mgt5lev leveraging entrepreneurial ventures

LEVERAGING ENTREPRENEURIAL VENTURES

MGT5LEV

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

This subject is a Capstone offering in the Master of Management (Entrepreneurship + Innovation), complimenting MGT5MIO, IBU5COV and MGT5EBP. You will explore and provide synthesis between theoretical underpinnings and practical applications in start-ups and/or entrepreneurial ventures on contemporary issues of design thinking, lean-start-up and business model canvas principles. Upon completion of this subject, you should to be able to critically evaluate entrepreneurship validation tools. A distinct theory-for-practice-sake perspective is provided whereby you will apply these tools in start-ups and ventures of your choice.

SchoolLa Trobe Business School

Credit points15

Subject Co-ordinatorQuan Nguyen

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange StudentsYes

Subject year levelYear Level 5 - Masters

Available as ElectiveNo

Learning ActivitiesN/A

Capstone subjectYes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

PrerequisitesMGT5EBP

Co-requisitesN/A

Incompatible subjectsN/A

Equivalent subjectsN/A

Quota Management StrategyN/A

Quota-conditions or rulesN/A

Special conditionsN/A

Minimum credit point requirementN/A

Assumed knowledgeN/A

Career Ready

Career-focusedNo

Work-based learningNo

Self sourced or Uni sourcedN/A

Entire subject or partial subjectN/A

Total hours/days requiredN/A

Location of WBL activity (region)N/A

WBL addtional requirementsN/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing
COMMUNICATION - Cultural Intelligence and Global Perspective
DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Creativity and Innovation
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Ethical and Social Responsibility
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Leadership and Teamwork

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Develop advanced knowledge in entrepreneurial ventures through education and research which is entrepreneurial, innovative, responsible and engaged, and which can be applied in a range of entrepreneurial and practice contexts
02. Critically reflect upon and analyse complex entrepreneurship opportunities using contemporary entrepreneurship validation tools
03. Use complex-problem solving techniques to critically review entrepreneurship opportunities from a range of stakeholder perspectives
04. Gather, critically review and use information to meet entrepreneurship and practice outcomes through design thinking, product design, lean-startup and business model design techniques
05. Effectively formulate personal opinions and integrate the opinions of others into cogent entrepreneurship and startup arguments

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Start date between: and    Key dates

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Blended

Overview

Online enrolmentYes

Maximum enrolment sizeN/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinatorQuan Nguyen

Class requirements

SeminarWeek: 10 - 22
Four 7.00 hours seminar per study period on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*
Individual design thinking report and short video (2000 words equivalent)N/AN/AN/ANo30SILO2, SILO3
One group report and presentation on The Lean Start-up methodology (1500 words equivalent)N/AN/AN/ANo30SILO3, SILO4
Individual business model canvas start-up plan and short video (2000 words equivalent)N/AN/AN/ANo40SILO1, SILO2, SILO5

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 2, Blended

Overview

Online enrolmentYes

Maximum enrolment sizeN/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinatorQuan Nguyen

Class requirements

SeminarWeek: 31 - 43
Four 7.00 hours seminar per study period on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*
Individual design thinking report and short video (2000 words equivalent)N/AN/AN/ANo30SILO2, SILO3
One group report and presentation on The Lean Start-up methodology (1500 words equivalent)N/AN/AN/ANo30SILO3, SILO4
Individual business model canvas start-up plan and short video (2000 words equivalent)N/AN/AN/ANo40SILO1, SILO2, SILO5

City Campus, 2020, Semester 2, Blended

Overview

Online enrolmentYes

Maximum enrolment sizeN/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinatorQuan Nguyen

Class requirements

SeminarWeek: 31 - 43
Four 7.00 hours seminar per study period on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*
Individual design thinking report and short video (2000 words equivalent)N/AN/AN/ANo30SILO2, SILO3
One group report and presentation on The Lean Start-up methodology (1500 words equivalent)N/AN/AN/ANo30SILO3, SILO4
Individual business model canvas start-up plan and short video (2000 words equivalent)N/AN/AN/ANo40SILO1, SILO2, SILO5