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CHEN40660

Academic Year 2023/2024

CBE Business Plan (CHEN40660)

Subject:
Chemical Engineering
College:
Engineering & Architecture
School:
Chem & Bioprocess Engineering
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Dr Eoin Syron
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module will cover the preparation of a Business Plan for a business (start-up or business unit) . The key components of a business plan will be covered including objectives, marketing, financial models, regulatory aspects. The module will also cover financing and cash flow, business plan troubleshooting and presentation of the plan to stakeholders in investors.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this module a learner will be able to:
>Interpret the role and functions of Business Plan in the context of a new venture start-up or within an existing business
>Evaluate of the commercial viability of a business opportunity
>Identify the sources of funding to develop the business opportunity
>Construct a business model to exploit the business opportunity
>Formulate and present a complete Business Plan

Indicative Module Content:

Introduction and Overview of Business Plans, Refining and Presenting the Venture Idea, Disruptive Innovation, Marketing and Sales, Business Models, Regulation, Financing Sources, Financial Projections, The Founders Journey, Legal issues, Organizational and people Issues, Pitfalls and Plan Execution

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Autonomous Student Learning

89
Lectures

24
Seminar (or Webinar)

12
Total

125

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
>Case-based-learning
?group work
>problem solving/trouble-shooting

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 In Module Component Repeat Offered
Assignment: Critical evaluation of a article or business plan provided to student at the end of week 1
 Varies over the Trimester n/a Graded No
5
 No
Group Project: written business plan by small group
 Week 11 n/a Graded No
50
 No
Journal: Journal entries over course of trimester Varies over the Trimester n/a Graded No
30
 No
Presentation: Business plan pitch session (intermediates and final) Varies over the Trimester n/a Graded No
15
 No

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

In the case of the group project, feedback will be given to groups following intermediate assessments at approx week 6 and week 9

Name Role
Professor Eoin Casey Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Eoin Syron Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
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