bus3ent entrepreneurship
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
BUS3ENT
2015
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject offers students the opportunity to use their disciplinary knowledge and skills to resolve a business challenge. The subject attracts students from a range of fields, bringing a multidisciplinary perspective to the researching, analysis and problem-solving aspects of the challenge. In teams, students are required to design an original business plan aimed at creating sustainable value through the provision of a particular product or service to meet an identified market opportunity. The projects aim to enhance the well-being of their community or aim to solve a social, health, economic or environmental problem. Teams must present their business plan in the form of a formal written report and a video pitch to potential investors. The subject is designed to provide students with the opportunity to enhance, demonstrate and document work-ready skills appropriate to their chosen career path.
SchoolLa Trobe Business School
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorVanessa Ratten
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites BUS1AFB, BUS1BUF, BUS1BAN or STA1CTS, BUS1BUE, BUS2SUS
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjects MGT2SEB, MGT3BP, MGT3IMP
Equivalent subjects MGT2SEB
Special conditions The Department of Management has an expectation of 80% attendance for all lectures or workshops. The university reserves the right to offer this subject in other modes including flexible, block, on-line, and such the assessment may change to accommodate the mode of delivery.
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Entrepreneurship and Small Business | Prescribed | Schaper, Volery, Weber and Gibson, 4th or latest Asia-Pacific ED, | WOLEY, AUSTRALIA |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Define and describe what constitutes entrepreneurship, venture creation and small business
- Activities:
- Present written and oral responses in workshops and examination
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy)
02. Identify and define the roles, characteristics (including mind-set), ethics, and performance measures of entrepreneurs (including social and corporate entrepreneurs)
- Activities:
- Present written and oral responses in workshops and examination
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Ethical behaviour)
03. Examine, assess and discuss the similarities and differences within and links between creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship and sustainability
- Activities:
- Present and discuss written and oral responses in workshops
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Ethical behaviour)
04. Analyse and explain advantages and disadvantages of operating a for-profit small business, a family business, a not-for-profit entity, and a non-government organization
- Activities:
- Provide in workshops an analysis of successful entrepreneurial ln0owledge, skills, attitudes and behaviours
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Ethical behaviour)
05. Compare and contrast the differences and similarities between a corporate entrepreneur, an eco-prenuers and a social-prenuers
- Activities:
- Present and discuss analysis and research outcomes in written and oral responses in workshops and examination
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving)
06. Identify, investigate and list the steps needed to prepare a successful product brief or a business plan or a venture creation plan
- Activities:
- The development of a detailed entrepreneurial plan with supporting business and research data
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Ethical behaviour)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Ethical behaviour)
07. Highlight key needs and constraints of being a #business consultant# or managing a #business incubator#
- Activities:
- Present and discuss written and oral responses in workshops
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Ethical behaviour)
08. Engage in independent, systematic research and analysis of entrepreneurship and small business literature, and undertake appropriate reporting and citation of such works.
- Activities:
- The development of a detailed entrepreneurial plan with supporting business and research data
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving)
09. Participate effectively and ethically in teams to produce a set of outcomes for an academic and a professional audience
- Activities:
- The development of a detailed entrepreneurial plan with supporting business and research data
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Ethical behaviour)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Ethical behaviour)
Subject options
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Melbourne, 2015, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment size100
Enrolment information TBA tba
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorVanessa Ratten
Class requirements
Lecture/WorkshopWeek: 43 - 43
Four 4.0 hours lecture/workshop per study period on weekdays during the day from week 43 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
"Presentation/ Subject/ Revision and Feedback Workshop"
Lecture/SeminarWeek: 31 - 41
Five 5.0 hours lecture/seminar per study period on any day including weekend during the day from week 31 to week 41 and delivered via blended.
"Face-to-Face: Weeks 31, 36, 41, and Weeks 34 and 38 via echo or on-line resources"
ExaminationWeek: 36 - 36
One 1.0 hours examination per study period on weekdays during the day from week 36 to week 36 and delivered via face-to-face.
"mid semester test in week 6 of semester two August 31 - September 6"
ExaminationWeek: 42 - 42
One 1.5 hours examination per study period on weekdays during the day from week 42 to week 42 and delivered via face-to-face.
"end of semester test"
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 16 Test (1 Hour) | Multi-choice and short answer theoretical questions | 10 | 01, 02, 03, 04 |
| Week 21 Test ( 1.5 Hour) | Multi-choice and short answer theoretical and case-study questions | 15 | 02, 03 |
| Week 22 Business Report - Group (2,500 words) | Assessed by LIC via specific marking rubrics | 35 | 02, 03, 08 |
| Week 13 Product / Service Proposal - Group (1000 words) | Assessed by LIC via specific marking rubrics | 10 | 01, 04, 05 |
| Week 22: Presentation - Group (Video or before peers in-class) | Assessed by use of specific presentation rubrics by (a) judging panel of internal and external parties (50%) and LIC (50%); | 25 | 01, 02, 09 |
| Peer Review Activities (Weeks 13, 17, 20) | On-line individual # confidential to group # team/individual building skills and observations # 5% for handing in all three reviews | 5 | 01, 06, 07 |
Other Site, 2015, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorVanessa Ratten
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
TutorialWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 16 Test (1 Hour) | Multi-choice and short answer theoretical questions | 10 | 01, 02, 03, 04 |
| Week 21 Test ( 1.5 Hour) | Multi-choice and short answer theoretical and case-study questions | 15 | 02, 03 |
| Week 22 Business Report - Group (2,500 words) | Assessed by LIC via specific marking rubrics | 35 | 02, 03, 08 |
| Week 13 Product / Service Proposal - Group (1000 words) | Assessed by LIC via specific marking rubrics | 10 | 01, 04, 05 |
| Week 22: Presentation - Group (Video or before peers in-class) | Assessed by use of specific presentation rubrics by (a) judging panel of internal and external parties (50%) and LIC (50%); | 25 | 01, 02, 09 |
| Peer Review Activities (Weeks 13, 17, 20) | On-line individual # confidential to group # team/individual building skills and observations # 5% for handing in all three reviews | 5 | 01, 06, 07 |