Courses & Units
Foundations of Entrepreneurship BMA246
This unit is being phased out, no new enrolments are being taken.
Introduction
Both Australia’s and China’s growth in the current age is due, in no small part, to entrepreneurship. It is important to thus understand the notion of entrepreneurship, and its impact on economy and society. A comprehensive knowledge of entrepreneurship will enable students to better understand whether they wish to go into business for themselves, in order to target their entrepreneurial capability. This unit, therefore, is not about the ‘how’ of entrepreneurship, but the ‘what’ and the ‘why’. That is, it considers the nature of entrepreneurship and how it differs from innovation and invention. This unit also considers the role of entrepreneurship in the economy, its impact on society, and its manifestation in different organisational contexts, as well as in different country settings. The lectures will give you a firm grounding in these topics from a Western perspective; the tutorials will give you an opportunity to apply this grounding to your home context.
Summary
| Unit name | Foundations of Entrepreneurship |
|---|---|
| Unit code | BMA246 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| College/School | College of Business & Economics Tasmanian School of Business and Economics |
| Discipline | Management |
| Coordinator | Professor Stuart Crispin |
| Available as an elective? | No |
| Delivered By | University of Tasmania and Third Party(ies): Shanghai Ocean University AEIN Institute |
| Level | Intermediate |
Availability
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai Ocean University | Shanghai Semester 2 | On-Campus | International | ||
Key
- On-campus
- Off-Campus
- International students
- Domestic students
Note
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Key Dates
| Study Period | Start date | Census date | WW date | End date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai Semester 2 | 26/2/2024 | 5/4/2024 | 1/1/1970 | 31/5/2024 |
* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (refer to How do I withdraw from a unit? for more information).
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Learning Outcomes
- Knowledge of the theories and concepts related to the process and context of entrepreneurship
- Demonstrated ability to apply cognitive heuristics to make sense of the competitive environment
- Demonstrated ability to communicate ideas in a clear and concise manner
Fee Information
| Field of Education | Commencing Student Contribution 1,3 | Grandfathered Student Contribution 1,3 | Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution 2,3 | Domestic Full Fee 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100707 | $2,040.00 | $957.00 | not applicable | $2,695.00 |
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Teaching
| Assessment | Test or quiz (10%)|Essay (20%)|New Venture Proposal (30%)|Exam - invigilated (centrally) (40%) |
|---|---|
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required |
You will need the following text [available from the Co-op Bookshop]: Fredrick, H, O’Connor, A, & Kuratko, DF, 2015, Entrepreneurship: theory, process, and practice (4th edition), Cengage, Melbourne. |
|---|---|
| Recommended | Atkinson, RD & Ezell, SJ 2012, Innovation economics, Yale University Press, London. Bessant, J & Tidd, J 2012, Entrepreneurship and innovation, John Wiley & Sons, Sydney. Drucker, PF 2009, Innovation and entrepreneurship, Harper & Row Publishers, New York. Govindarajan, V & Trimble, C 2010, The other side of innovation: solving the execution challenge, Harvard Business Press, Boston. Harvard Business Review 2013, HBR’s 10 must reads: on innovation, Harvard Business Press, Boston. Jones, T 2012, On innovation: turning on innovation in your culture, team and organisation, Essential Ideas Inc, Los Angeles. Von Hippel, E 2005, Democratizing innovation, MIT Press, Boston. | Links | Booktopia textbook finder |
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