BUSI4J810: Entrepreneurial Practice (FT)

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• BUSI 4J710 Entrepreneurial Management (FT)

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• To contribute to the overall aims of the programme by providing students with an opportunity to develop their understanding and skills within a specialised area of entrepreneurial practice.
• To develop students' understanding of the small business and empathy with the experience of the entrepreneurial owner.
• To develop students' understanding of the requirements necessary to create new business ventures.
• To develop students' skills for working effectively with entrepreneurial owner-managers and their management teams.
• To address how best to manage customer and supplier relationships, finances and operational issues in an ethical and responsible manner.
• To develop links with the Business Schools research strategy by incorporating research into entrepreneurial activities in a wide range of practical contextssupported by clear guidance on ethical, sustainable and responsible business practices.

• Designing the entrepreneurial enterprise.
• Generating and evaluating entrepreneurial venture creation opportunities;
• Developing a clear and commercially viable business plan;
• Launching an effective, sustainable and ethical entrepreneurial enterprise.
• The policy and support environment for entrepreneurial practice.

Subject-specific Knowledge:

• Upon successful completion of the module, the students will:
• have a critical appreciation of the complex processes associated with entrepreneurial start-up, survival and growth;
• have a critical awareness of the Policy and Support environment for the entrepreneurial startup.

Subject-specific Skills:

• Upon successful completion of the module, the students will:
• be able to identify the critical characteristics of the entrepreneurial enterprise and its owner-manager;
• be able to apply appropriate specialist knowledge and techniques to analysing entrepreneurial performance and problems.

Key Skills:

• Written communication
• Planning, organising and time management
• Problem solving and analysis
• Using initiative
• Computer literacy

• Learning outcomes will be met through a mix of taught input, group-work, case studies and discussion, supported by guided reading.
• The summative written assignment will test students' understanding of relevant concepts and their ability to apply and interpret what they have learned to the creation of a business plan showing their learning of entrepreneurship practice

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