BUS9710M Developing Entrepreneurial Capability and Mindset Level M Module Handbook

Assessment sub-task 1 (30%) 

You are required to write a reflective discussion of 1,000 words, in which you critically analyse, evaluate and apply different ideas and techniques linked to entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial thinking and the individual, the entrepreneurship process and entrepreneurship and society. 

Within your reflective discussion, ensure that you show evidence that you have evaluated, assessed, and developed your understanding, skills and mindset linked to entrepreneurship, and have related these to personal development and career goals and plans. Please ensure that you have engaged with and critically analysed the literature by including citations in your reflective discussion. 

- You may decide to define and discuss the concept of entrepreneurship and how the issues connected to this have influenced you as an entrepreneurial individual. 

- You may decide to discuss issues such as entrepreneurial personality trait theory, entrepreneurial opportunity creation and recognition, or the new venture creation process, and how these issues relate to you as an entrepreneurial individual. 

- You may decide to discuss how you will use the entrepreneurial knowledge and skills that you have acquired whilst preparing the business plan in your future career or workplace, and how will you further develop this knowledge and these skills. 

The reflective discussion can contain a mixture of 1st and 3rd person writing, 1st person when you are reflecting on your own knowledge experience and skills linked to entrepreneurship, 3rd person when you are presenting and critically analysing the theory and literature. 

Assessment sub-task 2 (70%) 

The second assessment task for this module is a 2,000-word business plan and a 500-word reflective log. 

This plan (2000 words) will provide

- details of the business, 

- industry and market analysis, 

- customer analysis and value proposition, 

- an operations and management plan, 

- an appreciation of the financial issues. 

Please ensure that you show that you have engaged with the literature whilst developing your business plan, by including citations. You may also want to cite industry-based research and data. 

In the reflective log (500 words) you will reflect on yourself as an entrepreneurial individual in relation to the learning and development that has taken place while developing the business plan for this module. You could consider the following - 

• In relation to the preparation of the business plan, which areas of the business plan did you find most challenging, and which areas helped you to develop your entrepreneurial knowledge mindset and skills? 

The purpose of this assessment is to assess your ability to employ concepts and theory from the field of entrepreneurship practice and to show that you can develop a business plan. 

Learning Outcomes Assessed: 

LO1 Apply a structured approach to developing an opportunity into a business concept, taking into account the complexity, challenges and opportunities surrounding entrepreneurial activity within the enterprise start-up and development process. 

LO2 Develop and apply functional approaches to the exploration, planning, development, financing and launch of an entrepreneurial project or venture, through the production of a business plan. 

LO3 Evaluate, assess, and develop their understanding, skills and mindset linked to entrepreneurship, and relate these to personal development and career goals and plans.