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CHEN40660

Academic Year 2024/2025

CBE Business Plan (CHEN40660)

Subject:
Chemical Engineering
College:
Engineering & Architecture
School:
Chem & Bioprocess Engineering
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Professor Eoin Casey
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
Lectures

24
Seminar (or Webinar)

12
Autonomous Student Learning

89
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 Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Assignment(Including Essay): Presentations Week 12 Graded No
15
 No
Assignment(Including Essay): Self-reflective Journal Entries Week 4, Week 8, Week 12 Graded No
20
 No
Group Work Assignment: Initial Business Plan Evaluation Week 1 Graded No
5
 No
Group Work Assignment: Team Business Plan. Week 11 Graded No
50
 No
Quizzes/Short Exercises: in class MCQs Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10 Graded No
10
 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

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Spring Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 33 Fri 09:00 - 09:50
Spring Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 33 Fri 11:00 - 12:50
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