21512 Chap.14 Assessment 2: The Advocacy Poster and Business Report
Assessment 2: The Advocacy Poster and Business Report
Assessment 2 is an individual advocacy folio worth 50% of the final grade, due on 2 November 2026. Part A is one A4 advocacy poster worth 20% that presents a social or environmental issue and a call to action for a chosen organisation from a theoretical standpoint. Part B is a business report worth 30% of up to 2,500 words plus a 10% margin, written for the organisation's top management.
The theory comes from a new menu that includes institutional theory, power and politics, stakeholder theory, social capital theory, the resource-based view, upper echelons theory and the institutional view of sustainability.
This chapter explains the rules that carry over from Assessment 1, a sensible build order, the six counted sections of the report, the rubric's 60 and 40 point split between report and poster, how to write two recommendations top management can act on, and the traps that cost marks.
What this chapter covers
- 01
Weight, parts, word limit and due date
- 02
Extensions, special consideration and the W grade
- 03
The Assessment 2 theory menu and reuse rules
- 04
Writing the report before the poster
- 05
Six counted sections of the business report
- 06
Two recommendations framed by the theory
- 07
Rubric split between report and poster
Worked example · free
Plan the poster so it matches the report
- 1Issue: unsafe rosters and nurse burnout, stated in one line the audience can read at a glance.
- 1Organisation and audience: the hospital, with the poster addressed to its executives and staff, matching the report's audience.
- 1Theory made visible: an image or slogan showing that decisions are made where nurses have no access, the power tactic the report analyses.
- 1Call to action: one demand matching a report recommendation, such as a nurse seat on the roster committee.
Key terms
- Advocacy poster
- A one-page visual argument that presents an issue and a call to action to a chosen audience.
- Business report
- A structured document written for an organisation's top management that analyses an issue and recommends action.
- Call to action
- The specific change an advocacy piece asks its audience to make.
- Special consideration
- The UTS process for students who cannot complete an assessment on time for approved reasons.
Assessment 2: The Advocacy Poster and Business Report FAQ
Can I use the same organisation as in Assessment 1?
Yes. The guide lets you keep the Assessment 1 organisation or choose a new one that fits the task. What you may not reuse is the theory you used in Assessment 1 or your team's Assessment 1 issue, which the guide treats as the property of the whole team rather than any one member.
What happens if I cannot submit the folio on time?
The 72-hour auto-extension on application applies. Beyond that, the guide says late submission is not allowed in terminal assessments, but you may apply for special consideration. If approved, you complete the folio at a time UTS sets in December 2026 and receive a W grade until your final grade is finalised.
How are the marks split between the poster and the report?
The rubric sums to 100 points: 60 for the written report and 40 for the poster, matching their weights of 30% and 20%. The poster's two criteria, each worth 20, assess the clarity of its message about the issue, organisation and theory, and how effective and creative its presentation is.
What sections does the business report need?
The suggested structure has a cover page with the word count, the one-page poster and a table of contents, then six counted sections: an executive summary of no more than a page, a brief introduction, the issue from your theory's perspective, an evaluation of the theory, two managerial recommendations and a synthesis. References and appendices are not counted.
Assessment move
Check the reuse rules first, then draft the report section by section using the guide's structure, and only then design the poster from the report's argument. Write the two recommendations against the four checks of specific, owned, framed and evaluated. In the last week, test the poster on someone outside the subject: if they cannot say the issue and the call to action in one sentence, simplify it.
Leave the final two days for checking the word count on the cover, the poster upload and the link between the two parts.
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