BSB108 Business Environment Summer 2024

BSB108 Business Environment Summer 2024

A2 Insight report: Regulatory and international business environment (50%)

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   Submission date

   
   

Refer to Canvas.

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   Assessment Task

   
   

You recently fulfilled a request from your client (an anonymous investor¹) to provide a PEST analysis of the national business environment in which the Australian cider sector operates.

The client has now commissioned you to write a second report to analyse and evaluate the impact of the policy, international and geopolitical environments on the business environment of the Australian cider sector (the focus sector).

The client has specified that there are to be four sections in the report:

1. an overview of the contemporary Australian macroeconomic policy in shaping the broad economic conditions of the economy and the potential implications for the business environment


2. an overview of contemporary Australian government policy and regulation with analysis of ONE policy/regulation that is directed at the focus sector


3. an overview of the key features of Australias international trade environment with an emphasis on the contribution of the focus sector (both direct and indirect)


4. an overview of contemporary geopolitical issues with a focus on ONE contemporary geopolitical issue that has substantially impacted the business environment of the focus sector

The client requires that you refer to the core activities undertaken by the sector as appropriate.

The client requires objective analysis and evaluation supported by appropriate data and sources.

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   A2 requirements

   
   

1. The report has a MAXIMUM WORD limit of 2500 The word count is inclusive of in-text citations, figures, tables, etc. The word count excludes your reference list.


2. The report is to be submitted through the Canvas Assignment link in BSB108 Canvas. You are advised to keep a copy of your work for your own records.


3. Your report will be checked for originality by


4. The report should be submitted as a WORD document or PDF. Other file formats may not be able to be opened and will be assumed to be a non-submission.


5. It is your responsibility to check that (i) your report has been uploaded and (ii) that it is the correct If you need help on how to check, contact HiQ support (do not contact your tutor or UC).


6. Work that has been submitted for assessment in BSB108 in previous semesters, or for other units, cannot be resubmitted for assessment. Re-submitted work will be treated as plagiarism.

7. QUT exercises zero tolerance on late submissions without an approved For details on QUTs policy on late assessment and extensions can be found here.


8. The use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools is allowed to help you study and find out more about the topic; noting AI-generated content may not be accurate, reliable, or may display bias. Any AI generated content may not be copied and included in your final This is because the task has been designed for you to demonstrate your achievement of the learning outcomes of the unit. Go to Learning with generative AI for additional information.


9. AI-generated content may not be copied and included in your final assement submission. If AI- generated content is copied and included in your final submission (including paraphrasing) this may lead to a breach of QUT Academic Integrity Policy with appropriate penalties.


10. We strongly recommend that prior to submission you ensure that you have read ALL the related assessment documents.


11. Your report will be marked against the published marking rubric for this


12. Bullet points are NOT to make up the substantive part of your


13. You are strongly recommended to keep a portfolio of your reading, notes made, and all assessment drafts. This will help you establish the originality of your work, should you need to.

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   The clients brief and how it relates to your learning

   
   

The client has requested a report similar to A1. This report (A2) is to address FOUR focus areas including

(i) macroeconomic policy environment (ii) targeted government policy environment, (iii) the international trade environment and (iv) geopolitical environment and how each of these influences the business environment of the focus sector.

The second half of the unit has focused on each of these four elements:

Macroeconomic policy environment

• aligns to lecture 6 and the related Drilling Down and tutorial

Government policy and regulatory environment

• aligns to lectures 7 and 8 and the related Drilling Down and tutorials

International trade environment

• aligns to lectures 9 and 10 and the related Drilling Downs and tutorials

Geo-political environment

• aligns to lecture 11 and the related Drilling Down tutorial

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   Structure and word length

   
   

Your report has a MAXIMUM WORD limit of 2500 words (excluding your reference list but inclusive of abstract, in-text citations, figures, tables etc.).

Your report has five components:

1. Abstract


2. Macroeconomic policy environment


3. Government policy and regulatory environment


4. International trade environment


5. Geo-political environment

We recommend that your abstract is approximately 200 words and that you divide the rest of the word count equally between the four elements approximately 575 words each.

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   Naming and saving your document

   
   

Suggested file name

• BSB108 A2_YOUR NAME_YOUR STUDENT NUMBER

It is recommended that you save all work to the cloud (that way if your computer dies you can recover it) AND make sure autosave is on OR that you save your document regularly.

It is also recommended that you keep a backup document on an alternative storage source.

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   Formatting your report

   
   

Format your report as follows:

• margins: top 2 cm, bottom 2cm, sides 2cm


• main body of text
  
  
  
  • font: Times Roman, Arial or Calibri
  
  
  • font point size 11 minimum/12 maximum
  
  
  • spacing: Multiple 15
  
  
  
  


• section headings
  
  
  
  • font: Times Roman, Arial or Calibri
  
  
  • font point size 14 minimum/18 maximum
  
  
  • bold all section headings
  
  
  
  


• page numbers bottom right-hand corner font size 9

• begin each new section of your report on a new page


• The citation and referencing style is APA.

8. 
   

   How do I get started?

   
   

A2 builds on your PEST analysis (A1) which was a broad overview across four key business environment elements.

In A2 you are taking a deep dive into four other elements of the business environment. Whilst we would recommend reviewing you PEST analysis, the analysis for A2 is quite distinct (refer to section 4).

Drilling Down and tutorials from week 6 onwards will assist with the content of your report. You will potentially have a number of core unit assessments due in week 13 and therefore your preparation for this assessment has to be time-managed over a period of six weeks. The Draft relevant assessment element embedded into each of the modules is a nudge for you to tackle this assessment progressively.