Entrepreneurial Foundations

Course aim

The aim of this course is to equip students to apply specialised knowledge in the field of entrepreneurship in a range of contexts to undertake highly skilled work in this field, and to provide a pathway for further learning. The course will help students identify and successfully develop entrepreneurial opportunities to the stage of developing a professional plan to launch a new venture, whether in the for-profit sector, or in the field of social entrepreneurship.

Course content

The nature and importance of entrepreneurship and innovation; understanding entrepreneurs' motivations; generating, identifying and screening new venture ideas; the entrepreneurial process; organising resources needed to launch a new venture; sources of new venture finance; ethical considerations; entrepreneurial strategy; forecasting sales; putting together a credible feasibility plan to launch the new venture.

Textbook(s)

Spinelli, S & Adams, R 2012, New venture creation: entrepreneurship for the 21st century, 9th edn, McGraw-Hill, Australia, Sydney.

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Preparatory	1 x 1 week
Seminar	3 hours x 10 weeks
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE
External	30 hours equiv. x N/A
INTERNAL, CITY WEST (INTENSIVE)
Seminar	30 hours equiv. x N/A

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Case study, Major Project Report

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4C)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.