LO1. Discuss the ways that FinTech and Blockchain technology are disrupting financial and business environments. Assessment Brief Module title:
Blockchain and Financial Technology for Managers
Module code: BUS 5017
Assignment title: Opportunity Analysis
Assignment format: Report
Word/time limit: 3,000 words
File type Docx
Percentage of final grade
This assignment is worth 100% of your final grade for this module.
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Task summary: Students to draft a business report that details a Blockchain and/or FinTech based opportunity to transform a specific area of organisational operations.
Assignment instructions: For this task, you must produce an opportunity analysis in the format of a business report.
The analysis must identify a specific organisational process or problem that could be profitably transformed and improved by using a FinTech or Blockchain application.
You should base your answer on a real-world business or industry. (You may choose an organisation from the “for profit” business, public or charity sector. It is important that you choose a specific business process, e.g., accounting procedures, supply chain management, human resource systems, etc., and not the entire organisation, as the basis of your assignment.) You will need to research the chosen business and industry; it is acceptable to use an organisation that you have worked for.
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You should set your answer out in business report style. Note there is no requirement for a conclusion.
The report must cover the following areas:
An introductory section that covers equally:
A concise introduction to the business and industry that it sits in.
An outline and diagnosis of the business problem or process that could be transformed by a Blockchain or Fintech application. (1,000 words) (25 marks) (LOs: 1, 3 & 4)
An outline and discussion of the proposed business solution that equally focuses upon:
An outline of the proposed application including potential usage of cryptocurrencies
The benefits of the application
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(In this section, it is important that you refer to appropriate literature and comparative case examples to support your proposal. You should consider whether cryptocurrencies can be incorporated into the proposal.)
(1,500 words)
(40 marks)
(LOs: 1, 2 & 3)
C) An analysis that equally identifies and outlines the potential hurdles to successful implementation and then discusses how they can be overcome. (In this section, it is important that you refer to appropriate literature and comparative case examples to support your answer).
(500 words)
(20 marks)
(LOs: 2 & 4)
A further 15 marks are available for presentation (8 marks) and clarity (7 marks).
(15 marks)
(LOs 4)
(Total: 100 marks)
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Learning outcomes (LO) By completing this assessment, you will have shown and be assessed on all four of the learning outcomes:
LO1. Discuss the ways that FinTech and Blockchain technology are disrupting financial and business environments.
LO2. Explore the key FinTech and Blockchain applications including cryptocurrencies.
LO3. Apply Blockchain principles to a range of business and financial transaction systems.
LO4. Discuss the regulatory and legal requirements that impact FinTech and Blockchains
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