Report writing is one of the most common coursework students will write. Here we will show you the assessment criteria for a business report.

A GRADE (70-100%)

• Report format;
• Clear understanding of current approach to management and/or leading;
• Clear understanding of the theory of critical management studies (CMS);
• Application of critical theory to expose a situation of oppression, marginalisation or subjugation in an organisation/industry;
• Evidence of wide reading and appropriate use of sources;
• A good standard of writing, (grammar, spelling and sentence construction);
• Conventional Harvard style referencing throughout;

B GRADE(60-69%)

• Report format;
• Clear understanding of current approach to management and/or leadership;
• Clear understanding of critical theory;
• Evidence of wide reading and appropriate use of sources;;
• A good standard of writing;
• Conventional Harvard style referencing throughout.

C GRADE (50-59%)

• Follows the guidelines for the assignment;
• Demonstrates some understanding of current approach to management and/or leading;
• More descriptive than analytical;
• Evidence of reading;
• Some referencing;
• List of references in Harvard style.

D GRADE (43-49%)

• Structure is evident, but paper lacks coherent focus;
• Some theory included;
• Some evidence of reading;
• Poor critical understanding;
• Poor referencing

E GRADE (40-42%)

• Poor structure
• Little evidence of understanding current managerial/leadership theoretical approaches;
• Little evidence of understanding critical theory;
• Little evidence of reading and poor referencing; Poor referencing;

FAIL (25-29%)

• Poor structure- essay style paper;
• No evidence of reading;
• No evidence of understanding management/leadership/CM theory;
• No referencing.