IA40600 Entrepreneurial Career Path

Academic Year 2021/2022

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

***All UCD Innovation Academy modules are delivered online in the 2020/21 Academic Year. Classes will run from 9.30am –4.30pm each day with a combination of live online classes, self-directed learning and group activities. See https://www.innovators.ie for more info and testimonials from our students.***

The purpose of this module is to enable participants to embark on the next stage of their career - starting a venture, becoming self-employed or securing employment.

Building on the experience gained in the other 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.


UCD Innovation Academy

At the UCD Innovation Academy, we are a group of Educator Practitioners with extensive real-world experience as academics, educators, 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 and activities, including discussions, presentations and reflection. All of our teaching is grounded in academic rigor, but our focus is on learning by doing in a real-world context.

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

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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
• 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

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

5
Small Group

15
Conversation Class

5
Practical

5
Specified Learning Activities

40
Autonomous Student Learning

30
Total

100
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
All Innovation Academy modules take a learning by doing approach, combining, individual, group and team activities, tasks and projects including presentations, discussion and reflection:

• Activity/Task-based Work
• Peer and Group Work and Discussion
• Reflective Writing
• Student Presentations

Classes will be delivered in the Virtual Classroom using a number of different online tools; Brightspace Virtual Classroom, ZOOM, together with other interactive online tools.
 
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 (80% attendance is required to pass this component). Throughout the Trimester n/a Pass/Fail Grade Scale Yes

40
Presentation: Final Presentation Throughout the Trimester n/a Pass/Fail Grade Scale Yes

30

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
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

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

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