PART A -The Business Plan: (2500 -3000 words) (Mark 75) The Business Plan should display a critical analytical and evaluative understanding of the following. Entrepreneurial Thinking Innovation Management Opportunity Spotting
Entrepreneurship and Innovation | MBA Assignment 2026 Entrepreneurship and Innovation MBA
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General Instructions All assignments are to be submitted on 20th November 2026. Any Assignment submission extension request must be submitted 5 days before the date of submission with a valid reason and supported documentary evidence. APA 7th edition referencing guidelines needs to be followed. Similarity between student’s work is strictly not accepted, any student found with similar work will be graded Zero and fail for the course. However, Plagiarism is an academic offence and will not be tolerated. Any revaluation request should come in 5 days of grade release. Any late request will not be obliged. (Form and other details shall be shared based on request) Revaluation cannot be requested for plagiarized assignments as the assignment stands as an academic misconduct. If a program participant submits the assignment late, but within 1 week after the submission date a 20% penalty will be applied Re-evaluation request is NOT applicable for any failed courses. Any rescheduling request can be fulfilled within one week after the actual date of the assessment. Any late request will not be obliged. Assignment once submitted to exam board is final for marking. Second extension cannot be provided without supporting documentary evidence. Program participants are strongly advised to keep a copy of their work in case the submitted copy should go astray. PS. Kindly note to adhere to all the above instructions. Failing to read this, the institution will not be responsible for any actions taken.
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Assessment Word count Marks Part A – The Business Plan 2,500–3,000 words 75 Part B – Reflective Essay 1,000 words 15 Total 90 Plagiarism Plagiarism is defined as providing material from an uncredited source, or without the acknowledgement of the original author. For longer submissions and reports, students are required to provide an Assignment Cover Sheet, which states that submission is their original work, and has not been submitted for another assignment, either in that course, or another
Plagiarism may have many forms including but not limited to:
Outright copying another author’s work without acknowledgement Cut and paste without the correct citation and acknowledgement Copying key words but changing the sentence structure without crediting the original source Copying the sentence structure but changing some words without crediting the original source Following the structure or organization of another author’s work, or order of presentation of ideas Submitting work that was created by an unacknowledged third party (i.e., writing service, or another student) Copying from published authorities without acknowledgement Failure to correctly use quotation marks when expressing another author’s idea Incorrect or improper use of in-text citation and referencing Missing or incorrectly presented bibliography or reference list Pretending ownership of another author’s ideas Making work available to another person for copying Falsifying results The plagiarism tolerance for MBA is 8 %.
In cases where the plagiarism percentage exceeds the tolerance, students are given a second chance to rework on their assignments and submit. However, if the percentage continues to exceed the tolerance percentage the student will be awarded one grade lower than the original grade achieved.
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Assignment
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
PART A -The Business Plan: (2500 -3000 words) (Mark 75) The Business Plan should display a critical analytical and evaluative understanding of the following.
Entrepreneurial Thinking Innovation Management Opportunity Spotting Opportunity Evaluation Industry and Market Research Strategy and Business Models Financial Awareness Exit Strategy The Business Plan should follow a business plan format - see the course presentation and should include where required the necessary referencing and accreditation of sources. These are not included in the word count.
PART B -Reflective Essay: (1000 words) (Mark 15) This element of the assignment examines your ability to succinctly summarise and explain the critical importance of entrepreneurial and Intrapreneurial skills to the contemporary practice of management.
The reflective essay will take the form of a brief exposition of one or two techniques that can be used to develop and enhance the individual creativity and awareness that is important to the entrepreneurial/intrapreneurial mindset. The word count for this essay is 1000 words with an allowance of +/- 10% The essay may be written in either first or third person tense and it must include practical evidence that illustrates how and why the techniques that you recommend for developing entrepreneurial/intrapreneurial mindsets are effective. You may draw on personal experience or you can use secondary evidence. The essay must be written in accordance with academic guidelines and include in-text citations and a reference list. In-text citation and the reference list DO NOT count towards the word limit Please Note: The Business Plan and the Reflective Essay should be submitted as a single word document. The Reflective Essay must be appended to the Business plan.
