MSPM 6102 Practices in Project Management
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College of Administrative and Financial Sciences
Assignment 1, 2 & 3
Course Name: Entrepreneurship and Small Business Student’s Name: Course Code: – MGT 402 Student’s ID Number: Semester: II CRN: Academic Year: 1440/1441 H For Instructor’s Use only
Instructor’s Name: Students’ Grade: Marks Obtained/Out of Level of Marks: High/Middle/Low Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY
- The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated folder.
- Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
- Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented; marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
- Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
- Read carefully Grading Rubric below for specific criteria: 0-5 Marks.
- Late submission will NOT be accepted.
- Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
- All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
- Submissions without this cover page, assignmentinstructions, and assignment questions will NOT be accepted. You must submit the assignment without deleting the assignment instructions, cover page and assignment questions.
Department of Business Administration
Entrepreneurship and Small Business – MGT 402
Assignment 1, 2 & 3
Course Learning Outcomes: Marks: 15
- Demonstrate a solid understanding of the potential of entrepreneur in today’s competitive business world. (Lo 1.2)
- Demonstrate ability to think independently and systematically on developing a viable business model (Lo 1.3 & 3.7)
- Understand the place of small business in history and explore the strengths and weaknesses of small business. (Lo 1.1).
- Utilize strong analytical skills and tools to formulate an effective Bootstrap Marketing Plan on which a small business can build a competitive edge in the marketplace. (Lo 1.8, 4.3 & 4.5).
- Deliver and communicate marketing massages in coherent and professional manner. (Lo 4.4).
BUSINESS PLAN
Project yourself as an entrepreneur of a small-scale business in Saudi Arabia.
Assignment Objectives & Requirements:
- Owners
- Your Business Name, Address, E‐Mail
- General Business Description (300 – 500 words)
- What business will you be in? What will you do?
- Mission Statement
- Company goals and objectives
- Business Philosophy
- What is important to you in your business?
- To whom will you market your product?
- Describe your Industry: Is it a growth industry? What long term or Short-term changes do you foresee in the industry? How will your company take advantage of it?
- Describe your most important company strengths and core competencies: What factors will make the company succeed? What do you think your major competitive strengths will be? What background experience, skills, and strengths do you personally bring to this new venture?
- Legal form of ownership: Sole proprietor, Partnership, Corporation, Limited liability corporation (LLC)? Why have you selected this form?
- Products and Services (300 – 500 words)
- Describe in depth your products or services. (Technical specifications)
- What factors will give you competitive advantages or disadvantages? Examples include level of quality or unique or proprietary features.
- Marketing Plan (300 – 500 words)
- Market Research- Why?
- Market Research- How? Primary or Secondary Data?
- In your marketing plan, be as specific as possible; give statistics, numbers, and sources. The marketing plan will be the basis, later on, of the all‐important sales projection.
Facts about your industry
- What is the total size of your market?
- Current demand in target market.
- Trends in target market—growth trends, trends in consumer preferences, and trends in product development.
- Growth potential and opportunity for a business of your size.
- What barriers to entry do you face in entering this market with your new company?
- How will you overcome the barriers?
- How could the change in technology, change in government regulations, change in the economy, change in your industry, affect your organization.
Product
- Describe the most important features. What is special about it?
- Describe the benefits. That is, what will the product do for the customer?
Customer
- Identify your targeted customers, their demographics
Competition
- What products and companies will compete with you?
- How will your products or services compare with the competition?
Strategy
- Outline a marketing Strategy.
Promotion
- How will you promote your Product?
- What will be your promotional budget?
Method of setting prices
- Compare your prices with those of the competitors. Are they higher, lower, the same? Why?
- How important is price as a competitive factor?
- Do your intended customers really make their purchase decisions mostly on price?
- What will be your customer service and credit policies?
Distribution Channels
How do you sell your products or services?
Legal Environment
- Licensing and bonding requirements
- Health, workplace, or environmental regulations
- Special regulations covering your industry or profession
- Insurance coverage
- Trademarks, copyrights, or patents (pending, existing, or purchased
Personnel
- Number of employees
- Type of labor (skilled, unskilled, and professional)
- Where and how will you find the right employees?
- Quality of existing staff
- Pay structure
- Training methods and requirements
- Who does which tasks?
- For certain functions, will you use contract workers in addition to employees?
Inventory
- What kind of inventory will you keep: raw materials, supplies, finished goods?
- Average value in stock (i.e., what is your inventory investment)?
- Rate of turnover and how this compares to the industry averages?
- Seasonal buildups?
- Lead‐time for ordering?
Suppliers:
Identify key suppliers.
- Credit and delivery policies
- Financial Plan (300 – 500 words)
The financial plan consists of a 12‐month profit and loss projection, a cash‐flow projection, a projected balance sheet, and a break‐even calculation. Together they constitute a reasonable estimate of your company’s financial future.
- Conclusion (300 – 400 words)
Assignment Submission
- There will be three submissions for this assignment as the following:
Submission Week Due Date Point covered Word Count
Marks First Submission Week 7 1,2, &3 1. 0-50 2.300-500
3.300-500
5 Second Submission Week 11 4 4. 300-500 5 Third Submission Week 13 5 & 6 5.300-500 6. 300-500
5 Instructor’s assessment based on the sincere effort and participation in the followings: · Class
· Blackboard
· Discussion Board
· Wiki
· Blogs
10 TOTAL MARKS 25
MGT402 – Assignment Rubric
Marks:5 Percentage 100
Exceeds Expectation Meets Expectation
Below Expectation Percentage: 50 Marks: 2.5
76-100 51-75 0-50
Requirements Includes all the required components, as specified in the assignment.
Includes most of the required components, as specified in the assignment.
Includes some of the required components, as specified in the assignment. Percentage: 50 Marks: 2.5
76-100 51-75 0-50 Content
Demonstrates substantial and extensive knowledge of the materials, with no errors or major omissions.
Demonstrates adequate knowledge of the materials; may include some minor errors or omissions.
Demonstrates fair knowledge of the materials and/or includes some major errors or omissions.
RUBRIC
QUALITY OF RESPONSE NO RESPONSE POOR / UNSATISFACTORY SATISFACTORY GOOD EXCELLENT Content (worth a maximum of 50% of the total points) Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. 20 points out of 50: The essay illustrates poor understanding of the relevant material by failing to address or incorrectly addressing the relevant content; failing to identify or inaccurately explaining/defining key concepts/ideas; ignoring or incorrectly explaining key points/claims and the reasoning behind them; and/or incorrectly or inappropriately using terminology; and elements of the response are lacking. 30 points out of 50: The essay illustrates a rudimentary understanding of the relevant material by mentioning but not full explaining the relevant content; identifying some of the key concepts/ideas though failing to fully or accurately explain many of them; using terminology, though sometimes inaccurately or inappropriately; and/or incorporating some key claims/points but failing to explain the reasoning behind them or doing so inaccurately. Elements of the required response may also be lacking. 40 points out of 50: The essay illustrates solid understanding of the relevant material by correctly addressing most of the relevant content; identifying and explaining most of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology; explaining the reasoning behind most of the key points/claims; and/or where necessary or useful, substantiating some points with accurate examples. The answer is complete. 50 points: The essay illustrates exemplary understanding of the relevant material by thoroughly and correctly addressing the relevant content; identifying and explaining all of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology explaining the reasoning behind key points/claims and substantiating, as necessary/useful, points with several accurate and illuminating examples. No aspects of the required answer are missing. Use of Sources (worth a maximum of 20% of the total points). Zero points: Student failed to include citations and/or references. Or the student failed to submit a final paper. 5 out 20 points: Sources are seldom cited to support statements and/or format of citations are not recognizable as APA 6th Edition format. There are major errors in the formation of the references and citations. And/or there is a major reliance on highly questionable. The Student fails to provide an adequate synthesis of research collected for the paper. 10 out 20 points: References to scholarly sources are occasionally given; many statements seem unsubstantiated. Frequent errors in APA 6th Edition format, leaving the reader confused about the source of the information. There are significant errors of the formation in the references and citations. And/or there is a significant use of highly questionable sources. 15 out 20 points: Credible Scholarly sources are used effectively support claims and are, for the most part, clear and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition is used with only a few minor errors. There are minor errors in reference and/or citations. And/or there is some use of questionable sources. 20 points: Credible scholarly sources are used to give compelling evidence to support claims and are clearly and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition format is used accurately and consistently. The student uses above the maximum required references in the development of the assignment. Grammar (worth maximum of 20% of total points) Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. 5 points out of 20: The paper does not communicate ideas/points clearly due to inappropriate use of terminology and vague language; thoughts and sentences are disjointed or incomprehensible; organization lacking; and/or numerous grammatical, spelling/punctuation errors 10 points out 20: The paper is often unclear and difficult to follow due to some inappropriate terminology and/or vague language; ideas may be fragmented, wandering and/or repetitive; poor organization; and/or some grammatical, spelling, punctuation errors 15 points out of 20: The paper is mostly clear as a result of appropriate use of terminology and minimal vagueness; no tangents and no repetition; fairly good organization; almost perfect grammar, spelling, punctuation, and word usage. 20 points: The paper is clear, concise, and a pleasure to read as a result of appropriate and precise use of terminology; total coherence of thoughts and presentation and logical organization; and the essay is error free. Structure of the Paper (worth 10% of total points) Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. 3 points out of 10: Student needs to develop better formatting skills. The paper omits significant structural elements required for and APA 6th edition paper. Formatting of the paper has major flaws. The paper does not conform to APA 6th edition requirements whatsoever. 5 points out of 10: Appearance of final paper demonstrates the student’s limited ability to format the paper. There are significant errors in formatting and/or the total omission of major components of an APA 6th edition paper. They can include the omission of the cover page, abstract, and page numbers. Additionally the page has major formatting issues with spacing or paragraph formation. Font size might not conform to size requirements. The student also significantly writes too large or too short of and paper 7 points out of 10: Research paper presents an above-average use of formatting skills. The paper has slight errors within the paper. This can include small errors or omissions with the cover page, abstract, page number, and headers. There could be also slight formatting issues with the document spacing or the font Additionally the paper might slightly exceed or undershoot the specific number of required written pages for the assignment. 10 points: Student provides a high-caliber, formatted paper. This includes an APA 6th edition cover page, abstract, page number, headers and is double spaced in 12’ Times Roman Font. Additionally, the paper conforms to the specific number of required written pages and neither goes over or under the specified length of the paper. GET THIS PROJECT NOW BY CLICKING ON THIS LINK TO PLACE THE ORDER
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