Princ&Prc of Entrepreneurship

 

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Department: Business Studies Module Code: ENTR71000
Level: Level 7 Contact Hours: 36
Duration: 1 Semester Directed Study Hours: 0
Effective Term: 2014/15 Indep. Study Hours: 64
Credits: 5

Prerequisite Knowledge:

  None

Module Description/Aims:

  This module will provide students with the skills and insights to explore the opportunities and challenges of being resourceful in their career. It will explore new perspectives for understanding the entrepreneurial identity and its role within an entrepreneurial process. It will require students to examine their own entrepreneurial ambitions and strengths. Students will learn about the different contexts of entrepreneurship. The module will provide students with the opportunity to apply the entrepreneurial process in when solving a problem. The module will explore the value of networking and mentoring and how to identify, develop and manage these relationships known as social capital.  


 
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Contact Type Hours
Lecture1 Per Week
Practical/Workshop2 Per Week


 
Learning Outcomes show detail >>
   
 
On successful completion of the module, the learner will be able to:
No. Description/Learning Outcomes
1Determine and evaluate their personal entrepreneurial traits
2Evaluate the contexts and cultures of different types of entrepreneurship
3Apply an entrepreneurial process in problem solving
4Appraise the value and development of Social Capital
5Critique key strategies in being resourceful in solution identification and implementation


 
Learning Strategies show detail >>
   
 
Learning Strategies
This module is designed to combine a number of teaching and learning strategies which will explore the principles and practice of entrepreneurship. These teaching and learning strategies will include lectures, practicals and breakout discussion groups. Micro, Small to Medium Enterprises (SME) and global case studies will be assessed and discussed in both the commercial and non commercial sectors. Templates will be provided for use and critique. Relevant online resources will also be used where appropriate.<br>
Students will be presented with and instructed on how to apply and learn from the use of a recognised personal profiling index technique. <br>
Networking events and opportunities will be organised to allow the students to meet and interact with Entrepreneurial mentors.<br>


 
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Content Detail
The Entrepreneurial Mindset • Personal Profile Indexing
• Paradigms of Entrepreneurship
• The Entrepreneurial Identity
• Entrepreneurial Behaviour
• Entrepreneurial Climate and Culture
The Entrepreneurial Process• Scoping and Scaling a Concept
• Business Model Evaluation and Application
• Bespoke and Generic Solutions
• Business Plan Evaluation and Critique
• Negotiating for Resources
• Targeted Presentations
Social Capital Acquisition and Management• Network identification, evaluation and engagement
• Networking Management Tools and Techniques
• Mentors and Mentorship
• Team Positions and Positioning
Contexts of Entrepreneurship • Entrepreneurship in the workplace
• Public Sector Entrepreneurship
• Commercialising Research
• Corporate Entrepreneurship
• Technology Entrepreneurship
• Social and Community Entrepreneurship
• Family Enterprising
• Women and Minority Entrepreneurship


 
Assessment Strategies show detail >>
   
Assessment Strategies
Personal Profile Indexing: Submit and defend a paper illustrating their own entrepreneurial identity based on the outcomes and personal insights gained from a personal profiling exercise. (Learning Outcome 1)
Students, working in groups, will be required to evaluate and critique the business plan applied by an organisation in a relevant case study. The group will present their findings to a panel of cross disciplinary specialists. (Learning Outcomes 2 and 3)
Each student will be required to prepare and present an action plan to a cross disciplinary panel of specialists on their approach to solving a problem identified for a company of their own or as an employee of an identified organisation using the entrepreneurial process. (Learning Outcomes 1,2,3,4 and 5)


 
Indicative Assessments show detail >>
   
Learning Outcome Assessment Category Assessment Method Additional Information % alloc
1Continuous AssessmentProject - Individual30
2, 3Continuous AssessmentProject - Group30
1, 2, 3, 4, 5Final Exam (Other)Project - Individual40


 
Reading List show detail >>
   
 
Type ISBN Title Author Publisher Year Edition Library Link
Recommended0077121627Entrepreneurship and Small Firms
David Deakins and Mark Freel
McGraw-Hill		2010-
Recommended9789350437810Enterprise Edge : They Succeeded Like Success(eBrary)
Sharma, D.D. Saini, J.S
Global Media 		2010-
Recommended9780749458942Creating Success : How to Write a Business Plan (3rd Edition) (eBrary)
Finch, Brian
Kogan Page Ltd. 		2010-
Recommended9789814261128Creating Entrepreneurship : Making Miracles Happen (EBrary)
Kiesner, Fred
World Scientific Publishing Co. 		2009-
Recommended9780804773782Ethnic Entrepreneurs : Identity and Development Politics in Latin America (eBrary)
DeHart, Monica C.
Stanford University Press 		2010-
Recommended0012141516The Art of the Start
Kawasaki, G.
McGraw-Hill		2007-
Recommended9788763099912Women Entrepreneurship and Social Capital : A Dialogue and Construction (eBrary)
Aaltio, Iriis Kyro, Paula Sundin, Elisabeth
Copenhagen Business School Press 		2008-
Recommended9789814312332Social Entrepreneur Revolution : Doing Good by Making Money, Making Money by Doing Good (EBrary)
Clark, Martin
Marshall Cavendish 		2009-
Recommended0273682261Strategic Entrepreneurship
Wickham, P.
Prentice Hall 		2006Fourthview
Recommended9780956043306Entrepreneurship Made Simple
Kennelly, J. and Jerry Clifford
Kilmaclogue		2008view
Recommended9755566784545Handbook of Enquiry & Problem Based Learning
Macdonald, R.
NUI		2005-
Recommended9781904887171Enterprise in Action
O'Gorman, C, & Cunningham, J.
Oak Tree Press 		2007Thirdview
Recommended0958239142Entrepreneurs Toolkit
Burke, R.
Burke Publishing 		2007-
Recommended0012151467Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century
Timmons, J. Stephen Spinelli and Andrew Zacharakis
McGraw-Hill		2007-
Recommended047173750XPatterns of Entrepreneurship
Kaplan, J.; Warren, A.
Wiley		2007view
Recommended9781842181249Irish Cases in Entrepreneurship
Henry, C.; McGowan, P.
Blackhall Publishing		2007view
Recommended0471755257Managing Business Ethics
Trevino, L.; Nelson, K.
Wiley		2007view


 
Journals and Websites show detail >>
   
 
Type Description
Course Materialhttp://ecorner.stanford.edu/index.html
Websitewww.youngentrepreneur.ie
Websitewww.startingabusinessinireland.com
Websitewww.eoy.com
Websitewww.nfte.com
Websitewww.cso.ie
Websitewww.enterpriseireland.com
Course MaterialErnst & Young Learning Pack DVDs
JournalInternational Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research
JournalInternational Journal of Entrepreneurship and Management
JournalJournal of Industry and Higher Education
JournalJournal of Small Business & Enterprise Development
JournalJournal of Entrepreneurship Education Management
JournalJournal of Education and Training
JournalJournal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
JournalJournal of Small Business Management
JournalAction Learning: Research and Practice
JournalJournal of Management Development
JournalJournal of Direct, Data and Digital Marketing Practice
JournalInternational Journal of Mobile Marketing
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