SCM201- Group Assignment

Assessment Type Case presentation & Written analysis

Associated Unit Learning
2, 3, 4
Outcomes (ULO’s)

Group or Individual task Group

Value (%) 15% group contribution

Due Date 1st slot of Week 9 (23:59)

1. Written report: NO MORE THAN 7 pages, 11-point font
size; EXCLUDING Appendices, Tables and Figures,
Reference Lists
Submission details/form 2. Presentation slides (Canva link inserted at the end of the
report)
3. Team presentation duration of NO MORE THAN 20
minutes

Detailed Assignment instructions

Assignment Overview
1. Case presentation & panel discussion (Group Presentation):
 Course participants will be distributed over teams of approximately four to six
participants.
 Each group will work on the plenary cases and prepare the major case indicated for
the team (Assigned cases will be finalized and picked from verified sources).
 Each team is a “consultancy” to the company mentioned in the case assigned to the
team.
 The task is to present, in front of the “board” (panel) of the company, an analysis of
the case: introduce, describe and analyze the major issues, conclude and recommend.
 After this the “board”, another team actually, will ask questions. The rest of the
audience is supposedly formed by representatives from the sector.

Guideline:
 Language: English
 Do not allow to read from the phone or laptop

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  The questions in the case study merely serve as a guideline.
 Each team should apply learned SCM (Supply Chain Management) concepts and
models, and adopt through Powerpoint, Prezi or other presentation software.
 Each team will have a maximum of 15 minutes to present. Do not use more than
fifteen slides and have every member to be presented some of the content of the
presentation.
 Photos, examples and min 01 video relevant to the above Case study on PPT. Visual
effect as well as clear visualized demonstration is required
 Each team will have to hand in its PPT (or Prezi) presentation slides to the course
lecturer, before the presentations starts. After each presentation a discussion will
follow, questions will be asked by the panel formed by another team, representing the
“board” of the company.
 For evaluation criteria please see below.
 Each team in turn will serve as a “board” (panel) after another team’s presentation.
The task will be assigned later in class.

Presentation Weight
Survey of issues, appropriateness of the problem statement 15%
Critical analysis, clarity of argument, creativity 25%
Valid conclusions and recommendations 15%
Use audio-visual aids effectively, appropriate oral content 10%
Hold interest of audience, maintain eye-contact, use of posture,
10%
voice
Are organized, structured, well-paced 10%
Involve audience, foster discussion, handle questions 10%
Assure in-depth understanding from thorough research through
5%
other external sources, besides the provided materials.

Submission due date: 1st slot of week 9 (23:59 pm) on LMS

2. Written analysis:
 You are expected to hand in your group assignment in the form of a written analysis as
well. This is group work.

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  For the structure of the paper, based on your Case: introduce, give background,
present the problems/issues, select a method and/or framework for analysis, deeply
analyze and discuss, give conclusions and recommendations. The size of the paper is
as follows: 5 pages, 11 pts, double spacing
 Although no other format requirements exist, the paper should be well presented and
readable.
 For the evaluation criteria please see below.
 You are required to adopt appropriate academic practices: write using your own words,
“copy and paste” is not allowed (this constitutes plagiarism) and refer to other sources
in an appropriate way.
Written analysis (group – 15%) Weight
Criterion 1: INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
Purpose and context of paper, title, author have been given? 10%
Background of the organization has been described?
Criterion 2: PROBLEM STATEMENT AND METHODOLOGY
Relevant (survey of) issues?
Incorporated facts and readings?
15%
Adequate problem statement?
Problem has been put in its context?
Adequate method to address the issue(s)?
Criterion 3: ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION
Are concepts and models covered in the course indeed used to identify,
analyze and discuss the problems of the organization?
Is the argumentation logical, clear and convincing?
30%
Are the arguments consistent throughout the paper?
Are the arguments backed by facts and not by opinions?
Are matters discussed from different angles
Creativity?
Criterion 4: CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Do conclusions & recommendations follow from analysis & discussion?
Do the conclusions and recommendations resolve the issues identified? 15%
Are they feasible?
Have alternatives been discussed?
Criterion 5: EVIDENCE OF ENHANCED LEARNING SKILLS 20%

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 Incorporation of readings, referencing, evaluation of similar studies,
reflection on the paper, problem and methods used
Criterion 5: OTHERS
10%
Readability, style, grammar, use of English, spelling, structure and layout.

In summary: DD2: 30%, DD3: 30%, DD4: 20% and DD5: 20%.

Submission due date: 1st slot of week 9 (23:59 pm) on LMS

Elements of the assessment and their weighting in Dublin Descriptors

Element of the assessment Weight
Case presentation & panel discussion 15%
Written analysis 15%
TOTAL 100%

Assignment outline as an example for reference:

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Table of content
1. Introduction
1.1. Overview of …… industry
1.2. Overview of Brand/ Company during ….. (period)
2. (Company) Supply chain
3. (Company) issue analysis and solutions
4. Recommendation & Conclusion
5. Reference
6. Abbreviations

Guidance

Group Work Guidelines:

 A group assignment is the collective responsibility of the entire group, and if one member
is temporarily unable to contribute, the group should be able to reallocate responsibilities
to keep to schedule. In the event of longer-term illness or other serious problems
involving a member of group, it is the responsibility of the other members to immediately
notify the Unit Convenor or relevant Teacher.

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 All group members must be satisfied that the work has been correctly submitted. Any
penalties for late submission will generally apply to all group members, not just the
person who submitted.

Submission Instructions:
One Group member only will upload Written paper on Edunext.
Please also include a Title format: “Course code_Class code_Group name”
Example: “SCM201_IB1702_Group name”
Agenda slide (that is, a slide or Report with content equivalent to a Table of Contents)
and slide/ Report numbering.
Referencing
 To avoid plagiarism, you are required to provide a reference whenever you include
information from other sources in your work.
 Referencing conventions required for this unit are: Harvard Referencing System

Extensions and Late Submission

 Late Submissions - Unless an extension has been approved, late submissions will result in
a penalty.
 You will be penalized 10% of the assessment’s worth for each calendar day the task is
late, up to a maximum of 2 working days for written paper only. After 2 working days a
zero result will be recorded.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism is the action or practice of taking and submitting or presenting the thoughts,
writings or other work of someone else as though it is your own work. Plagiarism includes
any of the following, without full and appropriate acknowledgment to the original source(s):
 The use of the whole or part of a computer program written by another person;
 The use, in essays or other assessable work, of the whole or part of a written work from
any source including but not limited to a book, journal, newspaper article, set of lecture
notes, current or past student’s work, any other person’s work, a website or database;
 The paraphrasing of another’s work;
 The use of musical composition, audio, visual, graphic and photographic models,
 The use of realia that is objects, artefacts, costumes, models and the like.

Plagiarism also includes the preparation or production and submission or presentation of

assignments or other work in conjunction with another person or other people when that work

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should be your own independent work. This remains plagiarism whether or not it is with the
knowledge or consent of the other person or people.

It should be noted that FPT encourages its students to talk to staff, fellow students and other
people who may be able to contribute to a student’s academic work but that where
independent assignment is required, submitted or presented work must be the student’s own.

Enabling plagiarism contributes to plagiarism and therefore will be treated as a form of

plagiarism by the University. Enabling plagiarism means allowing or otherwise assisting
another student to copy or otherwise plagiarise work by, for example, allowing access to a
draft or completed assignment or other work.

FPT University uses plagiarism detection software (such as Turnitin) for assignments
submitted electronically via Canvas. Your Convenor will provide further details.

The penalties for plagiarism can be severe ranging from a zero grade for an assessment task
through to expulsion from the unit and in the extreme, exclusion from FPT. Consequently,
you need to avoid plagiarism by providing a reference whenever you include information
from other sources in your work.

Assessment declaration and statement of authorship

1. I have not impersonated, or allowed myself to be impersonated by any person for the
purposes of this assessment.
2. This assessment is my/our original work and no part of it has been copied from any other
source except where due acknowledgement is made.
3. No part of this assessment has been written for me by any other person except where such
collaboration has been authorised by the lecturer/teacher concerned.
4. I have not previously submitted this work for this or any other course/unit.
5. I give permission for my assessment response to be reproduced, communicated,
compared and archived for plagiarism detection, benchmarking or educational purposes.

I understand that:
 Plagiarism is the presentation of another person’s work as though it is your own. It is a
form of cheating and is a very serious academic offence that may lead to exclusion from
the University.
 Plagiarised material may be drawn from published and unpublished written documents,
interpretations, computer software, designs, music, sounds, images, photographs, and

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 ideas or ideological frameworks gained through working with another person or in a
group.
 Plagiarised material can be drawn from, and presented in written, graphic and visual
form, including electronic data and oral presentations.
 Plagiarism occurs when the origin of the material used is not appropriately cited.

I agree and acknowledge that:

1. I have read and understood the Declaration and Statement of Authorship above.
2. I accept that use of my account to electronically submit this assessment constitutes my
agreement to the Declaration and Statement of Authorship
3. If I do not agree to the Declaration and Statement of Authorship in this context, the
assessment outcome may not be valid for assessment purposes and may not be included in
my aggregate score for this unit.

Further information relating to the penalties for plagiarism, which range from a formal
caution to expulsion from the University, is contained in the Student Academic Misconduct
Regulations 2012 which is available on the Policies and Regulations website.

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