Courses & Units

Fundamentals of Innovation and Entrepreneurship BAA539

Introduction

To be innovative, you need to be able to think differently. In this unit, you’ll learn about the thinking tools that entrepreneurs use to create innovative products and build a thriving business around them. You’ll learn what it means to adopt an entrepreneurial mindset, how to tackle problems and make decisions with limited information and how to maintain a customer-centric focus throughout the life-cycle of a product or business. By the end of this unit, you will have learned some of the fundamental theories and thinking tools that entrepreneurs and innovators use every day, as well as learning about the characteristics of successful entrepreneurs and how to cultivate this mindset.

Summary

Unit name	Fundamentals of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Unit code	BAA539
Credit points	12.5
College/School	College of Business & Economics Tasmanian School of Business and Economics
Discipline	Management
Coordinator	Doctor Roshni Narendran
Delivered By	University of Tasmania
Level	Postgraduate

Availability

Location	Study period	Attendance options		Available to
Hobart	Semester 1	On-Campus		International	Domestic
Launceston	Semester 2	On-Campus		International	Domestic
Online	Semester 1		Off-Campus	International	Domestic

Key

: On-campus
: Off-Campus
: International students
: Domestic students

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Key Dates

Study Period	Start date	Census date	WW date	End date
Semester 1	26/2/2024	22/3/2024	15/4/2024	2/6/2024
Semester 2	22/7/2024	16/8/2024	9/9/2024	27/10/2024

* 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).

Unit census dates currently displaying for 2024 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2024 will be available from the 1st October 2023. Note census date cutoff is 11.59pm AEST (AEDT during October to March).

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Learning Outcomes

Consider and critically evaluate theories and practices of entrepreneurship and innovation.
Distinguish and appraise the characteristics of an entrepreneur.
Critically evaluate the value of innovation and enterprise thinking in a range of professional contexts.

Fee Information

The 2024 Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) rates are still being finalised by the Government and we will update the domestic fee information as soon as we have more details.

Requisites

Prerequisites

N/A

Teaching

Assessment	Presentation (Individual or Group) (25%)\|Workshop (30%)\|Report (45%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable \| View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required	There is no prescribed text for the unit. Instead, a list of recommended readings is provided through the MyLO site for the unit.
Recommended	Baron, RA 2006, ‘Opportunity recognition as pattern recognition: How entrepreneurs “connect the dots” to identify new business opportunities’, Academy of Management Perspectives, vol. 20, no. 1, pp.104-119. Deakins, D & Freel, MS 1999, Entrepreneurship and Small Firms, 5th edn, McGraw Hill Education, Maidenhead, Berkshire. Dess, GG & Lumpkin, GT 2005, ‘The role of entrepreneurial orientation in stimulating effective corporate entrepreneurship’, Academy of Management Perspectives, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 147-156. Filser, M., Tiberius, V., Kraus, S., Zeitlhofer, T., Kailer, N. and Müller, A., 2020. Opportunity recognition: conversational foundations and pathways ahead. Entrepreneurship Research Journal. https://doi.org/10.1515/erj-20200124 Hitt, MA, Ireland, RD, Sirmon, DG & Trahms, CA 2011, ‘Strategic entrepreneurship: creating value for individuals, organizations, and society, Academy of Management Perspectives, vol. 25, no. 2, pp.57-75. Hlady-Rispal, M. and Servantie, V., 2018. Deconstructing the way in which value is created in the context of social entrepreneurship. International Journal of Management Reviews, vol. 20, no. 1, pp.62-80. Horváth, K 2018, ‘Financial bootstrapping techniques: a systematic review of the literature’, On Research, vol.1, pp. 84-94. Kahn, KB 2018, ‘Understanding innovation’, Business Horizons, vol. 61, no. 3, pp. 453- 460. Kolko, J 2015, ‘Design thinking comes of age. “connect the dots” to identify new business opportunities’, Harvard Business Review, vol. September, pp. 1-7. Mason, C & Brown, R 2013, Entrepreneurial ecosystems and growth oriented entrepreneurship, The Hague, Netherlands, viewed 23 November 2020, McMullen, JS 2017, ‘Are you pivoting away your passion? The hidden danger of assuming customer sovereignty in entrepreneurial value creation’, Business Horizons, vol. 60 no. 4, pp.427-430. Osterwalder, A & Pigneur, Y 2010. Business model generation: a handbook for visionaries, game changers, and challengers. John Wiley & Sons. Sarasvathy, SD 2001, What makes entrepreneurs entrepreneurial?, viewed 26 May 2020, < Sarasvathy, SD & Dew, N 2005, 'New market creation through transformation'. Journal of Evolutionary Economics, vol. 15, no. 5, pp. 533565. Scott, M and Bruce, R 1987, ‘Five stages of growth in small business’, Long Range Planning, vol. 20 no. 3, pp.45-52. Simmons, SA, Wiklund, J, Levie, J, Bradley, SW & Sunny, SA, 2019. ‘Gender gaps and reentry into entrepreneurial ecosystems after business failure’, Small Business Economics, vol. 53, no. 2, pp. 517-531. Shepherd, DA 2003, ‘Learning from business failure: Propositions of grief recovery for the self-employed’, Academy of Management Review, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 318-328. Ucbasaran, D., Westhead, P., Wright, M. and Flores, M., 2010. The nature of entrepreneurial experience, business failure and comparative optimism. Journal of Business Venturing, vol. 25, no. 6, pp.541-555. Wagenschwanz, AM 2020, ‘The Identity of Entrepreneurs: Providing Conceptual Clarity and Future Directions’, International Journal of Management Reviews, vol. 00, pp. 1-21.
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Required

There is no prescribed text for the unit. Instead, a list of recommended readings is provided through the MyLO site for the unit.

Recommended

Baron, RA 2006, ‘Opportunity recognition as pattern recognition: How entrepreneurs “connect the dots” to identify new business opportunities’, Academy of Management Perspectives, vol. 20, no. 1, pp.104-119.

Deakins, D & Freel, MS 1999, Entrepreneurship and Small Firms, 5th edn, McGraw Hill Education, Maidenhead, Berkshire.

Dess, GG & Lumpkin, GT 2005, ‘The role of entrepreneurial orientation in stimulating effective corporate entrepreneurship’, Academy of Management Perspectives, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 147-156.

Filser, M., Tiberius, V., Kraus, S., Zeitlhofer, T., Kailer, N. and Müller, A., 2020. Opportunity recognition: conversational foundations and pathways ahead. Entrepreneurship Research Journal. https://doi.org/10.1515/erj-20200124

Hitt, MA, Ireland, RD, Sirmon, DG & Trahms, CA 2011, ‘Strategic entrepreneurship: creating value for individuals, organizations, and society, Academy of Management Perspectives, vol. 25, no. 2, pp.57-75.

Hlady-Rispal, M. and Servantie, V., 2018. Deconstructing the way in which value is created in the context of social entrepreneurship. International Journal of Management Reviews, vol. 20, no. 1, pp.62-80. Horváth, K 2018, ‘Financial bootstrapping techniques: a systematic review of the literature’, On Research, vol.1, pp. 84-94.

Kahn, KB 2018, ‘Understanding innovation’, Business Horizons, vol. 61, no. 3, pp. 453- 460.

Kolko, J 2015, ‘Design thinking comes of age. “connect the dots” to identify new business opportunities’, Harvard Business Review, vol. September, pp. 1-7.

Mason, C & Brown, R 2013, Entrepreneurial ecosystems and growth oriented entrepreneurship, The Hague, Netherlands, viewed 23 November 2020,

McMullen, JS 2017, ‘Are you pivoting away your passion? The hidden danger of assuming customer sovereignty in entrepreneurial value creation’, Business Horizons, vol. 60 no. 4, pp.427-430.

Osterwalder, A & Pigneur, Y 2010. Business model generation: a handbook for visionaries, game changers, and challengers. John Wiley & Sons.

Sarasvathy, SD 2001, What makes entrepreneurs entrepreneurial?, viewed 26 May 2020, < Sarasvathy, SD & Dew, N 2005, 'New market creation through transformation'. Journal of Evolutionary Economics, vol. 15, no. 5, pp. 533565.

Scott, M and Bruce, R 1987, ‘Five stages of growth in small business’, Long Range Planning, vol. 20 no. 3, pp.45-52.

Simmons, SA, Wiklund, J, Levie, J, Bradley, SW & Sunny, SA, 2019. ‘Gender gaps and reentry into entrepreneurial ecosystems after business failure’, Small Business Economics, vol. 53, no. 2, pp. 517-531.

Shepherd, DA 2003, ‘Learning from business failure: Propositions of grief recovery for the self-employed’, Academy of Management Review, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 318-328.

Ucbasaran, D., Westhead, P., Wright, M. and Flores, M., 2010. The nature of entrepreneurial experience, business failure and comparative optimism. Journal of Business Venturing, vol. 25, no. 6, pp.541-555.

Wagenschwanz, AM 2020, ‘The Identity of Entrepreneurs: Providing Conceptual Clarity and Future Directions’, International Journal of Management Reviews, vol. 00, pp. 1-21.

Links

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