Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25
None
Available as a Free Standing Elective
No
Aims
The aims of this module are:- to provide students with the opportunity to start to develop their business ideas into a live enterprise project. - to develop a full business plan and related activity to enable the successful launch of a new business.- to help students explore their own entrepreneurial competencies- to give the students the opportunity to understand the processes, tools and theories around enterprise development and validation- to give the students the opportunity to build collaborative networks to help launch a venture
Intended Learning Outcomes
create an innovative business venture idea and critically evaluate its potential viability: 1,2,3evaluate and apply a range of strategic decisions to maximise the viability of the start-up: 1,2develop a critical awareness of theories underlying the growth and development of new ventures and the stages of the entrepreneurial process: 1,2,3pitch the business concept to relevant stakeholders to introduce the new venture into the market: 2reflect on their own entrepreneurial knowledge, skills, behaviour and learning proces: 3
10 hours workshops and one-to-one supervision90 hours preparation for the presentation20 hours keeping the reflective diary and write up10 hours attending networking events320 hours research
Description of Module Assessment