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The main focus of this course is the independent entrepreneur as business founder. The course covers the nature of new business ventures, why many fail, family firms, and how new small businesses are financed. Case studies are used extensively and students must also produce their own business proposal and business plan. This course is highly recommended for those students interested in competing in the Entre $85K Challenge.
An introduction to Entrepreneurship. This course will explore both the theory and practical applications of entrepreneurship. WorkloadThe workload is 150 hours.
BCom Learning Goals:GOAL 1 - Graduates can demonstrate advanced knowledge of their selected subject major, informed by the broader context of Commerce;A. Expose the students to the pervasiveness and complexity of economic needs and how those un-met needs create entrepreneurial opportunities.B. Define entrepreneurship and how it differs from management. C. Expose students to the entrepreneurship method and how it can be applied to help address human problems. D. Explore why and how entrepreneurship has become a necessity in many nations as growth and global competiveness have diminished. GOAL 2 - Graduates are able to use analytical thinking and problem-solving skills to address specific problems; A. Provide the tools and conceptual frameworks to understand entrepreneurial opportunities in the social sector. Including:i. Effectuation.ii. Value Analysis iii. Opportunity assessment. B. Understand the challenges in measuring economic performance and how economic performance is different in social enterprises than in profit seeking enterprise.GOAL 3 - Graduates can understand issues from a range of ethical, global and multicultural perspectives; A. Introduce an appreciation of regulatory challenges faced by entrepreneurs. B. Introduce an appreciation for the cultural and ethical issued faced in enterprise. GOAL 4- Graduates are able to communicate effectively both orally and in written form.A. Student teams will conduct a project in this class that includes both a written report and an oral presentation. The student team will have the choice of:i. Social enterprise business concept. Learning Goal Assessment1 Tests2 Project 3 Tests, Project4 Project Students are expected to become conversant with all materials discussed in lectures, supplied as hand-outs or identified in course readings. The Department of Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurship assumes that students have read the relevant sections concerning course regulations and aegrotat applications in the UC Calendar: “General Course and Examination Regulations”. As marks may be scaled at the end of the semester, there is no set pass mark for each individual item of assessment. A passing mark will depend on your overall performance on all items of assessment compared with other members of the class.Holding of AssignmentsFor quality assurance purposes the School is required to hold on record a number of assignments as examples of differing standards of work. If you have any objections to the school holding your assignment for this purpose then email the course coordinator to ensure your assignment is not used for this purpose.Departmental Academic Policies The Department assumes that you have read this document.You should also read the General Course and Examination Regulations
(1) ACCT102; and (2) Any 60 points at 200-level or above in Commerce or Science
MGMT 321
Morgan Miles
Mid-term Test 25%In class test – 10 questions, short answer – essay on lectures and readings covered in weeks 1,2,3,4,& 5Test 2 25% 10 questions essay on lectures and readings coveredProject Report Test 25%A 10 page technical paper that –1. Develops a social enterprise concept, explaining What the need/opportunity is; Why the opportunity can be addressed by the student team; and How the SE will meet these needs and create competitive advantage. Project Presentation 25% A 5-7 minute (timed) presentation of the up-dated report using powerpoint. No more than 10 slides. Marks and GradesMarks will be posted on the LEARN site as soon as possible after the assessments have been marked. You will be notified by email when the marks are available. Dishonest PracticeThe University of Canterbury considers cheating and plagiarism to be serious acts of dishonesty. All assessed work must be your own individual work unless specifically stated otherwise in the assessment guidelines. Material quoted from any other source must be clearly acknowledged. You must not copy the work of another person (student or published work) in any assessment including examinations, tests and assignments. Any person who is found to have copied someone else's work, or to have allowed their work to be copied, will receive a fail grade for that piece of assessment and may face disciplinary action which may lead to a fine, community service or exclusion from the University.IMPORTANT: Where there are concerns regarding the authorship of written course work, a student can be required to provide a formal, oral explanation of the content of their work.
Kuratko, Donald F; Entrepreneurship : theory, process, practice ; 9th ed; South-Western Cengage learning, 2014.
MGMT342S1 Course Outline LEARN
Class RepresentativeA class representative may be asked to volunteer in the first few weeks of class. Any problems with the course can be raised with the class rep. Their email can be found at UCSA. The class representative will take up any issues raised by class members with the lecturer concerned as they occur.Departmental Academic Policies The Department assumes that you have read this document.You should also read the General Course and Examination RegulationsDishonest PracticeThe University of Canterbury considers cheating and plagiarism to be serious acts of dishonesty. All assessed work must be your own individual work unless specifically stated otherwise in the assessment guidelines. Material quoted from any other source must be clearly acknowledged. You must not copy the work of another person (student or published work) in any assessment including examinations, tests and assignments. Any person, who is found to have copied someone else's work, or to have allowed their work to be copied, will receive a fail grade for that piece of assessment and may face disciplinary action which may lead to a fine, community service or exclusion from the university.IMPORTANT: Where there are concerns regarding the authorship of written course work, a student can be required to provide a formal, oral explanation of the content of their work.Coversheets - Group and Individual
Domestic fee $759.00
International fee $3,125.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
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