ENTREPRENEURSHIP MBA FINAL Academic Year 2011-2012

Course: Lecturer: Invigilator: Length of examination: Percentage of final grade given: Entrepreneurship Alessandro Gaj subject leader n.a. n.a. 60%

WRITTEN INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT

Assignment: Develop a business idea and a business plan for its realisation following the guidelines set out below. In this final assignment you are expected to demonstrate your knowledge of Entrepreneurship Management. You are therefore expected to show a clear command of theory on the subject. Additionally the assignment asks you to pay particular attention to the following items: Present your business idea Explain and discuss step by step your personal path to realise it Analyse as a young entrepreneur positive and negative aspects of your project. Objectives of the assignment: To demonstrate familiarity with the main concepts and frameworks of entrepreneurialism and leadership To critically analyze the applications and implications of such skills To show acquaintance with the current literature in the field This is a Masters level exam and you are expected to critically discuss and support your conclusions, demonstrating to: a. Have clear research abilities b. Be able to judge facts c. Be able to report detailed information on the subject. d. Show imagination and clarity of thoughts Structure of the Assignment: Cover page Executive summary Table of content Introduction Body
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Conclusion Bibliography and references Format of the Assignment: The final paper should have an The proposal should be 3,000 words (excluding bibliography) +/- 10%. It should be submitted both electronically and in printed form as a Word document, written in Arial 12 point font, 1,5 spaced, standard margins. Please do references and bibliography using the Harvard system. Deadline: TBA Late Policy: For each day of delay you will lose 5% Marks points, for a maximum of 10 days (total deduction of 50% Marks points). If you submit after 10 days from the deadline you will receive a mark of 0 (zero).

Assessment criteria
Quality of research done; here the relevance of the sources selected will play an important part (Written) Originality of the approach; your research should be fresh and innovative (Written) Overall quality of the research paper; here showing a structured conclusion, bibliography and footnotes will be paramount to obtain a high grade (Written) Creative, additional and well motivated criticism Range 0- 25

Range 0-25

Range 0-25

Range 0-15

Appropriateness of the language used with logic and well motivated conclusions

Range 0-10

FINAL MARK OF INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT Additional comments from the Lecturer:

100

GENERAL GRADING CRITERIA (POSTGRADUATE STUDIES)

Excellent work: 70%+ Above satisfactory work: 60% - 69% Satisfactory: 50 - 59% Failure: Below satisfactory work: < 50% Little or no sign of relevance

Relevance

40%

Content

30%

Excellent knowledge and understanding of material and an imaginative sense of its relevance across a range of issues, and context or policy situation; excellent use of course material and other relevant information to support argument Independent and creative, and demonstrates clear thinking; ability to analyse and critically evaluate material A sensitive awareness of conflicting arguments and ideas and of their provenance. Clear grasp of implications.

Good use of course material and other information; well chosen to support arguments relevant to question

Some use of appropriate course materials and experience to support arguments; capacity to identify relevance, but may be rather narrowly focused and miss out important areas

Depth

20%

Good knowledge and understanding of the material, across a broad spectrum, combined with an ability to evaluate, analyse and reflect on key issues Well organised use of most of the major points with an ability to draw upon them creatively and critically; awareness of conflicting arguments and ideas and attempt to address them in context Good, clear framework and reasoned argument with evidence of careful thought

Structure

10%

Excellent organisation of material; clear, logical flow of argument; good sign-posting throughout

Adequate understanding and use of course and other relevant material; mostly descriptive, but with some grasp of key course themes and issues and a capacity to discuss these in context Some attempt to address the conflicting arguments and ideas from the course, some signs of an attempt to take an evaluative, analytical and critical stance; some appropriate use of concepts, but with only limited evidence of independent thinking Framework is apparent with an introduction, argument and conclusion, but the logical flow and coherence is not always consistent and may be difficult to follow

Very limited knowledge and understanding and the issues involved Lack of awareness of conflicting arguments and ides

Little or no evidence of planned structure and organisation