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Due date: Week 5 - Friday 20th August, 2021 before 11:59 pm Singapore time Assessment weighting: 30% of final grade Word Count: 1,500 words (+/- 10%), excludes reference list Feedback mode: Feedback will be provided using Canvas/Turnitin's inline marking tool, a Rubric, and general comments. Format: Professionally presented using Ariel or Calibri 11-point font, justified. The cover page must include a word count. References: A minimum of 5 references must be from scholarly work, the remainder can be non-scholarly work where real-world corporate examples are used. Use RMIT Harvard style (Links to an external site.) (or Harvard style if using EndNote) to format references. Turnitin Similarity Percentage: The Turnitin Similarity Percentage is an indicator of the similarity of your paper with other assignments. This link (Links to an external site.) gives you information on how to interpret the similarity report. Course Learning Outcomes: 1.

Explain the relationship between creativity, innovation and corporate entrepreneurship and how it impacts business growth, sustainability and wealth creation

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Explore factors that inhibit creativity in individuals and innovation within teams and organisations, and develop strategies and tactics to encourage entrepreneurial behaviour

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Distinguish characteristics of different types of innovation management models and processes and justify their application to specific business contingencies

Assignment Purpose The purpose of this Assignment is to develop students' critical thinking skills and to test their knowledge of relevant theory and course content learned. Assignment Brief

When it comes to the practices of creativity and innovation within organisations, some managers are of the opinion that one should throw away the textbook. They say that outside the classroom, in the real-world context, there is no place for theory or 'textbook concepts'. That the best results are gained from common sense and through experimentation and learning from mistakes. Common sense, experimentation and learning from mistakes are indeed important resources. In this course, however, we contend that innovators benefit strongly from so-called textbook and classroom learning that involves the application of concepts, models, theories, processes, and tools. They understand that the integration of theory and practice results in better innovation outcomes. Write an argumentative essay in which you support this latter, more theoretical perspective. In addition to drawing on scholarly and professional literature, provide examples of your learnings from Modules 1 – 4 inclusive of this course. Your examples should include at least two theories and any number of frameworks or concepts that you found particularly useful to support your argument. Your arguments should demonstrate relevance to, and potential impact on, contemporary creativity and innovation practices. Therefore, do not simply reproduce the theories and concepts. In your argument, explain how practitioners stand to benefit from implementing these theories and concepts e.g. what outcomes could they expect to achieve through their implementation? Where possible and appropriate, support your arguments with realworld corporate examples that have benefited from such implementation. What is an argumentative academic essay? An argumentative academic essay (Links to an external site.) is a piece of writing that examines and interprets a given 'claim' or 'statement' and defends or refutes it with the use of theoretical and practical evidence. In such an essay, you are essentially building up and presenting your own argument (Links to an external site.)(s) on the statement while using scholarly (i.e., journal articles, textbooks, theories, etc.) and practical evidence (e.g., corporate stories, news items relating to companies, etc.) to support your arguments. Hence, you are not simply describing or summarizing what others have said about a given statement but introducing and developing your own arguments on it. Your arguments must be backed by evidence if they are to be valid.

In summary, in writing an argumentative academic essay, you are using your critical thinking skills. Structure of the argumentative academic essay Your argumentative academic essay must have the following components: 1.

Introduction: must include

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(a) A general statement to provide context and background information.

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An outline of the scope and organisation of the essay.

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A statement (argument) that identifies your specific topic and your position

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Body paragraphs: Your argumentative academic essay can include any number of body paragraphs. Give each set of paragraphs that portray a specific topic a descriptive sub-heading. Do NOT use the word 'body' in any of these headings.

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relate back to the thesis (argument) in your introduction

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describe one main idea supported by information and evidence from your research follow the TEEL strategy (Links to an external site.) to ensure all elements of

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a good paragraph are included

In the body paragraphs, you must include in-text references of all scholarly work (i.e., journals, academic textbooks, e-books, etc.) and of non-scholarly work (i.e., company websites, newspaper articles, company videos, etc.) used. Non-scholarly work has to be cited when real-world corporate examples are used to support your arguments. 1.

Conclusion:

Your conclusion should:

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restate your position

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summarise how the most important evidence supports this

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show how your position is related to the broader body of knowledge of this field/topic

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References: List all scholarly and non-scholarly work you have used in the essay in a Reference List. The reference list is not included in the word count. References should be in RMIT Harvard style (or Harvard style if using Endnote). The list should be in alphabetical order by family name. The list should not be listed by numbers or bullet points.

Note – back up all copies of drafts and your final assignment on a separate device (USB or similar) in case it is required as evidence. Computer failure is not allowable grounds for an extension or Special Consideration.

Argument analysis This resource is designed to familiarise students with an argument analysis.It would suit any student studying at a certificate, diploma or degree level and is designed to help with developing essay and report preparation and writing skills.

Introduction: Analysing an argument in a text In analysing an argument in a text, the reader looks for the key argument. This argument may be at the beginning or even towards the end. In many cases, the article is a response to an argument put forward by someone else. The writer of the article you are reading may be making counterclaims to rebut the first writer’s argument. Knowing about the writer can help your analysis. Ask questions, such as, what is the writer’s purpose, political or professional allegiance or connection with industry? In the sample analysis of the article 'Universal basic income ignores the value of work', the writer is author Emma Dawson from Per Capita. This is a left wing think tank that claims to “fight inequality in Australia”. Showing at least two sides to an argument demonstrates that the writer has considered different views. They may still favour one side and rebut certain views with counter-arguments. A writer will further strengthen their counter-arguments by giving evidence with referenced citations.

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This section outlines the overall structure of an essay comprising an introduction, body and conclusion. The structure will help you plan and organise your response to the task - an analysis of a particular work of communication design from the twentieth century. In this resource, the examples are drawn from an analysis of Wolfgang Weingart’s 1972-1973 Typografische Monatsblätter cover designs. Overview Introduction Body paragraphs Conclusion Use the questions provided in the task to create an outline of the body of the essay. Along with the introduction and conclusion, your essay needs to:  Describe the work to the reader. What is the work? Who made it? When was it made?  Contextualise the work. Consider what was happening in the world at that time? Think about what was happening in society and in politics for example, both locally and more broadly.  Analyse the work’s relevance for contemporary communication design....