IA40500 Entrepreneurial Career Plan

Academic Year 2023/2024

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS MODULE IS PROGRAMME BASED. THIS MODULE IS NOT OPEN TO OTHER UCD STUDENTS.

Building on the experience gained in the Creative Thinking & Innovation and Entrepreneurial Thinking modules, participants will be given the opportunity to apply their skills and thinking in their chosen professional environment, through career coaching, personal development of skill sets and future planning which will lead to directly deriving value from their field of interest. Participants will develop their own personal career or venture plan which is aimed at creating momentum behind career aspirations and new ventures before the programme is completed.

Participants will be introduced to peer-coaching techniques which will enable them to create self-formed teams to plan, develop and apply their learnings to their chosen fields. Participants must have successfully completed the Creative Thinking & Innovation and Entrepreneurial Thinking modules to access this module.

This module is part of the Graduate Certificate in Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

https://www.innovationacademy.ie/courses/ucd-graduate-certificate-in-creativity-innovation-and-entrepreneurship/

Notes:

Enrolment in an innovation academy module means a commitment to active participation and engagement, which necessitates attendance at all scheduled classes.

We limit our class size to 40 students or less. We require a minimum of 16 participants to ensure enough people for teamwork and a dynamic classroom environment. On very rare occasions, if few have less than 16 registered students, we will offer students the opportunity to join another class.

UCD Innovation Academy: About Us

At UCD Innovation Academy, we are a group of Educator Practitioners with extensive real-world experience as academics, business and social entrepreneurs, tech thinkers, creative professionals, and design thinking practitioners.

We take an action-oriented approach to learning, with a combination of individual, group and class tasks, activities, discussions, presentations and reflection. All of our teaching is rounded in academic rigour and your focus is on learning from doing in a real-world context.

https://www.innovationacademy.ie

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module participants should be able to:

• further expand their personal networks
• apply their prior learning to planning for their future careers and ventures
• redevelop their CV and perform to a high standard in interviews
• reflect on both the process and outcome of the skills developed over the previous modules and reflect on failures, improvements and opportunities
• coach each other and create self-formed teams to drive new ventures and projects forwards

Indicative Module Content:

Networking - Finding your community
Resilience and Vulnerability as key entrepreneurial factors
Reimagining your CV
Financial Planning for start ups & Alternative Revenue Streams
Voice & Performance coaching for interviews
How to use LinkedIn so it works for you
Mind your own business - how to survive in the current climate
How to pivot within your sector
The Realistic optimist
Creating an action plan and accountability

With talks from organisations such as:
Microfinance Ireland
Enterprise Ireland
Southside Partnership
UCD Careers Service

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

8
Small Group

40
Conversation Class

8
Specified Learning Activities

80
Autonomous Student Learning

70
Total

206
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Active/task-based learning
Peer and group work
Reflective learning
Enquiry & problem-based learning
Student presentations
Guest Speakers 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Assignment: Reflection Report Throughout the Trimester n/a Pass/Fail Grade Scale Yes

30
Attendance: This module requires active participation and engagement, which necessitates attendance at ALL scheduled classes Throughout the Trimester n/a Pass/Fail Grade Scale Yes

40
Presentation: Presentation of Demonstrated Actions and Plans Throughout the Trimester n/a Pass/Fail Grade Scale Yes

30

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Peer review activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Feedback will be given to students upon request. This will include feedback based on their participation throughout the module and their deliverables.

Name Role
Anh Nguyen Quoc Tutor
Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 
Spring
      
Workshop Offering 1 Week(s) - 21, 22, 24, 25, 26 Tues 09:00 - 13:50
Workshop Offering 1 Week(s) - 21, 22, 24, 25, 26 Wed 09:00 - 13:50
Workshop Offering 2 Week(s) - 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 Fri 09:00 - 13:50
Workshop Offering 2 Week(s) - 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 Thurs 09:00 - 13:50
Workshop Offering 3 Week(s) - 37, 38 Mon 09:00 - 13:50
Workshop Offering 3 Week(s) - 36, 37, 38, 39 Thurs 09:00 - 13:50
Workshop Offering 3 Week(s) - 36, 37, 38, 39 Tues 09:00 - 13:50
Spring