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• Deadline: 5pm Friday 25th April 2016
• Word Limit: 2,000 words excluding bibliography
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Assessment:
• Marks will be awarded for both the quality of the content and how it is presented
• Marks for this coursework will represent 50% of your total marks for this module
• Requests for extensions should be made in advance of the deadline, where possible, and should include supporting evidence, if available
Question
When a company seeks to raise finance it must ensure that it has a suitable mix of long, medium and short term sources available, however, the availability of finance is often determined by factors such as ‘age’ of the company.
You are required to:
i) Critically assess the differences in finance sources and availability between an established company and a relatively new company
(30 marks)
ii) When lending to smaller or newer companies what considerations would lenders examine before deciding whether to lend to the company or not
(30 marks)
iii) Previously companies with high gearing have been considered to be risky to lend to, debate why this was considered the case and why companies may not always be risky to lend to
(25 marks)
Please note:
i) Your assignment should show extensive evidence of research
ii) 15% of the marks available are for quality of English (10%), and proper referencing according to the Harvard method (5%);
iii) This assignment carries 50 % of the total module weighting
iv) Please note that the marking grid gives guidance as to the content of the assignment whereas the Assessment Criteria tells you what you should be aiming for in terms of the level
(15 marks) (Total 100 marks)
PLEASE ATTACH AS PAGE 1 OF YOUR ANSWER
Would students please note that achievement of the learning outcomes for this assessment is demonstrated against the marking criteria shown below. All marks/grades remain indicative until they have been considered and confirmed by the Assessment Board.
Assessment Criteria Marks available Marks awarded
Sources of finance for well- established private company
Make sure you consider advantages and disadvantages of each source and also ensure that you contextualise. You should attempt to bring in some debate.
15
Sources for finance for ‘young’ Limited company
Make sure you consider advantages and disadvantages of each source and also ensure that you contextualise. You should attempt to bring in some debate.
15
Factors taken into account when lenders consider whether to lend
Consider issues such as age, performance, people involved, security etc.
30
Should debt always be considered risky?
Is debt a bad thing- should companies be advised to avoid it? Make sure you consider benefits and disadvantages of debt finance. You should also try to bring in the opinions of authors so as to develop a debate.
25
Quality of English
10
Range of sources and use of Harvard referencing
System
5
Overall 100
Additional Comments:
Level 6/Year 3 Assessment criteria
Grading & Marking Criteria for BA Programmes
80 + Outstanding work of exceptional merit which is original in content or approach allowing a novel perspective, going beyond what is available in the literature.
70 – 79 Work which is clearly articulated and well substantiated, based on extensive reading, and demonstrates an authoritative grasp of the concepts, methodology and content appropriate to the subject and to the assessed task. There is clear evidence of originality and insight and an ability to sustain an argument, to think analytically and/or critically and to synthesise material effectively.
60 – 69 Work which demonstrates a very good level of understanding of the concepts, methodology and content appropriate to the subject and which draws on a wide range of properly referenced sources. There is clear evidence of critical judgement in selecting, ordering and analysing content. The work demonstrates some ability to synthesise material and to construct responses which reveal insight and may offer some occasional originality.
50 – 59 Work derived from a solid basis of reading and which demonstrates a grasp of relevant material and key concepts and an ability to structure and organise arguments. The performance may be rather routine but the work will be accurate, clearly written and include some critical analysis and a modest degree of original insight. There will be no serious omissions or irrelevancies.
40 – 49 Competent and suitably organised work which demonstrates a reasonable level of understanding with minimal analysis and interpretation. It covers the basic subject matter adequately but is too descriptive and insufficiently analytical. There may be some misunderstanding of key concepts and limitations in the ability to select relevant material so that the work may be flawed by some omissions and irrelevancies. There will be some evidence of appropriate reading but it may be too narrowly focussed.
30 – 39 Work lacks evidence of knowledge relevant to the topic and/or significantly misuses terminology. There is either no evidence of literature being consulted or irrelevant to the assignment set. Inaccurate or inappropriate choice of theory. Unsubstantiated/invalid conclusions based on anecdote and generalisation only, or no conclusions at all. Lacks critical thought, analysis and reference to theory.
0 – 29 Insufficient level of understanding and knowledge base unacceptably weak. No evidence of logical structure and poorly presented. Referencing is unsystematic or absent.
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