School of Management, Unit Catalogue 2007/08 |
MN50349 Claverton: entrepreneurship in action project |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Masters |
| Modular: no specific semester |
| Semester: 2 |
| Assessment: CW 100% |
| Requisites: |
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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. |