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 Academic Year: |
2014/5 |
| Owning Department/School: |
School of Management |
| Credits: |
6 |
| Level: |
Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
| Period: |
Semester 1 |
| Assessment Summary: |
CW 100% |
| Assessment Detail: |
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites: |
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| Description: |
Aims: This unit introduces the fundamental concepts, theoretical models and practical understanding of the entrepreneurial process. Learning Outcomes: At the end of this unit, students will be able to: * Understand the nature of entrepreneurial opportunities and how they unfold from an initial idea to the set-up and growth of new ventures. * Reflect on the skills and behaviours entrepreneurs need to develop and engage in when dealing with uncertainty of opportunities and resources. * Analyse the entrepreneurial process from multiple theoretical perspectives and in different environments (social, market, corporate, etc) * Apply the principles of entrepreneurship to real life situations, Skills: Intellectual skills: * Recognise the contribution of parent disciplines (economics, psychology, and sociology) to the study of entrepreneurship * Compare opportunities and challenges for entrepreneurship in various contexts Practical skills: * Be able to identify trends and conditions supporting entrepreneurship * Make use of the experience of real-life entrepreneurs as role models. Transferable skills: * Enhance individual attitude towards entrepreneurship * Familiarize with key concepts and practices of entrepreneurship. Content: Systemic context (technology-economy). Differences between self-employment and entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurial traits and heuristics. Sources and forms of opportunities. Resource acquisition and entrepreneurial teams. New ventures. Family businesses. Social and corporate entrepreneurship. International entrepreneurship. |
| Programme availability: |
MN50576 is Compulsory on the following programmes:School of Management
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