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SUPPLEMENTARY COURSEWORK BRIEF:
Module Code: MANG2095 Assessment: Individual Report Weighting: 70%
Module Title: Innovation, Technology & the Environment
Module Leader: Reiner Schaefer
Submission Due Date: @ 16:00
15th May 2026 Word Count:
2000
(+appendices)

Method of Submission:
Electronic via Blackboard Turnitin ONLY
(Please ensure that your name does not appear on any part of your work)


Any submitted after 16:00 on the deadline date will be subject to the standard University late penalties (see below),
unless an extension has been granted, in writing by the Senior Tutor, in advance of the deadline.
Days Late: Mark:
1 (final agreed mark) * 0.9
2 (final agreed mark) * 0.8
3 (final agreed mark) * 0.7
4 (final agreed mark) * 0.6
5 (final agreed mark) * 0.5
More than 5 0


This assessment relates to the following module learning outcomes:

A. Knowledge and Understanding A1. the challenges and opportunities presented to
entrepreneurs by the green agenda;
A2. the contextual factors (global and national)
influencing innovation in an environmental context;
A3. the nature of the entrepreneurial environment: as a
complex, dynamic set of inter-relations between new
markets, new technologies and new regulatory
practices;
A4. the process of developing viable market
opportunities for green innovation/technology.
B. Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills B1. recognise trends in the environmental context
(policy, technology, economic/social) that present
entrepreneurial opportunities;
B2. analyse how new industry sectors have arisen in
response to new trends;
B3. appraise the innovation challenges facing green
entrepreneurs in a given industry setting;
B4. analyse the feasibility of implementing new
technology opportunities in a sustainable context.
C. Transferable and Generic Skills C1. use a wide range of information sources requiring
the development of bibliographic skills including the use
the Internet;
C2. plan and control effectively for successful
completion of a personal and group workload;
C3. communicate effectively, in both oral and written
form, using and justifying argument within reports,
presentations and debates;

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Coursework Brief:
(PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AS YOU ARE UNLIKELY TO HAVE ENCOUNTERED AN ASSESSMENT LIKE THIS BEFORE.)

Demonstrate your understanding of the module content by doing the following:
Use the CRITIC model (to be explained separately) to critically evaluate each of the assigned AI-generated papers’
analyses on the chosen industry, and on the basis of that evaluation provide an argument for which of the two AI-
generated papers provides the stronger demonstration of how module content can be used to analyse the
opportunities and challenges of green innovation within a particular industry.

-A list of industries will be provided for you to choose from (some additional limitations on choice may apply). You will
then be assigned two AI generated papers which attempt to use module content to analyse your chosen industry.

The assigned task for the AI-generated papers which students will evaluate: Provide an effective demonstration of
how module content can be used to analyse opportunities and challenges of green innovation within a particular
industry.
• They should identify three examples of green innovation that are representative of what is happening within
the industry.
• They should explain what the example innovations consist of in accordance with the manner prescribed for
this module. (This involves a number of steps). This is generally more descriptive.
• Drawing from the explanations provided of the innovations, they should analyse the innovations (including
classifying what sort of innovations they are).
• Using the explanations and analyses of the examples of green innovations as evidence, they should draw
conclusions about the business-related opportunities and challenges for introducing green innovations within
the industry. (There is a lot of flexibility in how it can do this)

-The critical evaluation of the provided papers must be conducted using the CRITIC model. When applying CRITIC, you
must reference which rule from CRITIC you are using (e.g. “Integration 3.1”).

-Just as you will be using the CRITIC model to critically evaluate AI-generated papers, your own paper will also be
graded according to the CRITIC model (see grade descriptor).

-You can assume that the reader of your paper understands the CRITIC model and all module concepts and
frameworks.

Recommended Structure for Student paper:
-Intro: One or two sentences stating what your paper is going to do: Which of the AI-papers you are going to
argue is stronger and roughly why?
-Using the CRITIC model evaluate paper one without much comparison to the second paper.
-Evaluate the paper’s explanation of each green innovation (including whether appropriate industry
context is explained).
-Evaluate the paper’s analysis of each green innovation
-Evaluate how the paper makes use of its analyses of the example innovations to arrive at the
conclusions about the opportunities and challenges for entrepreneurs introducing green innovation
in the industry generally.
-Using the CRITIC model evaluate paper two while making comparisons to what was done in paper one where
appropriate.
-Evaluate the paper’s explanation of each green innovation (including whether appropriate industry
context is explained).
-Evaluate the paper’s analysis of each green innovation
-Evaluate how the paper makes use of its analyses of the example innovations to arrive at the
conclusions about the opportunities and challenges for entrepreneurs introducing green innovation
in the industry generally.
-Use your comparative evaluation of papers 1 and 2 to form an argument about which of the two papers does
a better job demonstrating how module content can be used to achieve the assigned task.


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Appendices:
You will likely need additional space beyond the word limit to evidence your application of CRITIC model to the
provided papers. Please include such additional evidence in your appendices. Be sure to refer to the particular
appendices where relevant in the main body of the paper. Appendices do not contribute to word count.


Use of Artificial Intelligence:
You are permitted (but certainly not required) to use artificial intelligence tools however you like when completing this
assessment. However, I strongly recommend against relying on AI to do your reading, writing, and critical analysis for
you. One of the objectives of this assessment and the CRITIC model is to help students become more aware of AI’s
limitations, better at critically evaluating AI’s outputs, and more responsible users of AI. The CRITIC model is partly
designed to help students identify weaknesses in AI, and thus AI tends to apply it very poorly.

The AI-generated papers that you will be provided with are made using some of the most powerful AI tools available
and with the module readings and slides uploaded into it. You are free to do the same in creating your own papers
(including uploading the CRITIC model), but it will not provide any advantage to you. For each topic, you will also be
given AI-generated version of the essay you are being asked to provide, which may or may not be good quality. Being
able to create AI-generated text will not on its own help you determine the quality of various AI-generated texts unless
you already have a sound understanding of the module content and the CRITIC model.


Learning the CRITIC Model:
To satisfactorily complete this essay you must be adept at applying the CRITIC model. The CRITIC model is not self-
explanatory and you will need practice and guidance on how to apply it correctly. This will be primarily provided
through the seminars where you will be expected to regularly complete homework assignments involving the
application of CRITIC to AI-generated texts on the week’s lecture content.

Additional Referencing Requirements:

In additional to using standard Harvard referencing, you are expected to evidence and cite your sources according to
the CRITIC model. For each source you cite, you are expected to provide a weblink that the grader can use to obtain
the exact document or web source your are citing. Also provide a page number (if available) and a screenshot of the
document with highlighting indicating where exactly the document states what you claim it states. The links and
screenshots should be included at the end of your appendices and do not count towards your word limit. This will be
explained in further detail with the CRITIC model.


Formatting guidelines:

1. Font size 12, Arial or Calibri, with 1.5 line spacing.
2. You should make use of headings/subheadings.

FURTHER DETAILS AND CLARIFICATIONS:
This coursework brief does not specify all the details necessary or sufficient for successfully completing the
coursework. It must be interpreted and understood from within the context of the module. Additional details,
instructions, and clarifications are provided for this assessment throughout the module in lectures, seminars, and in
additional documents.



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University of Southampton Business School Coursework Policy
1. Nature of Assessment: This is a SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT. See ‘Weighting’ section above for the
percentage that this assignment counts towards your final module mark.

2. Word Limit: +/-10% either side of the word count is deemed to be acceptable. Any text that exceeds an
additional 10% will not attract any marks. The relevant word count includes items such as cover page,
executive summary, title page, table of contents, tables, figures, in-text citations and section headings, if
used. The relevant word count excludes your list of references and any appendices at the end of your
coursework submission.

You should always include the word count (from Microsoft Word, not Turnitin), at the end of your coursework
submission, before your list of references.

3. Title/Cover Page: You must include a title/cover page that includes: your Student ID, Module Code,
Assignment Title, Word Count. This assignment will be marked anonymously; please ensure that your name
does not appear on any part of your assignment.

4. References: You should use the Harvard style to reference your assignment. The library provides guidance
on how to reference in the Harvard style here .

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8. Academic Responsibility & Conduct: Please note that you can access Academic Responsibility & Conduct
Guidance for Students via the Quality Handbook: here. Please note any suspected cases of Academic
Responsibility & Conduct will be escalated to the Academic Respo0nsibility & Conduct Officer.

Over recent years, the most common reasons for a breach of the regulations governing Academic
Responsibility & Conduct were:
Breach How to avoid
Plagiarism – using the work,
words, or ideas of another
without proper
acknowledgement. This
includes citing work that you
haven’t read.

• Always cite your sources.
• Only cite what you have read and used.
• “Direct quotes must be in quotation marks” with a page
number if applicable.
• If you read about the work of another in a source, say
‘cited in’ and cite where you read it (see here for more
info).

Collusion – Collaborating with
others in an unauthorized way
to produce academic work
meant to be done
independently.

• Unless permitted in a group assignment, don’t work
with/alongside others.
• Don’t share your work with others.
• Ensure you are clear on where the line is. If in doubt,
don’t do it.
•
External authorship –
Obtaining or attempting to
obtain unauthorized input from
another person or service for
academic work, e.g GenAI
• Ensure you are clear on if you are permitted to use
GenAI.
• Ensure your work is always your own.
• Never send your work to others or upload it to a website.
• Keep records of your work including notes, drafts, and
reading.

Penalties for the above include mark reduction, resubmitting for a capped mark, or a ‘0’ for the module.
If you are in any doubt, please ask.
Further learning and advice can be found in the Academic Responsibility & Conduct Toolkit, and the Library
Website.

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considered provisional until ratified by the Board of Examiners.

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