Higher Nationals
Internal verification of assessment decisions – BTEC (RQF)
INTERNAL VERIFICATION – ASSESSMENT DECISIONS
Programme title
HND in Business Management
Assessor
Unit(s)
Internal Verifier
Unit 57 – Business Intelligence
Assignment title
Student’s name
List which assessment
criteria the Assessor has
awarded.
Pass
Merit
Distinction
INTERNAL VERIFIER CHECKLIST
Do the assessment criteria awarded
match those shown in the assignment
brief?
Y/N
Is the Pass/Merit/Distinction grade awarded
justified by the assessor’s comments on the
student work?
Y/N
Has the work been assessed
accurately?
Y/N
Is the feedback to the student:
Give details:
• Constructive?
• Linked to relevant assessment
criteria?
Y/N
Y/N
• Identifying opportunities for
improved performance?
Y/N
• Agreeing actions?
Y/N
Does the assessment decision need
amending?
Y/N
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Date
Internal Verifier signature
Date
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Date
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Higher Nationals - Summative Assignment Feedback Form
Student Name/ID
Unit Title
Unit 57 – Business Intelligence
Assignment Number
Assessor
Submission Date
Date Received 1st
submission
Re-submission Date
Date Received 2nd
submission
Assessor Feedback:
LO1 Discuss business processes and the mechanisms used to support business decision-making.
D1
Pass, Merit & Distinction
P1
M1
Descripts
LO2 Compare the tools and technologies associated with business intelligence functionality
M2
D2
Pass, Merit & Distinction
P2
Descripts
LO3 Demonstrate the use of business intelligence tools and technologies
D3
Pass, Merit & Distinction
P3
P4
M3
Descripts
Discuss the impact of business intelligence tools and technologies for effective decision-making purposes and the
legal/regulatory context in which they are used
Pass, Merit & Distinction
Descripts
Grade:
P5
P6
M4
D4
Assessor Signature:
Date:
Assessor Signature:
Date:
Resubmission Feedback:
Grade:
Internal Verifier’s Comments:
Signature & Date:
* Please note that grade decisions are provisional. They are only confirmed once internal and external moderation has taken place and grades
decisions have been agreed at the assessment board.
Assignment Feedback
Formative Feedback: Assessor to Student
Action Plan
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Pearson
Higher Nationals in
Business
Unit 57: Business Intelligence
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Higher National Certificate/Diploma in Business
Assignment Brief
Student Name /ID Number
Unit Number and Title
Unit 57: Business Intelligence
Academic Year
2021/2022
Unit Tutor
Assignment Title
Business Processes and Application of Business Intelligence
Issue Date
Submission Date
IV Name & Date
Submission format
Section A and B
The submission is in the form of an individual written report. This should be written in a concise, formal business
style using single spacing and font size 12. You are required to make use of headings, paragraphs and subsections
as appropriate, and all work must be supported with research and referenced using the Harvard referencing system.
Please also provide a bibliography using the Harvard referencing system. The recommended word limit is 2,000–
2,500 words, although you will not be penalised for exceeding the total word limit.
Section C
The submission of section C should be a 15-minute individual PowerPoint presentation inclusive of 05 minutes
allocated for questions. The presentation slides and speaker notes should beattached along with Section A and B.
You are required to make effective use of signposting (numbered PowerPoint headings, bullet points and
subsections) in- text referencing as appropriate. Your research should be referenced using the Harvard referencing
system. Please also provide a reference list using the Harvard referencing system. The learner should provide
speaker notes along with presentation slides with recommended word count of 750-1500, although you will not be
penalised for exceeding the total word limit.
Unit Learning Outcomes:
LO1 Discuss business processes and the mechanisms used to support business decision-making.
LO2 Compare the tools and technologies associated with business intelligence functionality
LO3 Demonstrate the use of business intelligence tools and technologies
LO4 Discuss the impact of business intelligence tools and technologies for effective decision-making purposes
and the legal/regulatory context in which they are used
Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria
Pass
Merit
Distinction
LO1 Discuss business processes and the mechanisms used to support
business decision making
P1 Examine, using examples, the
terms ‘Business Process’ and
‘Supporting Processes’.
M1 Differentiate between
unstructured and semi-structured
data in an organization.
D1 Evaluate the benefits and
drawbacks of using application
software as a mechanism for
business processing.
LO2 Compare the tools and technologies associated with business
intelligence functionality
P2 Compare the types of support
available for business decision
making at varying levels in an
organisation.
M2 Compare and contrast a
range of information systems and
technologies that can be used to
support organisations at
operational, tactical and strategic
levels.
D2 Justify, with specific
examples, the key features of
business intelligence
functionality.
LO3 Demonstrate the use of business intelligence tools and
technologies
P3 Determine, with examples,
what business intelligence is and
the tools and techniques
associated with it.
P4 Design a business intelligence
tool, application or interface that
can perform a specific task to
support problem solving or
decision making at an advanced
level.
M3 Customise the design to
ensure that it is user friendly and
has a functional interface.
D3 Provide a critical review of
the design in terms of how it
meets a specific user or
business requirement and
identify what customisation has
been integrated into the design.
Pass
Merit
Distinction
LO4 Discuss the impact of business intelligence tools and
technologies for effective decision-making purposes and the
legal/regulatory context in which they are used.
P5 Discuss how business
intelligence tools can contribute
to effective decision making.
P6 Explore the legal issues
involved in the secure
exploitation of business
intelligence tools.
M4 Conduct research to identify
specific examples of
organizations that have used
business intelligence tools to
enhance or improve operations.
D4 Evaluate how organizations
could use business intelligence
to extend their target audience
and make them more
competitive in the market,
taking security
Legislation into consideration.
Assignment Brief and Guidance:
Scenario:
Suppose you have been recently recruited as a Business Analyst to a leading Sri Lankan
Organization. As your initial project, you are required to do a presentation and hand over a
management report to the CEO briefing your understanding on business processes of the
organization and application of business intelligence in the organizational decision making
process covering the below mentioned sections.
Section A
The report should include a brief introduction and a background analysis of your
organization. Then examine different business processes and supporting processes available
in the organization which are used to maintain an undisturbed supply of goods and services
to the customers. The report should furthermore differentiate the structured and semistructured data used in the organization context. An evaluation of
the use of application
software as a mechanism for effective business processing also should be included and your
answer should emphasize the benefits and drawbacks of using such a software in meeting
organization’s business objectives.
Section B This part of the report should focus on identifying the managerial levels of your
organization along with the decisions taken by each level. A comparison of the use of
business intelligence tools and technologies to take effective and efficient decisions in each
management level should be included while justifying the key features of the identified tools
and technologies that drives the organization towards its goals. Use examples to strengthen
the answers where possible.
Examine the use of business intelligence in the selected organization with examples and
identify an area in the business that has not been supported by business intelligence tools and
technologies yet. Design a user-friendly tool, application or an interface that is suitable to
cater the identified performance gap in the business and analyse how it will assist the
functioning of the organization. Test your design with a specific user group and customize
it according to the feedback. Provide a critical review on the customizations introduced and
how the introduced changes meet the user and the business requirements.
Section C
You are now required to prepare a power point presentation and present it to the CEO
including the following sections
Discuss the importance and the impact of business intelligence tools and technologies that
can be used by the organization for effective decision making within the legal/ regulatory
context of the organization. Further, conduct research to identify the application of business
intelligence tools and technologies by the main competitors of your organization. Evaluate
how you can adopt them to reach your target market expectations and gain competitive
advantages by considering the security legislations relevant to the organizational context.
Grading Rubric
Grading Criteria
P1 Examine, using examples, the terms
‘Business Process’ and
‘Supporting Processes’.
P2 Compare the types of support
available for business decision making
at varying levels in an organisation.
P3 Determine, with examples, what
business intelligence is and the tools
and techniques associated with it.
P4 Design a business intelligence tool,
application or interface that can
perform a specific task to support
problem solving or decision making at
an advanced level.
P5 Discuss how business intelligence
tools can contribute to effective
decision making.
P6 Explore the legal issues involved in
the secure exploitation of business
intelligence tools.
M1 Differentiate between unstructured
and semi-structured data in an
organization.
M2 Compare and contrast a range of
information systems and technologies
that can be used to support
organisations at operational, tactical
and strategic levels.
M3 Customise the design to ensure that
it is user friendly and has a functional
interface.
M4 Conduct research to identify
specific examples of organizations that
have used business intelligence tools to
enhance or improve operations.
Achieved
Feedback
D1 Evaluate the benefits and
drawbacks of using application
software as a mechanism for business
processing.
D2 Justify, with specific examples, the
key features of business intelligence
functionality.
D3 Provide a critical review of the
design in terms of how it meets a
specific user or business requirement
and identify what customisation has
been integrated into the design.
D4 Evaluate how organizations could
use business intelligence to extend their
target audience and make them more
competitive in the market, taking
security
Legislation into consideration.