BUSI5DL15: Entrepreneurship and the Entrepreneurial Process (Online)

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• Entrepreneurship and the Entrepreneurial Process (Taught)

• To introduce students to the field of entrepreneurship, including the role it plays in modern economies, the different types of activity contained within the definition, and the main theoretical and analytical approaches used to achieve understanding of the concept and related processes.

• Entrepreneurship and the economy
• Entrepreneurial process overview
• Economic perspectives
• Entrepreneurial business
• Sociological perspectives and types of entrepreneur
• Personality perspectives
• Cognitive perspectives
• Organisation context knowledge and technology-based firms
• Organisational context corporate entrepreneurship
• Organisational context family firms
• Organisational context - social entrepreneurship
• Outcomes firm and entrepreneur performance

Subject-specific Knowledge:

• By the end of the module, students should have a critical appreciation of:
• the role of entrepreneurship within the economy;
• the different contexts in which entrepreneurs operate, and the characteristics of their activities in each;
• the various approaches taken by researchers in attempting to understand the entrepreneurial process, decision-making with regard to engagement in it, and the associated outcomes.

Subject-specific Skills:

• By the end of the module, students should have:
• a firm academic and empirical understanding of the dimensions and role of entrepreneurship in a modern economy;
• the ability to interpret and contextualise commentary and analysis relating to the field.

Key Skills:

• Written communication;
• practical planning processes;
• organising and time management;
• identification/analysis of relevant information resources;
• computer literacy;
• networking skills.

• The module is delivered via online learning, divided up into study weeks with specially produced resources within each week. Resources vary according to the learning outcomes but normally include: video content, directed reading, reflection through activities, opportunities for self-assessment and peer-to-peer learning within a tutor-facilitated discussion board. Tutors provide feedback on formative work and facilitate discussion board communication as well as being available for individual consultation as necessary (usually by email and Skype).
• The summative assessment of the module is designed to test the acquisition and articulation of knowledge and critical understanding, and skills of application and interpretation within the business context.

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