Entrepreneurship

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Entrepreneurship and the Small Firm, 2014-15

Semester 1 coursework assessment (50% of total module mark)

‘Humber Entrepreneurship Monitor’ report

With reference to the Humber region (i.e. the area covered by the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership), describe and critically assess the factors that promote and constrain the creation of new businesses and the growth of existing small businesses in the area, drawing on recent research findings including (but not limited to) the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor.

In the light of your assessment, set out your recommendations as to how regional or local stakeholders might promote the economic development of the area through greater entrepreneurial activity.

Your assignment should be a maximum of 2500 words in length (excluding tables, figures, footnotes and references). You should make use of publically-available economic and social data, intelligence about local businesses and sectors, policies to support entrepreneurs and other relevant information (guidance on sources will be provided through lectures and tutorials). Your report should relate the entrepreneurial situation in the Humber region to the concepts, theories and research findings discussed throughout the module.

Hand in date/time: Wednesday 10 December 2014, 4.00 p.m.

See Module Handbook for details of the submission procedure

Marking guide

Interpretation of relevant information and intelligence – 30%
Use of relevant theories and concepts – 20%
Critical reflection on theoretical and empirical information – 20%
Creative thinking in relation to policy recommendations – 20%
Clarity of presentation, referencing etc. – 10%

A detailed marking scheme, in line with the generic assessment criteria set out in the HUBS Undergraduate Programme Handbook (Appendix 2) is presented overleaf.

Weight Criterion <35 35-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 >70

30 Interpretation of relevant data Very limited use of data with no interpretation Limited use of data with no or very limited interpretation Reasonable use of data and limited evidence of interpretation Clear awareness of data and some interpretation Use of most relevant data and clear interpretation Intelligent use and interpretation of all relevant data sources

20 Use of relevant theories and concepts Very limited evidence of understanding or use of relevant theories or concepts Limited understanding or use of relevant theories and concepts Use of some theories and concepts and some attempt to relate them to the available evidence Presentation of theories and concepts and links to available evidence Good understanding of theories and concepts and how they relate to the evidence Sophisticated understanding of theories and concepts and intelligent discussion of their relationship to the evidence

20 Critical reflection on theoretical and empirical information No evidence of critical reflection Limited evidence of critical reflection Some evidence of critical reflection, but mainly presenting theory and data in a descriptive way Evidence of some attempt to critically appraise theories and/or the quality / relevance of empirical information Critical approach to discussion of theories and the extent to which the evidence supports or refutes them. Sophisticated approach to critical appraisal of theories and evidence, with evidence of creative thinking about the topic
20 Creative thinking in relation to policy recommendations No evidence of creative thinking Limited evidence of creative thinking – recommendations drawn from text books or other sources Policy recommendations presented, but with limited evidence of creative thought Policy recommendations clearly relate to theory and evidence reviewed Some policy recommendations show good signs of creative thinking Clear evidence of creative thinking, building on very good understanding of theory and thorough approach to interpretation of evidence

10 Presentation and referencing Poor standard of presentation;

little or no use of references Poor presentation.

References are given but these are not appropriately cited and do not use the required conventions Adequate presentation.

References are cited but with some errors Appropriate presentation, clearly written

References are cited with limited errors Good presentation, clearly and carefully written

References are cited appropriately with only limited errors The work is well presented and written style is fluent and accurate

References cited appropriately using the required conventions with no errors

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