Module Code: BSHC15
Long Title Business Entrepreneurship
Title Business Entrepreneurship
Module Level: LEVEL 6
EQF Level: 5
EHEA Level: Short Cycle
Credits: 5
Module Coordinator: AKARI DEVELOPER
Module Author: AKARI DEVELOPER
Departments:  
Specifications of the qualifications and experience required of staff  
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Learning Outcome Description
LO1 LO 1. Describe the role of strategic management in entrepreneurial firms
LO2 LO 2. Discuss the principles of developing business plans for new businesses
LO3 LO 3. Identify the different operational challenges facing entrepreneurs and the strategies that can be employed to overcome these obstacles
LO4 LO 4. Recognise entrepreneurial opportunities using the recommended methods
Dependencies
Module Recommendations

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is required before enrolment on this module. While the prior learning is expressed as named NCI module(s) it also allows for learning (in another module or modules) which is equivalent to the learning specified in the named module(s).
No recommendations listed
Co-requisite Modules
No Co-requisite modules listed
Entry requirements  
 

Module Content & Assessment

Indicative Content
The entrepreneurial firms impact (5%)
• Emerging trends • Tends in research and education • Internet and e-commerce • The evolution of entrepreneurship • The myths of entrepreneurship • The corridor principle
Corporate entrepreneurship (10%)
• Defining the concept • The need • Obstacles in corporate venturing • Reengineering corporate thinking • Innovative philosophy • The interactive model of corporate intrapreurship
Individual perspective (10%)
• Who are entrepreneurs • Sources of research • The dark side of entrepreneurship • Entrepreneurial stress
Entrepreneurial motivation (10%)
• Innovation • Creativity • Idea stoppers • Developing creativity • Sources of innovation
Ethical and social responsibility (10%)
• Managerial ethics • Main themes of ethics • Social responsibility • Environmental scanning • The five forces model • Competitive analysis
The business plan (10%)
• Pitfalls • What is a business plan • Benefits of a business plan • Developing a business plan • Elements of a business plan
Evaluation of entrepreneurial opportunities (10%)
• Critical factors • External problems • Internal problems
Legal structures of business (10%)
• Self-employed • Partnerships • Corporations • Limited Liability companies • Franchising
Capital for entrepreneurs (10%)
• Debt v Equity • Criteria for evaluation
Strategic planning (10%)
• Strategic management model • Fatal visions in strategic planning • The entrepreneurial edge
Global opportunities (5%)
• The international environment • The European Union • Succession planning for entrepreneurs
Teaching methodology:
This module will be delivered through a combination of class-based lectures (including Guest Speakers) and tutorials. Case study analysis will be take place during tutorials.
Assessment Breakdown%
Coursework30.00%
End of Module Assessment70.00%

Assessments

Full Time

Coursework
Assessment Type: Assignment % of total: 30
Assessment Date: n/a Outcome addressed: 1,2,3,4
Non-Marked: No
Assessment Description:
n/a
End of Module Assessment
Assessment Type: Terminal Exam % of total: 70
Assessment Date: End-of-Semester Outcome addressed:  
Non-Marked: No
Assessment Description:
End-of-Semester Final Examination
No Workplace Assessment

NCIRL reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Module Target Workload Hours 0 Hours
Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Workload Description Hours Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload
Lecture No Description 2 Every Week 2.00
Tutorial No Description 1 Every Week 1.00
Total Weekly Contact Hours 3.00
Workload: Part Time
Workload Type Workload Description Hours Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload
Lecture No Description 2 Every Week 2.00
Total Weekly Contact Hours 2.00
 

Module Resources

Recommended Book Resources
  • Allen, K.. (2008), ). Launching New Ventures: An Entrepreneurial Approach, 5th ed. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston MA.
  • Scarborough, Zimmerer. (2003), Effective Small Business Management: A Entrepreneurial Approach,, Prentice Hall.
Supplementary Book Resources
  • Griffin. (2003), Management,, Houghton Miffin.
  • Tiernan, S.; Morley, M. and Foley, E. (2001), Modern Management, Theory and Practice for Irish Students,, Gill and Macmillan.
  • Draft. (2004), Management, The Dryden Press.
  • Dressler. (2003), Management, Prentice Hall.
  • www.highbeam.com. The New England Journal of Entrepreneurship.
This module does not have any article/paper resources
This module does not have any other resources
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