SUMMATIVE ASSIGNMENT
Part 1: Choose from ONE of the following essay titles and answer with reference to academic theory and literature. Part 1 is worth 80% and the word limit is 2,500 words.
The experience of crisis can be an opportunity for learning and positive development. Critically discuss this statement referring to a case study of your choice.
Discuss the emergence of alternatives to mainstream economic thought, analysing the challenges and opportunities associated with them.
What role can fiction and imagination play in conceptualising the future of business? Refer to works of fiction as well as academic literature.
Part 2: Respond to the following reflective statement. Part 2 is worth 20% and the word limit is 500 words.
Based on your experiences, learnings, and discussions from the module, in what way do you think Futures Thinking will be useful and relevant in alignment with your own personal and professional aspirations? Reflect on why/how.
Overall word limit: 3,000 Words
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
Your completed assignment must be uploaded to Blackboardno later than 12:00 midday on 30th April 2025.
The assignment should be submitting using one of the following file types: .doc, docx or .pdf
A penalty will be applied for work uploaded after 12:00 midday as detailed in the Student Information Hub. You must leave sufficient time to fully complete the upload process before the deadline and check that you have received a receipt. At peak periods, it can take up to 30 minutes for a receipt to be generated.
Assignments should be typed, using 1.5 spacing and an easy-to-read 12-point font. Assignments and dissertations/business projects must not exceed the word count indicated in the module handbook/assessment brief.
The word count should:
Include all the text, including title, preface, introduction, in-text citations, quotations, footnotes and any other items not specifically excluded below.
Exclude diagrams, tables (including tables/lists of contents and figures), equations, executive summary/abstract, acknowledgements, declaration, bibliography/list of references and appendices. However, it is not appropriate to use diagrams or tables merely as a way of circumventing the word limit. If a student uses a table or figure as a means of presenting his/her own words, then this is included in the word count.
Examiners will stop reading once the word limit has been reached, and work beyond this point will not be assessed. Checks of word counts will be carried out on submitted work, including any assignments or dissertations/business projects that appear to be clearly over-length. Checks may take place manually and/or with the aid of the word count provided via an electronic submission. Where a student has intentionally misrepresented their word count, the School may treat this as an offence under Section IV of the General Regulations of the University. Extreme cases may be viewed as dishonest practice under Section IV, 5 (a) (x) of the General Regulations.
Very occasionally it may be appropriate to present, in an appendix, material which does not properly belong in the main body of the assessment but which some students wish to provide for the sake of completeness. Any appendices will not have a role in the assessment - examiners are under no obligation to read appendices and they do not form part of the word count. Material that students wish to be assessed should always be included in the main body of the text.
Guidance on referencing can be found on Durham University website and in the Student Information Hub.
MARKING GUIDELINES
Performance in the summative assessment for this module is judged against the following criteria:
Relevance to question(s)
Organisation, structure and presentation
Depth of understanding
Analysis and discussion
Use of sources and referencing
Overall conclusions
PLAGIARISM AND COLLUSION
Students suspected of plagiarism, either of published work or the work of other students, or of collusion will be dealt with according to School and University guidelines.
END OF ASSESSMENT
