QA1S006 - Business Entrepreneurship 01 Sep 2022 - 31 Aug 2027 | Version 2

Associated Module Information

Module Code: QA1S006
Module Title: Business Entrepreneurship
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Creative Industries
Faculty Group: FBCI Faculty
Faculty Sub Group: FBCI Faculty
Module Leader: Lorna Loy
Module Team: Khalid Solaiman, Najma Khatun, Liam Newton
First Intended Intake: SEP 2021 Final Year of Intake: 2026
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 4
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes:
HECOS Code Weighting:

Document Version Information

Version 2
Valid From 01 Sep 2022
Valid To 31 Aug 2027

Module Aims

The aim of this module is to increase students’ awareness and appreciation of entrepreneurship., They will do this by focusing upon the role of entrepreneurs in society, understanding the entrepreneurial mind-set, and discovering the associated characteristics and traits of ‘being entrepreneurial’ and ‘being an entrepreneur’.

Content Summary

The entrepreneur will be discussed by considering the alternative methods of entrepreneurial implementation. Students will explore entrepreneurship whilst discovering the diverse environments that can and have been utilised from an entrepreneurial perspective. Students will comprehend the importance of business models, and in groups implement a business model in detail for a contemporary business idea. Following this, students will evaluate their own entrepreneurial traits and skills and will self-reflect on their entrepreneurial competencies utilising psychometric questionnaires and reflective models.

 

The module content will also draw upon the theories and models presented in the other level 4 modules, for example marketing, HR, management to enable students to understand the inter-disciplinary nature of their course and collaborative working

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Seminar 48
Independent Study 65
Directed Study 75
Formative Assessment - Scheduled 4
Groupwork 8
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Apply understanding of the associated skills and traits to be an entrepreneur/ entrepreneurial person.
LO2 Evidence an awareness of using business models and theories within a business environment.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Report 1 A group report based on a case study of a SME 0 3200 80 No 40
Asynchronous Assessment Presentation (Asynchronous) 1 Group presentation on the Enterprise Challenge 15 N/A 20 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Report 1
Presentation (Asynchronous) 1

Reading List

Burns, P. (2016) Entrepreneurship and Small Business. London: Palgrave. (4th ed), Palgrave.
Rae, D. (2007) Entrepreneurship – from opportunity to action. Basingstoke: Palgrave MacMillan.

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Cameron, S. (2016). The Business Student’s Handbook: Skills for Study and Employment. Harlow: Pearson Education Limited
Cottrell, S. (2017) Critical thinking skills: Effective analysis, argument and reflection. London: MacMillan
Cottrell, S. (2019) The Study Skills Handbook. London: Red Globe Press.
De Chazal, E. and McCarter, S. (2013) Oxford EAP: A course in English for Academic Purposes. Oxford: OUP