bus3enx entrepreneurship
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
BUS3ENX
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject offers you the opportunity to use disciplinary knowledge and skills to resolve a business challenge. The subject attracts students from a range of fields, bringing a multidisciplinary perspective to the researching, analysis and problem-solving aspects of the challenge. In teams, you will be required to design entrepreneurship validation tools aimed at creating sustainable value through the provision of a particular product or service to meet an identified market opportunity. The projects aim to enhance the well-being of your community or aim to solve a social, health, economic or environmental problem. The subject is designed to provide you with the opportunity to enhance, demonstrate and document work-ready skills appropriate to your chosen career path.
SchoolLa Trobe Business School
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorSuzanne Young
Available to Study Abroad StudentsNo
Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG
Exchange StudentsNo
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites Student must be enrolled in one of the following courses: LBAB, LBABM, LBABK, LDAB, LAAB and student must have completed at least 240 credit points of subjects relevant to this course.
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjects BUS3ENT
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 4th Asia Pacific Edition | Recommended | Michael Schaper, Thierry Volery, Paull Weber, Brian Gibson (2014) | John Wiley & Sons, Inc. |
| Readings | Entrepreneurship Learner Resource | Prescribed | Didasko Digital, 2017 | Didasko Group |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Identify a business venture by analysing the environment and presenting alternative futures, and establish good social and financial outcomes
- Activities:
- Present written and oral responses online in group presentation
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
02. Critically analyse a business plan by investigating opportunities to extend a business and adapt to achieve social and financial outcomes
- Activities:
- Present written and oral responses online in group presentation
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
03. Present a convincing and novel identification of business problems from a company perspective and to evaluate future entrepreneurial ideas
- Activities:
- Present and discuss written and oral responses online in group presentation
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Creative Problem-solving)
04. Engage with group members to offer diverse perspectives about a business and to reflect on the social, environmental and current issues facing a business
- Activities:
- Provide online, in group presentation, an analysis of successful entrepreneurial knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviours
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
05. Formulate a business plan including values, norms and behaviours of an innovative or entrepreneurial idea.
- Activities:
- Present and discuss analysis and research outcomes in group, written and oral responses online
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
06. Design and deliver a group presentation about an entrepreneurial business venture
- Activities:
- The development of a detailed entrepreneurial plan with supporting business and research data
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
07. Critically analyse a business venture by applying and monitoring the creative and innovative ideas that can be applied given the complex and dynamic global business environment
- Activities:
- Present and discuss written and oral responses online in group presentation
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
08. Participate in a team to analyse and present a case study about an entrepreneurial business.
- Activities:
- The development of a detailed entrepreneurial plan with supporting business and research data
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
09. Develop and write a business plan using both professional and academic references
- Activities:
- The development of a detailed entrepreneurial plan with supporting business and research data
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
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