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Entrepreneurship Skills Development 3 - 2022 entry

MODULE TITLEEntrepreneurship Skills Development 3 CREDIT VALUE30
MODULE CODEECMM181 MODULE CONVENERDr Corrina Cory (Coordinator)
DURATION: TERM 1 2 3
DURATION: WEEKS 11 11 0
Number of Students Taking Module (anticipated) 50
DESCRIPTION - summary of the module content
This module brings together and consolidates all your learning from Entrepreneurship 1, Entrepreneurship 2 and other experiences during your degree to give you tips from inspirational guest speakers on subjects such as 'selecting the right team and leveraging your experts', 'Brand Essence' and 'Design Thinking' to hone your skills, confidence and ability to launch your own business or become an intrapreneur in a larger business. Each session will be highly immersive, featuring conversations with entrepreneurial guest speakers and facilitated PBL support sessions. Regular reflection reports on guest lectures will help you consider your personal values and principles to inform decisions as you grow your business and serve as building blocks for individual and company principles frameworks such as selecting your company and team and exploring your organisation and culture. 
Your final capstone assignment will help you refine your ideation process, decision-making and reflect on how individual perspectives can be reconciled to forge a set of shared team values and principles. 
 
 
This course continues study initiated in ENG1006, ECM2121.
 
Prerequisite module: ECM2121 or equivalent
AIMS - intentions of the module

The key aim of this module is to enable you to develop the skills and competencies to be an entrepreneur or intrapreneur and to apply these by defining your own mission, values and set of principles  

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES (ILOs) (see assessment section below for how ILOs will be assessed)

This is a constituent module of one or more degree programmes which are accredited by a professional engineering institution under licence from the Engineering Council. The learning outcomes for this module have been mapped to the output standards required for an accredited programme, as listed in the current version of the Engineering Council’s ‘Accreditation of Higher Education Programmes’ document (AHEP-V3).

A full list of the referenced outcomes is provided online: http://intranet.exeter.ac.uk/emps/studentinfo/subjects/engineering/accreditation/

The AHEP document can be viewed in full on the Engineering Council’s website, at http://www.engc.org.uk/

On successful completion of this module you should be able to:

Module Specific Skills and Knowledge: D1m, D2m,

1. Insight and understanding customer needs and application to defining company mission, values and set of principles
2. Demonstrate an innovative approach to business creation and development



Discipline Specific Skills and Knowledge: SM4m, SM6m, ET1m

4. Demonstrate an analytical, systematic and creative approach to solving an engineering problem

5. Create and develop detailed business proposals within realistic constraints e.g. economic, environmental, social, ethical and sustainability

Personal and Key Transferable / Employment Skills and Knowledge:  D6m,  G1p, G1m, G2p, G2m, G3p, G3m, G4p, G4m

6. Ability to work individually and with multidisciplinary teams

7. An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility

8. Able to communicate effectively

Reflect on learning experiences and apply learning to solve real-world problems applied to business planning and continuous self-improvement
 

SYLLABUS PLAN - summary of the structure and academic content of the module
There is a range of tasks within the module, involving:
  • Inspirational guest speakers
  • Regular reflective reports for in depth study on your business proposals and development within the hack spaces on and off campus
  • Opportunities to engage with other entrepreneurs
  • Business support on company structures and responsibilities, terminology, funding etc.
  • PBL Support Sessions with Entrepreneurship specialists
  • Capstone assignment to forge a set of shared team values and principles.  
 

 

LEARNING AND TEACHING
LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS (given in hours of study time)
Scheduled Learning & Teaching Activities 20 Guided Independent Study 280 Placement / Study Abroad 0
DETAILS OF LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
Category Hours of study time Description
Scheduled learning and teaching activities 10 Guest Lectures (Business development)
Scheduled learning and teaching activities 6 PBL Support Sessions
Scheduled learning and teaching activities 4 Q&A Sessions
Guided independent study 280 Guided independent study

 

ASSESSMENT
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT - for feedback and development purposes; does not count towards module grade
Form of Assessment Size of Assessment (e.g. duration/length) ILOs Assessed Feedback Method
Reflective discussion during Guest Lecture Q&As   All Verbal
       

 

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT (% of credit)
Coursework 100 Written Exams 0 Practical Exams 0
DETAILS OF SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT
Form of Assessment % of Credit Size of Assessment (e.g. duration/length) ILOs Assessed Feedback Method
Reflective Reports 45 6 x 4 page reports All Written and verbal
Capstone Assignment 55 30 pages + REFs and Appendices All Written and verbal
         

 

DETAILS OF RE-ASSESSMENT (where required by referral or deferral)
Original Form of Assessment Form of Re-assessment ILOs Re-assessed Time Scale for Re-assessment
All above Coursework (100%) All August Ref/Def Period
       

 

RE-ASSESSMENT NOTES

Reassessment is by a single piece of coursework only worth 100% of the module. For deferred candidates, the mark will be uncapped. For referred candidates, the mark will be capped at 50%.

RESOURCES
INDICATIVE LEARNING RESOURCES - The following list is offered as an indication of the type & level of
information that you are expected to consult. Further guidance will be provided by the Module Convener

Basic reading:

  • Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  • Journal of Engineering and Technology Management
  • Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice

ELE: http://vle.exeter.ac.uk/15

Web based and Electronic Resources:

Other Resources:

 

Reading list for this module:

There are currently no reading list entries found for this module.

CREDIT VALUE 30 ECTS VALUE 15
PRE-REQUISITE MODULES ECM2121
CO-REQUISITE MODULES
NQF LEVEL (FHEQ) 7 AVAILABLE AS DISTANCE LEARNING No
ORIGIN DATE Friday 23rd April 2021 LAST REVISION DATE Tuesday 10th October 2023
KEY WORDS SEARCH Entrepreneurship

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