BS4D16 - Capstone Project Entrepreneurship 01 Jun 2022 - 31 Aug 2028 | Version 1

Associated Module Information

Module Code: BS4D16
Module Title: Capstone Project Entrepreneurship
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Creative Industries
Faculty Group: Global Business
Faculty Sub Group: Global Business
Module Leader: Michael Parsons
Module Team: Manisha Kumar, Adeyemi Aromolaran, Filippos Proedrou, Andrew Thompson
First Intended Intake: SEP 2022 Final Year of Intake: 2027
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 40 Credit Level: 7
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100078 - business and management
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 1
Valid From 01 Jun 2022
Valid To 31 Aug 2028

Module Aims

The module aims to provide students with an opportunity to utilise multiple skills sets, and knowledge gained in previous discipline-based modules to a real-world issue posed by an external or internal client organisation / consultant.

Content Summary

This module allows students to engage in a substantial piece of project work in order to solve a problem that is set in agreement with an external or internal client organisation / consultant.

Students will be organised into small consulting teams. Each team will complete an internship with an external or internal client organisation / consultant and tasked with preparing a report and actionable recommendations for their respective client using the tools, perspectives and theories studied in the course curriculum.

Prior to the start of the client project all students will complete a series of five workshops based on the following topics:

1) Advanced Teamwork and Cooperation Skills
2) Consulting Skills
3) Innovation Project Management Methodologies
4) Ideation and Concept Development techniques
5) The Art of Persuasive Communication

These workshops are designed to provide students with the key skills required to successfully manage and complete the Capstone Project.

During the completion of the Capstone Project student teams will be allocated a supervisor who will regularly meet student teams and offer guidance and advice on critical matters of the project such as the soundness of analysis.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Project supervision 6
Supervised time in studio/workshop 34
Independent Study 188
Directed Study 40
Formative Assessment - Scheduled 6
Formative Assessment - Independent 6
Groupwork 100
Interdisciplinary work 20
Total Hours Selected 400

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Understand and demonstrate appropriate professional behaviour, consistent with the concept of responsible leadership, in a professional context relevant to the Capstone Project.
LO2 Critically apply academic knowledge and research skills to address a real-world issue posed by an external or internal client organisation / consultant.
LO3 Develop an advanced critical understanding of entrepreneurship in strategic contexts and of the principles underpinning entrepreneurial practice.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Self/Peer Assessment 1 Individual peer assessment evaluating the performance and contribution of the other team members 0 300 20 No 40
Asynchronous Assessment Report 1 10,000-word Capstone Project Group Report, including a 1,000-word executive summary. (Each capstone team member must contribute 2000 words to the report) 0 10000 40 No 40
Asynchronous Assessment Portfolio 1 An individual portfolio of capstone project monitoring reports consisting of: • Capstone Project Plan • 4 capstone meeting log forms 0 2000 20 No 40
Synchronous Online Oral Assessment Oral Assessment (Externally assessed, Online) 1 A group presentation of actionable recommendations to the external or internal client organisation / consultant 15 N/A 20 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2 LO3
Self/Peer Assessment 1
Report 1
Portfolio 1
Oral Assessment (Externally assessed, Online) 1

Reading List

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