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I submitted my RAP in period 28 but failed, I applied five forces now I want to apply PEST analysis rather than five forces because I’m facing difficulty in applying five forces again. please ensure me that it is good decision and examiner will accept it?Dear Concern:
I submitted my my RAP in previous period but failed due to FIVE FORCES Analysis. Now I applied PEST Analysis rather than Five Forces. I want want to know that examiner will be accept that change ?.Dear concern!
I want to know that if I used same link more than one time then in biblography/referencing file only once reference is enough or write link for every time.esearch Report
Technical and Professional Skills
1. Understanding of accountancy/business models Pass
2. Application of accountancy/business models Fail
Reasons for fail and advice for improvement:
Your SWOT analysis is reasonable however your 5 forces analysis needs some evidence of wider reading with referencing of the statements you are making
3. Evaluation of information, analysis and conclusions Fail
Reasons for fail and advice for improvement:
Your financial analysis is weak as you are not exploring the business decisions and strategies of the company that have led to the results and changes in ratios. You are either making unreferenced statements or providing a statement that is describing the change rather than explaining the change. For instance you say “One reason for increasing Turnover is that Lucky Cement Ltd exports its products from Pakistan to different countries and value of Pakistan Rupees is depreciating, that’s why sales are increasing” You offer two reasons for the increase in sales, you must have sourced this from somewhere yet you are not providing referenced evidence of the sources you are using. There is no need to explore the change in individual costs and you need to focus on sources for this analysis for a greater extent outside the annual report.
4. Presentation of project findings Fail
Reasons for fail and advice for improvement:
You need to look at your ethics section as the way it reads at the moment does not make sense. You need more focus on analysis and less on description. Room for this can be got by using your full 7500 word analysis and cutting down on the description of the calculation of each individual ratio. Such knowledge is given at this level what is needed is focus on ratio analysis as a model. Your research questions are too many at the moment, you need to focus on three or four and then address these in your conclusion and from your conclusion your recommendations should fall out. There is no such link with your recommendations at the moment. It would also be worthwhile to get your RAP proofread before submission so that it reads in a cohesive manner.
Overall Technical and Professional Skills Fail
Graduate Skills
5. Communication Pass
6. Information gathering and Referencing Fail
Reasons for fail and advice for improvement:
As pointed out above you need more sources to improve your 5 Forces analysis and your financial analysis. The sources need to extend beyond the annual report to offer an outside focus to performance. Your parts 1 and 2 also need to be referenced more widely to evidence the reading that you have done
7. Information Technology Pass
Overall Graduate Skills Fail
Overall
Research Report Assessment F
Reasons for fail and advice for improvement:
You have done a lot of work on your RAP however there are weaknesses there that you need to correct if you are going to pass. I would advise consult the RAP information pack for guidance before you resubmit and do remember any further submission must be updated for the latest published results
Skills & Learning Statement
Graduate Skills
8. Self Reflection Pass
9. Communication Skills (inc Presentation) Pass
Skills and Learning Statement assessment Pass
Overall
Overall RAP Result F
Moderator Comments
Moderator agrees with marker comments. You have made a good start and there is much to commend here. In addition to the comments raised above please ensure that the most up to date financial statements are used when resubmitting your work.
