HSC Assessment Task Notification

BUSINESS STUDIES
Topics:
Nature of Assessment

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Case Study Research Task

Task
Weighting
Teacher
Date of Notification:
Due Date:

20%
Chayma Jebara
Week 5 Term 4 (2015)
Wednesday 25th November 2015 (Week
8) Operations
Term 1 Week 6 Marketing
Term 2 Week 5 Finance
Term 2 Week 10 Human Resources

Syllabus Outcomes Assessed:

critically analyses the role of business in Australia and globally
evaluates management strategies in response to changes in internal and
external influences
discusses the social and ethical responsibilities of management
analyses business functions and processes in large and global
businesses
explains management strategies and their impact on businesses
evaluates the effectiveness of management in the performance of
businesses
plans and conducts investigations into contemporary business issues
organises and evaluates information for actual and hypothetical business
situations
communicates business information, issues and concepts in appropriate
formats

H1.
H2.
H3.
H4.
H5.
H6.
H7.
H8.
H9.

Task Description
Case Study Research Task
Ongoing assessment

Students will be allocated a syllabus point and must research a

contemporary business example related to that syllabus point

Students must then complete the worksheet below and email it to their
teacher by Tuesday 24th November, 2015, 11:59pm AND a hard
copy must be handed in class with the criteria attached on Wednesday

25th November 2015

This is an ongoing assessment and each topic is weighted at 5% for a

total of 20%
Your summary can be no longer than one typed page; Calibri, Size 11
font, 1.5 spacing

Name
of

Article(s)/Resource(s):
Source(s):

Date of article/resource:

Syllabus Point this article is relevant to:

Brief summary of the article:

How is your article linked to your syllabus point?

Describe the action(s) taken by the managers?

Did the strategies work? Why or why not?

Demonstrate statistics which support your point/idea?

Explain how your case study is interdependent with the other key business functions?

Identify a past HSC question (from 2012-2015) that this case study could be used for.

Criteria

Choice of
case
study

Depth of
answers

Accuracy

Link to
the
syllabus
Originalit
y of case
study

Case study chosen

does not allow the
student to answer
all of the questions

student to answer

student to answer

to answer all of the

some of the

most of the

questions

questions
BOS Verb has

questions

extensively

BOS Verb has

questions

questions

answered with

answered vaguely,

little detail,

statistics used are

statistics used are

irrelevant

somewhat

More than 5

relevant
Less than 5

mistakes such as

mistakes such as

misspelling,

misspelling,

incorrect

incorrect

explanation,

explanation,

misuse of

misuse of

terminology

terminology

Vague link to the

Some link to the

Clear link to the

syllabus

syllabus

syllabus

A contemporary
No originality in

and interesting

case study chosen

case study has

been selected from

Telegraph

deducted

allows the student

incorrectly,

e.g. The Daily

be

chosen allows the

addressed,

source

mark will

chosen allows the

addressed

a sound source

(One

Case study chosen

been partly

y of the

Penalties

Case study

BOS Verb has been

Case study has

Credibilit

Case study

Not emailing in
advance, not
handing in a hard
copy, not attaching
a criteria, not
adhering to the

been selected
Case study has
been selected
from a highly
credible source
e.g. Australian
Financial Review

been addressed
accurately,
questions
answered in
some detail,
statistics used are
mostly relevant

No obvious
mistakes

All BOS Verbs have

been addressed
accurately,
answers are
concise and in
detail, statistics
used are relevant

lettering
specifications

Case Study Marking Criteria

Comments:

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