Fundamentals of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
PostgraduateTAS-BAA5392022
Course information for 2022 intake
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 14 weeks
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
Fundamentals of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
About this subject
Upon completion of this subject, the student should be able to:
- Consider and critically evaluate theories and practices of entrepreneurship and innovation
- Distinguish and appraise the characteristics of an entrepreneur
- Critically evaluate the value of innovation and enterprise thinking in a range of professional contexts
- 1. Week 1
- 1.1) What is strategic entrepreneurship?
- 2. Week 2
- 2.1) What roles do entrepreneurship and innovation play in contemporary society?
- 3. Week 3
- 3.1) A brief history of entrepreurialism
- 4. Week 4
- 4.1) Alternative contexts of entrepreneurialism and innovation
- 5. Week 5
- 5.1) Learning to become entrepreneurial
- 6. Week 6
- 6.1) Addressing problems entrepreneurially
- 7. Week 7
- 7.1) Co-creation, ideation and pitching (practice and preparation for week 9 assessment)
- 8. Week 8
- 8.1) Alternative approaches to entrepreneurship and innovation
- 9. Week 9
- 9.1) Assessment 2 pitch presentations
- 10. Week 10
- 10.1) Entrepreneurial intentionality
- 11. Week 11
- 11.1) Future possibilities for entrepreneurship and innovation
- 12. Week 12
- 12.1) Are you entrepreneurial?
To be innovative, you need to be able to think differently.
In this subject, you’ll learn about the thinking tools that entrepreneurs use to create innovative products and build a thriving business around them. You’ll learn what it means to adopt an entrepreneurial mindset, how to tackle problems and make decisions with limited information and how to maintain a customer-centric focus throughout the life-cycle of a product or business.
By the end of this subject, you will have learned some of the fundamental theories and thinking tools that entrepreneurs and innovators use every day, as well as learning about the characteristics of successful entrepreneurs and how to cultivate this mindset.
- New Opportunity Pitch (25%)
- Workshop Exercise (30%)
- Individual Report (45%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Elective
- TAS-MBA-MAS-2022 - Master of Business Administration (International)
- TAS-MPA-MAS-2022 - Master of Professional Accounting
- OUA-PSU-GCE-2022 - Postgraduate Single Subjects
Others
Open access to Postgraduate students
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Master of Business Administration (International)
PostgraduateTAS-MBA-MAS
Master of Professional Accounting
PostgraduateTAS-MPA-MAS
PostgraduateOUA-PSU-GCE