Module BUSI5F115: PROJECTS IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Department: Business School (Business)

BUSI5F115: PROJECTS IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Tied To

• N1K307: Entrepreneurship (full time) (see Postgraduate Handbook 2011-2012 for details)

Pre-requisites

Corequisites

Excluded Combinations

Aims

• The module aims to provide students with an understanding of the key issues involved in running a business or organisation, in one of the following contexts: private sector, public sector, non-profit organisation or community enterprise.
• This will be achieved by working closely with staff in the School to develop a consultancy project. Therefore the module is fundamentally a practical and an applied course, allowing students to gain experience of consulting activity.
• The module differs from the dissertation in the length of, and the remit of the written assessment and the fact that students will provide individual presentations and recommendations to real problems in business or organisations.

Content

• Putting into practice the information developed from the other entrepreneurial modules - synthesising ideas, theory and practice to offer strategy and solutions for the participating business or organisations.
• Applying problem solving skills to a consulting project with a business or an organisation - applying appropriate methodologies and knowledge in an entrepreneurial context.
• The balance between theoretical and practical entrepreneurship.

Learning Outcomes

• Possess an in-depth understanding of the problems involved in running a business or running another organisation, in a private sector, public sector, non-profit organisation or community enterprise.
• Have generated and appreciated the value of a piece of independent research, a 'Creative Entrepreneurial Consulting Platform'.

• Be prepared for a career in entrepreneurship or working as a consultant in either the public or the private sector to support entrepreneurial businesses and organisations.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

• Students will be assisted by staff in the Business School to select and develop a consultancy project, on which they will work in groups to gain an understanding of the problems associated in running a business or other organisation.
• The assessment of the module, by written assignment and individual presentation of a group project is designed to test the knowledge and skills of the students in an applied and practical context.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment

Peer and tutor feedback will be provided at compulsory seminar presentation to participating businesses and organisations.