Entrepreneurship and Leadership Approaches: A Reflective Report

1. Demonstrate the following knowledge and understanding of entrepreneurship and leadership approaches, and the operation and leadership of a business organisation and be able to discern those approaches and styles.

2. Demonstrate the skills and attributes required in the leadership, operation and management of entrepreneurial organisations and produce an innovative and viable business plan

What am I required to do in this assignment?

Write a reflective report demonstrating analysis, understanding and insight of both, your leadership style and entrepreneurial qualities and characteristics.

Evidence your report with research in the key topic areas giving examples from business and business organisations showing how those styles and attributes might add value to business.

Your report should show evidence of reading and broad research of the topic areas, evidence of your self-assessment results and identification of specific qualities, traits and attributes that can be seen influencing success in business. Your report should be supported by research from credible sources and correctly referenced.

Your self- assessment results should be added to your report appendix

Please write your report in a Word document

Please make sure that you submit in good time before the 10.00am deadline. Your tutors are not able to accept any work by email. Should you fail to submit you must contact SID and apply for mitigation.

What do I need to do to pass? (Threshold Expectations from UIF)

·Show evidence of relevant topic research using sources listed in the reading list

·Evidence undertaking the GET test and one other self-assessment exercise

·Provide at least 2 examples to evidence your analysis of your results

·Demonstrate understanding of how certain traits and attributes add value to business using examples

How do I produce high quality work that merits a good grade?

We will be filling this section in together in class on 14/10/2020 make sure you have downloaded/printed out the Assignment Brief and bring it to the session with you.

How does assignment relate to what we are doing in scheduled sessions?

The assignment links directly to demonstrating your understanding through unit learning of how entrepreneurial traits and Leadership styles influence and add value to business organisations. The self-analysis helps you identify your traits and attributes and how you can use those skills in your future careers whether in starting your own venture or working in an organization using skills that business need like innovation and creativity

How will my assignment be marked?

Your assignment will be marked according to the threshold expectations and the criteria on the following page.

You can use them to evaluate your own work and consider your grade before you submit.

Evidence demonstrated of  undertaking the GET test and one other self-assessment exercise with at least 2 examples to evidence your analysis of your results

Some analysis little depth with elements of reflection mostly descriptive

Good analysis demonstrated with some reflective  insight and depth

Show evidence of relevant topic research using sources listed in the reading list

Adequate evidence of understanding of relevant, theories and ideas demonstrated. Some links to theory referenced

Good evidence of understanding of relevant, theories and ideas demonstrated.  Good links to theory referenced

Demonstrate understanding of how certain traits and attributes add value to business using at least one example Good level of evidence of application of your research with relevant links evidenced to demonstrate the value to business

Very good evidence shown of understanding and application of your research, a logical and well evidenced balanced, argument to demonstrate the value to business

Excellent analysis with good reflection and insight evidenced, using examples from experience

Thorough evidence of understanding of theories and ideas demonstrated.

Comprehensive links to wide ranging theory referenced.

Excellent and thorough evidence shown of understanding and application of your research. An excellently argued and balanced report which demonstrates clearly the value to business