HC2091 Business Finance

Assessment Details and Submission Guidelines 

Assessment Type 

3

Assessment Title 

Group Assignment 

Purpose of the assessment (with ULO Mapping) 

Students are required to form a group of 3 to 4 members (Minimum of 3 and  

Maximum of 4) to study, undertake research, analyse and conduct academic work   

within the areas of business finance covered in learning materials Topics 1 to 10  inclusive. The assignment should examine the main issues, including underlying  theories, implement performance measures used and explain the firm financial  performance. Your group is strongly advised to reference professional websites,  journal articles and text books in this assignment (case study). 

Weight 

25 % of the total assessments 

Total Marks 

25

Word limit 

Not more than 2500 words 

Due Date 

Registration of groups and chosen companies: 5 pm Friday, Week 7 Final Submission of Group Assignment: Midnight (23:59 pm.) Sunday, Week 10  Late submission incurs penalties of 5 (five) % of the assessment value per calendar  day unless an extension and/or special consideration has been granted by the  lecturer prior to the assessment deadline.

Submission  

Guidelines 

• All work must be submitted on Blackboard by the due date along with a  completed Assignment Cover Page. Please make sure that your group  member’s name and surname, student ID, subject name, and code and  lecture’s name are written on the cover sheet of the submitted assignment.  

• The assignment must be in MS Word format, no spacing, 12-pt Arial font and  2 cm margins on all four sides of your page with appropriate section headings  and page numbers. When you submit your assignment electronically, please  save the file as ‘Group Assignment- your group name .doc’. You are required  to submit the assignment at Group Assignment Final Submission, which is  under Group Assignment and Due Dates on Black Board.  

• Reference sources must be cited in the text of the report, and listed  appropriately at the end in a reference list using Harvard referencing style.  Submitted work should be your original work showing your creativity.  Students need to read and understand the Holmes Academic Integrity Policy  before they start any assessment. (Please refer section 4.3 Guide to  Academic Integrity p27 of the Holmes Student Handbook). 

• Always keep an electronic copy until you have received the final grade for  the Unit. Please make sure that you submit the correct file. Any appeal  relating to submitting wrong files after the deadline will not be considered.