B101 coursework assignment 1

Academic year 2008/9

Coursework Title:	Product price and the environment
Coursework Due Date:	November 30, 2008
Lecturer:	C Nguyen

COURSEWORK DESCRIPTION

Write a short presentation about how environmental factors affect the price of a product:

Select and research a product which uses electronic components.
Analyze how the price of the product is affected by environmental factors such as legislation, ethics or market competition.
Write a presentation to illustrate the summary and highlights of the analysis.
Deliver a presentation that takes approximately 5 minutes.

Students are required to use the Harvard APA referencing and citation format for all external sources.

This coursework contributes 40% to the B101 unit mark.

COURSEWORK SUBMISSION

Students are required to submit their coursework online using the Mosaic website.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

(1) Presentation content (35 marks)

Marks	Criteria
28–35	Presentation has a creative style which integrates effective visual techniques and compelling analysis that is that is supported by a variety of relevant research sources.
24–27	Presentation contains a well organized structure which integrates effective visual techniques and useful analysis that is supported by a variety of relevant research sources.
20–23	Presentation contains effective visual techniques and useful analysis that is supported by a variety of relevant research sources.
16–19	Presentation contains useful analysis that is supported by relevant research sources.
14–15	At a threshold level, the presentation identifies the effect of environmental factors on the product price.
0–13	There is insufficient analysis that is relevant to the coursework assignment.

(2) Presentation delivery (35 marks)

Marks	Criteria
28–35	Presentation is easy to follow and uses creative and effective visual techniques in a convincing manner.
24–27	Presentation is easy to follow and uses effective visual techniques in a confident manner.
20–23	Presentation uses effective visual techniques appropriate for the presentation content.
16–19	Presentation conveys some analytical information related to the presentation topic.
14–15	At a threshold level, the majority of the presentation could be heard and recognized by the audience.
0–13	There are unacceptable difficulties with listening and viewing the presentation.

(3) Writing and style (30 marks)

Marks	Criteria
22–30	Presentation effectively uses a personal style that has a purposeful and easy to follow structure with very few grammar, punctuation or spelling errors.
21	Presentation has a purposeful and easy to follow structure with very few grammar, punctuation or spelling errors.
18–20	Presentation has a clear structure and few grammar, punctuation or spelling errors.
15–17	Presentation has an organizing theme and some grammar, punctuation or spelling errors.
12–14	At a threshold level, the presentation is organized sufficiently to support the coursework content.
0–11	There are an unacceptable number of errors with grammar and organization of the presentation.