Fundamentals of Management and Accounting
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GHL3001
Assessment Brief
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GHL3001 |
Fundamentals of Management and Accounting |
20 |
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Academic Year |
Semester |
Examination Board |
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2025-2026 |
1st semester |
Jan-2026 |
L3 & B2 |
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Methods of Assessment |
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Weighting |
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WRIT 1 |
Mid-term |
50% |
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Module Leader |
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Santhosh Kumar Shrinivas |
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Additional Information (if any) |
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2000 Words (+/- 10%) |
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Content
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELS GUIDANCE FOR THIS ASSESSMENT: 3
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE USE OF AI 10
MARKING CRITERIA / RUBRICS 11
Artificial Intelligence Models Guidance for this assessment:
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) models can be a powerful tool to support your learning. The University has provided some resources to support you in its appropriate usage: Student Guide to AI and Assessment Code of Conduct for Students on the use of AI Cite Them Right resource on citing materials relating to AI (if permitted)
As per the academic regulations (Academic Handbook Ah1_08), in all cases you must submit work that is your own, acknowledging any part of it that has been informed by another source including that which is AI generated. Upon submission of work, you will be asked to confirm the following statement: I confirm that this assignment is my own work, except where I have acknowledged the use of works from other sources, including the use of any artificial intelligence (AI) tools, in accordance with what is allowable as described in the assessment brief. Please note the following: AI should not be used as a substitute for your own knowledge, and you should never include any material that you do not understand and could not explain if asked. Not being able to explain your work when asked is likely to be a key factor when considering cases of academic misconduct related to AI.
The following information provides specific guidance for this assessment about what level of AI use is appropriate for this assessment. Remember that in all cases you must submit work that is your own, acknowledging any part of it that has been provided by another source.
Staff note Please place a tick mark (?) in the appropriate box below. No Use is selected by default. |
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NO USE OF GENERATIVE AI EXPECTED |
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Your assignment should be produced using information sourced by you from your learning materials and academic sources and cited appropriately. AI tools for checking spelling, grammar and referencing may be used. |
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ACKNOWLEDGED |
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You can use AI tools to learn about your topic, as part of your study, or in preparing initial guidance on assignments (e.g. headline structure, suggestions for inclusion of topics). Any materials that you have sourced from AI should be rewritten or reconfigured and integrated into your own work and referenced appropriately. It is recommended that this is confirmed by a relevant academic source. Any support gained from AI should be acknowledged in a statement at the end of the assignment, making clear what the support was, and how you used it and developed it for your own work. Example statements are available in the Student Code of Conduct. |
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Use of AI is an integral and expected part of the assessment. The explicit inclusion of AI within the assessment means that instructions on the expected use will be part of the assessment brief. Your assessment brief will describe how you should acknowledge the way in which you used AI tools. |
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Further Information
Who can answer questions about my assessment?
Questions about the assessment should be directed to the staff member who has set the task/assessment brief. This will usually be the Module Leader. They will be happy to answer any queries you have.
Referencing and independent learning (Not applicable for Examination)
Please ensure you reference a range of credible sources, with due attention to the academic literature in the area. The time spent on research and reading from good quality sources will be reflected in the quality of your submitted work.
Remember that what you get out of university depends on what you put in. Your teaching sessions typically represent between 10% and 30% of the time you are expected to study for your degree. A 20-credit module represents 200 hours of study time. The rest of your time should be taken up by self-directed study.
Unless stated otherwise you must use the HARVARD referencing system. Further guidance on referencing can be found in the on Moodle. Correct referencing is an easy way to improve your marks and essential in achieving higher grades on most assessments.
Technical submission problems (Not applicable for Examination)
It is strongly advised that you submit your work at least 24 hours before the deadline to allow time to resolve any last minute problems you might have. If you are having issues with IT or Turnitin you should contact the IT Helpdesk on (+968) 92841521/ 92841217. You may require evidence of the Helpdesk call if you are tryingnto demonstrate that a fault with Turnitin was the cause of a late submission.
Mitigating circumstances
Short extensions on assessment deadlines can be requested in specific circumstances. If you are encountering particular hardship which has been affecting your studies, then you may be able to apply for mitigating circumstances. This can give the teachers on your programme more scope to adapt the assessment requirements to support your needs. Mitigating circumstances policies and procedures are regularly updated. You should refer to your Academic Advisor for information on extensions and mitigating circumstances.
Academic Misconduct
Cardiff Met takes issues of unfair practice extremely seriously. The University has procedures and penalties for dealing with unfair academic practice. These are explained in full in the University's Unfair Practice regulations and procedures under Volume 1, Section 8 of the Academic Handbook. The Module Leader reserves the right to interview students regarding any aspect of their work submitted for assessment.
Types of Academic Misconduct, include:
Plagiarism, which can be defined as using without acknowledgement another persons words or ideas and submitting them for assessment as though it were ones own work, for instance by copying, translating from one language to another or unacknowledged paraphrasing. Further examples include:
- Useof any quotation(s) from the published or unpublished work of other persons, whether published in textbooks, articles, the Web, or in any other format, where quotations have not been clearly identified as such by being placed in quotation marks and acknowledged.
- Use of another persons words or ideas that have been slightly changed or paraphrasedto make it look different from the original.
- Summarising another persons ideas, judgments,diagrams, figures, or computer programmes without reference to that person in the text and the source in a bibliography/reference list.
- Useof assessment writing services, essay banks and/or any other similar agencies (NB. Students are commonly being blackmailed after using essay mills).
- Use of unacknowledged material downloaded from the Internet.
- Re-use of ones own material except as authorised by your degree programme.
Collusion, which can be defined as when work that that has been undertaken with others is submitted and passed off as solely the work of one person. Modules will clearly identify where joint preparation and joint submission are permitted; in all other cases they are not. Fabrication of data, making false claims to have carried out experiments, observations, interviews or other forms of data collection and analysis, or acting dishonestly in any other way.
How is my work graded?
Gulf College uses Cardiff Metropolitan Universitys Generic Band Descriptors (GBD), in conjunction with programme-specific and/or assessment-specific descriptors that are developed in accordance with the principles underpinning the generic descriptors, as a reference in marking student work outputs. This is to ensure that marking is consistent across all Cardiff Met students work, including the work outputs of students in Gulf College.
Assessment marking undergoes a meticulous process to make sure that it is fair and truly reflects the performance of students in their
modules. Marking of work at each level of Cardiff Met degree programmes are benchmarked against a set of general requirements set out in Cardiff Mets Guidance on Assessment Marking. https://www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/registry/academi chandbook/Documents/AH1_04_03.pdf
To find out more about assessments and key academic skills that can have a significant impact on your marks, download and read your Module Handbook from Moodle and your Programme Handbook from the college website.
Assessment Details
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Assessment title |
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Coursework |
WRIT1 |
50% |
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Pass marks for undergraduate work is 40%, unless stated otherwise. |
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Task/Assessment Brief: |
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For this assessment task, you must Write 2000 words (+/- 10%). Prepare a report that is related to Motivating employees. (Narendran, T. V., & Ganeriwalla, A. (2020, May). Forging sustainable change at Tata Steel. Tata Group)
Employee Motivation In Tata Steel several initiatives have been taken to further improve the motivation levels and participation in the decision making process of the officers, greater impetus to training through a formalised system of a personal development programme, talent review and job rotation systems, compensation linked to the performance management system, formal rewards and recognition systems, knowledge management systems linked with appraisals, leadership opportunities in quality circles, continuous improvement and value engineering programmes and an extremely transparent and credible multi-path communication system to address queries and concerns of all employees through various dialogues both formal and online, with such tools as video conferencing, MD Online, special dialogues with senior management, meetings, conferences and seminars. These initiatives have helped to build a homogeneous and focused team in Tata Steel, increasing motivation and binding to the vision of the company and spurred employees to deliver targets on a participatory management basis leading to ownership of processes. Tata Steel is a company that actively promotes freedom to work, freedom to innovate and even the freedom to fail. It is a nimble, fast, modern and forward-looking company on a strong growth path. The company has undergone a revolutionary change in terms of its production facilities and the technology in the manufacturing process. These changes have resulted in creating greater opportunities for taking up newer challenges for young recruits work and for performance based on IT enabled systems and high levels of automation. These have led to making the company one of the lowest cost producers of steel and the only Indian company to be recognised by the World Steel Dynamics as one of the top most World Class steel makers. Tata Steel hopes not only to consolidate but better its leadership by robust leadership development systems that have seen the company create many CEOs for other companies.
Your report should consist of following: 1. Introduction Discuss the background of the case (200 words). 2. Content and Analysis a. Define the term motivation and its importance in running a successful organisation. (400 Words) b. Explain any one theory of motivation and its implication in the modern business organisation. (400 words) c. Explain different financial and non-financial incentives used to motivate employees of a company. (400 Words) d. Consider yourself as a someone who is looking for a job or aiming for a future promotion. Using Maslows need hierarchy, analyse how each level of hierarchy influences your motivation and behaviour during this period. Provide real-life examples to support your answers. (400 Words) 3. Conclusion and Recommendations (200 Words) References (minimum of Five (5) references from varied sources with proper implementation of Harvard style of referencing with year not older than 2016) ***END OF ASSIGNMENT TASK*** Additional instructions: |
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Introduction Introduction which includes the reflection of the given case study and its implication. Content and Analysis Define the term motivation and its importance in running a successful organisation Explain any one theory of motivation and its implication in the modern business organisation. Explain different types of financial and non-financial incentives. Discuss how Maslows need hierarchy theory can be adopted in real life scenario . Conclusion and Recommendation summarising the key concepts having a reflection about the case study. |
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Word count (or equivalent): |
2000 |
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This a reflection of the effort required for the assessment. Word counts will normally include any text, tables, calculations, figures, subtitles and citations. Reference lists and contents of appendices are excluded from the word count. Contents of appendices are not usually considered when determining your final assessment grade. |
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Academic or technical terms explained: |
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NA |
Submission Details
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Submission Deadline: |
Mid 6th November 2025 |
Estimated Feedback Return Date |
Main 1st February 2026 12th February 2026 |
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Submission Time: |
By 23:59 pm on the deadline day. |
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Moodle/Turnitin: |
Any assessments submitted after the deadline will not be marked and will be recorded as a non-attempt unless you have had an extension request agreed or have approved mitigating circumstances. See the Gulf College website for more information on submission details and mitigating circumstances. |
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File Format: |
The assessment must be submitted as a word document and submit through the Turnitin submission point. Your assessment should be titled with your: Student ID number, Module code and Assessment ID, |
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e.g. 2410500 GAC3000 WRIT1 |
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Feedback |
Feedback for the assessment will be provided electronically via Turnitin / MS Teams / Face to Face. Feedback will be provided with comments on your strengths and the areas which you can improve. Module tutors give students two types of assessment feedback: formative, which is given when the student is working on the completion of an assignment or coursework, and summative, which is given upon completion of the module. A comprehensive assessment feedback on your performance will be given after the announcement of the results (10 Working Days). |
Assessment Criteria
Learning outcomes assessed
Other skills/attributes developed
- Assessesthe conceptual skills and knowledge of the
- Assessesthe writing and presentation ability of
Specifically, the learning outcomes of this module are conscientiously mapped to the graduate attributes, as follows
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Professional and Ethical |
Ability to apply ethical business thinking and recognise responsible behaviour in managerial and financial contexts. |
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Life?Long Learning |
Ability to understand fundamental business and accounting principles as a basis for ongoing personal development. |
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Ability to distinguish between different organisational forms and apply structural understanding to real scenarios. |
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Discipline Expertise |
Ability to explain business management theories and models in professional contexts. |
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Ability to differentiate between organisational structures relevant to business ownership. |
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Marking/Assessment Criteria
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Criteria / Task |
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Marks Allocated |
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Introduction |
10 |
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Motivation definition and Importance Content Knowledge and Understanding (6 Marks) Structure and Organisation (3 Marks) Argumentation and Evidence (3 Marks) Referencing and Academic Conventions(3 Marks) |
20 |
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Theory of Motivation and its implication Discussion and Content (8 Marks) Structure and Organisation (5 Marks) Argumentation and Evidence (4 Marks) Referencing and Academic Conventions(3 Marks) |
20 |
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Explanation on financial and non-financial incentives Content knowledge and Understanding (8 Marks) Structure and Organisation (5 Marks) Argumentation and Evidence (4 Marks) Referencing and Academic Conventions(3 Marks) |
20 |
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Adoption of Maslows need hierarchy theory in real life scenario Content and analysing (10 marks) Language and [removed]3 marks) Argumentation and Evidence (4 Marks) Remarks and citation(3 Marks) |
20 |
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Conclusion and recommendation |
10 |
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Total |
100 |
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Acknowledgement of the Use of AI
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Student Name: |
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Student ID Number: |
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Module Code: |
GHL3001 |
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Assignment Title: |
Fundamentals of Management and Accounting |
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Date: |
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Acknowledgement (Check mark the appropriate) |
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No content generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies has been presented as my ? own work. I acknowledge the use of [name of AI + URL] to generate materials for background research ? and self-study in the drafting of this assessment. ? I acknowledge the use of [name of AI + URL] to generate materials that were included within my final assessment in modified form. |
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The following prompts were input into [name of AI + URL]: |
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List prompts here |
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The output was changed by me in the following ways: |
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Explain the actions taken here |
