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Postgraduate Handbook 2012-2013 (archived)
Module COMP50715: ENTERPRISE AND DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS
Department: Computer Science
COMP50715: ENTERPRISE AND DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS
| Type | Level | Credits | Availability | Module Cap | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 4 | 15 | Available in 2012/2013 | Durham |
Pre-requisites
- None.
Corequisites
- None.
Excluded Combinations
- None.
Aims
- To develop within students a critical understanding of the entrepreneurial approach required to progress a business idea from generation, through market testing, to a robust and commercially viable business concept. The business idea will be based on distributed systems.
Content
- Generating a business idea - business idea generation theory and techniques
- Testing ideas against the market - theory and practice
- Developing a clear and commercially viable business concept
- Writing a business plan based on a self-generated idea
Learning Outcomes
Subject-specific Knowledge
- Understand how to plan for the launch of a new business venture.
- Be aware of the challenges encountered in the launch process.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the responses and strategies used to overcome these challenges.
Subject-specific Skills
Key Skills
- Have developed/improved their enterprising skills, behaviours and attitudes.
- Further experience of group work.
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module
- The module comprises 7 days of lectures and practical groupwork exercises; several tutorials; directed reading, and two weeks developing a business plan. The overall workload conforms to the standard SLAT requirement of 150 hours equivalent to 15 credits.
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
| Activity | Number | Frequency | Duration | Total Hours | Attendance Monitored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 8 | various times in weeks 1 and 2 | 3 hours | 24 | Yes |
| Tutorials | 4 | weekly | 2 hour | 8 | Yes |
| Practicals | 7 | various times in weeks 1 and 2 | 3 hours | 21 | Yes |
| Laboratory | 10 | daily in weeks 3 and 4 | 7 hours | 70 | Yes |
| Preparation and Reading | 27 | ||||
| Total | 150 |
Summative Assessment
| Component | Component Weighting | Element | Length/Duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laboratory report | 100% | Laboratory report | 100% |
Formative Assessment
Staged written feedback of laboratory and practical work by staff/demonstrators.
Students who do not attend monitored activities shown under Teaching Methods
and Learning Hours, or who fail to complete the summative or formative
assessment(s) specified above, may be subject to the Academic Progress
procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be
required to leave the University.