BMAN32261
Entrepreneurship and Venturing
20
Semester 1
Undergraduate
Level 3
Marianna Rolbina
Unit coordinator
1
FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' Last part of a Bachelors '
European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 10.0
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(81, 81, 81);font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.1pt 14.2pt 0.0001pt 13.65pt;orphans:2;text-align:-webkit-left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(52,53,54);"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans", sans-serif;font-size:8pt;" lang="EN-US">The course provides you with a step-by-step guide to starting and running your own venture by answering the questions many fresh entrepreneurs face, including but not limited to:</span></span><p></p></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(81, 81, 81);font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.1pt 14.2pt 0.0001pt 13.65pt;orphans:2;text-align:-webkit-left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"> </p><ul><li style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(81, 81, 81);font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:-webkit-left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(52,53,54);"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans", sans-serif;font-size:8pt;" lang="EN-US">How to develop ideas and start a venture?</span></span><p></p></li><li style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(81, 81, 81);font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:-webkit-left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(52,53,54);"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans", sans-serif;font-size:8pt;" lang="EN-US">How to define and reach your target market?</span></span><p></p></li><li style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(81, 81, 81);font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:-webkit-left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(52,53,54);"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans", sans-serif;font-size:8pt;" lang="EN-US">How to grow your business in the long term?</span></span><p></p></li><li style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(81, 81, 81);font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:-webkit-left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(52,53,54);"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans", sans-serif;font-size:8pt;" lang="EN-US">Where to find funding for entrepreneuri
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin:.1pt 14.2pt .0001pt 13.65pt;"><span style="color:#343536;"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:8.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Open Sans";" lang="EN-US">The course provides you with a step-by-step guide to starting and running your own venture by answering the questions many fresh entrepreneurs face, including but not limited to:</span></span><p></p></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin:.1pt 14.2pt .0001pt 13.65pt;"> </p><ul><li style="list-style-type:disc;"><span style="color:#343536;"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:8.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Open Sans";" lang="EN-US">How to develop ideas and start a venture?</span></span><p></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;"><span style="color:#343536;"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:8.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Open Sans";" lang="EN-US">How to define and reach your target market?</span></span><p></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;"><span style="color:#343536;"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:8.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Open Sans";" lang="EN-US">How to grow your business in the long term?</span></span><p></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;"><span style="color:#343536;"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:8.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Open Sans";" lang="EN-US">Where to find funding for entrepreneurial ventures?</span></span><p></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;"><span style="color:#343536;"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:8.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Open Sans";" lang="EN-US">How to mitigate risks and avoid potential pitfalls threatening young companies?</span></span><p></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;"><span style="color:#343536;"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:8.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Open Sans";" lang="EN-US">How to achieve societal and environmental impact through entrepreneurship?</span></span><p></p><p></p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin:.35pt 24.9pt .0001pt 5.7pt;"><span style="color:#343536;"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:8.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Open Sans";" lang="EN-US">The course aims to give the students an applied understanding of modern entrepreneurial practices and teach them to make informed decisions when running their own businesses. Academic literature will be combined with case studies and practical examples to enhance students’ understanding of entrepreneurship. </span></span><p></p></p><p><br/> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:1.4pt -1.0pt .0001pt;"><span style="color:#343536;"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:8.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Open Sans";" lang="EN-US">By the end of this module students will:</span></span><p></p></p><p style="list-style-type:disc;"><span style="color:#343536;"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:8.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Open Sans";" lang="EN-US">Develop knowledge of the role of individual and corporate entrepreneurship, types of entrepreneurs, entrepreneurial practices, business models, growth strategies, risks, the role of finance.</span></span><p></p></p><p style="list-style-type:disc;"><span style="color:#343536;"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:8.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Open Sans";" lang="EN-US">Learn how to formulate business ideas and pitch them to potential investors.</span></span><p></p></p><p style="list-style-type:disc;"><span style="color:#343536;"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:8.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Open Sans";" lang="EN-US">Collect and critically analyse industry data to identify and pursue viable business opportunities.</span></span><p></p></p><p style="list-style-type:disc;"><span style="color:#343536;"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:8.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Open Sans";" lang="EN-US">Apply a rich toolset of theoretical frameworks to make strategic decisions for their ventures.</span></span><p></p></p>
<p>Lecture hours: 18 hours - 1 x 2hr lecture for 9 weeks<br/>Seminar hours: 13.5 hours - 1 x 1.5hr seminar for 9 weeks<br/>Presentations: 4 hours - 2 x 2hr lecture for 1 week<br/>Total contact hours: 35.5 hours<br/>Private study: 164.5 hours<br/>Total study hours: 200 hours </p>
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Other
100%
<p>Individual written assignment - 2000 words - 60%</p><p>Group presentation (including peer assessment via BuddyCheck) - 10 minutes - 40%</p>
<p>• Informal advice, discussion and feedback during lectures, seminars and office hours.<br />• Responses to questions and requests for feedback from students by email.<br />• Specific course related feedback sessions, including feedback on assignments.<br />• Generic feedback posted on Blackboard regarding overall course work performance.</p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height:107%;"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-US">Students</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-US">must</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-US">be</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-US">registered</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-US">on</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-US">Management, IM or ITMB Undergraduate programmes.</span><p></p></p>
BSc (Hons) Management
BSc (Hons) Management
Third Year
Optional
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<p>Burns, P. (2016). Entrepreneurship and Small Business. Palgrave Macmillan, 4th edition, ISBN-13: 978-1137430359.</p><p>Further case studies will be made available on Blackboard.<br/> </p>
Lectures
20
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180