ASSESSMENT 2 on SHU week 41 – INDIVIDUAL REPORT 80%
Your chosen company* has recently appointed several new Non Executive Directors. They have jointly asked to be briefed on a range of topics.
You are required:
To prepare a report for your chosen company on
one of the topics requested. The report should explore the topic from a general/theoretical perspective and from the specific position of your company. Including where appropriate examples from other companies.
The report should be in
report format and add linked with your analysis
maximum of 4,000 words. This does not include introductory pages containing names, content and executive summary. It also does not include appendices; however these must contain
relevant information.
Note Please do the necessary calculations and attached the calculations and formulas on appendices
ASSESSMENT 2
TOPICS AVAILABLE:
Liquidity On BP (British petroleum)
*Please select a company from the London stock exchange under FTSE 350 (http://www.londonstockexchange.com/home/homepage)
The company needs to be approved by the module leader before the start of your assessment. You are not allowed to use companies used for assessment 1( i.e. Sainsburys plc, Tesco plc, Morrisons plc, Marks and Spencer plc, Debenhams plc, John Lewis Partnership) and NEXT plc.
APPENDIX 1
Referencing a quick guide
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Introduction
This leaflet sets out recommended practice for referencing and bibliographies, according to the
Harvard Method. It is based on guidance from a range of British and international standards. More extensive information can be found on shuspace by searching for referencing. Accurate and consistent referencing is essential in all academic work. Whenever you refer to either the work or ideas of someone, or are influenced by another’s work, you must acknowledge this. If you make a direct quotation from someone’s work, this should be referred to accurately. You should acknowledge your source in two places
• in the main body of the text (citing references)
• in a bibliography or a reference list at the end of the piece of work
You are strongly advised to keep detailed records of all sources used, and to do this at the time you use them.
Citing references
Referring to someone else’s work or ideas in the text of your own work is known as ‘citing’. This should be acknowledged by quoting both the author’s last name (family name) and the date of the work in brackets.
This leads the reader to the bibliography, where the full reference appears. This is located at the end of your work. If the author’s name occurs naturally in the sentence, the year only is given in brackets. Page numbers should be included for direct quotations or reference to a particular part of an item.
For two or three authors, the names of all should be given. In the case of more than three authors, the first author only should be given, followed by et al. Collinson et al. (1992) … Rainer and Reiman (1989) take a different view … Gibbs (1992, p11) states that ‘students are …’ Gibbs (1992) believes students are active … In a recent study (Gibbs 1992), it is argued …
If you cannot identify the author, cite by the title.
Bibliography/reference list
A reference list should contain full and accurate references for each item you have quoted or referred to in the body of your text. A bibliography also includes any other works used in your research. All references should give enough information to easily trace the material used. According to the
Harvard Method, references are
arranged in one alphabetical sequence, by name of author, followed by date of publication. If there is no
author, the item should be listed by title. If available, include the family name and full given name(s) of any authors or editors. When only initials are given, use the family name and initial(s). Not all resources have individuals as authors; an organisation, company or institution can be the author.
Books
The main elements you need are author(s), year, title, edition (other than first edition), place of publication (if
required) and publisher. You will usually find the relevant information on the
book’s title page and
back of the
title page. The reference should be as follows For
multiple authors, reference all of them to a maximum of three. If there are more than three, you should use
et al. after the first author’s name.
If a book has an editor or editors, indicate this by putting (ed.) or (eds.) after the name(s).
CROUCH, David, JACKSON, Rhona and THOMPSON,
Felix (eds.) (2005).
The media and the tourist imagination: converging cultures. London, Routledge.
BROWN, Carol V., et al. (2009).
Managing information technology. 6th ed., Upper Saddle River, Pearson
Education.
CHAPPELL, David and WILLIS, Andrew (2005).
The architect in practice
. 9th ed., Oxford, Blackwell.
the
Dictionary of biology (2004) defines …
Journal, magazine and newspaper articles
To reference a journal or magazine article, include author(s), year, title of article, journal/magazine title (in
full), volume number, issue number and page numbers. For newspaper articles, give the date of the newspaper
instead of the volume/issue.
This information can be obtained from the
cover and
first pages of the journal, magazine or newspaper, but
will not necessarily appear on the pages inside (and therefore not on a photocopy you may have of an article).
Electronic sources
Referencing electronic sources can be difficult. Look for and provide as much of the information recommended
as possible. It is important to include the format of the material, eg [online], the date you accessed the material
and location, eg URL. A website can be updated at any time so you need to indicate exactly when you used it.
(a) Electronic books
Include author(s), year, title, [online], edition (other than first edition), place of publication (if required), publisher, information database or source, date accessed and location (URL).
MORGAN, Nigel and PRITCHARD, Annette (2001).
Advertising in tourism and leisure. [online]. Oxford,
Butterworth Heinemann. Book from NetLibrary last
accessed 19 June 2008 at: http://www.netlibrary.com/
(b) Electronic journal, magazine and newspaper
articles
Include author(s), year, title of article, [online], journal title, volume, issue number and page number(s),
information database or source (if applicable), date you accessed the material and location (URL). Use the URL for the database or homepage, as the URL for a particular article may not stay the same on return visits.
If the journal/magazine is electronic only ie has no print equivalent, there may be no page numbers and/or the
numbering may not be by volume and issue. Give as much information as you can. You may not be able to find page numbers for some electronic articles, even if there is a print equivalent.
(c) Other websites
Include author(s), year, title, [online], date you accessed the material and location (URL).If you cannot identify an author, reference the work by title.
Sheffield Botanical Gardens
. (2008). [online]. Last
accessed 23 February 2008 at: http://www.sbg.org.uk/
CRICK, Bernard (2002).
George Orwell: voice of a long generation
. [online]. Last accessed 3 May 2008 at:http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/britain_wwtwo/orwell_01.shtml
TOIBIN, Colm (2006). Pure evil. [online].
The Guardian, 3 June. Last accessed 13 March 2008 at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/
CHARAVARYAMATH, Chandrashekhar and SINGH, Baljit (2006). Pulmonary effects of exposure to pig barn air. [online].
Journal of occupational medicine and
toxicology, 1:10. Article from Biomed Central last accessed 26 June 2008 at: http://www.biomedcentral.com/
REITZIG, Markus (2004). Strategic management of intellectual property. [online].
MIT Sloan management
review,
45 (3), 35 40. Article from Business Source Premier last accessed 18 February 2008 at: http://search.epnet.com/
Media
(a) Off air recordings
Programmes recorded from terrestrial and satellite TV onto DVD or video. Include title, year, format, channel
and date of screening.
(b) Training and commercial programmes
Give as much information as you can and indicate theformat.
(c) Feature films
Provide film title, year, format, director and production company.
Further help
More detailed help on referencing is given in the Guide to Referencing, including examples of how to reference
a wide range of resources. The guide is available from shuspace along with a range of other resources to help
with referencing, including guidance on how to recognise different types of resources.
Attachments:
Financial Ana….docx