ECMM181 | 2021/2 | University of Exeter

MODULE TITLE	Entrepreneurship Skills Development 3	CREDIT VALUE	30
MODULE CODE	ECMM181	MODULE CONVENER	Dr 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 ECM1111, 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

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

4. 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

5. Ability to work individually and with multidisciplinary teams

6. An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility

7. 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	40	Guided Independent Study	260	Placement / Study Abroad	0

DETAILS OF LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Scheduled learning and teaching activities	14	Guest Lectures (Business development)
Scheduled learning and teaching activities	6	PBL Support Sessions
Scheduled learning and teaching activities	20	Q&A Sessions
Guided independent study	260	Guided independent study

ASSESSMENT

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT - for feedback and development purposes; does not count towards module grade

Form of Assessment	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

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	ECM2121
CO-REQUISITE MODULES

NQF LEVEL (FHEQ)	7	AVAILABLE AS DISTANCE LEARNING	No
ORIGIN DATE	Friday 23rd April 2021	LAST REVISION DATE	Thursday 28th October 2021

KEY WORDS SEARCH	Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship Skills Development 3 - 2021 entry