Key Concept Exercise: Balanced scorecard
Discipline:
– Finance
Type of service:
Essay
Spacing:
Double spacing
Paper format:
Harvard
Number of pages:
1 page
Number of sources:
3 sources
Paper details:
Key Concept Exercise: Balanced scorecard
The balanced scorecard’s (BSC) four focus areas are financial, customer, process, and learning and growth. The scorecard incorporates measures derived from an organisation’s strategy. Although retaining financial measures of past performance, the balanced scorecard also introduces the drivers of future financial performance.
in formulating your Key Concept Exercise, consider the following questions:
- What are the advantages of using the balanced scorecard?
- What are the critical areas that should be considered in its implementation?
- Should the balanced scorecard be used across different organisations?
To complete this Key Concept Exercise:
In an approximately 500-word response, address the following issues/questions:
- Critically evaluate the advantages of using the BSC approach to performance measurement and identify critical areas in terms of implementation of the BSC.
- Should public sector or not-for-profit organisations develop a BSC?
- Use examples to illustrate your points as well as suitable academic references.
University of Huddersfield
Exploring Teaching and Learning
Module handbook, 2018/19
Table of Contents
Availability of course materials for timetabled sessions. 4
Seminar/Tutorial preparation. 4
Process for requesting an extension or submitting a claim for Extenuating Circumstances (EC) 8
Arrangements for the return of work and feedback. 9
Academic integrity and referencing information. 10
Access to facilities/borrowing equipment 10
Aspects of health and safety specific to the module. 10
Academic skills/technical support 10
Introduction/welcome
This module will deepen your thinking in relation to ideas of curriculum: what is taught, how it is taught and why it is taught. You will explore elements of the hidden curriculum, including hierarchy, power, values, confidence, stereotypes and labelling.
You will explore how a teachers’ role is constructed. What are teacher identities and how do these shape the role of teachers? Is teaching a professional activity? What are the ideas around this aspect? What is a ‘good’ teacher?
Module specification
The module specification can be found in our virtual learning environment, Brightspace. When you are enrolled each year you will be given access to all the modules you are studying. Within each module folder you will find a tab called ‘Module Information’ and the latest module specification automatically appears there.
The module team
The address for the School in which your module is situated is:
The School of Education and Professional Development
University of Huddersfield
Queensgate
Huddersfield
HD1 3DH
Staff involved in the organisation and delivery of this module is as follows:
Name Role Room Tel Email
Alison Ryan Module Tutor LSG/28 01484 478292 alison.ryan@hud.ac.uk
If you are going to be absent from a teaching session, you would notify us in the student hub on the University website after you have logged in. The link asks you to confirm the reason you are absent.
You can also contact or call at the Student Support Office at Lockside reception with any query, issue or concern, phone 01484 478249 or email sepd@hud.ac.uk.
Contact details for all staff in the School of Education and Professional Development can be found on the University website https://research.hud.ac.uk/ourstaff/.
The module leader
The module leader has overall responsibility for organising, delivering and assessing a module. It is the module leader who you should see with any queries or problems related to a specific module.
Delivery information
Delivery schedule
There are ten 3-hour teaching sessions – a detailed scheme of work will be given at the first session.
Dates and times are as follows
Weds 16th Jan 2019 1.15 – 4.15
Weds 23rd Jan 2019 1.15 – 4.15
Weds 30th Jan 2019 1.15 – 4.15
Weds 6th Feb 2019 1.15 – 4.15
Weds 13th Feb 2019 1.15 – 4.15
Reading week
Weds 27th Feb 2019 1.15 – 4.15
Weds 6th March 2019 1.15 – 4.15
Weds 13th March 2019 1.15 – 4.15
Weds 20th March 2019 1.15 – 4.15
Weds 27th March 2019 1.15 – 4.15
Availability of course materials for timetabled sessions
The University will normally make materials required for timetable sessions available one week (but not less than 48 hours) prior to the session via the University’s VLE. It is your responsibility to ensure you access these materials in a timely enough manner in order to support your engagement with the course.
Directed study guidelines
In addition to class contact time students should access material provided on the module reading lists to support independent study.
Seminar/Tutorial preparation
Details of the readings required will be given during the taught sessions.
Attendance requirements
As a registered student of the University, you are expected to attend your scheduled classes. If you miss classes or are late, your absence will be noted and you may find that you have to explain your poor attendance. Continued poor attendance will lead to exclusion from your course. The regulations governing this can be found at
http://www.hud.ac.uk/registry/regulationsandpolicies/studentregs, just click on the Student Attendance policy.
For full details of how to register your attendance and report any periods of absence, please refer to your course handbook.
Assessment information
The assessment strategy
| Assessment Tasks:
There is one piece of assessment for you to complete. This is a 6,000-word assignment details of which are given on the following page. Final piece of assessment, 100% LO 1&2 A 1&2 |
| Eligible for tutor reassessment
Not marked anonymously |
| Assessment Criteria: |
| The student’s work will be marked using the School’s masters level grading criteria and demonstrate:
· Nuanced understanding the complexities of curriculum design and the role of teachers · An ability to use theory to explore an area of their own educational setting |
Pass marks, grading and classification bands:
| Postgraduate modules | ||||||||
| Pre-2016 course entry | Post-2016 course entry | |||||||
| Pass | 40% | 50% | ||||||
| Refer | 30-39% | 35-49% | ||||||
| A | 70% + | A | 70% + | |||||
| B | 60-69% | B | 60-69% | |||||
| C | 50-59% | C | 50-59% | |||||
| D | 40-49% | R*** | 35-49% | |||||
| R/F** | 30-39% | F*** | 0-49% | |||||
| F** | 0-39% | |||||||
| Distinction | 69.5% | Distinction | 69.5% | |||||
| Merit | 59.5% | Merit | 59.5% | |||||
| Pass | 40% | Pass | 50% | |||||
Assessment brief(s)
| A 6,000-word assignment in which there is a critical analysis of the concepts of curriculum and teacher professionalism within society. You should include a consideration of what makes effective teaching and learning using relevant educational research to support your discussion.
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| Possible Writing Frame |
Your assignment has some inbuilt flexibility with the structure but would normally consist of;
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The University operates word limits against written assignments. The limits exist within a 10% above or below the specified word count boundary. Where a student exceeds the minimum or maximum word count figure, the School-based policy for exceeding the word count applies; which is that all text above the maximum word count will not be considered.
Assessment deadlines
| Element of assessment | Submission method | Submission date | Receipt issued | Date work and feedback returned |
| Assignment
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Turnitin | 07/05/19 | Yes | 28/05/19- 3 term time weeks after date of submission |
It is important that you keep a copy of all of the work you submit for assessment. You are strongly advised to use the electronic storage system provided by the University, using the allocated space on the ‘K’ drive.
It is School policy that all assessed work must be submitted electronically via Turnitin, by 12:00 noon on the published date of submission. No hard copies should be submitted unless this is identified as a requirement in the Assessment Brief. Where hard copies are required, please ensure the work submitted is stapled in the top left hand corner, not submitted in folders or ring binders and your student ID number and name are clearly visible on the assessment.
Assessed work which is submitted late but within five working days of the agreed submission date will be accepted and the maximum mark available for that piece of assessment will be capped at the minimum pass mark. Please note that loss of data or printing error are not deemed to be acceptable reasons for the late submission of work.
This does not apply to the submission of assessed work relating to Tutor Reassessment, referral or deferral requirements but does apply to previously agreed extended or renegotiated deadlines. Work submitted later than this without an approved extension will receive a mark of 0%.
Tutor reassessment
Tutor Reassessment (TR) is where a student is given a single opportunity to re-submit an eligible piece of work and for it to be remarked prior to the meeting of the Course Assessment Board. Tutor reassessment will only be offered if you submit a piece of work for the original assessment and achieve a mark within the specified referral range. The maximum mark for a successful Tutor Re-assessment will be capped at the minimum pass mark. An EC claim cannot be submitted for an assessment that has been offered as a Tutor Reassessment.
The full regulations for tutor reassessment can be found in Section F at https://www.hud.ac.uk/registry/regulations-and-policies/awards/
As indicated in the start of this section above, the following piece(s) of assessment are eligible for tutor reassessment:
| Element of assessment | Submission method | TR submission date | Receipt issued | Date work and feedback returned |
| Assignment
Full time students DMX1030 |
Turnitin | Normally 2 weeks after feedback is released to students | Yes | 3 term time weeks after date of submission |
Details of the mark and feedback will be released via Turnitin on the date indicated above.
Process for requesting an extension or submitting a claim for Extenuating Circumstances (EC)
Meeting deadlines is an important skill and one which the School of Education and Professional Development takes very seriously. Of course there are times when an extension may be needed. You should discuss this with your Personal Academic Tutor or your Module Leader. Extensions will only be given if we are assured that they are warranted by circumstances beyond your control for example illness. Deadlines for the submission of assessed work are strictly applied.
There are procedures in place for you to request a short extension to a deadline but this request has to be made no later than two working days after the published submission date. If you have difficulties such as a short term illness and need to request an extension or a claim for extenuating circumstances (ECs), you should submit a request via the Student Portal.
Late requests for extensions are not accepted and you run the risk of scoring the minimum pass mark for that piece of work if submitted late but within 5 working days of the original deadline, or 0% if submitted later than this without an approved extension.
The University understands that there may be times when your ability to complete a piece of assessed work or to concentrate on your studies may be hindered by factors beyond your control – such as illness or significant personal difficulties. The regulations include a process to allow students who are affected in this way to bring these extenuating circumstances (ECs) to the attention of the relevant people in the School (such as the Course Assessment Board) so that proper account can be taken. Please be aware that a claim for ECs will usually only be accepted where you’ve been able to demonstrate that the circumstances described have had a direct impact on you and were substantial and unexpected – in all other cases students would be expected to negotiate an extension. The regulations for ECs can be found in Section 5 at http://www.hud.ac.uk/registry/regulationsandpolicies/studentregs
Additionally, the University does operate a ‘fit to sit’ policy for examinations – this means that, by attending an examination, a student is declaring that they are fit to undertake that assessment and it is unlikely that a claim for poor performance will be accepted.
When completing a claim for an extension or ECs please be careful to include the correct modules and assessments and to be sure that you attach appropriate and acceptable evidence to your claim.
Formative assessment
Discussion of first drafts of assignments (10% of word count) via Turnitin is available to be submitted by Monday 25th March 2019 with feedback available from 9am on Monday the 8th April 2019. There is also the opportunity for face to face or phone tutorials; group discussion with peer and tutor feedback; informal presentations with peer and tutor feedback.
Arrangements for the return of work and feedback
You should normally receive feedback on your assessments three teaching (i.e. term time) weeks after the submission date for the assessment. Dates for the return of work and feedback are indicated within the ‘Assessment deadlines’ section of this handbook. Feedback should help you understand why you received the mark and what you can do to improve your performance in future assessments.
General information
Academic integrity and referencing information
The University regards any action by a student that may result in an unfair academic advantage as a serious offence. It is your responsibility to ensure at all times that the assessments you complete are entirely your own work and that you have used the relevant referencing technique correctly and in full. The full set of regulations which govern Academic Integrity can be found under Section 4, Assessment Regulations 3 and 4 at http://www.hud.ac.uk/registry/regulationsandpolicies/studentregs/
Further information on academic integrity, including an overview of the support available for referencing, can be found within your course handbook; it is important that you familiarise yourself with this information.
Further reading
You will find a reading list in MyReading, which is in the Key Items area on Brightspace.
Additional reading is given in the delivery schedule above.
Access to facilities/borrowing equipment
If you wish to borrow equipment or gain access to specialist facilities, please discuss your requirements with your Course leader or Year Tutor.
Aspects of health and safety specific to the module
An overview of the Health and Safety arrangements in place for both the University and the School can be found within your course handbook.
Academic skills/technical support
We have an Academic Skills Tutor based in the School of Education and Professional Development. Appointments can be made directly with the tutor. Contact details are as follows:
Name Room Tel Email
Mussarrat Shaheen LS2/28 01484 478103 m.shaheen@hud.ac.uk
The page linked below gives information about the types of support which can be offered.
https://students.hud.ac.uk/studyresources/academicskills/
We also have an International Student Support Tutor. Appointments can be made directly with the tutor. Contact details are as follows:
Name Room Tel Email
Attila Szabo LS1/35 01484 478146 a.a.szabo@hud.ac.uk
Technical support is available during office hours. Please ask at Lockside reception for help.
Out of hours, or if you are off site or away from Lockside, there is a University wide 24 hour IT helpline on 01484 473737 or IT.support@hud.ac.uk.
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