Entrepreneurship and Opportunity
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 36 Hours
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
2022 teaching periods
Hawthorn Winter |
Hawthorn Higher Ed. Semester 2 | |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Prerequisites
Nil
Corequisites
Nil
Alternative Tertiary Entry Program: Students who have passed ENT00001 are exempted from taking this unit and must select another unit in its place with advice from a Course Advice Specialist.
Aims and objectives
This unit will introduce students to entrepreneurship and develop an entrepreneurial mindset and explore opportunities. The unit examines the entrepreneurial process and the contexts in which it can be applied, including startups, corporations (intrapreneurship) and the social sector. Key objectives are to introduce students to entrepreneurship by putting their knowledge into practice, through activities and assessments that require them to think like an entrepreneur.
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1 Understand and explain various forms of entrepreneurship and their application in Australian and global contexts.
2 Identify characteristics of ideas and opportunities and analyse strengths and weaknesses in the process of transforming an idea into an opportunity.
3 Explore characteristics, mindset and skills of entrepreneurs and reflect on how this can be applied in their own situation.
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment and content.
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Face to Face Contact Class | 2 | 12 | 24 |
Online Contact Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning | 1 | 12 | 12 |
Unspecified Learning Activities Independent Learning | 9.5 | 12 | 114 |
TOTAL | 150 hours |
Assessment
1. Portfolio of Tasks (Individual) 40 – 60%
2. Project (Group) 40 – 60%
2. Project (Group) 40 – 60%
Content
• Challenges of different types of entrepreneurial ventures in Australian and global contexts
• What defines an entrepreneur: entrepreneurial orientation, skills and mindset
• Reflect on application of entrepreneurial orientation in your own situation
• Diversity of entrepreneurs, the importance of self-awareness, self-awareness tools and techniques
• What is an opportunity? Sources of ideas and opportunities, and how an idea becomes an opportunity
• Techniques and tools for evaluating and developing entrepreneurial opportunities
• Apply techniques to existing and own ideas and present decisions based on opportunity evaluation
Study resources
- Reading materials.
Reading materials
Students are advised to check the unit outline in the relevant teaching period for appropriate textbooks and further reading.