+4474648-84564 BM564 Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Assignment
Assignment Brief Academic Year 2021-2022
| Module code and title: | BM564 Enterprise and Entrepreneurship | Module leader: | Sidrah Mahboob |
| Assignment No. and type: | PR1: Presentation | Assessment weighting: | 40% |
| Submission time and date: | Thursday 11th November 2021 before 2pm on LSST Connect via Turnitin In-class presentations to take place in week beginning: 8th November 2021 | Target feedback time and date: | 3 weeks after submission deadline |
| Assignment task |
| Assignment 1 will be in the form of a presentation of a sustainable business plan. You are required to produce a PowerPoint presentation that will pitch the business proposition to a panel of business experts who will ask questions to ascertain the viability of your business proposition. Your proposal could be a product or service-based business in any sector and will need to include the following: Motivation for choice of business process you went through to generate this business idea feasibility studies conduct details of the product/service to be offered potential market opportunitiesAttractiveness of the industry vision for your business Students are to use a wider range of resources from peer-reviewed academic journals as well as books and other academic databases such as Mintel, EBSCOhost, ProQuest etc. |
| This assignment has been designed to provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate your achievement of the following module learning outcomes: |
| LO 3 | Plan the development of a business and pitch the proposition to potential investors and/or interested stakeholders. |
| Task requirements | |
| Use Times New Roman font size 11 with 1.5 line spacing.Insert page numbers at the bottom of each pageYou must have a cover sheet with your student ID, Name and word count | |
| Referencing and research requirements | |
| Please reference your work according to the Harvard referencing style as defined in Cite Them Right Online (http://www.citethemrightonline.com). This information is also available in book form: Pears, R. and Shields, G. (2016) Cite them right: the essential reference guide. 10th edn. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Copies are available via the university library. There are also documents on Harvard referencing on VLE which students can read. Students must use acceptable academic sources including peer-reviewed journal articles, Books, Company websites etc. | |
| How your work will be assessed | |
| Your work will be assessed on the extent to which it demonstrates your achievement of the stated learning outcomes for this assignment (see above) and against other key criteria, as defined in the University’s institutional grading descriptors. If it is appropriate to the format of your assignment and your subject area, a proportion of your marks will also depend upon your use of academic referencing conventions. This assignment will be marked according to the grading descriptors for Level 6 The marking grid at the bottom has details of how your work will be assessed | |
| Submission details | |
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| Before you submit |
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| Fit to Submit: Assignment Checklist |
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Assignment Brief Academic Year 2021-2022
| Grade band | Fail | Fail | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| 0-34 (F) – Fail | 35-39 E – Marginal fail | 40-49 (D) Third class THRESHOLD PASS | 50-59 (C) Second class 2ii | 60-69 (B) Second class 2i | 70-79 (A) First class | 80-100 (A+) High first class | |
| Not successful | Below required standard | Satisfactory | Good | Very Good | Excellent | Outstanding | |
| Knowledge and understanding 30% Depth of knowledge and understanding | The work demonstrates a limited and/or substantially inaccurate or no understanding of the following Knowledge of | The work demonstrates insufficient ability and understanding of the following Knowledge of product or | The work demonstrates sufficient ability and understanding of the following Knowledge of product or | The work demonstrates consistent and confident ability and understanding of the following Knowledge of | The work demonstrates highly proficient ability and understanding of the following Knowledge of product or | The work demonstrates highly accomplished ability of the following Knowledge of product or | The work demonstrates exceptional ability of the following Knowledge of product or service and the |
| product or | service and the | service and the | product or | service and the | service and the | process for | |
| service and the process for | process for generating ideas | process for generating ideas | service and the process for | process for generating ideas | process for generating ideas | generating ideas | |
| generating ideas | generating ideas |
| Analysis and criticality 30% Logic and argument Use and range of independently selected sources Analysis and synthesis Analytical reflection Problem-solving and decision- making Organisation and communication of ideas and evidence Creativity | The work demonstrates a limited and/or substantially inaccurate or no understanding of the following: Industry attractiveness analyses Feasibility of product or service Articulation of Market opportunities | The work demonstrates insufficient ability and understanding of the following Industry attractiveness analyses Feasibility of product or service Articulation of Market opportunities | The work demonstrates sufficient ability and understanding of the following Industry attractiveness analyses Feasibility of product or service Articulation of Market opportunities | The work demonstrates consistent and confident ability and understanding of the following Industry attractiveness analyses Feasibility of product or service Articulation of Market opportunities | The work demonstrates highly proficient ability and understanding of the following Industry attractiveness analyses Feasibility of product or service Articulation of Market opportunities | The work demonstrates highly accomplished ability of the following Industry attractiveness analyses Feasibility of product or service Articulation of Market opportunities | The work demonstrates exceptional ability of the following Industry attractiveness analyses Feasibility of product or service Articulation of Market opportunities |
| Application and Practice 30% Development and/or application discipline-specific specialist skills Accuracy, coordination, and proficiency in completion of practical tasks/processes Technical, creative and/or artistic skills Presentation of research findings and use of data | The work demonstrates a limited and/or substantially inaccurate or no understanding of the following: Practicality of the product or service Feasibility conducted and why this business is feasible | The work demonstrates insufficient ability and understanding of the following Practicality of the product or service Feasibility conducted and why this business is feasible General business creativity and innovative ideas | The work demonstrates sufficient ability and understanding of the following Practicality of the product or service Feasibility conducted and why this business is feasible General business creativity and innovative ideas | The work demonstrates consistent and confident ability and understanding of the following: Practicality of the product or service Feasibility conducted and why this business is feasible | The work demonstrates highly proficient ability and understanding of the following Practicality of the product or service Feasibility conducted and why this business is feasible General business creativity and innovative ideas | The work demonstrates highly accomplished ability of the following : Practicality of the product or service Feasibility conducted and why this business is feasible General business creativity and innovative ideas | The work demonstrates exceptional ability of the following Practicality of the product or service Feasibility conducted and why this business is feasible General business creativity and innovative ideas |
| General business creativity and innovative ideas Vision for the business | Vision for the business | Vision for the business | General business creativity and innovative ideas Vision for the business | Vision for the business | Vision for the business | Vision for the business | |
| Transferable skills 10% Written, verbal and electronic communication | The work demonstrates a limited and/or substantially inaccurate or no understanding of the following: | The work demonstrates insufficient ability and understanding of the following | The work demonstrates sufficient ability and understanding of the following Communication skills and the ability to engage audience General confidence Personal motivation for choice of business | The work demonstrates consistent and confident ability and understanding of the following: | The work demonstrates highly proficient ability and understanding of the following | The work demonstrates highly accomplished ability of the following: | The work demonstrates exceptional ability of the following : |
| Numeracy and digital literacy Personal motivation, organisation, and time- management | Communication skills and the ability to engage audience General confidence Personal motivation for choice of business | Communication skills and the ability to engage audience General confidence Personal motivation for choice of business | Communication skills and the ability to engage audience General confidence Personal motivation for choice of | Communication skills and the ability to engage audience General confidence Personal motivation for choice of business | Communication skills and the ability to engage audience General confidence Personal motivation for choice of | Communication skills and the ability to engage audience General confidence Personal motivation for choice of business | |
| business | business |
| Ability to summarise main points Structure, refencing, coherence | Ability to summarise main points Structure, refencing, coherence | Ability to summarise main points Structure, refencing, coherence | Ability to summarise main points Structure, refencing, coherence | Ability to summarise main points Structure, refencing, coherence | Ability to summarise main points Structure, refencing, coherence | Ability to summarise main points Structure, refencing, coherence |
