7BUS2208 Leading Innovation and Change Assessment Brief 2026 | University of Hertfordshire

7BUS2208 Assessment Brief 2026

Assessment Criteria

Learning Outcomes: Knowledge and Understanding assessed in this assignment:

• Critically assess how innovation and change are influenced by diversity, organisational context and society.
• Critically reflect on the practical leadership of change, integrating different perspectives to develop insight and recommendations.

Learning Outcomes: Skills and Attributes assessed in this assignment:

• Autonomously adapt to lead collaborative approaches to problem solving, communicating effectively across teams.
• Critically examine the complex nature of innovation within social, organisational, and societal contexts.

Transformational Opportunities:

E.g. Use LinkedIn Learning to improve skills

• Research informed and research-based learning

Feedback /Marking criteria for this Assignment

• Performance will be assessed using HBS Grading Criteria (Rubric)
• Feedback for improvement will be given in writing via your Canvas module site within 4 weeks of submission

 Lateness Penalty

For each day or part day up to five days after the published deadline, coursework relating to modules submitted late will have the numeric grade reduced by 10 grade points until or unless the numeric grade reaches the minimum pass mark (UG 40/PG 50).  Where the numeric grade awarded for the assessment is less than the minimum pass mark no lateness penalty will be applied.  If the coursework is submitted more than 5 days after the published deadline, it will not be marked and a grade of zero will be awarded. Please note: Referred coursework submitted after the published deadline will be awarded a grade of zero (0).

Extensions

Students do not have an automatic right to an extension.  If you require an extension, this must be requested in advance of the submission deadline.  Please give your reason(s) for needing an extension. Not all Assessments are eligible for an extension. Please check above.

Retrievable Assessment

Students who fail a retrievable assignment have the opportunity to act on the feedback in a timely manner and to resubmit the same assignment within a specified deadline set by the Module Leader. Marks for resubmitted work will be capped at 40% for UG and 50% for PG. Students who resubmit work and go on to Fail the module will still be able to do the referred coursework (capped at 40% UG or 50% PG).

Following each week’s Learning Set Conversation, every member of the Learning Set is required to critically reflect on the discussion and produce an individual reflective piece of writing of no less than 150 words and no more than 250 words.

In this reflection you must individually consider:

• What was the week’s topic and the case study of the week and critically evaluate what was learned from the Learning Set Conversation.
• Explain how insights gained from the discussion can contribute to the development of an Innovation Strategy for the chosen organisation, which forms the basis of Coursework Two.
• Provide a clear declaration of any AI tools used in the preparation of the reflection, including an explanation of how these tools supported the development of the work.

An individual reflective piece of work must be uploaded to the assessment submission portal by 23.59pm on every Friday:

Submission 1: 13/02/26
Submission 2: 20/02/26
Submission 3: 27/02/26
Submission 4: 06/03/26

Important:

There will be no extensions for any of these deadlines. If you cannot attend the tutorial, it is your responsibility, that you let your module leader/tutor know in advance with appropriate proof (e.g. a doctor’s note).

Please Note:  

Under the module leaders and/or tutor’s guidance you are allowed to use AI tools in an active learning environment through in-class exercises during the LSC.

AI tools can be used only for:

• Brainstorming and creativity: to generating ideas for your innovation strategy
• Research and accessibility: to find and summarise relevant literature for your work
• Writing assistance: to improve the structure of you work or quality of academic writing.

Specific Instructions

This work involves Two Stages. 

Stage One

1. You must select your own Learning Set within your tutorial groups, with a minimum of four and maximum of five members (recommended is four).  Only in exceptional circumstances and with permission from the module tutor will teams of three be allowed. Under no circumstances can teams be larger than five.

Failure to join a weekly Learning Set may result in a loss of marks for the Learning Set Conversation component of the coursework.

Please note: You must form Learning Set within your tutorial group. You are not permitted to change tutorial group under any circumstances unless this has been formally agreed with the programme/module team.

2. Give your Learning Set a name.
3. Use the Canvas preparation materials to further develop your knowledge and understanding.
4. Each group member needs to do their own research. For example, find information about the organisation you are developing an innovation strategy for and bring it with you (this could be an academic article, a newsletter, or a video related to the week’s topic). All members are expected to contribute equally during the Learning Set Conversation.

Stage Two

Following each week’s Learning Set Conversation, every member of the Learning Set is required to critically reflect on the discussion and produce an individual reflective piece of writing of no less than 150 words and no more than 250 words.

In this reflection you must individually consider:

• What was the week’s topic and the case study of the week and critically evaluate what was learned from the Learning Conversation.
• Explain how insights gained from the discussion can contribute to the development of an Innovation Strategy for the chosen organisation, which forms the basis of Coursework Two.

Please Note: 

• Do not use Wikipedia as a reference – perhaps instead use it to find links to case studies and other published material. Use the UH online library for literature searches of academic peer-reviewed journals. Consider using search engines such as Google Scholar and Scopus for practitioner-focused trade publications and news sources.
• The CASE Guide to Harvard Referencing is an essential resource.    

It is essential that you:

• Show ability to discuss and analyse the topic with critical awareness
• Show ability to describe theoretical concepts and then use examples as illustrations of how theory is linked to practice.
• Use Harvard Referencing.
• Have at least 10-15 academic sources by end of week 5

Marking scheme:

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