Global Entrepreneurship (7934.4)

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Global Entrepreneurship
Available teaching periods Delivery mode Location
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EFTSL Credit points Faculty
0.125 3 Faculty Of Business, Government & Law
Discipline Study level HECS Bands
School Of Management Level 3 - Undergraduate Advanced Unit Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021)
Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan Social Work_Exclude 0905)
Band 5 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021)
The unit will cover the following areas:Theories, practice and nature of entrepreneurship in small business, large corporations, government, not-for-profit and community organisations;Key trends and practices in entrepreneurship, both nationally and internationally;Economic and social implications of entrepreneurship;Key issues for successful entrepreneurship, such as the problems of ethnicity and gender issues in entrepreneurship.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Develop a sound understanding of the theories underpinning entrepreneurship globally;
2. Explain and discuss the differences between the range of entrepreneurial activities and organisations;
3. Demonstrate an understanding of the inter-relationship between management and entrepreneurship; and
4. Acquire the skills to analyse emerging trends in global entrepreneurial activities.


Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity


Skills development

The graduate attributes for this unit need to be considered within the context or our changing world and the Forth Industrial Revolution: Innovation, Technology - Automation and Changes to the Workforce. This unit will also provide a place to enable and test practice that both from a theory and graduate attribute perspective. 



Prerequisites

6349 Entrepreneurship
Year Location Teaching period Teaching start date Delivery mode Unit convener
Not available

Required texts

Basic Textbook:

 

Supplementary readings: (Optional)

Alternative textbooks:

  • Jeffry Timmons, L. Gillin, Sam Burshtein and Stephen Spinelli (2010), New Venture Creation: Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century - A Pacific Rim Perspective MacGraw Hill, Australia

  •  Bessant, J, Tidd, J, (2011) Innovation and entrepreneurship, Second Edition, John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Sussex, United  Kingdom

 

Academic Journals:

  • Journal of enterprising

  • Journal of business venturing

  • Journal of Entrepreneurship,

  • International Journal of Entrepreneurship,

  • Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal,

  • Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice

 

Websites of con-current news and business reviews:

  • www.business.gov.au

  • http://cbrin.com.au/

  • http://innovation.gov.au/

  • https://www.ipaustralia.gov.au/

Submission of assessment items

Extensions & Late submissions

All assignments are required to be submitted by the due date. 

Extension process is in the personal service section on the canvas site. Please read and follow the instructions. 

However in this unit the following practice will be followed. Late assessment which is submitted within 7 days of the specified submission date and time will be accepted for marking. However, 5% of the total marks allocated for that item of assessment will be deducted for each day the assessment is overdue. Late assessment submitted more than 7 days after the prescribed date and time may not be marked. In this case a student will not receive any marks for the relevant piece of assessment.

If for any reason you are unable to do an assignment by the due date you must submit, to the Unit Convenor, a request for an extension in writing before the due date (unless impossible) setting out in detail the genuine and exceptional reason for requesting the extension.  If there is a medical or counselling reason for the extension request it must be accompanied by a medical or counselling certificate which clearly states:

  • that you were unfit to complete the assignment;
  • the date of the medical or counselling consultation; and
  • the period for which you were / are / will be unfit to complete the assignment.

Special assessment requirements

You must attempt all assessments to pass this unit and gain an aggregate mark of 50% to pass.

Academic integrity

Students have a responsibility to uphold University standards on ethical scholarship. Good scholarship involves building on the work of others and use of others' work must be acknowledged with proper attribution made. Cheating, plagiarism, and falsification of data are dishonest practices that contravene academic values. Refer to the University's Student Charter for more information.

To enhance understanding of academic integrity, all students are expected to complete the Academic Integrity Module (AIM) at least once during their course of study. You can access this module within UCLearn (Canvas) through the 'Academic Integrity and Avoiding Plagiarism' link in the Study Help site.

Use of Text-Matching Software

The University of Canberra uses text-matching software to help students and staff reduce plagiarism and improve understanding of academic integrity. The software matches submitted text in student assignments against material from various sources: the internet, published books and journals, and previously submitted student texts.

Partnering in learning 

Partnering in learning 

1. There are weekly collaboration meetings scheduled in your timetable for this unit.

2. Consultation time will be suited to your needs by appointment, in person, skype or phone. Email is not an engaging approach. 

3. Innovation ACT 2018 is a further opportunity

4.Live global entrepreneurship projects and activities

Participation requirements

How to progress through this unit

Independence, respect, submit all assessment, listen and take notes, work hard week to week, project planning and action are all key to being successful in this unit.

Required IT skills

Some opportunity to learn to program AI and learn new technologies is present int his unit. 

Work placement, internships or practicums

This unit involves practical WIL industry project and therefore, additional student responsibilities are required in addition to those described in this section. Work-place learning requires strict adherence to professional practice principles and ethics. Client confidentiality must always be maintained, anonymity in discussions and ethics applications, including for assessment items such as reports or essays.