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.

School: La Trobe Business School (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Quan Nguyen

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: MGT5EBP

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: 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

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

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Quan 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 enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Quan 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 enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Quan 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