mark will be formally agreed later in the year once the external examiner has completed their review. More information on assessment and feedback can be found here.