139120 Entrepreneurship and Business Venturing Term Two 2023/24 WARWICK BUSINESS SCHOOL 60% Ini 1500 words: This isa strict limit not 2 guideline: any pi will result in the excess not being marked ‘Assessment Task - You must complete BOTH parts for this assignment! For your individual assessment, you will need to draw from the lectures, module readings and your own literature search as well as your own personal notes and reflections that you were recommended to keep during each week of the module, Although Part B (reflection) takes a narrative form, all writings should be informed by relevant academic work on the topic. Literature should be cited where appropriate with a list of references included at the end of all of the reflections. References should be included at the end of your assignment. Please refer to the WES Harvard Referencing Guide for formatting your citations and references. PART A (recommendation: approx. 1000 words) Introduce effectuation as an entrepreneurial decision-making logic. Discuss how and under which circumstances effectuation can be useful to starting entrepreneurs. (opportunity to demonstrate comprehension and analysis) Then illustrate the application of effectuation’s key principles alongside a fictional new venture idea. Make sure to first describe the idea shortly that you will be using as an ‘example (note that this cannot be the idea that you worked on for your group assignment). (opportunity to demonstrate analysis and critical evaluation) PART B (recommendation: approx. 500 words) Reflect on your entrepreneurial journey throughout the module and how your skills and competencies in this area did/did not develop. Also consider your future career aspirations and how your entrepreneurial mindset may/may not be helpful in this regard. (opportunity to demonstrate reflection)139120 Academic writing will be judged throughout the assignment. SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 12:00 (noon, UK time) Thursday 4" April 2024 Word Count Policy and Formatting (found in your Masters Student Handbook Section 6.2c) Guidelines for Online Submission (found in your Masters Student Handbook Section 6.2e) ‘The submission deadline is precise and uploading of the document must be completed before 12.00 (UK time} on the submission date. Any document submitted even seconds later than 12.00 precisely, ill be penalised for late submission inline with WBS policy. Please consult your student handbook ‘on my.wbs for more detailed information ‘The online assignment submission system will only accept documents in portable documents format (PDF) files. Please note that we will not accept PDF files of scanned documents. You should create your assignment in your chosen package (for example, Word), then convert it straight to POF before uploading. Please place your student ID number, NOT YOUR NAME, on the front of your submission as all submissions are marked anonymously All the scripts should also have the following paragraph included on the front page: This is to certify that the work | am submitting is my own. All external references and sources are clearly acknowledged and identified within the contents. | am aware of the University of Warwick regulation concerning plagiarism and collusion. ‘No substantial part(s) of the work submitted here has also been submitted by me in other ‘ossessments for accredited courses of study, and ! acknowledge that if this has been done ‘on appropriate reduction in the mark | might otherwise have received will be made. PLEASE ENSURE YOU KEEP A SECURITY COPY OF YOUR ASSESSMENT Your Academic Writing and Avoiding Plagiarism Module on my.whs has lots of useful information on structuring assignments, academic style and demonstrating critical engagement. Please ensure that any work submitted by you for assessment has been correctly referenced as WBS expects all students to demonstrate the highest standards of academic integrity a all times and treats all cases of poor academic practice and suspected plagiarism very seriously. You can find information on these matters on my.wbs, in your student handbook and on the University’s library Web pages here. ‘The University's Regulation 11 clarifies that’.”cheating’ means an attempt to benefit oneself or another by deceit or fraud. This includes reproducing one’s own work... tis important to note that it isnot permissible to re-use work which has already been submitted by you for credit either at WBS fr at another institution (unless you have been explicitly told that you can do so). This is considered self-plagiarism and could result in significant mark reductions.139120 ‘The Use of Artificial Inteligence (Al) ‘The University recognises an increasing number of technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and that they may be applicable in your completing this assessment. The assessment brief sets out specific requirements or restrictions, and your student handbook has further guidance and advice You are reminded that the inappropriate use of such a technology may constitute a breach of University policy, such as the Proofreading Policy or Regulation 11 (Academic integrity). Ifyou breach these policies, it may have significant consequences for your studies. Please make sure you read and understand the assessment brief and how Al may or may not be used. Ifa generative Alor similar is permitted and has been used you MUST make clear why you used such 2 tool or service, what you used it for and you will be obliged to confirm that you take sole [joint if group submission} intellectual ownership of any submitted work. As appendices, and as part of your, submitted work, you must provide screenshots of the question and the Al-generated response, ‘alongside an explanation of how the content has been utilised. You should note the relevant reference alongside each screenshot. When you submit you must complete (physically or electronically) a declaration. This requires you to explain the use of any Al. Failure to disclose atthe point of submission may be prejudicial in any later investigations should they arise For this assessment the use of As prohibited. You MUST NOT use any generative Artificial Intelligence in this assessment unless specifically authorised for reasonable adjustments. You MAY use non-generative tools such as @ spellcheck, basic grammar check (non-generative), calculator or similar. If you have any doubts about a tool or service you plan to use please contact the module leader. You MUST NOT use any generative Artificial Intelligence in this assessment unless specifically authorised for reasonable adjustments. You MAY use non-generative tools such as a spellcheck, basic grammar check (non-generative), calculator or similar. If you have any doubts about a tool or service you plan to use please contact, the module leader. Upon submission of assignments, students willbe asked to agree to one of the folowing declarations: Individual work submissions: | declare that this work is entirely my own in accordance with the University's Regulation {11 and the WBS guidelines on plagiarism and collusion, All external references and sources are clearly acknowledged and identified within the contents. No substantial part(s) of the work submitted here has also been submitted by me in other assessments for accredited courses of study, and I acknowledge that if this has been done it may result in me being reported for self-plagiarism and an appropriate reduction in marks may be made when ‘marking this piece of work. By agreeing to these declarations (when the message pops up on submission) you are acknowledging that you have understood the rules about plagiarism and selt-plagiarism and have taken all possible steps to ensure that your work complies with the requirements of WBS and the University.139120 You should only indicate your agreement with the relevant statement, once you have satistied yourself that you have fully understood its implications. If you are in any doubt, you must consult with the Module Organiser or Named Internal Examiner of the relevant module, because, once you have indicated your agreement, it will not be possible to later claim that you were unaware of these requirements in the event that your work is subsequently found to be problemat respect to suspected plagiarism or sel-plagiarism,