individual report and presentation instructions for assessment 1 individual repor

Instructions for Assessment 1: Individual Report and Presentation on Entrepreneur Analysis Studying successful entrepreneurs has the potential for considerable learning and positive role modelling. From the BRW Top Harry Trigouboff is the entrepreneur for your Individual assignment . Tasks: 1.Write a report in which you summarise your most important learning and insights you have gathered from your (secondary) research about the entrepreneur you have chosen. Explore and discuss patterns, differences and similarities evident between entrepreneurship theory and what you found written about your entrepreneurs mindset, orientation, and behaviour. Below are some aspects that you could investigate (use as a guideline only): Why can this person be categorised as an entrepreneur? What type of entrepreneur is your chosen entrepreneur? What are your entrepreneurs major talents and shortcomings (as an entrepreneur)? How would you describe your entrepreneurs temperament? How would you describe the entrepreneurial orientation of the person you are studying? What things motivate your entrepreneur to pursue entrepreneurial opportunities? What surprised you most about your entrepreneurs behaviour? Through your research, what was confirmed /contradicted about entrepreneurship? What new insights emerged? How important is teamwork to your entrepreneur? What hurdles did he/she overcome? What mistakes did he/she make? Of what importance was networking to your entrepreneur? Which tools of the trade is he/she using? What factors support/hinder his/her entrepreneurial behaviour? In what ways does this study inform your knowledge of entrepreneurship? The key to this evaluation is the way in which you integrate the information you have collected about your entrepreneur with the content of this course and the theories (such as entrepreneurial orientation and the entrepreneurship process) underpinning entrepreneurship. It is not simply a list and outline of the events and activities of your selected entrepreneur, but the way in which you convey a focused and sustained argument supported by literature; appropriate for integrating theory and practice. To this extent, you are to apply (and appropriately reference, both in-text and in the reference list) at least 10 sources (to include at least 3-5 academic journal articles, plus newspaper articles. Periodicals, web links, blogs, social media and so on). An example of academic journal articles is provided in the Reading List. Further guidelines Format Management Report Your findings must be documented in the format of a management report. All information must be supported by references and this assignment must include at least three references to credible academic journals. Please refer to the report template on Moodle in the Assessments section. . Report Length Maximum 2,500 words, excluding references and appendices. Assessment criteria Please refer to and be guided by the rubrics for this assignment. REPORT FORMATS All three assignments must be presented in the format of a management report that complies with the following: Format: Microsoft Word. Font: 12 point, Times New Roman. Text [Including references]: 1.5 line spacing, left-justified. Page Layout: 1-inch (2.54cm) margins on all sides with page numbers in the bottom right corner and no header/footer. A front cover page that contains the reports title, author(s), submission date, video URL and word count. An executive summary of no longer than one page. A table of contents. Main and sub-sections must be numbered and linked to page numbers. The report must be paginated. The report must be spell-checked. All Figures/Tables/Graphs must be sequentially numbered and captioned. All Figures/Tables/Graphs must be referred to and discussed from within body of text. In-text citation of sources must be done correctly (using APA6). A reference list must be provided and comply with prescribed style (APA6). Appendices must be sequentially numbered and appropriately captioned. Each report must have an introduction and end with a conclusion. A report template is provided on the course Moodle site. You can edit and modify its appearance to your liking. 1, Accurately describe the entrepreneur in terms of his/her motivation, history and background (10% of total mark) 2, Effectively analyse the overview of past and current venture involvements; current venture development and growth (10% of total mark) 3, Accurately describe the entrepreneurial orientation (such as pro-activeness, risk-taking and innovativeness) of the entrepreneur (20% of total mark) 4, Effectively apply and interpret entrepreneurial leadership and assimilation of information (10% of total mark) 5, Accurately convey a focussed and sustained argument of the entrepreneur characteristics and achievements

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