Assignment essay

Students should select an organisation (which you have access to) and work through the following questions relating to operations within the organisation. Students should write a report (using the headings below as a guide) discussing the operations of the organisation, and making recommendations for improvement. We have suggested some questions to consider under each heading – but these are not exhaustive topics (and you may discuss other things you see as being important). We would advise that you adopt a reasonably formal style and structure for your report. Include an Executive Summary and also conclusions and, where appropriate, recommendations! Students should note that they do not need to look at an entire company but instead may decide to focus on a particular business unit or operation. For example, the group may want to look at a large international company – but only have access to one part of the organisation – this is perfectly acceptable (but you may wish to discuss this with your lecturer/counsellor before starting). We also recognise that some groups may have little to say under some of these headings but lots to discuss under other headings. Again, this is to be expected. What we would encourage is that students have a brief discussion of the organisation using all the headings (a mini ‘operations audit’, if you like) and then expand on two or more areas where the team feel the organisation could improve its operations. This will give you the opportunity to read and explore two or more areas in more depth.