Business consulting range of secondary business research sources

This assignment has been designed to provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate your achievement of the following module learning outcome:
LO 3 Critically analyse a range of secondary business research sources with application to the client’s business.

Task requirements
INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS
This is an individual piece of work and must be undertaken on your own, based on your reading and your research. It should therefore NOT be undertaken in collaboration with other student(s).
Collaboration may result in a ‘fail’ mark being awarded.
Your report should aim for 1500 words, (+ or 10%) INCLUDING INTRODUCTION AND CONCLUSIONS.
Please note carefully that tables, diagrams, or additional words contained in text boxes within the body of the report WILL be considered part of the word count. A maximum 2 sides of A4 only is allowed for the Appendices (apart from the list of references). Appendices can include tables and charts.
Please DO NOT contact your client regarding this assignment.

Referencing and research requirements
Please reference your work according to the Harvard Referencing style as defined in Cite Them Right Online (http://www.citethemrightonline.com). This information is also available in book form: Pears, R. and Shields, G. (2016) Cite them right: the essential reference guide. 10th ed. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Copies are available via the university library.

The Cite them Right database can be accessed via the Library – A to Z list of e resources

How your work will be assessed
Your work will be assessed using the separate assessment grid, which takes into account the learning outcomes and the grading descriptors for Level 5.