Recent Question/Assignment

Assessment item 2
Value: 10%
Due date: 29-Aug-2016
Return date: 21-Sep-2016
Task
Research Project.
You and a group of investors are interested in setting up a chain of aged care homes in a number of Local Government Areas in Australia. In order to do this successfully you need to ensure that the regions you choose will support your business over the next 10 years. Your minimum criteria are:
• enough adults who are likely to need aged care
• these adults have the funds to pay for aged care (how you identify that is up to you but you need to document this criteria)

These are the minimum criteria – you should identify some more that you can use in this business decision.

Your task is to prepare a report to be presented to your co-investors which identifies two (2) Local Government Areas in Australia which meet your criteria. Your report should demonstrate how these Local Government Areas meet the minimum criteria above and additional criteria which you have identified. You should also identify additional statistical information that is required before a final decision is made to start building the first aged care Centre.
Your report should be professionally presented and contain appropriate references. 2 local areas SHOULD be suburbs in Australia Sydney like Strathfield, Parramatta,etc. Any suburb or areas which you like with proper analysis and data to support it.
INFORMATION SHOULD BE FROM THE AUSTRALIAN GOVT. WEBSITE.
REFERENCES SHOULD BE PROPER AND PRESENTED IN A PROFESSIONAL MANNER.
Presentation
Written Report
The report should follow a standard business report format. Please see the Faculty of Business Writing Skills at (http://bit.ly/FoBAcademic-Writing-Skills) as this will help you with the format.
Word limit 850 not including tables and graphs.
Mark allocation
• Development and explanation of criteria 2.5
• Substantial data collection, analysis and conclusion 5
• Quality of presentation 2.5
Rationale
This assessment item asesses the folowing subject learning outcomes:
• be able to demonstrate problem-solving skills in assessing, organising, summarising and interpreting relevant data for decision making purposes;
• be able to apply decision theory to business situations;
• be able to apply probability concepts to decision making.
Marking criteria
Assessment 2 marking criteria
Criteria High Distinction Distinction Credit Pass
Demonstrate problem solving skills in building criteria, assessing, organising and summarising and interpreting relevant data for decision making purposes.
Group has generated a range of innovative information criteria.
Demonstrate high-level research skills working in a highly motivated group to find and generate needed information.
Demonstrate high-level analysis skills to identify additional information needed. Group has generated some meaningful information criteria.

Demonstrate reasonably high-level research skills working in a mostly motivated group to find and generate needed information.

Demonstrate reasonably high-level analysis skills to identify additional information needed.

Group has generated some appropriate information criteria.

Demonstrate reasonably competent research skills working in a somewhat motivated group to find and generate needed information.

Demonstrate reasonably competent analysis skills to identify additional information needed.

Group has generated some information criteria.

Demonstrate average-level research skills working in a group to find and generate needed information.

Demonstrate average-level analysis skills to identify additional information needed.

Professional communication in the form of a written report which follows standard business reporting guidelines, or in the form of a Power point presentation which follows good presentation practice. Appropriate resources and referencing. Excellent group participation and communication of the research findings demonstrating scholarly understanding of the issues involved via written report (work contains distinct understandable statements with no errors) or knowledgeable and engaging Power Point presentation to other students in lecture group.
A wide range of resources used and referenced. Good group participation and communication of the research findings demonstrating a reasonable understanding of the issues involved via written report (work contains distinct understandable statements with minimal errors) or informative and engaging Power Point presentation to other students in lecture group.

A number of resources used and referenced. Fair group participation and communication of the research findings demonstrating some understanding of the issues involved via written report (work contains minor spelling, grammar and punctuation errors) or average Power Point presentation to other students in lecture group.

One or more resources used, not all resources referenced. Some group participation and communication of the research findings demonstrating lower level understanding of the issues involved via written report (work contains spelling, grammar and punctuation errors but the work is readable and structured) or weaker Power Point presentation to other students in lecture group.
One resource used.

This assignment must be submitted through Turnitin.

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