ENTREPRENEURSHIP

BUS3ENX

2021

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

This subject offers you the opportunity to use disciplinary knowledge and skills to start a business or 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. You will be required to design entrepreneurship validation tools 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 your community or aim to solve a social, health, economic or environmental problem. The subject is designed to provide you with the opportunity to enhance, demonstrate and document work-ready skills appropriate to your chosen career path.

SchoolLa Trobe Business School

Credit points15

Subject Co-ordinatorSuzanne Young

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange StudentsYes

Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG

Exchange StudentsNo

Available as ElectiveNo

Learning ActivitiesOnline forums, workshops, exercises and activities

Capstone subjectYes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites Student must be enrolled in one of the following courses: LBAB, LBABM, LBABK, LDAB, LAAB, SBAIO, SAAIO, SDAIO and student must have completed at least 240 credit points of subjects relevant to this course.

Co-requisitesN/A

Incompatible subjectsBUS3ENT

Equivalent subjectsN/A

Quota Management StrategyN/A

Quota-conditions or rulesN/A

Special conditionsN/A

Minimum credit point requirementN/A

Assumed knowledgeN/A

Learning resources

Entrepreneurship Learner Resource

Resource TypeOther resource

Resource RequirementPrescribed

AuthorDidasko Digital

Year2020

Edition/VolumeN/A

PublisherDidasko Group

ISBNN/A

Chapter/article titleN/A

Chapter/issueN/A

URLN/A

Other descriptionN/A

Source locationN/A

Entrepreneurship and Small Business

Resource TypeBook

Resource RequirementRecommended

AuthorMichael Schaper, Thierry Volery, Paull Weber, Brian Gibson

Year2014

Edition/Volume4th Asia Pacific Edition

PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc.

ISBN9780730305583; 9781118362549

Chapter/article titleN/A

Chapter/issueN/A

URLN/A

Other descriptionN/A

Source locationN/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

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 - Adaptability and Self-Management

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Ethical and Social Responsibility

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Leadership and Teamwork

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Identify a business venture by analysing the environment and presenting alternative futures, and establish good social and financial outcomes

02. Critically analyse entrepreneurship validation tools by investigating opportunities to extend a business and adapt to achieve social and financial outcomes

03. Present a convincing and novel identification of business problems from a company perspective and to evaluate future entrepreneurial ideas

04. Engage with group members to offer diverse perspectives about a business and to reflect on the social, environmental and current issues facing a business

05. Formulate entrepreneurship validation tools including values, norms and behaviours of an innovative or entrepreneurial idea.

06. Design and deliver a group presentation about an entrepreneurial business venture

07. Critically analyse a business venture by applying and monitoring the creative and innovative ideas that can be applied given the complex and dynamic global business environment

08. Participate in a team to analyse and present a case study about an entrepreneurial business.

09. Develop and write entrepreneurship validation tools using both professional and academic references

Subject options

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Online (Didasko), 2021, Study block 10, Online

Overview

Online enrolmentYes

Maximum enrolment sizeN/A

Enrolment informationN/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinatorSuzanne Young

Class requirements

Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 41 - 52
One 3.00 hours unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 41 to week 52 and delivered via online.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
One Individual Business Plan (2,500 words) To be submitted via Turnitin in the LMS link provided	N/A	Assignment	Individual	No	40	SILO2, SILO5, SILO9
One Individual Business Venture Assignment (1,500 words) To be submitted via Turnitin in the LMS link provided	N/A	Assignment	Individual	No	30	SILO1, SILO7
One Group Presentation (15 minutes per group) Equivalent to 500 words per student	N/A	Oral presentation	Group	No	30	SILO3, SILO4, SILO6, SILO8

Online (Didasko), 2021, Study block 11, Online

Overview

Online enrolmentYes

Maximum enrolment sizeN/A

Enrolment informationN/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinatorSuzanne Young

Class requirements

Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 45 - 0
One 3.00 hours 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	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
One Individual Business Plan (2,500 words) To be submitted via Turnitin in the LMS link provided	N/A	Assignment	Individual	No	40	SILO2, SILO5, SILO9
One Individual Business Venture Assignment (1,500 words) To be submitted via Turnitin in the LMS link provided	N/A	Assignment	Individual	No	30	SILO1, SILO7
One Group Presentation (15 minutes per group) Equivalent to 500 words per student	N/A	Oral presentation	Group	No	30	SILO3, SILO4, SILO6, SILO8

Online (Didasko), 2021, Study block 12, Online

Overview

Online enrolmentYes

Maximum enrolment sizeN/A

Enrolment informationN/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinatorSuzanne Young

Class requirements

Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 50 - 0
One 3.00 hours unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 50 to week 0 and delivered via online.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
One Individual Business Plan (2,500 words) To be submitted via Turnitin in the LMS link provided	N/A	Assignment	Individual	No	40	SILO2, SILO5, SILO9
One Individual Business Venture Assignment (1,500 words) To be submitted via Turnitin in the LMS link provided	N/A	Assignment	Individual	No	30	SILO1, SILO7
One Group Presentation (15 minutes per group) Equivalent to 500 words per student	N/A	Oral presentation	Group	No	30	SILO3, SILO4, SILO6, SILO8

Online (Didasko), 2021, Study block 2, Online

Overview

Online enrolmentYes

Maximum enrolment sizeN/A

Enrolment informationN/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinatorSuzanne Young

Class requirements

Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 6 - 17
One 3.00 hours unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 6 to week 17 and delivered via online.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
One Individual Business Plan (2,500 words) To be submitted via Turnitin in the LMS link provided	N/A	Assignment	Individual	No	40	SILO2, SILO5, SILO9
One Individual Business Venture Assignment (1,500 words) To be submitted via Turnitin in the LMS link provided	N/A	Assignment	Individual	No	30	SILO1, SILO7
One Group Presentation (15 minutes per group) Equivalent to 500 words per student	N/A	Oral presentation	Group	No	30	SILO3, SILO4, SILO6, SILO8

Online (Didasko), 2021, Study block 3, Online

Overview

Online enrolmentYes

Maximum enrolment sizeN/A

Enrolment informationN/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinatorSuzanne Young

Class requirements

Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 10 - 21
One 3.00 hours unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 10 to week 21 and delivered via online.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
One Individual Business Plan (2,500 words) To be submitted via Turnitin in the LMS link provided	N/A	Assignment	Individual	No	40	SILO2, SILO5, SILO9
One Individual Business Venture Assignment (1,500 words) To be submitted via Turnitin in the LMS link provided	N/A	Assignment	Individual	No	30	SILO1, SILO7
One Group Presentation (15 minutes per group) Equivalent to 500 words per student	N/A	Oral presentation	Group	No	30	SILO3, SILO4, SILO6, SILO8

Online (Didasko), 2021, Study block 4, Online

Overview

Online enrolmentYes

Maximum enrolment sizeN/A

Enrolment informationN/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinatorSuzanne Young

Class requirements

Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 15 - 26
One 3.00 hours unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 15 to week 26 and delivered via online.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
One Individual Business Plan (2,500 words) To be submitted via Turnitin in the LMS link provided	N/A	Assignment	Individual	No	40	SILO2, SILO5, SILO9
One Individual Business Venture Assignment (1,500 words) To be submitted via Turnitin in the LMS link provided	N/A	Assignment	Individual	No	30	SILO1, SILO7
One Group Presentation (15 minutes per group) Equivalent to 500 words per student	N/A	Oral presentation	Group	No	30	SILO3, SILO4, SILO6, SILO8

Online (Didasko), 2021, Study block 5, Online

Overview

Online enrolmentYes

Maximum enrolment sizeN/A

Enrolment informationN/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinatorSuzanne Young

Class requirements

Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 19 - 30
One 3.00 hours unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 19 to week 30 and delivered via online.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
One Individual Business Plan (2,500 words) To be submitted via Turnitin in the LMS link provided	N/A	Assignment	Individual	No	40	SILO2, SILO5, SILO9
One Individual Business Venture Assignment (1,500 words) To be submitted via Turnitin in the LMS link provided	N/A	Assignment	Individual	No	30	SILO1, SILO7
One Group Presentation (15 minutes per group) Equivalent to 500 words per student	N/A	Oral presentation	Group	No	30	SILO3, SILO4, SILO6, SILO8

Online (Didasko), 2021, Study block 6, Online

Overview

Online enrolmentYes

Maximum enrolment sizeN/A

Enrolment informationN/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinatorSuzanne Young

Class requirements

Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 24 - 35
One 3.00 hours unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 24 to week 35 and delivered via online.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
One Individual Business Plan (2,500 words) To be submitted via Turnitin in the LMS link provided	N/A	Assignment	Individual	No	40	SILO2, SILO5, SILO9
One Individual Business Venture Assignment (1,500 words) To be submitted via Turnitin in the LMS link provided	N/A	Assignment	Individual	No	30	SILO1, SILO7
One Group Presentation (15 minutes per group) Equivalent to 500 words per student	N/A	Oral presentation	Group	No	30	SILO3, SILO4, SILO6, SILO8

Online (Didasko), 2021, Study block 7, Online

Overview

Online enrolmentYes

Maximum enrolment sizeN/A

Enrolment informationN/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinatorSuzanne Young

Class requirements

Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 28 - 39
One 3.00 hours unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 28 to week 39 and delivered via online.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
One Individual Business Plan (2,500 words) To be submitted via Turnitin in the LMS link provided	N/A	Assignment	Individual	No	40	SILO2, SILO5, SILO9
One Individual Business Venture Assignment (1,500 words) To be submitted via Turnitin in the LMS link provided	N/A	Assignment	Individual	No	30	SILO1, SILO7
One Group Presentation (15 minutes per group) Equivalent to 500 words per student	N/A	Oral presentation	Group	No	30	SILO3, SILO4, SILO6, SILO8

Online (Didasko), 2021, Study block 8, Online

Overview

Online enrolmentYes

Maximum enrolment sizeN/A

Enrolment informationN/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinatorSuzanne Young

Class requirements

Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 32 - 43
One 3.00 hours unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 32 to week 43 and delivered via online.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
One Individual Business Plan (2,500 words) To be submitted via Turnitin in the LMS link provided	N/A	Assignment	Individual	No	40	SILO2, SILO5, SILO9
One Individual Business Venture Assignment (1,500 words) To be submitted via Turnitin in the LMS link provided	N/A	Assignment	Individual	No	30	SILO1, SILO7
One Group Presentation (15 minutes per group) Equivalent to 500 words per student	N/A	Oral presentation	Group	No	30	SILO3, SILO4, SILO6, SILO8

Online (Didasko), 2021, Study block 9, Online

Overview

Online enrolmentYes

Maximum enrolment sizeN/A

Enrolment informationN/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinatorSuzanne Young

Class requirements

Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 37 - 48
One 3.00 hours unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 37 to week 48 and delivered via online.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
One Individual Business Plan (2,500 words) To be submitted via Turnitin in the LMS link provided	N/A	Assignment	Individual	No	40	SILO2, SILO5, SILO9
One Individual Business Venture Assignment (1,500 words) To be submitted via Turnitin in the LMS link provided	N/A	Assignment	Individual	No	30	SILO1, SILO7
One Group Presentation (15 minutes per group) Equivalent to 500 words per student	N/A	Oral presentation	Group	No	30	SILO3, SILO4, SILO6, SILO8