...Dear Nick Newbury, Having had a chance to review the case study I have produced a short informal report to help you understand Original Travels external environment. I have identified the different stakeholders attached to Original Travel and briefly explored their concerns and contributions. ‘The concept of stakeholders is important for two reasons. First, it emphasises that stakeholder groups have different interests; second it illustrates the relationship between businesses and their external environments’. (Cited in The Open University B120 What is business? 2006, P.25). This can be further explored by using a STEEP model. (Cited in The Open University B120 What is business? 2006, P.17). By using a STEEP model and viewing the different types of stakeholders attached to Original Travel it should provide you with an accurate understanding of the external environment in which your company operates. A STEEP model considers five factors, which I have listed below and given examples. * Sociological factors-changes in age, patterns of work, gender roles, patterns of consumption, culture changes and country developments. * Technological factors-developments in technology and the effects on your business. * Economic factors-economic growth/shrinkage, interests rates, exchange rates, energy prices and levels of employment. * Environmental factors-how your business has an effect of the environment and how your customer base views this effect. * Political factors-local...
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...2.2 The TMA Part I of TMA 01 is based on the following case study. Original Travel Original Travel is all about travel ideas – and as you can guess from its name, the company likes to create inspiring, hand-crafted trips for discerning clients. A young and energetic company, Original Travel was created in 2003 in response to changing expectations in travel early in the millennium. Its founders - Alastair Poulain, Nick Newbury and Tom Barber, all of whom are still with Original Travel - wanted to help adventurous travellers to find new travel experiences with greater levels of service and cooler places to stay. Their starting point was the ‘Big Short Break’ – interesting places to visit and interesting things to do within five hours of London. The growth of the company since then suggests they succeeded. According to the latest Pricewaterhouse-Coopers review of discretionary spending, holidays have been knocked off their traditional perch at the top, being relegated to number two on the list of must-buys. Top spot in these testing times goes to paying off credits card bills and bank overdrafts. Also, the last decade has seen further adoption of ebusiness platforms. This has made the general holiday market far more competitive over pricing. But it's only a minor setback for Original Travel, a firm that specialises in holidays that offer a little more than simply sun, sand and sangria. The London-based niche tour operator may have seen enquiries drop and may be left looking at...
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...In the future, special AI computers called "Cyber Systems" have been used in racing to help racers improve their abilities and reduce accidents. One of them is a machine called "Asurada", a super-intelligent AI computer developed by Sugo Corporation, which is being targeted by Smith, who wants to use it as a military weapon. As the system is built for racing, Sugo puts Asurada into a car called GSX and delivers it to the Cyber Formula GPX's qualifying round in Fujioka, however, during the delivery, the machine is attacked. The story focuses on a young 14-year-old boy named Hayato Kazami, the son of the designer of the car, who activates Asurada GSX in order to escape from Smith's men. But because of the machine has locked Hayato's driver data, he has no choice but to become a racer for the Sugo Team. In the first qualifier, he races heatly with Naoki Shinjyo from Aoi and ends up in third place. In the second qualifying round, Hayato meets Johji Ohtomo, a racer from Albatross DDT and become good friends. During Hayato's training at night, he is attacked by Smith's men. In the race, Asurada's tire blows up, Hayato barely completes the race in third place. Hayato made it into the final 10 rounds of the Cyber GPX mainly with Asurada's ability and luck, which makes him overconfident. In the first race, he false-started and got a 60-second time penalty. Hayato pushed Asurada too far and was forced to retire. This made him realize that he has next to no skill at all. Hayato went...
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...assignments 7 8 1.9 The structure of each assignment 2 TMA 01 11 13 2.1 About TMA 01 13 2.2 The TMA 13 2.3 Guidance notes for TMA 01 Part I 2.4 TMA 01 Part II 16 17 3 TMA 02 18 3.1 About TMA 02 18 3.2 TMA 02 Part I 18 3.3 Guidance notes for TMA 02 Part I 20 4 TMA 03 22 4.1 About TMA 03 4.2 TMA 03 Part I 22 22 Guidance notes for TMA 03 Part 1 27 TMA 03 Part II 27 5 TMA 04 29 5.1 About TMA 04 5.2 TMA 04 Part I 29 29 5.3 Guidance notes for TMA 04 Part I 32 5.4 TMA 04 Part II 33 6 End-of-module assessment (EMA) 34 6.1 About the EMA 34 6.2 The EMA 6.3 Guidance notes for the EMA 34 34 7 Conclusion 35 1 Introduction 1 Introduction B120 An Introduction to Business Studies is assessed through five assignments: four tutor marked assignments (TMAs) and one end-of-module assessment (EMA). There is no examination. Each assignment is based on one of the five books in B120 although the EMA reviews both Book 5 and the module overall. All assignments are compulsory and must be submitted electronically by the deadline stated. 1.1 How to pass B120 To pass the module you must pass both the continuous assessment (TMAs 01–04) and the EMA. To pass the continuous assessment component you must gain an average pass mark over the four TMAs (the pass mark is 40). To pass the EMA you must...
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...Mathematics, Computing and Technology MU123 Discovering mathematics MU123 TMA 01 Covers Units 1 and 2. 2015J Cut-off date: 3 November 2015 Submission instructions You will find instructions for completing TMAs in the Assessment resources area of the MU123 website. Please read these instructions before beginning work on this TMA. Special instructions Fourteen marks are awarded throughout this TMA for good mathematical communication. The number of marks allocated to each question is shown at the beginning of the question. Your tutor may use the abbreviation ‘GMC’ when allocating these marks. Good mathematical communication includes explaining your reasoning and communicating your ideas clearly and correctly. You will find it helpful to look again at Subsection 5.3 of Unit 1. Question 6 asks you to think about your progress throughout Units 1 and 2; you might want to read this first so that you can bear it in mind as you work through the other questions. Copyright c 2015 The Open University 12.1 WEB 04374 4 MU123 TMA 01 Question 1 – Cut-off date 3 November 2015 20 marks This question is based on your work on MU123 on Unit 1. Four marks are allocated for good mathematical communication, as described in the special instructions at the beginning of this TMA. [4] Table 1 shows the number of cups of coffee drunk on a certain day by a group of people who work for a local council. Table 1 Number of people drinking a given number of...
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...l M150 Mathematics and Computing: Level 1 M150 Data, computing and information M150 AB1 Assignment Booklet 1 Contents TMA M150 01 2006J Cut-off date 14 November 2006 This assignment should be submitted via the Electronic TMA (eTMA) system. You should write your solutions to the questions in a single wordprocessed document, which is named using your OUCU (e.g. tst99) as follows: tst99_TMA01 Head the document with your name, the number of the TMA (as given above) and your Personal Identifier. You do not need to include any other forms with your document. Submit your document as a zip file to the eTMA system on or preferably before the cut-off date shown above. You will find details on how to create a zip archive file in the Guide to Electronic Tuition. You will find details on how to submit a zip archive file to the eTMA system in Using the Electronic TMA System – A Guide to eTMAs for Students. Your tutor will mark your script and return it to you via the eTMA system. Your mark for the TMA will be automatically recorded by the eTMA system. TMA 01 assesses your work on Units 1, 2 and 3 of M150. The marks allocated to each part of a question are indicated in the margin. The total marks for each question are shown at the beginning of each question. Copyright © 2006 The Open University 6.1 WEB 91982 1 Important notes Plagiarism When you are asked to comment or explain, present your work clearly. If when answering a question you do not do so using your own...
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...MEG-1,2,3 & 4 Master’s Degree Programme in English (MEG) ASSIGNMENT (For July 2015 and January 2016 Sessions) Compulsory Courses of M.A. English – 1st Year) British Poetry-01 British Drama-02 British Novel-03 Aspects of Language-04 School of Humanities Indira Gandhi National Open University Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110 068 1 Master’s Degree in English Assignments for 1st year Compulsory Courses Course Code: MEG Dear Student, This booklet contains all the assignments of the Compulsory Courses of MA (English) 1st year namely: MEG-01 MEG-02 MEG-03 MEG-04 British Poetry British Drama British Novel Aspects of Language Each course will comprise one assignment of 100 marks. This assignment will be tutor marked. Aims: The TMAs are concerned mainly with assessing your application and understanding of the course material. You are not required to reproduce chunks of information from the course material but to use the skills of critical appreciation that you may have acquired during the course of study. These assignments aim to teach as well as to assess your performance. Please ensure that you read the texts and the accompanying study guides that we have prepared for you. Let me repeat: you must read all the texts prescribed. Do make points as you go along. If there is anything you do not understand, please ask your Counsellor at the Study Centre for clarification. Once you are able to do the assignments satisfactorily, you will be ready...
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...MEG-1,2,3 & 4 Master’s Degree Programme in English (MEG) ASSIGNMENT (For July 2015 and January 2016 Sessions) Compulsory Courses of M.A. English – 1st Year) British Poetry-01 British Drama-02 British Novel-03 Aspects of Language-04 School of Humanities Indira Gandhi National Open University Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110 068 1 Master’s Degree in English Assignments for 1st year Compulsory Courses Course Code: MEG Dear Student, This booklet contains all the assignments of the Compulsory Courses of MA (English) 1st year namely: MEG-01 MEG-02 MEG-03 MEG-04 British Poetry British Drama British Novel Aspects of Language Each course will comprise one assignment of 100 marks. This assignment will be tutor marked. Aims: The TMAs are concerned mainly with assessing your application and understanding of the course material. You are not required to reproduce chunks of information from the course material but to use the skills of critical appreciation that you may have acquired during the course of study. These assignments aim to teach as well as to assess your performance. Please ensure that you read the texts and the accompanying study guides that we have prepared for you. Let me repeat: you must read all the texts prescribed. Do make points as you go along. If there is anything you do not understand, please ask your Counsellor at the Study Centre for clarification. Once you are able to do the assignments satisfactorily, you will be ready...
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...living: Exploring Information and Communication technologies Tutor-Marked Assignment 01 Cut-Off Date: : 8/12/2013 Total Marks: 30 Contents Introduction……………………………………….…..……………..2 Question 1 (10 marks)…………………………….…………………2 Question 2 (12 marks)…………………………….…………………3 Question 3 (8 marks)…………………………….…….……………3 Plagiarism Warning: As per AOU rules and regulations, all students are required to submit their own TMA work and avoid plagiarism. The AOU has implemented sophisticated techniques for plagiarism detection. You must provide all references in case you use and quote another person's work in your TMA. You will be penalized for any act of plagiarism as per the AOU's rules and regulations. Declaration of No Plagiarism by Student (to be signed and submitted by student with TMA work): I hereby declare that this submitted TMA work is a result of my own efforts and I have not plagiarized any other person's work. I have provided all references of information that I have used and quoted in my TMA work. Name of Student:……………………………….. Signature:…………………………………………... Date:…………………………………………………… Introduction You should submit your completed assignment to arrive no later than the cut-off date 11/12/2013. This TMA represents 20% of your all over mark of the course. Use the Learning Management System or the ACES to submit your TMA. Use Microsoft office Word to answer the questions in one file. The drawing questions can be answered...
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...------------------------------------------------- 2012-2013 - Spring 2013 - SEMESTER II ------------------------------------------------- T205 B - TMA – Spring 2013 Please read these instructions carefully, and contact your tutor if you require any further clarifications. You should submit your completed assignment to your tutor to arrive no later than the cut-off Date (April 20 to 27, 2013) Please use standard A4 size paper for submitting the hard copy of your TMA. Your name, personal identifier, course and assignment numbers must appear at the top of each sheet. A soft copy of your TMA must be uploaded to the university moodle within the indicated cut-off date. The hard & soft copies must be identical. Please leave wide margins and space at the end of each sheet for tutor comments. It is better to use double spacing so that you can easily handwrite corrections to your drafts and tutors have space to include their feedback on the script. Start each question in the assignment on a new page. Any extended text should ideally be word-processed, but, diagrams and accompanying notes may be hand drawn and hand written and on an A4 paper. Completing and sending your assignments When you have completed your TMA, you must fill in the assignment form (PT3), taking care to fill all information correctly including your personal identifier, course code, section & tutor, and assignment number. Each TMA and its PT3 form should be uploaded on the AOU branch moodle within the cut-off date. Late submissions require...
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...ASSIGNMENT Course Code : MS-01 Course Title : Management Functions and Behaviour Assignment Code : MS- 01/TMA/SEM-I/2013 Coverage : All Blocks Note : Attempt all the questions and submit this assignment on or before 30th April, 2013 to the coordinator of your study center. 1. “Retaining talent, inculcating sense of loyalty for maintaining efficiency in terms of profit generation, managing survival and growth, are some of the most difficult challenges before a professional manager in evergrowing competitive business environment”. Elaborate this statement, explain underlying concepts with examples from the organization you have worked for or familiar with. Briefly describe the situation and the organization, you are referring to. 2. Define and describe Mission, Objectives, Goals, and Strategy in organizational context. Briefly explain the strategy formulation process in an organization you have worked for or familiar with. Briefly describe the organization you are referring to. 3. What are the determinants of organizational climate and culture? Briefly describe how do these affect various functions of the organization. Explain with examples from the organization you have worked for or familiar with. Specifically describe the situations and main features of the organization you are referring to with respect to the concepts referred in this question. 4. What are the factors which influence the structure of an organization and how? Explain...
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...Drawing on what you have learnt from the DD102 module materials and your work on TMA 01, outline some examples of difference on City Road, Cardiff. Word limit: 750 words In my previous TMA, I referred to ‘difference’ as ‘an indication of dissimilarity’ between groups of people. Blakeley and Staples specify sexuality and class, as contrasts between groups in contemporary society (Blakeley and Staples, 2014, p.25). This essay will give further insight into some of the differences that are present on City Road, Cardiff today. City Road accommodates people of varied socio-economic positions. By looking at people’s occupations and levels of income, it is possible to establish an understanding of the social scale that exists here. Their lifestyles are shaped by the choices that are available to them i.e. their sense of style, but also some constraints e.g. the amount that they can afford to spend on clothing. (Havard, 2014, p.38). Considering the grand design of the Mackintosh Centre and the fact that the families owned the land, it is reasonable to conclude that the owners were wealthy. Therefore, they had more options in terms of how they could control their expenditure in comparison to other members of the community. John Arthur is a homeless man, who has never experienced a day of work in his life. His level of income is very low as he begs for spare change - shown in ‘The life and times of the street: Part 1’ video (Open University, 2014). Moreover, John’s...
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...FST-01 ASSIGNMENT BOOKLET Foundation Course in Science and Technology Bachelor’s Degree Programme (BDP) (Valid from 1 st July, 2012 to 31st March, 2013) It is compulsory to submit the assignment before filling in the exam form School of Sciences Indira Gandhi National Open University New Delhi ( 2012-13) Dear Student, We hope, you are familiar with the system of evaluation to be followed for the Bachelor's Degree Programme. At this stage you may probably like to re-read the section on assignments in the Programme Guide that was sent to you after your enrolment. A weightage of 30 percent, as you are aware, has been earmarked for continuous evaluation, which would consist of one tutor-marked assignment for this course. This assignment is based on all Blocks of this course i.e. Block 1-8. Instructions for Formatting Your Assignments Before attempting the assignments, please read the following instructions carefully. 1 On top of the first page of your answer sheet, please write the details exactly in the following format: ENROLMENT NO: …………………... NAME: …………………... ADDRESS: …………………... …………………………… COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE : ………………………………. : ……………………………….. ASSIGNMENT NO : ………………………………... STUDY CENTRE : ……………………………..… DATE: …………………... (NAME AND CODE) PLEASE FOLLOW THE ABOVE FORMAT STRICTLY TO FACILITATE EVALUATION AND TO AVOID DELAY. 2 3 4 5 6 Use only foolscap size writing paper (but not of very thin variety) for writing your answers. Leave 4 cm margin on the...
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...TMA 01 Part 1 Part A Informal report of problems at The Lodge Bistro Chain using concepts from session 2, The External Environment (B120, Book 1). * Growing competition from surrounding food outlets * No healthy alternatives offered * No web based advertisement * Not appealing to the younger generation * No choice of less expensive meals or snacks Part B Using the STEEP model (B120, Book 1) I will highlight the problems at The Lodge Bistro in more detail. Sociological Factors The Bistro chains décor and menu are based on the original café opened in 1989 and are outdated. Although this image could be keeping the trade from your loyal older customers, they tend to visit less frequently and don’t have as much money to spend as mentioned in the case study. To appeal to younger and new customers, I would suggest modernising the appearance and updating the menu. Technological Factors With so many people using the internet it would seem that a website or social media page would be essential for your business to survive and grow. This will help you to reach new consumers and increase profits. Economic Factors With the price of everything rising in the economy, there are a lot of consumers on a budget. A range of lower priced snacks was implemented by one of your managers. If this proved popular I would suggest having a snack menu alongside your main menu. This type of system is popular in pubs and they have benefited from offering god value for money. (http://www...
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...Melanie Haughton DD102 TMA02 Drawing on what you have learnt from the DD102 module materials and your work on TMA 01, outline some examples of difference on City Road, Cardiff. In this essay I will be looking at they types of difference on City Road. Difference is the dissimilarity between groups of people. Differences are the features that make groups of people distinctly different and could be defined by age, gender, class, disabilities, ethnicity, religion and sexuality. What is clear from observing people and their lives on City Road is while for some differences are made through personal choice, some differences are For the purpose of this assignment I will be defining difference. Difference is the dissimilarity between groups of people. Differences are the features that make groups of people distinctly different froone another. The focus on difference could be defined by age, gender, class, ethnicity and sexuality. One of the examples of difference I have chosen is the Mackintosh Centre. The head coach notes that local people can feel excluded from the sports club (The Open University 2014a). It looks expensive and exclusive even though it tries to be inclusive and open to everyone (Blakeley and Staples, 2014, p.27). The next example I am going to use is the men in the Municipal Club. The men in the Municipal Club feel that the street no longer belongs to them, as it once did in the past (The Open University 2014b). The sense of nostalgia they...
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