Emerging Technology Formative CWK5 Assessment Brief 2025-26 | BPP

1. General Assessment Guidance

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1. Assessment Brief

Assessment for this module consists of a single graded component. Attaining a minimum score of 50% is required to successfully complete the module.

By completing this assessment, you will achieve the following learning outcomes (LOs):
1. Critically evaluate the value of emerging technologies as they apply to a business context. 
2. Appraise various emerging technologies and the value of these to business. 
3. Critically evaluate trends of technology and their application to business strategy.

Assessment Scenario

Prepare an extensive report on " New Business Opportunities with Emerging Technology” for the Chief Business Officer (CBO) of an International Apparel Company where you are working as a Technology Expert.  You will review emerging technologies trend and suggest potential opportunities for your selected International APPAREL Company to enhance business by leveraging emerging technologies.

Task 1: Analysing and Evaluating Emerging Technologies (LO1)

• Conduct a comprehensive analysis of the specified industry and chose an organization within, describing key aspects of that organization and critically assess the key emerging technologies that are transforming the industry impacting the chosen organisation.

Task 2: Implementing Emerging Technologies (LO2)

• Elaborating on Task 1, propose at least two emerging technologies and critically evaluate each, analysing their potential impact on the organization, specifically focusing on how the proposed technology can add business value and stimulate growth.

Task 1 Guideline:

• Provide an overview of the specified industry highlighting the current state of the industry, including market size, growth rates, and emerging trends, and features.
• Select an organisation from that industry and identify key aspects of the company, such as its size, primary products, services, offerings, market presence, (vision and mission if available) to provide a clear understanding of the organization’s background and operations.
• Identify and critically assess the key emerging technologies that are driving industry competition.
• Critically assess the organization’s strengths, weaknesses, market share, and strategies to identify potential benefits and implications to gain competitive advantage of the identified emerging technologies for the chosen organization.
• Consider factors such as horizon scanning, adoption barriers, regulatory concerns, market acceptance, and potential for competitive advantage for the industry and relevance to the chosen organization.

Task 2 Guideline:

• Conduct an in-depth analysis of each identified (at least 2) emerging technology to assess its potential to add business value and stimulate growth within the organization. Consider factors such as cost reduction, revenue generation, productivity enhancement, competitive advantage, and innovation potential.
• Critically evaluate each emerging technology to understand its potential impact on the organization, (i.e customer experience, product development, finance, operations, market positioning etc.)
• Assess how each technology aligns with the organization's strategic goals and objectives as mentioned in Task 1 • Discuss on factors such as implementation feasibility, resource requirements, integration with existing systems, and organizational readiness.
• Analyse the potential for each technology to stimulate business growth and capture new market opportunities create value for customers, shareholders, and other stakeholders specific to the chosen organization.

Structure and References

• Structure is in line with the given instructions.
• Give a professional appearance with consistent formatting.
• Spelling and grammar are correct.
• Each page has a page number in the Footer.
• Any tables or figures are correctly labelled.
• Tables and figures do not cross boundaries, unless necessary.
• Properly cite your sources in the text and in the list of references. • Use   Harvard   style   for   referencing and in-text citations (see referencing guides and https://bpp.libguides.com/Home/StudySupport).

2. Marking Guide

The assignment is marked out of 100 and counts towards 100% of your module mark. The following table shows the tasks, marks and marking rubric: