Undergraduate Business and Management A1 Exam Rubrics
Foundation
N1581F - Business in Society (Foundation)
First Year
N1072 - Introduction to Business Law
N1527 - Introduction to Management Accounting
N1529E - International Business Environment (Elective)
N1560 - Principles of Finance
N1560E - Principles of Finance (Elective)
Second Year
N1039 - Information Systems
N1069 - Marketing Research
N1082- International Business Environment
N1082E - International Business Environment (Elective)
N1085 - Emerging Issues in HRM and IR (HRM)
N1503 - Managing Projects and Technologies
N1505 - Consumer Behaviour
N1507 – International Marketing
N1507E – International Marketing (Elective)
N1521 - Taxation
N1535 - Leadership Foundations (LEAD)
N1549 - Accounting for Managers
N1582 - Managing Operations
N1584 - Law for Accounting and Finance
N1589 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship
N1603 - Business Processes and the Role of IT (OIS)
N1612 - Intermediate Financial Accounting
Final Year
N1020 – Entrepreneurship and Small Firms
N1021 - Strategy
N1073 - Managing Change
N1504 - Research Methods for Managers
N1506 - Marketing Communications
N1509 - Advanced Financial Accounting
N1516 - Auditing
N1545 - Global Strategy
N1546 - Comparative Business Organisation
N1551 - Advanced Management Accounting
N1569 – Financial Risk Management
N1575 - Strategy for Finance
N1591 - Valuation of Companies
N1596 - Alternative Investment Funds
N1597 - Non-Profit Management and Social Entrepreneurship
N1601 - Strategic Brand Management
N1611 - Financial Econometrics
N1581F BUSINESS IN SOCIETY
The exam consists of one section of 32 questions.
Candidates should attempt all questions
All questions are equally weighted
Indicate your answers on the multiple choice answer sheet provided.
At the end of the examination the question paper and/or answer book, used or unused, will be collected from you before you leave the examination room
Duration: 2 hours
N1072 INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS LAW
Candidates must attempt ALL 50 questions
At the end of the examination the question paper and answer book, used or unused, will be collected from you before you leave the examination room
Duration: 1 hour
Assessment information
There are 50 Questions which all carry equal marks.
Candidates are required to answer all questions.
Answers must be indicated on the answer sheet.
N1527 INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING
Candidates should attempt ALL questions from Section A
THREE questions from Section B
and ONE question from Section C
Answer ALL questions in the yellow answer book provided
At the end of the examination the question paper and/or answer book, used or unused, will be collected from you before you leave the examination room
Duration: 2 hours
N1529E INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT (ELECTIVE)
Candidates must attempt ANY THREE questions
All questions are EQUALLY WEIGHTED
At the end of the examination the question paper and/or answer book, used or unused, will be collected from you before you leave the examination room
Duration: 2 hours
N1560 PRINCIPLES OF FINANCE
Duration: 2 hours
This exam paper is divided into three parts:
Section A: multiple-choice questions; Answer ALL questions
Section B: calculation questions; Answer ALL questions
Section C: questions requiring short written answers. Answer TWO of FOUR questions.
University approved calculators are permitted.
Handout: Formula sheet
Write your student number on the machine marked answer sheet for Section A and on the answer book containing your answers to Sections B and C.
You are advised to spend approximately 36 minutes on Section A, 36 minutes on Section B, and 48 minutes on Section C.
INVIGILATORS:
Please collect:
- this question paper;
- the machine-marked answer sheet for Section A
- the answer book containing answers to Sections B and C.
N1560E PRINCIPLES OF FINANCE (ELECTIVE)
Duration: 2 hours
This exam paper is divided into three parts:
Section A: multiple-choice questions; Answer ALL questions
Section B: calculation questions; Answer ALL questions
Section C: questions requiring short written answers. Answer TWO of FOUR questions.
University approved calculators are permitted.
Handout: Formula sheet
Write your student number on the machine marked answer sheet for Section A and on the answer book containing your answers to Sections B and C.
You are advised to spend approximately 36 minutes on Section A, 36 minutes on Section B, and 48 minutes on Section C.
INVIGILATORS:
Please collect:
- this question paper;
- the machine-marked answer sheet for Section A
- the answer book containing answers to Sections B and C.
N1039 INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Candidates must attempt ALL questions
(All questions are equally weighted)
Answer ALL questions on the Multiple Choice Answer Sheet provided
At the end of the examination the question paper and/or answer book, used or unused, will be collected from you before you leave the examination room
Duration: 1 hour
N1069 MARKETING RESEARCH
SECTION A: Candidates must answer ALL five (5) short answer questions
SECTION B: Answer any TWO (2) of the short essay questions
Short answer questions are worth 10 marks (10%) each and short essay questions are worth 25 marks (25%) each.
At the end of the examination the question paper and/or answer book, used or unused, will be collected from you before you leave the examination room
Duration: 2 hours
N1082 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Candidates must attempt ANY THREE questions
All questions are EQUALLY WEIGHTED
Duration: 2 hours
N1082E INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT (ELECTIVE)
Candidates must attempt ANY THREE questions
All questions are EQUALLY WEIGHTED
Duration: 2 hours
N1085 EMERGING ISSUES IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Candidates should attempt THREE questions: ONE question from Section A, ONE question from Section B and ONE question from Section C
Answer all questions in the yellow book provided
(All questions are equally weighted)
At the end of the examination the question paper and/or answer book, used or unused, will be collected from you before you leave the examination room
Duration: 2 hours
N1503 MANAGING PROJECTS AND TECHNOLOGIES
Candidates must attempt ALL questions.
Section A is worth 30 marks. Write your answers to section A (questions 1-15) on the Multiple Choice answer sheet provided.For each multiple choice question, there is only one correct answer. Choosing two or more answers will result in receiving no mark for that question.
Section B is worth 70 marks. Write all your answers to Section B in the answer book provided.
At the end of the examination the question paper and/or answer book, used or unused, will be collected from you before you leave the examination room.
Duration: 1 hour
N1505 CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR
Candidates must attempt 2 questions
All questions are equally weighted
At the end of the examination the question paper and/or answer book, used or unused, will be collected from you before you leave the examination room
Duration: 2 hours
N1507 INTERNATIONAL MARKETING
Candidates should attempt TWO questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
At the end of the examination the question paper and/or answer book, used or unused, will be collected from you before you leave the examination room
Duration: 2 hours
N1507E INTERNATIONAL MARKETING (ELECTIVE)
Candidates should attempt TWO questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
At the end of the examination the question paper and/or answer book, used or unused, will be collected from you before you leave the examination room
Duration: 2 hours
N1521 TAXATION
Candidates must attempt ALL questions in Sections A and B.
Please write your answers to Section A on the MULTIPLE CHOICE ANSWER SHEET provided.
Write your answers to Sections B in the YELLOW ANSWER BOOKLET.
HANDOUT: Selected tax data are provided at the end of this question paper. No other reference materials are to be used.
At the end of the examination the question paper and/or answer book, used or unused, will be collected from you before you leave the examination room
Duration: 2 hours
N1535 LEADERSHIP FOUNDATIONS
Candidates should attempt ALL questions from Section A
and ONE question from Section B.
Section A twenty multiple choice questions scoring 1 mark each, Section B one long answer question scoring 30 marks.
Candidates must attempt all answer 21 questions.
Answers for Section A should be recorded on the multiple choice answer sheet.
Answers for Sections B should be recorded in the yellow answer booklet.
At the end of the examination the question paper and/or answer book, used or unused, will be collected from you before you leave the examination room
Duration: 2 hours
N1549 ACCOUNTING FOR MANAGERS
Candidates must attempt only THREE questions
All questions are equally weighted
You should include all your workings and essential calculations in your answers.
At the end of the examination the question paper and any answer books/answer sheets, used or unused, will be collected from you before you leave the examination room
Duration: 2 hours
N1582 MANAGING OPERATIONS
Candidates must attempt ALL questions in Section A and must attempt THREE questions from Section B (40% of the marks are allocated to Section A and 60% to Section B)
Write all your answers to Section A (questions 1-20) on the Multiple choice answer sheet provided
Write all your answers to Section B in the yellow answer book provided
At the end of the examination the question paper and/or answer book, used or unused, will be collected from you before you leave the examination room
Duration: 2 hours
N1584 LAW FOR ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE
Candidates must attempt ALL 50 questions.
All questions are equally weighted.
All answers must be written on the multiple choice answer sheet.
At the end of the examination the question paper and answer book, used or unused, will be collected from you before you leave the examination room.
Duration: 1 hour
N1589 INTRODUCTION TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP
OPEN EXAM
Candidates may bring paper copies of the case study which may be annotated.
Students are not permitted to bring any other materials.
Candidates must attempt ALL questions
(All questions are equally weighted – 5 X 20)
Duration: 2 hours
N1603 BUSINESS PROCESSES AND THE ROLE OF IT
OPEN BOOK EXAMINATION
Candidates must attempt ALL questions
This is an open note exam, candidates can use their notes (a double-sided A4 sheet of their own notes) but they are NOT allowed to use the course book, the academic readings, the lecture and seminar slides or any electronic devices.
Answer SECTION A on the multiple choice answer sheets provided. Answer SECTION B in the yellow answer books
Duration: 2 hours
N1612 INTERMEDIATE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
Candidates should attempt all questions from Section A and two questions from Section B
At the end of the examination the question paper and any answer books/answer sheets, used or unused, will be collected from you before you leave the examination room
Duration: 2 hours
N1020 ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SMALL FIRMS
Candidates must attempt THREE questions in total
Candidates should attempt TWO questions from Section A and
ONE question from Section B
(All questions in Section A are weighted 30%. All questions in Section B are weighted 40%)
At the end of the examination the question paper and/or answer book, used or unused, will be collected from you before you leave the examination room
Duration: 2 hours
N1021 STRATEGY
Candidates MUST attempt both Questions 1 AND 2,
and EITHER Question 3 OR Question 4
Handout: Case Study
Duration: 3 hours
N1073 MANAGING CHANGE
Candidates must attempt ALL questions
Please indicate your answers on the answer sheet provided
All questions carry equal marks
Only one answer is required to address each question
Duration: 1 hour
N1504 RESEARCH METHODS FOR MANAGERS
Section 1 is multiple choice and worth 20 marks – please attempt ALL questions.
Section 2 is worth 40 marks – please attempt ONE question.
Section 3 is worth 40 marks – please attempt ONE question.
Please complete all sections as instructed using the answer booklet provided.
At the end of the examination the question paper and/or answer book, used or unused, will be collected from you before you leave the examination room
Duration: 2 hours
N1506 MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS
OPEN BOOK EXAMINATION
Questions refer to the case study: John Lewis Christmas campaign 2014
Candidates may use the following materials:
1. Paper copies of the case study which may be annotated
2. Students notes prepared on the case study
3. Lecture or seminar notes and slides
4. A textbook for the module
Candidates must attempt ALL QUESTIONS
At the end of the examination the question paper and/or answer book, used or unused, will be collected from you before you leave the examination room
Duration: 3 hours
N1509 ADVANCED FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
Candidates should attempt Section A and TWO of three questions from Section B
At the end of the examination the question paper and/or answer book, used or unused, will be collected from you before you leave the examination room
Duration: 2 hours
N1516 AUDIT
The exam consists of two sections.
Section A: All candidates must answer the question in this section. Question 1 is worth 40 marks.
Section B: Candidates must answer two questions out of the four in this section. Each question in Section B is worth 30 marks.
At the end of the examination the question paper and/or answer book, used or unused, will be collected from you before you leave the examination room
Duration: 2 hours
N1545 GLOBAL STRATEGY
Candidates must attempt any THREE questions
(All questions are equally weighted)
At the end of the examination the question paper and/or answer book, used or unused, will be collected from you before you leave the examination room
Duration: 2 hours
N1546 COMPARATIVE BUSINESS ORGANISATION
Candidates must attempt 2 questions
Section A: You must answer Question 1, which is compulsory, and from Section B: either Question 2 OR Question 3. Section A is worth 50 marks and section B is worth 50 marks.
This is a pre-seen exam, but students are NOT allowed to have materials in the exam room.
At the end of the examination the question paper and/or answer book, used or unused, will be collected from you before you leave the examination room
Duration: 2 hours
N1551 ADVANCED MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING
Please attempt TWO questions only
All questions are equally weighted
Duration: 2 hours
N1569 FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT
WRITE YOUR CANDIDATE NUMBER ON THE QUESTION PAPER
Duration: 2 hours
Section A is worth 50 marks and consists of 5 questions. Attempt all of these.
Section B is worth 50 marks and consists of 2 questions. Attempt only 1 of these.
A calculator is allowed.
N1575 STRATEGY FOR FINANCE
Candidates MUST attempt both Questions 1 AND 2,
and EITHER Question 3 OR Question 4
Handout: Case Study
Duration: 3 hours
N1591 VALUATION OF COMPANIES
AND CASH FLOW GENERATING ASSETS
Duration: 2 hours
This exam paper is divided into three parts:
Section A: multiple-choice questions (30 marks);
Section B: calculation questions (30 marks);
Section C: questions requiring short written answers
(40 marks).
N1596 ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT FUNDS
This paper is divided into three sections:
Section A: multiple choice questions
Section B: questions requiring short written answers
Section C: questions requiring detailed written answers
Candidates should attempt ALL questions from Sections A and B, and TWO questions from Section C
Write your answers for Section A on the multiple choice answer booklet and answers for Section B and C in the yellow answer book.
At the end of the examination the question paper and/or answer book, used or unused, will be collected from you before you leave the examination room
Duration: 2 hours
N1597 NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT & SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Candidates must attempt ALL questions
There are 20 Multiple choice questions.
Select the single best answer to each question,and record your answer on the multiple choice answer sheet provided.
This is an unseen examination – no reference to books, notes, or electronic devices of any kind is permitted during the examination.
Duration: 1 hour
N1601 STRATEGIC BRAND MANAGEMENT
Candidates must attempt any FOUR questions
(All questions are equally weighted)
At the end of the examination the question paper and/or answer book, used or unused, will be collected from you before you leave the examination room
Duration: 2 hours
N1611 FINANCIAL ECONOMETRICS
Duration: 2 hours
The paper consists of TWO sections - SECTION A and SECTION B.
SECTION A is worth 60 marks.
SECTION B is worth 40 marks.
The total mark for the paper is 100.
SECTION A consists of six questions. Attempt ALL questions.
SECTION B consists of two questions. Attempt ONE question only.
At the end of the examination the question paper and answer book, used or unused, will
be collected from you, before you leave the examination room.
Calculators allowed.
Statistical tables and formulas are provided in the Appendix.