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MN50349: Entrepreneurship in action project

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2014/5
Further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: School of Management
Further information on credits Credits: 6
Further information on unit levels Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Further information on teaching periods Period: Modular (no specific semester)
Semester 2
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Summary: CW 100%
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Detail:
  • Coursework 1 (CW 70%)
  • Coursework 2 (CW 30% - Qualifying Mark: 35)
Further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment: Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Further information on requisites Requisites: Before taking this unit you must take MN50339 and take MN50340 and take MN50341 and take MN50342 and take MN50343 and take MN50344. Students on the full-time MBA programme must also take MN50345 before taking this unit.
Further information on descriptions Description: Aims:

* to provide students with the opportunity to encounter the real-life process of launching an entrepreneurial enterprise with individuals who have launched or are in the process of launching a new venture;
* to integrate the multi-disciplinary knowledge and insight gained from the taught programme and their personal experience;
* to provide students with the opportunity and skills to develop, work within and manage international teams;
* to embed enterprise skills along with an understanding of how high-performance and creative teams are developed and managed.

Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this programme, students will:
* be able to develop a professional, integrated and convincing new venture creation proposal;
* have an understanding of how they can develop, work within and manage creative and effective teams;
* have acquired and developed enterprise skills.

Skills:
Group work; analytical problem-solving; presentational skills; lateral integration of management activities.
Transferable/Key Skills
* an ability to develop a holistic perspective on an organization and an understanding of how the different functions relate to one another; (T/F/A)
* an appreciation and in-depth understanding of the resources and competences required for successful cross-functional management in organisations including enterprise skills. (F/A)
Professional Practical Skills
* deal with complex issues and make sound judgements in the absence of complete information, and to communicate their conclusions clearly and competently to a range of audiences; (F/A)
* operate effectively both independently as well as within teams and assume leadership roles where appropriate. (F)
Personal/Interpersonal
* the facility to communicate including presenting and marketing themselves and their ideas; preparation and production of effective business plans and reports; (F/A)
* the ability to recognise intra/entrepreneurial risks and opportunities and to use their enterprise skills to the advantage of start-ups and firms in general. (T/F/A).

Content:
Business Plan writing and presentation.
Further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

MN50349 is Compulsory on the following programmes:

School of Management
Notes:
* This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2014/15 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2015/16 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2014/15.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.