Management School – Undergraduate Coursework Specification 2021-22 Module Code: MGT229 Coursework Code: MGT229-2 Module Title: Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Date Available: 4th October 2021 Submission details: 17th December 2021, 12pm (noon) Electronic submission only through Blackboard. You
are now allowed to utilise the Turnitin Check before the assignment
deadline which can be accessed via the information room. This allows
you to generate an originality report and use this to improve your referencing and citation skills. Please
note: Turnitin Check is NOT the final submission – you still need to
submit your work to the Assignment Link on the module Blackboard site, otherwise it will be marked as Not Submitted. You
should note that the time of submission is taken from once the document
has been successfully uploaded and confirmed – this may take more than
five minutes during busy periods. Late penalties will be applied to
any work submitted from 12.01pm on 17th December 2021 onwards. Details
of how to calculate a late penalty can be found in your programme
Handbook. It is your responsibility to ensure the correct document/file
has uploaded successfully. When submitting students must: 1. Include a completed cover sheet (available from Blackboard) 2.
Use ‘Student Number, MGT229-2’ (e.g. 190011001 MGT229-2) as the
document’s file name and also as the Assignment Title in Turnitin. A penalty of 5 marks will be added to those assignments which do not comply with these submission instructions. Contribution to Final Mark for Module: (70 %) Maximum Word Length: 3,000 words (excluding references). Unless
otherwise specified, the word count is for the main body of the text
and ignores the reference list and appendices. If you exceed the word
length you will be penalised. For details see the Management School Handbooks. Please note that SUMS does not have a word count tolerance – it is a stated maximum as outlined above. Requirements: The individual assessment incorporates two components – an academic essay and an individual reflection, as follows. Component 1: Write an academic essay which answers ONE of the following questions: (a)
Entrepreneurship is an important factor for national economic growth.
Discuss this statement and explain your answer using examples. (b) To what extent do you agree that entrepreneurs make the world a better place Use examples to support your answer. (c)
What are the most important factors that large businesses must consider
when integrating an entrepreneurial culture Choose three factors and discuss using examples. Your
essay should address the specific question and aim to construct a
convincing argument that is based on your understanding of
entrepreneurial ideas and topics during the module. Your essay
should use and reference appropriate academic literature. Essays will be
assessed on the demonstration of your knowledge and understanding
of relevant enterprise and entrepreneurship topics, the ability to form a
critical argument, and the engagement with wider reading in the subject area. Component 2: As part of your individual assignment, you also need to provide a personal reflection (no more than 500 words). Reflect
on your experiences of working in your business team for Assignment 1.
As an individual in that group, consider what you learned about entrepreneurship
including the skills you developed (or would like to develop) and the
experiences you had as part of an entrepreneurial team. The aim of
this task is for you to reflect on your own entrepreneurial orientation
and any particular strengths or weaknesses that you encountered. You
should structure your reflection using STARS as described below: STARS stands for: Situation: what was the situation facing the group Task: what particular task are you going to focus on Action: what did you do Result: what was the outcome from that action Self-reflection: in light of the outcome what would you do next time If
you did not attend the module (and have no experience of working in a
team on the module) please reflect on your engagement with the module.
In light of your reflection, consider an aspect of the team’s work in which you could have contributed. Essays
and reflections which do not follow the above instructions may be
subject to penalties. Please follow the instructions carefully. Assessment criteria <40% (Fail) 40-44% (Pass) 45-49% (3rd class) 50-59% (2.2 ) 60-69% (2.1) 70-79 % (1st class) 80 % and above (1st class) Knowledge and understanding Essay demonstrates limited understanding of relevant issues and fails to link discussion with ideas relevant to enterprise and entrepreneurship. Very weak engagement with the specific question. Essay demonstrates basic understanding of relevant issues but these will be poorly linked with ideas relevant to enterprise and entrepreneurship. Limited engagement with the specific question. Essay demonstrates satisfactory understanding of relevant issues, but there will be some rudimentary links with ideas relevant to enterprise and entrepreneurship. The answer to the question may be tenuous. Essay demonstrates an appreciation of relevant issues, which is informed by ideas relevant to enterprise and entrepreneurship. There may be gaps in knowledge and understanding which are relevant to the question. Essay demonstrates an appreciation of relevant issues, includes a discussion supported by the application of with ideas relevant to enterprise and entrepreneurship
. There will be a clear demonstration of the knowledge and understanding relevant to the question. Essay demonstrates an excellent critical consideration of relevant issues, elements of a critical discussion supported by insightful application of ideas relevant to enterprise and entrepreneurship. The specific question will be addressed in a Essay demonstrates an outstanding, critical consideration of relevant issues, a critical discussion supported by deeply insightful application of an extensive range of ideas relevant to enterprise and entrepreneurship. compelling manner. Critical discussion and quality of argument Essay lacks a clear argument or purpose. The essay might be internally inconsistent. Little or no evidence of essay planning. Essay makes an effort to establish an argument but this might not be consistently clear. Very basic essay planning is apparent. Essay contains an argument that is clear, with some effort from the reader. Some evidence of essay planning is present, more focus needed to address the question with the sources utilised. Essay contains an argument that is clear to the reader, but may be developed in a disjointed manner. Evidence of some planning in the writing process. Essay contains an argument that is clear, derived from wider reading (rather than simply reporting wider reading). Evidence of writing to a plan. Essay contains an argument that is clear, derived from wider reading (rather than simply reporting wider reading), shows signs of original thinking. Evidence of careful essay planning. Essay contains an argument that is clear, derived from wider reading (rather than simply reporting wider reading), shows significant original thinking. Evidence of insightful planning. Engagement with wider reading There is little or no evidence that sources have been consulted. Range of somewhat inappropriate sources has been consulted. Range of appropriate but broad sources consulted. Good range of appropriate sources consulted and some relevant material has been selected. Very good range of appropriate sources consulted, mostly relevant material selected. Excellent range of appropriate sources consulted; the most relevant material selected. Outstanding range of appropriate sources consulted; the most relevant material selected. Personal reflection using STARS STARS is not used with no attempt at personal reflection related to the task. STARS is present but the reflection is very superficial or weak. STARS is present but the reflection is superficial or tenuously related to the task. STARS is present and contains a detailed reflection relevant to the task. STARS is present and includes a thoughtful, detailed reflection. STARS is present with a deep, detailed reflection that is considered in a broader entrepreneurial context. STARS is present with an insightful reflection that is engaged in a broader entrepreneurial context. Presentation, structure and referencing Structure and organisation of arguments is vague. Difficult to follow flow of arguments. Referencing poor or absent. Structure of arguments readable with some effort. A need for better organisation of ideas. Referencing inconsistent. Structure of arguments reasonably clear, but could be improved with a clearer organisation. Referencing may be inconsistent. Good clear essay structure, but tendency for discussion to drift in places, and need for more focus. Clear referencing. Very clear essay structure. Clear referencing throughout. Work well presented. Excellent essay structure. Excellent Referencing. Excellent Presentation. Superb skills in communicating ideas and in the presentation of complex arguments and reflections. Excellent Referencing. Referencing:
you must reference your work correctly using the Harvard method.
Failure to do so will result in the deduction of marks and possible proceedings under the University’s Regulations as to the Use of Unfair Means Independence of working: You
are reminded of the University’s Regulations on the Use of Unfair Means
and academic integrity which are outlined in the School’s Handbooks.
If there is a suspicion that your work is not your own and that you
have used unfair means or there is suspicion of a breach of academic
integrity in writing this assessment then you may be referred to
our unfair means officers to consider your work. Therefore, you are
advised to ensure that you undertake the relevant guidance on the
module site or programme level sites that you have access too. If you
cannot access these, please contact the Student Experience Office. Other Submission Details: Use the standard Management School cover sheet Have the word count given on the cover sheet Be presented with 2.5cm margins all round Use Times New Roman or Arial, 11 or 12 point for the main body text Use 1.5 line spacing Have all pages numbered except the first Be properly spell checked
Be made attractive with suitable use of headings, paragraphs and
sections. The overall presentation of the assignment will be taken into
consideration as part of the assessment. Be properly referenced to the Management School version of Harvard referencing Resit: Students
resitting this assignment will be asked to prepare an answer to a
different set question alongside a personal reflection. Further details
will be released later in the year to those students for whom this is relevant.