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MN50654: Entrepreneurship in action project

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2018/9
Further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: School of Management
Further information on credits Credits: 6      [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
Further information on notional study hours Notional Study Hours: 120
Further information on unit levels Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Further information on teaching periods Period:
Modular (no specific semester)
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Summary: CW 100%
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Detail:
  • Group Business Plan (CW 70%)
  • Individual Essay (CW 30%)
Further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Further information on requisites Requisites:
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;
* an appreciation and in-depth understanding of the resources and competences required for successful cross-functional management in organisations including enterprise skills.
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;
* operate effectively both independently as well as within teams and assume leadership roles where appropriate.
Personal/Interpersonal
* the facility to communicate including presenting and marketing themselves and their ideas; preparation and production of effective business plans and reports;
* 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.

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

MN50654 is Compulsory on the following programmes:

School of Management

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