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MAN-30075 - Module Specification
Keele Business School
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 17 May 2024

MAN-30075 - Entrepreneurship Year
Coordinator: Teresa Oultram Room: DW0.12 Tel: +44 1782 7 33422
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 6
Credits: 0
Study Hours: 1200
School Office: 01782 733094

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25


Aims
The aim of this module is to provide students with the opportunity to start to develop their business ideas into a live enterprise project. The students are given a minimum of 30 weeks (full time work equivalent) and maximum of 12 months in Keele's incubator space and support from the Entrepreneurs in Residence and academic staff. This will take place between Level 5 and Level 6.


Intended Learning Outcomes

Create an innovative business venture and critically evaluate its potential viability: 1
Demonstrate understanding of the barriers to start-up enterprise growth and success: 1
Evaluate and apply a range of strategic decisions to maximise the viability of the start-up: 1
Reflect on their own entrepreneurial knowledge, skills, behaviour and learning process: 1

Study hours

10 hours - scheduled learning and teaching activities - which include workshops.
140 hours - guided independent study.
1050 hours - students will be expected to be active in the incubation hub for a MINIMUM of 30 weeks equivalent of full-time work (this is roughly equivalent to a standard university teaching period). The activity can continue for up to 12 months, providing the necessary assessments are submitted and passed for progression into the final year (FHEQ Level 6).



School Rules

Students will be required to put forward a proposal, give a short presentation and attend an interview prior to being accepted onto this module.
Barred combinations: Placement Year and International Year

Description of Module Assessment

1: Portfolio weighted 100%
Portfolio 3000 words
Portfolio of activities undertaken, review of workshops attended and progress report on the development of the new business at the end of the year of activity.

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 17 May 2024