The aim of this course is to give students a practical insight into the nature and workings of entrepreneurial ventures with a focus on management, development and growth. Students will work on a practical project that adds value to a small entrepreneurial venture across a range of contexts including commercial, non-profit, community or social enterprise. This course presents students with an opportunity to apply their understanding of theoretical concepts learned through this course and others contained within the degree programme in a real entrepreneurial organisation. 

In person live workshops consisting of:

■ 2 x 2-hr per week for first 4 weeks of semester (CTT weeks: 6-9) on a Wednesday 10:00-12:00 (AM slot) and 1-3pm (PM slot)

■ 1 x 2 hr (AM slot) 1-4pm on Wednesday 5th week of semester (CTT week 10).

■ 2x3 hr (PM slot) 1-4pm on Wednesday of 10th & 11th week of semester (CTT week 15 &16).

Attendance is compulsory for all workshops due to the practical 'hands-on' nature of the class. 

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Reassessments are normally available for all courses, except those which contribute to the Honours classification. For non-Honours courses, students are offered reassessment in all or any of the components of assessment if the satisfactory (threshold) grade for the overall course is not achieved at the first attempt. This is normally grade D3 for undergraduate students and grade C3 for postgraduate students. Exceptionally it may not be possible to offer reassessment of some coursework items, in which case the mark achieved at the first attempt will be counted towards the final course grade. Any such exceptions for this course are described below. 

The aim of this honours option is to give students a practical insight into the nature and workings of a small entrepreneurial venture. Students gains a first-hand experience of the issues faced by founding entrepreneurs and/ or managers who are trying to manage, grow and develop an entrepreneurial venture. Working as part of a team throughout the course students will interact face-to-face with the founding entrepreneur and/ or manager and undertake a focussed project, which will be centred on supporting the venture to grow / develop. For example, the project may involve investigating how best to take a new product into an existing market or an existing product into a new market. The project supports students to transfer theory into practice and to develop their team working, communication, research, and analytical skills through experiential learning. This course is designed to be practical, and students will have the opportunity to develop the University's graduate attributes. The external organisations involved with the course provide real time live challenges.

Student teams will be allocated a mentor who is a practising consultant. The mentor helps to provide an external perspective and an opportunity to act as a sounding board. 

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

1. Identify and evaluate the opportunities and constraining factors for the growth and development of an entrepreneurial venture.

2. Critically evaluate a specific challenge faced by the host venture.

3. Construct and communicate strategic recommendations for host venture via a clear, effective and structured oral presentation.

4. Reflect on their ability to self-manage and to work collaboratively with others to deliver the host venture project.

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.