Overview:
- Credits:
- 5.0
- Level:
- 3
- Semester:
- Spring
- Subject:
- Business Management
- School:
- Business
- Coordinator:
- Dr Orla Byrne
BMGT30090 Entrepreneurship in Action
Academic Year 2023/2024
This module adopts principles of The Lean Startup and uses tools such as the Business Model Canvas to develop innovative and scalable business ideas.In this module, students will actively explore the process of new venture creation and experience many of the issues involved in starting a new business such as successes and overcoming uncertainty, setbacks, and challenges.
Lectures are designed to be interactive and practical, and will often run as workshops - offering students the opportunity to work on group projects in real time during the class.
The module will help you to explore your own entrepreneurial abilities and will encourage this entrepreneurial behaviour in your professional career.
Please note places are limited for this module so early registration is advised. Students will be unable to join the class after Week 2.
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Curricular information is subject to change
Learning Outcomes:
On completion of this module students will have:
1. Developed entrepreneurial skills such as ideation, opportunity identification, resilience, dealing with uncertainty and setbacks, and launching a new business;
2. Recognised entrepreneurship does not occur in isolation and actively engaged with their group and the external environment to garner partnerships, feedback, data and testing of ideas;
3. Critiqued different tools of new venture creation and identified when and how to use them in the future;
4. Synthesised literature on entrepreneurship with own personal experiences, thoughts and expectations to garner a deeper understanding of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial behaviour in their surrounds
Module content will relate to the processes and activities necessary to create a new venture. These include idea generation techniques, group idea development workshops, the use of relevant business development tools, weekly requirements to research and explore ideas, and carry out final pitches of business ideas. The latter classes will incorporate more analytical, theoretical reflection of what it is to be an entrepreneur. You will be required to engage with industry to research your business idea and conduct your individual assignment. You will be assigned and provided with readings and online material as the module progresses.
Material for the class is released and discussed in the first class.
| Student Effort Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lectures | 24 |
| Small Group | 25 |
| Practical | 25 |
| Autonomous Student Learning | 51 |
| Total | 125 |
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Not applicable to this module.
Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Additional Information:Students must have a natural interest and curiosity in entrepreneurship. Given the interactive nature of this module, students are expected to attend and participate in all lectures.Please note places are limited so early registration is recommended
Assessment Strategy
| Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continuous Assessment: New Venture Creation Project - Group Presentation Component | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 15 |
| Continuous Assessment: Individual assessment | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Graded | Yes | 45 |
| Continuous Assessment: New Venture Creation Project - Group Written Component | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Graded | Yes | 40 |
| Resit In | Terminal Exam |
|---|---|
| Autumn | No |
Feedback Strategy/Strategies
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
How will my Feedback be Delivered?
Feedback will be given post assessment for interim assessments, as well as throughout the module on an informal basis.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Dr Orla Byrne | Tutor |
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