BUSI4L2D1: Entrepreneurship (Online)
Type | Tied |
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Level | 4 |
Credits | 10 |
Availability | Not available in 2024/2025 |
Module Cap | None. |
Location | Durham |
Department | Management and Marketing |
Prerequisites
- None.
Corequisites
- None.
Excluded Combinations of Modules
- Entrepreneurship (Taught) BUSI 4L310 and Entrepreneurship (Online) BUSI4L2D2
Aims
- To provide students with a critical knowledge and understanding of the theory and practice of entrepreneurial management.
Content
- The entrepreneurial and entrepreneuring individual
- Thinking about entrepreneurial management
- Managing environments entrepreneurially
- Managing entrepreneurial organisations
- Building and sustaining the innovative organisation
Learning Outcomes
Subject-specific Knowledge:
- Upon successful completion of the module, the students will:
- have a critical understanding of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial behaviour;
- have a critical understanding of the ways in which entrepreneurial activity in different organisational contexts can be supported;
- knowledge of how to manage the entrepreneurial task environment, particularly in terms of organising and resourcing entrepreneurship;
- be equipped with knowledge of how to manage networks and relationships for entrepreneurship;
- have a critical appreciation of opportunities and threats to entrepreneurial behaviours in modern business environments and ways to foster entrepreneurial responses in individuals and organisations to meet these changes;
- be aware of the key considerations in adopting and fostering entrepreneurial responses within different organisational contexts.
Subject-specific Skills:
- Upon successful completion of the module, the students will :
- have developed skills around opportunity identification and exploitation in the entrepreneurial and organisational contexts;
- have developed means to diagnose, assess, plan and implement change entrepreneurship in organisational contexts.
Key Skills:
- Written communication; planning, organising and time management; problem solving and analysis; using initiative; computer literacy.
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module
- The module is delivered via online learning, divided up into study weeks with specially produced resources within each week. Resources vary according to the learning outcomes but normally include: video content, directed reading, reflective activities, opportunities for self-assessment and peer-to-peer learning within tutor-facilitated discussions.
- The formative assessment serves to encourage students to study regularly and to monitor their learning progress. Tutors provide feedback on formative work and are available for individual consultation as necessary (usually by email and Skype).
- The summative assessment is designed to test students' understanding of relevant concepts and their ability to apply what they have learned through critical analysis of a particular organisation, focusing on the role of the individual, the organisation and the entrepreneurial task environment. The emphasis throughout will be on integrating theory with practice.
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
Activity | Number | Frequency | Duration | Total | Monitored |
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Video content, tutor-facilitated discussion, directed reading, reflective activities and guidance for further independent study | 100 | Yes | |||
Total | 100 |
Summative Assessment
Component: Written Assignment | Component Weighting: 100% | ||
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Element | Length / Duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
Analysis of entrepreneurial case | 3000 words max | 100 | same |
Formative Assessment
1000 word assignment based on a case study.
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