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.