BMGT3005S Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Academic Year 2021/2022

This module is designed to introduce students to entrepreneurial thinking and action, with a particular focus on the process and issues involved in new venture creation in a variety of contexts, whether business or social. The module will discuss the main concepts and techniques applicable when developing a business plan and a new venture. This involves identifying opportunities and testing them to achieve a fit between product or service and market, and growing a business to realise these opportunities. Specific topics covered during the module in relation to new venture creation include identifying unmet needs and hidden frustrations, and being able to approach these in sustainable ways as an entrepreneur or as an innovative employee within an established organisation. Through a variety of tasks, students will be encouraged to explore and engage their own entrepreneurial abilities and to leverage their entrepreneurial behaviour in their careers.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module you should be able to:
1. Understand and apply the concepts and techniques discussed in this module to outline and address the main issues involved in new venture creation;
2. Identify and demonstrate the general characteristics of successful entrepreneurs;
3. Critically discuss the main management issues typically encountered by new firms during the early stages in their development;
4. Demonstrate an ability to develop a business plan that can attract the resources needed for market entry.


Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

20
Specified Learning Activities

85
Autonomous Student Learning

102
Total

207
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Students will attend classes for this module and have the opportunity to engage in active learning during these sessions. There will be in-class discussion and group work to analyse module concepts. Where appropriate, the module will incorporate case based learning. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Assignment: Individual Assignment and case studies Varies over the Trimester n/a Graded No

50
Group Project: Group Assignment for Business plan Coursework (End of Trimester) n/a Graded No

50

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer Yes - 2 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

General feedback is provided to students on all their submitted assessment components.

Name Role
Eric Clinton Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Ms Michele Connolly Doran Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Matthias Tietz Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Christina Burke Tutor
Shirley Ho Tutor
A Anand Naidu Tutor
Dr Luca Pistilli Tutor
Rachel Sim Tutor
Dr Tedi Skiti Tutor
Chee Shong Tan Tutor
Charlene Tan Puay Koon Tutor
Siti Zarifah Tutor