BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURSHIP
BUS301
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject offers you the opportunity to use your disciplinary knowledge and skills to resolve business challenges, by researching, analysing and problem-solving aspects of the challenges. In teams, you will be required to apply entrepreneurship validation tools and relevant knowledge to identify and develop a business opportunity, and individually, you will validate and propose a new business idea, and design the corresponding business model. The topics covered and assessment tasks provide you with the necessary entrepreneurial skills and tools to prepare for your future career.
School: La Trobe Business School (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Quan Nguyen
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No
Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: N/A
Capstone subject: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: Must be admitted in one of the following: HBFN, HBFNX or HOUA; AND Student must have completed 60 cps or equivalent
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: BUS3ENT
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Quota Management Strategy: N/A
Quota-conditions or rules: N/A
Special conditions: This subject is offered via Open Universities Australia. La Trobe University students can undertake this subject as part of a cross institutional enrolment under certain circumstances, and must seek approval from the Bachelor of Food and Nutrition Course Coordinator for eligibility. Due to the nature of the subject content and online delivery, enrolments are generally not permitted past the published OUA enrolment date for the study period.
Minimum credit point requirement: N/A
Assumed knowledge: N/A
Learning resources
Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Michael Schaper, Thierry Volery, Paull Weber, Brian Gibson
Year: 2014
Edition/Volume: 4th Asia Pacific Edition
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
ISBN: 9780730305583, 9781118362549
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Career Ready
Career-focused: No
Work-based learning: No
Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A
Entire subject or partial subject: N/A
Total hours/days required: N/A
Location of WBL activity (region): N/A
WBL addtional requirements: N/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
Graduate Capabilities
Intended Learning Outcomes
On-Line, 2020, Semester 1, Online
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Quan Nguyen
Class requirements
Scheduled Online ClassWeek: 10 - 22
Twelve 1.00 hour scheduled online class per study period on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One, individual Business Model and Plan (2,500 words) | N/A | N/A | No | 40 | SILO2 |
One, individual Business Venture assignment (1,500 words) | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO1 |
One, group presentation (15 minutes per group of 4 students) (1,500 words equivalent) | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO3 |
On-Line, 2020, OUA study period 2, Online
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Quan Nguyen
Class requirements
Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 23 - 34
One 1.00 hour unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 23 to week 34 and delivered via online.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One, individual Business Model and Plan (2,500 words) | N/A | N/A | No | 40 | SILO2 |
One, individual Business Venture assignment (1,500 words) | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO1 |
One, group presentation (15 minutes per group of 4 students) (1,500 words equivalent) | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO3 |
On-Line, 2020, OUA study period 4, Online
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Quan Nguyen
Class requirements
Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 45 - 0
One 1.00 hour unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 45 to week 0 and delivered via online.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One, individual Business Model and Plan (2,500 words) | N/A | N/A | No | 40 | SILO2 |
One, individual Business Venture assignment (1,500 words) | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO1 |
One, group presentation (15 minutes per group of 4 students) (1,500 words equivalent) | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO3 |