Entrepreneurship and Opportunity

ENT10001 12.5 Credit Points Hawthorn Available to incoming Study Abroad and Exchange students

Duration

  • One Semester or equivalent

Contact hours

  • 36 Hours

On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.

2022 teaching periods

Hawthorn

Higher Ed. Semester 1 Higher Ed. Semester 2

Dates:
28 Feb 22 - 29 May 22

Results:
5 Jul 22

Last self enrolment:
13 Mar 22

Census:
31 Mar 22

Last withdraw without fail:
15 Apr 22

Dates:
1 Aug 22 - 30 Oct 22

Results:
6 Dec 22

Last self enrolment:
14 Aug 22

Census:
31 Aug 22

Last withdraw without fail:
16 Sep 22

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.
 
4 Work collaboratively to explore and interpret challenges of entrepreneurial ventures.