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Term3,5

Unit description

Develops an understanding of small business and entrepreneurship in the allied health, sport and fitness industries in Australia, techniques for starting new ventures including undertaking relevant research, and provides students with the opportunity to develop and present a business plan related to an allied health or sporting/fitness enterprise.

Unit content

  1. Identifying business opportunities
  2. Getting started in small business
  3. Marketing
  4. Business plan and pitch basics
  5. Financial and other considerations
  6. Case studies in small business

 

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.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
1explain the challenges facing entrepreneurs when starting a new business in Allied Health, Fitness and Sport industries
2outline effective analysis tools for determining business viability
3apply strategic marketing techniques to a new business idea in Allied Health, Fitness and Sport industries
4apply foundational business planning principles to pitch a business idea

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

  1. explain the challenges facing entrepreneurs when starting a new business in Allied Health, Fitness and Sport industries
  2. outline effective analysis tools for determining business viability
  3. apply strategic marketing techniques to a new business idea in Allied Health, Fitness and Sport industries
  4. apply foundational business planning principles to pitch a business idea

Prescribed Learning Resources

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Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method
Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)
Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)
Assessment
Report20%
Pitch25%
Report55%
Notice

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Fee information

Domestic

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International

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