SMGT30030 Enterprise and Development

Academic Year 2023/2024

The course introduces students to entrepreneurship and enterprise development as well as fundamental entrepreneurial issues, such as what Enterprise Development is and why it is important. The course then progresses through three main sections: conceiving and developing the business idea; preparation steps towards start-up; operations considerations during the start up. The main objective of the course is to encourage students to ultimately apply their entrepreneurial skills in a practical way, either in an existing business (intrapreneurship); through setting up their own business (entrepreneurship) or through various business support organisations. Course materials including summary lecture notes will be available on Brightspace.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students should be able to:
• Understand the importance of entrepreneurship and small businesses to the Irish economy.
• Set out the methods for finding and examining business ideas.
• Outline sources of assistance for business start-up, both financial and non-financial.
• Set out the key sections of a business plan.
• Describe the key steps involved in starting-up a small business using Project Management methodology.
• Understand some key issues involved in running and growing a business including people management, marketing, finance and legal considerations.

Indicative Module Content:

Introduction to the SME sector and the place of entrepreneurship.
Understanding entrepreneurial opportunities, innovation and the marketplace.
Acquiring essential information to make good business decisions.
An introduction to business and strategic planning (SME focus)
An introduction to the project management process and body of knowledge.
Assembling a team, the management of people and resources
Exploration of marketing practices and of finance disciplines in new ventures
Consideration of what legal form the new venture may take.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

24
Specified Learning Activities

36
Autonomous Student Learning

65
Total

125
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
peer and group work; lectures; enquiry & problem-based learning; case-based learning; student presentations, 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Incompatibles:
BMGT20070 - Innovation & Entrepreneurship


 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Group Project: Group project report Unspecified n/a Graded No

60
Group Project: Group project presentation Unspecified n/a Graded No

40

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

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Peer review activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

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, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 31, 32, 33 Mon 12:00 - 13:50
Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 22 Thurs 12:00 - 13:50
Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 30 Thurs 13:00 - 14:50
Spring