Assignment briefs: sample task templates (Units 2, 5, 6, 7, 8)
These templates support the delivery of sample assignment briefs for each of the internally assessed units.
Units 1, 3 and 4 are externally assessed and so do not have any templates.
Unit 2: Business dynamics
- Business organisation
- Recruitment methods
- Organisational 'health check'
- Competitive advantage
- Competitive position analysis
- Management policies to improve competitive position
- Strengths and weaknesses
- Business potential
Unit 5: Developing a business proposal
- Business ideas mind mapping
- Choosing a business idea
- Business model canvas
- Research plan
- Business proposal spreadsheet model
- Business proposal spreadsheet model example
- Viability, vision and aims
- Financial plan key components
- Operations plan key components
- Marketing plan key components
- Human resources plan key components
- Coherence
- Executive summary
- Methods of communication
- Communication materials audit
- Risks and responses
- Factors affecting achievement of vision and aims
Unit 6: e-Business implementation
- e-Business implementation plan
- Notes to the e-business implementation plan
- e-Business strategy
- e-Business proposal
- Existing business proposal information
- e-Business models and customer value proposition
- e-Business communications technology and channels
- Metrics to monitor outcomes
- Impact on the business proposal
Unit 7: Managing an event
- Review of the event
- Review of event plan
- Events delivered by small businesses
- Resource requirements for the event
- Resource requirements
- Team Research Findings
- Impact on my business proposal
- Demonstration of own contribution to team performance
- Comparison of effectiveness of resource management
- Analysis of key findings for the event plan
- Analysis of draft communication materials
Unit 8: Marketing communications
- Communication methods and message content
- Traditional and modern communications channels
- Existing business proposal information
- Marketing communications strategy
- Marketing communications mix
- Metrics to monitor outcomes
- Notes to the schedule of marketing communications
- Schedule of marketing communications
- Impact of marketing communications on the business proposal