ENTREPRENEURIAL BUSINESS PLANNING

MGT5EBP

2021

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

Entrepreneurial Business Planning provides a systematic, theoretical and analytical framework to explore the dynamic nature of entrepreneurship. You will engage with contemporary issues of entrepreneurship, and explore entrepreneurs, their ventures, the entrepreneurship process and opportunity evaluation tools. You will explore these aspects to enhance your 'theory-for-practice-sake' perspective of entrepreneurship; applied in a range of professional and scholarly contexts.

SchoolLa Trobe Business School

Credit points15

Subject Co-ordinatorVanessa Ratten

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange StudentsYes

Subject year levelYear Level 5 - Masters

Available as ElectiveYes

Learning ActivitiesWorkshop participation and case study integration, workshop team discussions and integration, workshop quizzes and case studies

Capstone subjectNo

Subject particulars

Subject rules

PrerequisitesN/A

Co-requisitesN/A

Incompatible subjectsN/A

Equivalent subjectsN/A

Quota Management StrategyN/A

Quota-conditions or rulesN/A

Special conditionsThe Melbourne Campus instances in Semester 1 and 2 are only available to students enrolled in the Master of Business Information Management and Systems (LMBISC)

Minimum credit point requirementN/A

Assumed knowledgeN/A

Learning resources

Entrepreneurship Theory/Process/Practice

Resource TypeBook

Resource RequirementPrereading

AuthorFrederick, O'Connor, Kuratko

Year2019

Edition/VolumeN/A

PublisherCengage Learning Australia

ISBNN/A

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

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Convey focused and sustained entrepreneurship arguments supported by literature appropriate for both practice and academic contexts to provide entrepreneurial solutions.
02. Apply theoretical frameworks to interpret entrepreneurship directed academic research in order to develop contemporary entrepreneurship insights which are verifiable and scholarly.
03. Exercise effective teamwork skills to develop solutions to complex entrepreneurship opportunities and outcomes
04. Critically review and use information to meet opportunity evaluation outcomes and generate new information and entrepreneurship decision-making
05. Develop advanced knowledge in entrepreneurship through education and research which is innovative, entrepreneurial, responsible and engaged, and which can be applied in a range of contemporary entrepreneurship challenges

Subject options

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Start date between: and    Key dates

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2021, Semester 1, Blended

Overview

Online enrolmentYes

Maximum enrolment sizeN/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinatorVanessa Ratten

Class requirements

WorkShopWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
This instance is only for students enrolled in the LMBISC. In addition, students are expected to undertake between 1h and 3h of online learning and assessment activities each week prior to class.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle% ILO*

Group report plus presentation (1000 word report plus 5 min presentation per student) Equivalent to 1500 words per student

N/AAssignmentGroupNo20 SILO1, SILO2

Individual report plus presentation (2000 word report plus 5 min presentation) Equivalent to 2500 words

N/AAssignmentIndividualNo40 SILO3, SILO4

Individual report plus presentation (2000 word report plus 5 min presentation) Report and Presentation on contemporary challenges in entrepreneurship - equivalent to 2500 words

N/AAssignmentIndividualNo40 SILO4, SILO5

City Campus, 2021, Semester 1, Blended

Overview

Online enrolmentYes

Maximum enrolment sizeN/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinatorVanessa Ratten

Class requirements

WorkShopWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
In addition, students are expected to undertake between 1 h and 3 h of online learning and assessment activities each week prior to class.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle% ILO*

Group report plus presentation (1000 word report plus 5 min presentation per student) Equivalent to 1500 words per student

N/AAssignmentGroupNo20 SILO1, SILO2

Individual report plus presentation (2000 word report plus 5 min presentation) Equivalent to 2500 words

N/AAssignmentIndividualNo40 SILO3, SILO4

Individual report plus presentation (2000 word report plus 5 min presentation) Report and Presentation on contemporary challenges in entrepreneurship - equivalent to 2500 words

N/AAssignmentIndividualNo40 SILO4, SILO5

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2021, Semester 2, Blended

Overview

Online enrolmentYes

Maximum enrolment sizeN/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinatorVanessa Ratten

Class requirements

WorkShopWeek: 30 - 42
One 2.00 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 30 to week 42 and delivered via face-to-face.
This instance is only for students enrolled in the LMBISC. In addition, students are expected to undertake between 1 h and 3 h of online learning and assessment activities each week prior to class.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle% ILO*

Group report plus presentation (1000 word report plus 5 min presentation per student) Equivalent to 1500 words per student

N/AAssignmentGroupNo20 SILO1, SILO2

Individual report plus presentation (2000 word report plus 5 min presentation) Equivalent to 2500 words

N/AAssignmentIndividualNo40 SILO3, SILO4

Individual report plus presentation (2000 word report plus 5 min presentation) Report and Presentation on contemporary challenges in entrepreneurship - equivalent to 2500 words

N/AAssignmentIndividualNo40 SILO4, SILO5

City Campus, 2021, Semester 2, Blended

Overview

Online enrolmentYes

Maximum enrolment sizeN/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinatorVanessa Ratten

Class requirements

WorkShopWeek: 30 - 42
One 2.00 hours workshop per week on any day including weekend at night from week 30 to week 42 and delivered via face-to-face.
In addition, students are expected to undertake between 1 h and 3 h of online learning and assessment activities each week prior to class.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle% ILO*

Group report plus presentation (1000 word report plus 5 min presentation per student) Equivalent to 1500 words per student

N/AAssignmentGroupNo20 SILO1, SILO2

Individual report plus presentation (2000 word report plus 5 min presentation) Equivalent to 2500 words

N/AAssignmentIndividualNo40 SILO3, SILO4

Individual report plus presentation (2000 word report plus 5 min presentation) Report and Presentation on contemporary challenges in entrepreneurship - equivalent to 2500 words

N/AAssignmentIndividualNo40 SILO4, SILO5

On-Line, 2021, LTU Term 2, Online

Overview

Online enrolmentYes

Maximum enrolment sizeN/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinatorVanessa Ratten

Class requirements

Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 37 - 42
One 3.00 hours unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 37 to week 42 and delivered via online.
This subject is delivered entirely online. Students are required to undertake online learning and assessment activities.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle% ILO*

Group report plus presentation (1000 word report plus 5 min presentation per student) Equivalent to 1500 words per student

N/AAssignmentGroupNo20 SILO1, SILO2

Individual report plus presentation (2000 word report plus 5 min presentation) Equivalent to 2500 words

N/AAssignmentIndividualNo40 SILO3, SILO4

Individual report plus presentation (2000 word report plus 5 min presentation) Report and Presentation on contemporary challenges in entrepreneurship - equivalent to 2500 words

N/AAssignmentIndividualNo40 SILO4, SILO5