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INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY
Teen Number Chowk,Bharatpur-10,Chitwan,Nepal
BTEC HND in Computing and Systems Development

Unit Title: Business Skill For e-Commerce

Unit Code: A/601/7313

Session/Year: Jan 2017

Assessment No: 01

Assignment Launch Date: 22nd Feb,2017

Due Date: 27th March,2017

Assignment Title: E-commerce Solution for Big Mart Supermarket

Student Name:

Outcomes Assessed


Edexcel Rag No:

Possible evidence

LO1 Understand
the structure and
aims of business
organisations
1.1 Assess an
organisation’s core
business functions

Has assessed core business
functions of the given
organization by providing
arguments, citing relevant
research, also points out any
flaws and counter arguments
and arrived to a justified

conclusion.

1.2 Evaluate an
organisation’s
business aims and
show how they relate
to stakeholders

Has given arguments to what
extent the organization’s
business aims are
appropriate. Also has
discussed how those aims

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Write the page no
where you have
demonstrated the
targeted criteria


Final Grade:

Criteria
Met /Not
Met

Date &
comments

M1 targeted

relate to different
stakeholders. Has come to a
final conclusion based on the
factors you judge to be most
important and justify.

LO2 Understand
the impact of eCommerce

2.1 Analyze the
impact, including the
risks, of introducing
an e-Commerce
system to an
organization

has analyzed the impacts of
introducing an e-Commerce
by looking into depth of
different aspects including
risks; using supporting
arguments and evidence for
and against as well as show
how they interrelate to one
M3 targeted
another
2.2 Discuss the
Has produced a well
global impact of ereasoning written debate

Commerce on society backed up by carefully
selected advantages and
disadvantages and has
arrived to a convincing
conclusion by addressing
alternative perspectives.
LO3 Be able to
design e-Commerce
Solutions
3.1 Investigate
market potential for
an e-Commerce
Opportunity
M2 targeted

3.2 Evaluate current
e-Commerce systems
in use by
organizations
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Referring to the case given
in the scenario, has produced
well written document by
taking reference from
different sources (primary
and secondary) in order to
investigate the market
potential for an ecommerce
opportunity
Has given arguments to what
extent current e-commerce
systems in use are suitable.
Has come to a final

conclusion based on the
factors you judge to be most
important and justify.
3.3 Discuss the
financial implications

of an e-Commerce
Solution

3.4 Design an eCommerce solution

3.5 Evaluate the
suitability of an eCommerce solution.

Has produced a well
reasoning written debate
backed up by carefully
selected advantages and
drawbacks of financial
implications of
implementing an ecommerce solution and has
arrived to a convincing
conclusion by addressing
alternative perspectives.
Design an e-commerce
solution to Big Mart

supermarket. Further
produce a written document
to explain the key features of
the design.
Has given arguments to what
extent the proposed ecommerce solution in LO 3.4
is suitable. Has come to a
final conclusion based on the
factors you judge to be most
important and justify.

In order to achieve a Merit / Distinction the learner must submit the assignment within given deadline
Grade descriptors

Evidence

M1.
Identify
and apply
suitable

strategies to
find
appropriate
solutions for the better
performance

Effective
have been
responding
Lo 1.2.

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Write the page no
where you have
demonstrated the
targeted criteria
judgments
made while
Targeted in


Criteria
Met /Not
Met

Date &
Comments

Relevant theories and
M2.
been
Select
and
apply techniques have
appropriate
applied while responding
methods/techniques
Targeted in Lo 3.1
M3.


An appropriate structure
Present
and and approach has been
communicate
used while analyzing
appropriate findings
the impact, including the
risks, of introducing an
e-Commerce system to
an organization
Targeted in Lo 2.1
D1.
Use critical reflection
to evaluate own work
and
justify
valid
conclusions

Conclusions have been
arrived at through
synthesis of ideas and
have been justified while
responding

Targeted in task 10/A
D2.
Substantial activities and
Take responsibility for investigations have been
managing
and planned, managed and
organizing activities
organized while
responding

D3.
Demonstrate
convergent, lateral and
creative thinking

Targeted in task 10/B
Innovation and creative
thought have been
applied while responding
Targeted in task 10/C

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Scenario
Recently, there has been a growing trend among customers particularly living in cities like Kathmandu,
Pokhara , Bharatpur to visit supermarkets for shopping . One of the popular such stores is Big Mart. They
sell almost all retail items such as grocery items, garments, cosmetics, accessories, baby items, stationery
items and a variety of food products.
The Big Mart management team recently brought into the discussion on the changing buying behavior of
customers which appeared due to the high growth of the E-business in the industry,
Therefore they have decided to understand the market potential for implementing ecommerce in their
businesses so that they get hold of their customers and change the nature of doing their business which
matches the present context of electronic business.
Assume that you have been hired by the store and have been asked to produce well researched written
document which will help them understand the importance implementing an e-commerce solution to achieve
higher business results.

In order to prepare the report, do the following tasks and produce written documents.

Task 1
Assess core business functions of Big Mart Supermarket [1.1]

Task 2
Evaluate Big Mart’s aims and explain how they relate to stakeholders. [1.2, M1]
In order to achieve M1, your writing needs to demonstrate that you have made effective judgments while
explaining how the aims of Big Mart aims relate to stakeholders.

Task 3
Analyze the impact, including the risks, of introducing an e-commerce system to their institution. [2.1,
M3]
In order to achieve M3, your writing needs to demonstrate that an appropriate structure and approach
has been used while responding the task 3.
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Task 4
Discuss the global impact of E-commerce [2.2]
Task 5
Investigate market potential for an e-commerce opportunity. [3.1, M2]
In order to achieve M3, your writing needs to show that you have applied relevant theories and
techniques while investigating market potential for an e-commerce opportunity.

Task 6
Evaluate current e-commerce systems in use by different organizations. [3.2]

Task 7
Discuss the financial implications of an e-commerce solution. [3.3]
Task 8
Design an e-commerce solution suitable for Big Mart. [3.4]
Task 9
Evaluate the suitability of the e-commerce solutions designed in task 8. [3.5]

In order to achieve a Distinction, the learner must:
Task 10/A
In order to achieve D1, You need to write a few paragraphs that given evaluate, and draw & justify
conclusions of the arguments or ideas presented in tasks 6 and task 7..

Task 10/B
To a order to achieve D2, you will provide evidence that you have taken responsibility for planning,
managing and organizing activities while doing all tasks. The evidence will show how you have planned,
organized and managed the activities..

Task 10/C
To order to achieve D3, you need to write a few paragraphs which show that you have generated ideas and
have taken appropriate decisions while responding task 9.
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Note: Refer the unit details provided in your handbook when responding all the tasks above. Make sure that
you have understood and developed your response that matches the highlighted key words in each task.
Other Requirements:


















It should be the student’s own work – plagiarism is unacceptable.
Clarity of expression and structure are important features.





Your work should be submitted as a well presented, word-processed
 document with headers and
footers, and headings and subheadings, both in hard and soft copies.
You are expected to undertake
 research on this subject using books from the Library, and resources
available on the Internet.
Any sources of information should be listed as references at the end of your document and 
these
sources should be referenced within the text of your document using Harvard referencing style
Your report should be illustrated with screen-prints, images, tables, charts and/or graphics.
All assignments must be typed in Times New Roman, size 12, 1½ spacing.





The center policy is that you must submit your work within due date to achieve “Merit” and “Distinction”.
Late submission automatically eliminates your chance of achieving “Merit and Distinction”. Also, 80%
attendance is required to validate this assignment.
I declare that all the work submitted for this assignment is my own work or, in the case of group work, the
work of myself and the other members of the group in which I worked, and that no part of it has been copied
from any source.
I understand that if any part of the work submitted for this assignment is found to be plagiarised, none of the
work submitted will be allowed to count towards the assessment of the assignment.
Name:………………………………..………Signature…………...………….….Date:………….......
Assignment Prepared By:
Sunil Sir

Signature:

Date: 25th Jan 2017

Brief Checked By:
Dhruba Babu Joshi

Signature:

Date: 25th Jan 2017

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