Assessment 1
Assessment Type: Evaluating an entrepreneur Individual Assessment 2000 words +/-10% report.
Purpose: This assessment is designed to allow students to critically evaluate an entrepreneur against entrepreneurship theory. This assessment relates to learning outcomes a, b, e.
Value: 20% Due Date: Week 6, 11:59pm Thursday of week 6
Submission: Upload a soft copy .doc or .docx to Moodle and Turnitin via the subject Moodle page.
Topic: Analyse an entrepreneur for their characteristics and traits, opportunity recognition, and idea development compared to entrepreneurial theory.
Task Details: Analyse a current entrepreneur from one of these countries: South Korea, USA, Australia. Critical analysis and reflection on relevant entrepreneurship theories required, not just a simple presentation of the entrepreneurs biography.
Individual assignment, report format with headings and sub-headings, 1.5 spacing to be used.
Suggested structure:
o Cover page
Please indicate your full name, student ID, class day & time, and tutors name
o Introduction
o Background of the entrepreneur
Discuss the background of the entrepreneur (i.e. history, development, family and socio-cultural background) to see what developed his/her entrepreneurial passion/propensity and contributed to this persons entrepreneurial pathway/success (with reflection on/application of the relevant entrepreneurship theories). Hint: stay relevant in any description to the critical analysis of your entrepreneur against entrepreneurship theory.
o Entrepreneurial traits/characteristics
Discuss the characteristics/traits of the entrepreneur (with reflection on/application of the relevant entrepreneurship theories).
o Opportunity recognition and idea development process
Discuss the processes of opportunity re
cognition and idea development (with reflection on/application of the relevant entrepreneurship theories).
o Competitive advantages
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Discuss the type of business developed and the competitive advantage(s) of the business compared to competitors in the market (to be supported with relevant facts/figures/research where possible, with reflection on/application of relevant theories).
o Recommendations
Discuss future suggestions for the entrepreneur including different types of businesses or avenues (e.g. franchising, mergers, expanding/selling their business etc) he/she may take.
o References
Research Requirements: Students need to support their analysis with references from the course text and a minimum of twelve (12) reliable, relevant and acceptable sources, among which at least half academic references needed; Anglia Harvard referencing style. All references used in the report MUST be in English check with your tutor if youre unsure of the validity or suitability of any source. Students seeking credit od above should support their analysis with a greater number of reference sources comparable to the grade they are seeking. Sources such as Wiki, scribed.com, docstore.com, etc are not considered acceptable sources and should not be used -reliance on such sources will result in a heavily reduced grade.
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