Study information

Entrepreneurship Skills Development 3 - 2020 entry

MODULE TITLEEntrepreneurship Skills Development 3 CREDIT VALUE30
MODULE CODEECMM181 MODULE CONVENERUnknown
DURATION: TERM 1 2 3
DURATION: WEEKS 11 0 0
Number of Students Taking Module (anticipated) 50
DESCRIPTION - summary of the module content

This module brings together and consolidates all your learning from the degree course to give you the skills, confidence and ability to launch your own business. You will work with a personal mentor, academic staff in Engineering and the Business School and with staff in the Innovation Centre (business development manager, intellectual property specialist) to develop a personal development plan.

You will learn and experience what it means to be an entrepreneur; how to find funding sources, access finance, complete tax and administrative documents as well as set-up and dissolve a limited company. You will build on the knowledge gained in Years 2 and 3 around project management, learn how to deal with scope creep, develop a marketing strategy and network with potential clients. 

This course continues study initiated in ECM1101, ECM2112.

Prerequisite module: ECM2112 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 and to apply these in a practical engineering way by setting up your own business. 

It will give you the opportunity to apply your imagination and creativity to design and develop a new product or system in a safe environment supported by the University’s resources.

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, D4m, D8m, EA4m, EA6m, ET5m, EP5m EP6m

1. Insight and understanding customer needs
2. Understand and demonstrate compliance with financial and legal obligations
3. Demonstrate an innovative approach to product and process design and development
4. Create and refine a detailed marketing strategy

Discipline Specific Skills and Knowledge: SM2m, SM4m, SM6m, ET1m

5. Demonstrate an analytical, systematic and creative approach to solving an engineering problem
6. Create and develop detailed product proposals within realistic constraints e.g. economic, environmental, social, ethical, manufacturability and sustainability

Personal and Key Transferable / Employment Skills and Knowledge: D5m, D6m,  ET3m, G1p, G1m, G3p, G3m

7. Ability to work individually and with multidisciplinary teams
8. An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
9. Able to communicate effectively
10. Project management including able to apply aspects of PRINCE2
11. Understanding and able to write a Health and Safety, Quality and Environmental Policy document for your company
SYLLABUS PLAN - summary of the structure and academic content of the module

There is a range of tasks within the module, involving:

  • Individual sessions with your personal mentor on developing your business plan
  • Individual assignments for in depth study on your business proposals, market research, design and development within the hack spaces on and off campus
  • Opportunities to engage with other entrepreneurs
  • Business support on company structures and responsibilities, terminology, finances, legal, intellectual property
  • Project management
  • Workshops, where you are taken through:
  • Finance for Non-Financial Managers
  • Marketing, Sales and Business Development
  • Regulatory, Administrative and Legal Aspects of Business
  • Leadership and Management
  • Operational Effectiveness
LEARNING AND TEACHING
LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS (given in hours of study time)
Scheduled Learning & Teaching Activities 100 Guided Independent Study 200 Placement / Study Abroad 0
DETAILS OF LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
Category Hours of study time Description
Scheduled learning and teaching activities 22 Lectures (Business development)
Scheduled learning and teaching activities 12 Workshops e.g. DO
Scheduled learning and teaching activities 66 Group study
Guided independent study 200 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
Submission of draft marketing strategy   All Written and 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
Marketing strategy 25 10 hours All Written and verbal
Administrative portfolio (financial and legal documentation) 25 10 hours All Written and verbal
Investment strategy 25 10 hours All Written and verbal
Project Management Plan and timeline 25 10 hours 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

If a module is normally assessed entirely by coursework, all referred/deferred assessments will normally be by assignment.

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 None
CO-REQUISITE MODULES None
NQF LEVEL (FHEQ) 7 AVAILABLE AS DISTANCE LEARNING No
ORIGIN DATE Friday 31st January 2020 LAST REVISION DATE Friday 31st January 2020
KEY WORDS SEARCH Entrepreneurship

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