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UU-MBA710 : FINANCE & STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
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UU-MBA710 : FINANCE & STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
Week 7
Assignment 2
This is your final assignment.
You are requested to prepare a report for a public company. You should
approach this case from a director’s point of view upon issues related with
financial and strategic management.
For this final assignment you are requested to use information upon your
discretion regarding the overall interim appearance of a public company.
The target company is “Kerry Group”.
Information regarding the overall interim performance of the target
company is given below. Follow the link to find the necessary information
needed for your report preparation.
H1-Results-Presentation-4-8-16.pdf
You are challenged to search and find information regarding any issues
you may consider appropriate. Use and incorporate within your report any
research material that is relevant and appropriate either from financial or
strategic management aspect.
Important is to use information that relates to the overall interim
performance of the target company.
Detailed information upon your research issues should be disclosed as
report appendices.
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Guidelines
Your assignment is evaluated in the aspect of
I. context relevance to the assignment case given
II. key issues identification based upon assignment requirements
III. disclosure introduced in appendices for any research material
gathered regarding the assignment case given
IV. use and apply proper formulas or concepts or methodologies
relevant your case approach
V. consistent information to the assignment case given
VI. proper referencing and plagiarism avoidance
VII. report writing skills upon case approach
keep it simple
use active voice; writing moves smoothly and uses fewer
words than passive voice
good grammar and punctuation
VIII. report techniques used;
Introduction that gives brief explanation upon report
structure and justifies the chosen methodology and
approach used
Body that provides detailed information relevant to the
assignment case requirements
Conclusion upon your approach to assignment case
requirements
Provide and explain any recommendations based upon
your approach to assignment requirements
Give any necessary detailed information in appendices
Cite properly the sources used
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Important Issues
Assignment report should be about 3000 words; 10% rule (+) or (- ) applies The
Assignment carries a 50% weight of your final grade for this course Read carefully
the Assignment Brief Guidelines
Study the course material given prior to the Assignment
Read carefully the Assignment case given
Gather any material given or research further information needed for the Assignment case
Prepare and finish your Assignment report three days before deadline due date
Read your Assignment report once more and finalize
Submit your report through submission link provided in the course
Assignment must be submitted before due date (Sunday) 11.59 p.m. (23:59 hours) VLE (UTC)
Student has sole responsibility to ensure timely assignment submission
Unicaf regulations regarding late submission / non-submission are applied
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