Mid-term Course Assessment Research Report
Written assignment Activity brief
BBA 325 Portfolio Management Online campus
Description Carefully select two mixed funds of your own choice. The first should
have a very high, positive performance record, the second a loss-
making performance record. Then answer the following questions:
Why have the funds performed so well/badly? Consider the following perspectives:
o Political
o Macro-Economic
o Sector
o Internal Factors and policies
Provide financial analysis, together with ratios, and risk and return values.
Use articles/trade comments to support your case.
What recommendations would you offer to improve performance?
Please ensure that you add both fund fact sheets to your
assessment when uploading your work as one document only
Format This activity must meet the following formatting requirements:
Font size 12
Double-spaced
2,000 words +/- 10%
Harvard Referencing System
pdf only
Goal(s) The aim of the assessment is to demonstrate a thorough grasp of the concepts of portfolio management
Due date Date: Monday, August 23rd, 2021 Time: 14.00hrs
Weight towards final grade
This activity has a weight of 40% towards the final grade.
Learning outcomes
A thorough understanding of financial statements and the concepts of
risk and return
The demonstration of a comprehensive grasp of assets and how they
function.
Assessment criteria
Please refer to the rubric, in the next page.
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Exceptional 90-100 Good 80-89 Fair 70-79 Marginal fail 60-69
Knowledge &
Understanding
(20%)
Student produces a
portfolio which
demonstrates excellent
understanding of key
concepts of risk and return.
Student produces a
portfolio which is only
partly justified but provides
a fair spread of risk and
return.
Student produces a
portfolio which lacks
justification and an
appropriate spread of risk
and return
Student provides neither
the correct number nor
type of funds and omits to
justify the selection of
funds.
Application (30%) Student applies his grasp
of the subject matter with
the correct choice of funds
and balanced portfolio.
Detailed justification of
fund selection is evident.
Student applies relevant knowledge to the choice of some of the funds selected.
More detailed justification
is required.
