Financial Strategy and Governance

Financial Strategy and Governance

Important information

A penalty of five marks will be deducted for late submissions that are made within the first hour after the deadline. Submissions that are more than one hour late but within the first 24 hours of the deadline will incur a penalty of ten marks. After the first 24 hours have passed, ten marks will be deducted for every 24 hours (or part thereof) that the submission is late for a total of 5 days. After 5 days it is treated as a non-submission and given a mark of zero. The consequences of non-submission are serious and can include de-registration from the University.

If you are unable to complete your open assessment by the submission date indicated above because of Exceptional Circumstances you can apply for an extension. If unforeseeable and exceptional circumstances do occur, you must seek support and provide evidence as soon as possible at the time of the occurrence. Applications must be made before the deadline to be considered.

Full details of the Exceptional Circumstances Policy and claim form can be found here: https://www.york.ac.uk/students/studying/progress/exceptional-circumstances

If you submit your open assessment on time but feel that your performance has been affected by Exceptional Circumstances you may submit an Exceptional Circumstances Affecting Assessment claim form by 7 days from the published assessment submission deadline. If you do not submit by the deadline indicated without good reason your claim will not be considered.

Please take proper precautions to safeguard your work and remember to make backup copies of your data. The University provides all its students with storage space on the University server and you should save and back up any work in progress on this server on a regular basis. Computer failure and theft of your equipment or storage media are not considered exceptional circumstances and extensions cannot be granted for work lost for these reasons.

Word count requirements

The word count for this assignment is 3000 words.

You must state on the front of your assignment the number of words used and this will be checked.

The main text for this assignment must be word-processed in Arial, font 12, double spacing, minimum 2cm margins all around.

You must observe the word count specified in this assignment brief. The School has a policy of accepting variations to the recommended word count of plus or minus 10%.

What does this mean for you?

Markers will mark your work up to the word count maximum plus 10% and then will stop marking; therefore all words which are in excess of the word count plus 10% will not be marked.

Where your word count is more than 10% below that specified, it is likely that this will result in a lack of analytical depth or relevant content, which will be reflected in the mark assigned.

What is in the word count?

The word count includes:

– the main text, including in-text reference citations and quotations.

The word count does not include:

– Appendices. These may be used to include supporting data, which may be too detailed or complex to include as a Table. They are not a device to incorporate material, which would otherwise cause you to exceed the word limit.

– Title page
– Contents page
– Abstract/executive summary
– Tables, figures, legends
– Reference lists
– Acknowledgements
Assignment:

You are required to choose a publicly listed British Company (i.e., Headquarters registered in the United Kingdom) and evaluate its current financial strategy in light of its Corporate Purpose and Sustainability Goals. This essay should comprise of critical assessment and limitations of the current and any proposed strategy. Corporate governance should be incorporated to ensure that the proposed strategy complies with the regulatory environment.

Points to note:
1. Make it as a corporate report. There are plenty of formats available, google it and use a suitable one. Don’t go for something too flashy.
2. Any referencing style is acceptable as long as they are consistent. You may use the software Mendeley.
3. No past essays are available.
4. Should be written in English language free of grammar mistakes and sentences making clear sense.
5. Please use high quality resources/references ranging from academic articles, print/electronic media, government reports, business reports etc.
6. Financial Data – minimum past 5 year. You may use industry data as well.

END OF ASSESSMENT PAPER.

Example Feedback Form

The York Management SchoolModule code: [module leader please insert]

Module Title: [module leader please insert]Generic marking criteria

G1: Presentation
G2: Theory and literature review
G3: Analysis and problem solving
G4: Structure and argument
G5: Conclusions
G6: Accuracy of referencing

Module specific learning outcomes relevant to this assessment
[module leader please insert from module specification]

S1: Apply the use of corporate finance models and theories to evaluation of the operating environment
S2: Analyse the role of finance theory in the determination of corporate behaviour and strategy
S3: Apply and critically evaluate different financial strategies
S4: Understand perspectives that challenge conventional opinions about the role of financial strategy in market economies
S5: Understand a range of theoretical perspectives underpinning financial practice
S6: Apply the use of corporate finance models and theories to evaluation of the operating environmentComments on assessment criteria:

The marker will insert feedback based on the generic marking criteria and module specific learning outcomes.

Suggestions for improvement: