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2021 unit offering information will be available in September 2020

Unit description

Activation is where you will learn how to bring your product idea to life. Over 12 weeks you will be introduced to concepts and tactics to translate your vision into a minimum viable product that you can share with the world. From articulating a business model to identifying network effects and developing a mindset of rapid learning, this unit will expose you to how world-class entrepreneurs take their ideas to build great companies.

Unit content

Topics:

  1. Case Study - Review examples
  2. Customer Personas
  3. Value Proposition
  4. Building Business Models
  5. Minimum Viable Product
  6. Business Model Analysis
  7. Costs and Budgeting
  8. Value Capture
  9. Social Enterprise
  10. Triple Bottom Line
  11. Preparing a presentation
  12. Pitching

 

 

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:GA1GA2GA3GA4GA5GA6GA7
1Analyse skill sets and capabilities to build a minimum viable product.Knowledge of a discipline
2Design your customer persona/s and business model.Ethical practiceKnowledge of a discipline
3Create a narrative via the business model elements to communicate your idea.Communication and social skills

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. Analyse skill sets and capabilities to build a minimum viable product.
    • GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
  2. Design your customer persona/s and business model.
    • GA3: Ethical practice
    • GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
  3. Create a narrative via the business model elements to communicate your idea.
    • GA6: Communication and social skills

Teaching and assessment

Notice

Intensive offerings may or may not be scheduled in every session. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

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Fee information

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