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GCP-20019 - Module Specification
Keele Business School
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

For academic year: 2025/26 Last Updated: 13 December 2025

GCP-20019 - Enterprise, Entrepreneurship and Employment: Challenges and Opportunities
Coordinator: Tolu Olarewaju Room: N/A
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 5
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733094

Programme/Approved Electives for 2025/26

Global Challenge Pathway Global Challenge Pathway (Level 5)


Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2025/26

In today’s fast-changing world of work, entrepreneurial thinking is more valuable than ever—whether you're launching a new venture or creating
change from within an organisation. This module explores the real-world challenges and opportunities involved in enterprise and
entrepreneurship, offering a blend of theory, practical tools, and critical insights. You’ll learn how to identify and evaluate sustainable business
ideas, understand the barriers to implementation, and develop strategies to overcome them.

Aims
This module aims to give you a comprehensive understanding of the complexities involved in opportunity recognition and the challenges associated with implementation. It offers both theoretical and practical perspectives on identifying, evaluating, and implementing sustainable enterprise initiatives in the context of new venture creation and paid employment.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Reflect on key discourses around enterprise and the future of work in a global context whilst working as part of an interdisciplinary team: 2
Explain the resources to support actions to address UN Sustainability Goals around enterprise and the future of work: 2
Reflect upon your professional development needs in the context of enterprise and the future of work: 1,2
Engage in practices of digital communication and collaboration in relation to Enterprise, Entrepreneurship and Employment: 1,2

Study hours

32 hours in-class active learning sessions, including timetabled group work sessions in Semester 2
75 hours group work (~ 3 hrs per week) including structured group learning activities and preparation of group assessment
43 hours independent study including preparation for independent assessment

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Group Assessment weighted 60%
Group Project weighted 60%
A group presentation (3-5 students) based on at least two of the provided empirical case studies, demonstrating how entrepreneurs identified, evaluated, and implemented enterprise initiatives. The presentation should make appropriate use of the enterprise literature and models discussed in class and there should be a reference list at the end of your presentation.

2: Poster weighted 40%
Reflective Poster weighted 40%
A reflective poster that identifies and evaluates an enterprise opportunity, recognises the associated challenges, and outlines a strategy to overcome them. An appropriate reference list should also be included.

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Last Updated: 13 December 2025