Assignment: IA Planning Project Presentation

IB BUSINESS & MGMT HL C 2024
2024-11-14T15:24:58Z

Due: Nov 27, 2024 by 11:59pm

You will need to prepare a presentation to the rest of the class, covering your idea for a suitable business research project. Present your proposal based on the following format:

Research question

What is the specific research question you are proposing?

What is the rationale for this research question, i.e., why is it worthy of further study?

Key concept

What is the key concept you will be focusing on?

How do you intend to apply this concept throughout your IA?

Organization

What is the name of the real-world business organization that you will be focusing on? (Narrow down to the exact part of the business if applicable).

Describe the nature of the business organization.

What are some key facts/figures about the organization? (Make these specific/relevant to the research question).

Links to the guide (including the Business Management Toolkit)

Which area(s) of the syllabus will you engage with? *

What specific tools/theories will you engage with? *

How will these tools/theories support your investigation? (Be very specific).

Supporting documents

What are the 3 – 5 supporting documents that you intend to use? (Provide links and marked up/annotated visuals).

What is the key information you will extract from each of these supporting documents?

How will you engage with this information in your investigation?

This set of assessment criteria has been prepared specifically for the business research project presentation. It has been adapted from the actual rubrics used to mark the final assessment (which can be found on pages 56 – 58 in the official guide).

Criterion A (Task 1 - About the business)

This criterion assesses the extent to which the student understands the organization they are investigating by using appropriate terminology to demonstrate understanding of key features, as well as knowledge of relevant Business Management topics.

Marks | Level descriptor
0 | The work does not reach the standard described by the descriptors below.
1 | The student demonstrates basic knowledge of the organization by providing some information about key features, however use of appropriate terminology is not always applied.
2 | The student demonstrates some knowledge of the organization by presenting some relevant information about key features. The information does not always demonstrate knowledge of the relevant topic.

3

The student demonstrates good knowledge of the organization by presenting information about key features that is aligned with the focus of the task. The information mostly demonstrates knowledge of the topic.

4

The student demonstrates strong knowledge of the organization by presenting information about key features that appropriately relate to the focus of the task. The information demonstrates appropriate knowledge of the relevant topic.

Criterion B (Task 2 – The business environment)

This assessment criterion assesses the extent to which the student effectively applies relevant tools and theories to the organization under investigation.

Marks | Level descriptor
0 | The work does not reach the standard described by the descriptors below.
1 | The student demonstrates basic knowledge of relevant tools and theories that are, at times, applicable to the organization.
2 | The student demonstrates some knowledge of relevant tools and theories that are applicable to the organization and identifies key findings.

3

The student demonstrates good knowledge of relevant tools and theories that are applicable to the organization and conducts an analysis of the results that reflects some understanding of the use/purpose/application of the tools and theories.

4

The student demonstrates strong knowledge of relevant tools and theories that are clearly focused and applied to the organization and conducts an analysis of the results that reflects sound understanding of the use/purpose/application of the tools and theories.

Criterion C (Task 3 – Business Management concepts - Q12)

This assessment criterion assesses the extent to which the student demonstrates contemporary knowledge by explaining the connections between Business Management concepts and the activities of the organization.

Marks | Level descriptor
0 | The work does not reach the standard described by the descriptors below.
1 | The student is aware of activities of the organization and identifies how some activities are connected to the key concepts. The activities described may not be of contemporary.
2 | The student demonstrates some knowledge of activities of the organization and outlines a connection between some activities and the key concepts. The activities described are mainly contemporary.

3

The student demonstrates sound knowledge of contemporary activities of the organization and describes a connection between some activities and the key concepts. However, some of the conceptual connections are better described than others.

4 | The student demonstrates strong knowledge of contemporary activities of the organization and consistently describes the connections between these activities and the key concepts.

Criterion D (Task 3 – Business Management concepts - Q13)

This assessment criterion assesses the extent to which the student justifies the potential problems/issues under investigation.

Marks | Level descriptor
0 | The work does not reach the standard described by the descriptors below.
1 | The student lists some ideas to pursue in the IA, but there is little to no justification for why the idea is worthy of further investigation.
2 | The student outlines an appropriate number of ideas to pursue in the IA and there is some justification for the ideas being worthy of further investigation.
3 | The student explains an appropriate number of ideas to pursue in the IA and there is some justification for the ideas being worthy of further investigation.
4 | The student explains an appropriate number of ideas to pursue in the IA and there is thorough consideration and justification for all ideas being worthy of further investigation.

Criterion E (Task 4 – Supporting documents)

This assessment criterion assesses the extent to which the student demonstrates selection of appropriate supporting documents (SDs), an ability to annotate the documents so it is clear how they could be used for a deeper investigation, and correct referencing protocols.

Marks | Level descriptor
0 | The work does not reach the standard described by the descriptors below.

1

There are only one or two supporting documents, and/or the supporting documents are of marginal relevance. The SDs may not be effectively annotated so the intended use is unclear. Referencing is missing or not in a correct format.

2

There are three supporting documents that are generally relevant but one or more SDs either lacks depth or has not been effectively annotated so the intended use may not be clear. Referencing is incomplete or incorrectly formatted.

3

There are three supporting documents that are relevant to the task, but at least one of the SDs has not been effectively annotated so the intended use may not be clear. Referencing is mainly correct and appropriately formatted.

4 | There are three supporting documents that are clearly relevant, and all documents have been effectively annotated so the intended purpose is clear. Referencing is correct and appropriately presented.

Criterion F (Task 5 - presentation)

This assessment criterion assesses the extent to which the student’s IA proposal is effectively presented. The presentation should:

1. Contain all sections specified in the task.

2. Be delivered in a manner that demonstrates professionalism, confidence, and an awareness of content, which is particularly evident through pace, clarity of speech, eye-contact with the audience, and smooth transitions between slides.

3. Be accompanied by a high-quality slide pack that contains an appropriate amount of text / images to address each section (do not use video materials).

4. Not have the student speaking directly from the slides or laptop or extended notes.

Marks | Level descriptor
0 | The work does not reach the standard described by the descriptors below.
1 | Only one of the required elements of an effective presentation is evident.
2 | Two of the required elements of an effective presentation are evident.
3 | Three of the required elements of an effective presentation are evident.
4 | All of the requirements of an effective presentation are included.

You will need to prepare a presentation to the rest of the class, covering your idea for a suitable business research project. Present your proposal based on the following format:

Research question

What is the specific research question you are proposing?

What is the rationale for this research question, i.e., why is it worthy of further study?

Key concept

What is the key concept you will be focusing on?

How do you intend to apply this concept throughout your IA?

Organization

What is the name of the real-world business organization that you will be focusing on? (Narrow down to the exact part of the business if applicable).

Describe the nature of the business organization.

What are some key facts/figures about the organization? (Make these specific/relevant to the research question).

Links to the guide (including the Business Management Toolkit)

Which area(s) of the syllabus will you engage with? *

What specific tools/theories will you engage with? *

How will these tools/theories support your investigation? (Be very specific).

Supporting documents

What are the 3 – 5 supporting documents that you intend to use? (Provide links and marked up/annotated visuals).

What is the key information you will extract from each of these supporting documents?

How will you engage with this information in your investigation?

This set of assessment criteria has been prepared specifically for the business research project presentation. It has been adapted from the actual rubrics used to mark the final assessment (which can be found on pages 56 – 58 in the official guide).

Criterion A (Task 1 - About the business)

This criterion assesses the extent to which the student understands the organization they are investigating by using appropriate terminology to demonstrate understanding of key features, as well as knowledge of relevant Business Management topics.

Marks | Level descriptor
0 | The work does not reach the standard described by the descriptors below.
1 | The student demonstrates basic knowledge of the organization by providing some information about key features, however use of appropriate terminology is not always applied.
2 | The student demonstrates some knowledge of the organization by presenting some relevant information about key features. The information does not always demonstrate knowledge of the relevant topic.

3

The student demonstrates good knowledge of the organization by presenting information about key features that is aligned with the focus of the task. The information mostly demonstrates knowledge of the topic.

4

The student demonstrates strong knowledge of the organization by presenting information about key features that appropriately relate to the focus of the task. The information demonstrates appropriate knowledge of the relevant topic.

Criterion B (Task 2 – The business environment)

This assessment criterion assesses the extent to which the student effectively applies relevant tools and theories to the organization under investigation.

Marks | Level descriptor
0 | The work does not reach the standard described by the descriptors below.
1 | The student demonstrates basic knowledge of relevant tools and theories that are, at times, applicable to the organization.
2 | The student demonstrates some knowledge of relevant tools and theories that are applicable to the organization and identifies key findings.

3

The student demonstrates good knowledge of relevant tools and theories that are applicable to the organization and conducts an analysis of the results that reflects some understanding of the use/purpose/application of the tools and theories.

4

The student demonstrates strong knowledge of relevant tools and theories that are clearly focused and applied to the organization and conducts an analysis of the results that reflects sound understanding of the use/purpose/application of the tools and theories.

Criterion C (Task 3 – Business Management concepts - Q12)

This assessment criterion assesses the extent to which the student demonstrates contemporary knowledge by explaining the connections between Business Management concepts and the activities of the organization.

Marks | Level descriptor
0 | The work does not reach the standard described by the descriptors below.
1 | The student is aware of activities of the organization and identifies how some activities are connected to the key concepts. The activities described may not be of contemporary.
2 | The student demonstrates some knowledge of activities of the organization and outlines a connection between some activities and the key concepts. The activities described are mainly contemporary.

3

The student demonstrates sound knowledge of contemporary activities of the organization and describes a connection between some activities and the key concepts. However, some of the conceptual connections are better described than others.

4 | The student demonstrates strong knowledge of contemporary activities of the organization and consistently describes the connections between these activities and the key concepts.

Criterion D (Task 3 – Business Management concepts - Q13)

This assessment criterion assesses the extent to which the student justifies the potential problems/issues under investigation.

Marks | Level descriptor
0 | The work does not reach the standard described by the descriptors below.
1 | The student lists some ideas to pursue in the IA, but there is little to no justification for why the idea is worthy of further investigation.
2 | The student outlines an appropriate number of ideas to pursue in the IA and there is some justification for the ideas being worthy of further investigation.
3 | The student explains an appropriate number of ideas to pursue in the IA and there is some justification for the ideas being worthy of further investigation.
4 | The student explains an appropriate number of ideas to pursue in the IA and there is thorough consideration and justification for all ideas being worthy of further investigation.

Criterion E (Task 4 – Supporting documents)

This assessment criterion assesses the extent to which the student demonstrates selection of appropriate supporting documents (SDs), an ability to annotate the documents so it is clear how they could be used for a deeper investigation, and correct referencing protocols.

Marks | Level descriptor
0 | The work does not reach the standard described by the descriptors below.

1

There are only one or two supporting documents, and/or the supporting documents are of marginal relevance. The SDs may not be effectively annotated so the intended use is unclear. Referencing is missing or not in a correct format.

2

There are three supporting documents that are generally relevant but one or more SDs either lacks depth or has not been effectively annotated so the intended use may not be clear. Referencing is incomplete or incorrectly formatted.

3

There are three supporting documents that are relevant to the task, but at least one of the SDs has not been effectively annotated so the intended use may not be clear. Referencing is mainly correct and appropriately formatted.

4 | There are three supporting documents that are clearly relevant, and all documents have been effectively annotated so the intended purpose is clear. Referencing is correct and appropriately presented.

Criterion F (Task 5 - presentation)

This assessment criterion assesses the extent to which the student’s IA proposal is effectively presented. The presentation should:

1. Contain all sections specified in the task.

2. Be delivered in a manner that demonstrates professionalism, confidence, and an awareness of content, which is particularly evident through pace, clarity of speech, eye-contact with the audience, and smooth transitions between slides.

3. Be accompanied by a high-quality slide pack that contains an appropriate amount of text / images to address each section (do not use video materials).

4. Not have the student speaking directly from the slides or laptop or extended notes.

Marks | Level descriptor
0 | The work does not reach the standard described by the descriptors below.
1 | Only one of the required elements of an effective presentation is evident.
2 | Two of the required elements of an effective presentation are evident.
3 | Three of the required elements of an effective presentation are evident.
4 | All of the requirements of an effective presentation are included.