Availabilities:
| Location | Domestic | International |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | Session 1 | Session 1 |
| Melbourne - The Hotel School | Session 1 | Session 1 |
| Online | Session 1 | Session 1 |
| Sydney - The Hotel School | Session 1 | Session 1 |
Unit description
Deals with the realities confronting entrepreneurial decision making in a contemporary context and introduces students to core entrepreneurship concepts - students assess how to harness the creative potential of complex dynamics in a systemic approach that creates, grows and amplifies value throughout the system. The unit explores business strategy and entrepreneurship and provides a framework for understanding relevant theory and its application.
Unit content
Topic 1: The Development of Entrepreneurship
Topic 2: Creativity and Innovation
Topic 3: Contemporary Entrepreneurship Practices
Topic 4: Entrepreneurial Leadership and Management Skills
Topic 5: Entrepreneurial Planning and Growth
Topic 6: Building a Team and Leading a Growing Company
Topic 7: E-commerce and the Entrepreneur
Topic 8: Identifying Opportunities for New Ventures
Topic 9: Screening Opportunities and Potential Markets
Topic 10: Accessing Resources for New Ventures
Topic 11: Financing New Ventures
Topic 12: Global Aspects of Entrepreneurship
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: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Demonstrate an understanding of core theoretical frameworks that underpin the field of entrepreneurship. | Intellectual rigour | ||||||
| 2 | Evaluate and critique proposed entrepreneurial endeavours through an examination of their theoretical and market foundations. | Lifelong learning | ||||||
| 3 | Explain innovation and critique the innovativeness of proposed entrepreneurial endeavours and activities. | Creativity | ||||||
| 4 | Assess the integration of entrepreneurial endeavours with a firm's stated strategic imperative. | Lifelong learning | ||||||
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of core theoretical frameworks that underpin the field of entrepreneurship.
- GA1: Intellectual rigour
- Evaluate and critique proposed entrepreneurial endeavours through an examination of their theoretical and market foundations.
- GA5: Lifelong learning
- Explain innovation and critique the innovativeness of proposed entrepreneurial endeavours and activities.
- GA2: Creativity
- Assess the integration of entrepreneurial endeavours with a firm's stated strategic imperative.
- GA5: Lifelong learning
Prescribed texts
- Scarborough, NM & Cornwall, JR, 2018, Essentials of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management, Global Edition, 9th edn, Pearson, Pearson Higher Ed, USA. ISBN: 9781292266022.
Teaching and assessment
| Teaching method |
| Lecture online 1 hour (12 weeks) |
| Tutorial on-site 2 hours (12 weeks) |
| Assessment | |
| Case study | 20% |
| Case study | 40% |
| Exam: closed book | 40% |
| Teaching method |
| Lecture on-site 1 hour (12 weeks) |
| Tutorial on-site 2 hours (12 weeks) |
| Assessment | |
| Case study | 20% |
| Case study | 40% |
| Exam: closed book | 40% |
| Teaching method |
| Lecture online 1 hour (12 weeks) |
| Assessment | |
| Case study | 20% |
| Case study | 40% |
| Exam: closed book | 40% |
| Teaching method |
| Lecture on-site 1 hour (12 weeks) |
| Tutorial on-site 2 hours (12 weeks) |
| Assessment | |
| Case study | 20% |
| Case study | 40% |
| Exam: closed book | 40% |
Fee information
Domestic
Commonwealth Supported courses
For information regarding Student Contribution Amounts please visit the Student Contribution Amounts.
Commencing 2020 Commonwealth Supported only. Student contribution band: 3
Fee paying courses
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International
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