BUSA8030 Chap.14 Assessment Playbook and Submission Strategy
Assessment Playbook and Submission Strategy
BUSA8030 is assessed entirely through coursework. The iLearn assessment table lists Assessment 1, an individual Critical Analysis Report worth 35%; Assessment 2, a Learning Reflection or Unit Learning Diary worth 20%; and Assessment 3, a group Business Analytics Project Plan worth 45%. A weekly learning diary runs alongside as formative assessment and is not included in the summative grade.
The weights of the graded tasks total 100%.
The critical analysis report asks you to evaluate how analytics has affected business practice in a chosen industry, through one specific organisation.
It covers the role of data, the technologies involved, the organisation's strategies and supporting technologies, its people and management activities, a critical analysis of all of these, and future opportunities, challenges and ethical issues. It is a business report of about 2,500 words with APA 7th referencing, marked on inquiry, analysis with conclusions and limitations, and written communication.
The diary consists of two linked forum posts covering Weeks 1 to 10 and rewards specific class examples and critical thinking.
The group plan asks a team of business analyst consultants to solve a problem linked to United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 7 for one locality through a real organisation, following steps from challenge selection and empathy mapping to idea generation, a project plan and a change-management plan.
The brief allots 10% to the written report and 35% to a five-minute presentation in Week 13. Sources disagree on the report's due date and length, so this chapter shows each reading and directs you to the live iLearn page. It closes with a backwards session plan and the late-penalty rules.
What this chapter covers
- 01
Three graded tasks and a formative diary
- 02
Critical Analysis Report
- 03
Unit Learning Diary
- 04
Business Analytics Project Plan
- 05
Dates and details that conflict
- 06
Planning backwards from deadlines
Worked example · free
AskSia practice weighting: turning a descriptive paragraph into analysis
- 1Name the concept: forecasting is predictive analytics supporting tactical stock decisions.
- 1Add evidence: cite a source showing reduced stock-outs or waste.
- 1Judge: assess whether the gains reached store decisions or stayed in head office.
- 1Limit: note what the evidence cannot show, such as effects on staff workload.
Key terms
- Critical analysis
- Evaluation that breaks an issue into parts and reaches supported judgments with stated limitations.
- Summative assessment
- Assessment whose marks count toward the final unit grade.
- Formative assessment
- Assessment that supports learning and does not count toward the final grade.
- Business report
- A structured professional document with executive summary, headings, conclusion and references.
- Late penalty
- A deduction of marks applied when work is submitted after the due date.
- Special Consideration
- The university process for requesting more time when serious issues affect an assessment.
Assessment Playbook and Submission Strategy FAQ
Which task carries the most weight?
The group Business Analytics Project Plan, at 45%, outweighs the individual report at 35% and the diary at 20%. Within the group task, the presentation alone is worth more than the written report.
How long is the critical analysis report?
The brief asks for approximately 2,500 words with a permitted variation of plus or minus 10%. The brief also contains a conflicting statement about whether the executive summary counts, so ask your tutor.
How is the Assessment 3 mark split?
The brief allocates 10% to the written group report and 35% to the oral presentation, together making the task's 45%. The Week 9 slides repeat the same split, so the pitch deserves at least as much rehearsal time as the writing.
When is the Assessment 3 report due?
Sources differ. The task brief gives Friday 30 October 2026 at 23:55, the iLearn table gives Friday 31 October 2026, and some later lecture slides show 30 November. Use the date on the live iLearn submission page.
What happens if I submit late?
The Assessment 1 brief deducts 5% of the total possible marks for each day late, including weekends, for up to seven days, after which the mark is zero. Automatic short extensions must be requested before the due date.
Assessment move
Map the session backwards from each deadline in your calendar today, with buffers before every due date. Build the weekly diary posts into the same plan so that the Unit Learning Diary draws on dated evidence rather than memory.
For the report, write a one-line judgment for each brief requirement before drafting, then gather evidence for each.
Markers reward analysis over description, and a judgment-first outline keeps the writing analytical.
For the group plan, agree roles, a shared source list and a meeting log in the first week. Whenever sources conflict about a requirement, record the question you asked your tutor and the answer.
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