Discovery Project
Learning Outcome 1: Apply idea generation techniques, and critical thinking to identify key issues and, develop, evaluate, select and communicate solutions to issues within a business project.
Learning Outcome 2: Evaluate, elect and apply key project management techniques and tools to a business project.
Evaluate and reflect upon decisions and actions to respond more effectively to changes in the business environment, and society as a whole.
Learning Outcome 3: Identify, develop and apply effective and appropriate coaching skills to enable successful team development including awareness of personality differences and sensitivity to cultural norms. Get Instant Help!
ASSIGNMENT TASKS:
You will be required to work in groups of 4-5 people to complete this assignment.
As a group, you will deliver a 15-minute video presentation supported by PowerPoint slides.
The presentation will explain your business plan, for your social enterprise, that responds to an issue within the community where one or more of your team members live/come from. You will be expected to evaluate the decisions that you made throughout the project and explain how you used the tools and frameworks to complete your work as a team.
To complete this assignment, your presentation must:
Create an introduction that:
Briefly introduces the team
Briefly explains the overall aim of the presentation
Introduces the United Nations Social Development Goals (UN SDGs) and states how social enterprises are supporting the realisation of these goals
Explain the scope of the issue you have found within the community and state which of the UN SDGs this issue is linked to.
Explain the process that you went through to develop your solution to the problem. You must include:
Problem analysis - what are the underlying factors that cause this issue?
Ideas Generation Techniques - which idea generation techniques did you use, and what solutions did you come up?
Evaluation Techniques and final selection of the solution - show how you scored 4 of your ideas using appropriate criteria to select your final business idea.
Explain and evaluate how you used the EntreComp Framework to develop and manage the project, to ensure that work was completed effectively and on time.
Use the Social Blueprint Business Design Framework to explain your completed business idea, and explain how you would evaluate its success, based on your chosen Method of Evaluation.
Explain and evaluate how your team used coaching skills to ensure that you formed a strong and cohesive unit to complete this project effectively.
Conclude with your key learning from the project.
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Skills & Attributes
In addition, this assessment will enable students to develop additional skills and attributes.
Intellectual Skills
Analyse, interpret, critically evaluate, and offer solutions to multidisciplinary business problems
Synthesise key information from a variety of sources to identify and react to the key strategic dilemmas.
Practical Skills
Access, select, and utilise a variety of business information sources
Practice information technology skills through the use of electronic databases, presentation and graphical software, spreadsheets for financial analysis, and the world wide web for corporate information and publisher-based learner support materials.