Business assignment and progression checklist

Practice material. The bakery, the questionnaire and the results are fictional and were written by LSBUK for practice. This is not an official ATHE assessment, assignment brief or marking scheme, and it does not show how any real assignment will be graded.

Part 1: a worked market-research task

Research question. Do weekday and weekend customers of a small bakery value different things?

Method. A five-question survey asked customers to rank speed of service, product range, price and atmosphere. Twelve weekday and twelve weekend customers answered during one week.

Customer group	Ranked speed first	Ranked range first	Ranked price first	Ranked atmosphere first
Weekday (12)	9	2	1	0
Weekend (12)	2	7	1	2

Analysis. In this sample, weekday customers mostly prioritised speed (9 of 12, 75%), while weekend customers more often prioritised range (7 of 12, about 58%). That suggests the bakery could test faster weekday service and a wider weekend range.

Limitations. Twenty-four responses from one shop in one week cannot represent all customers. People chose whether to answer, so busy customers may be missing. A stronger study would repeat the survey over several weeks and compare against sales data.

References. List each source you used, including course notes and any textbook, in one consistent style.

Part 2: a practice feedback rubric

Use this to review your own draft. It is an illustrative checklist, not an awarding-body marking scheme.

Criterion	Developing	Secure	Strong
Question	Broad or unclear	Focused and answerable	Focused, with a clear reason it matters
Evidence	Little detail on who or how many	Sample described	Sample and method described and justified
Analysis	Opinions without numbers	Uses the numbers correctly	Compares groups and explains what the numbers show
Limitations	Not mentioned	Listed	Explained, with how to reduce them
References	Missing or inconsistent	Present	Complete and consistent

Part 3: progression checklist

Before you rely on the diploma for a degree application, record what the university confirms for the exact award: its title, qualification number, the grades it requires, the English evidence it accepts and the date it confirmed in writing. A Level 3 award does not by itself guarantee a place or entry into a later year of a degree.

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