Unit information: Enterprise and Entrepreneurship in 2014/15

Unit name	Enterprise and Entrepreneurship
Unit code	ECONM2036
Credit points	15
Level of study	M/7
Teaching block(s)	Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24)
Unit director	Dr. Phillips
Open unit status	Not open
Pre-requisites	None
Co-requisites	None
School/department	School of Management - Business School
Faculty	Faculty of Social Sciences and Law

Description including Unit Aims

Entrepreneurship is the art of creating change and it is reasonable to say that nothing new of any significance occurs without it. Because of its centrality to innovation and development, an understanding of entrepreneurship is essential to managers in any organisational context. It is very much a current theme in economic, political and social commentary and entrepreneurship, once associated with maverick individuals, is now widely held to be an essential driver of innovation, economic growth and social change.

Students taking the course will develop an understanding of entrepreneurial behaviour, the process of enterprise creation and the issues arising from the changes that it brings. In relation to entrepreneurship within large and established organisations, they will also explore the management challenges associated with corporate entrepreneurship and innovation.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Students successfully completing the unit will have gained:

• Knowledge and understanding of the theory and practice of entrepreneurship in a range of organisational contexts and settings including corporate entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship in social and other contexts
• Development of critical thinking skills, particularly analysis and synthesis, in the context of entrepreneurship
• The ability to work with case studies

Teaching Information

Lectures and small group seminars

Assessment Information

Summative: 3,000 word individual assignment which will assess the learning outcomes detailed above.

Reading and References

• Wickham, P. (2006), Strategic Entrepreneurship (4th edition), Prentice Hall.
• Kirby, D.A. (2008), Enterpreneurship (2nd edition), McGraw Hill.
• Birley, S. and Muzyka, D. (eds.) (2000), Mastering Entrepreneurship, London: Pearson Education
• Hisrich, R. and Peters, M (2001), Entrepreneurship (5th. edn.), Maidenhead: McGraw-Hill
• Timmons, J. and Spinelli, S. (2003). New Venture Creation: Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century (7th edition), Maidenhead: McGraw-Hill
• Watts, G. (2006) The New Venture Coursebook, Butterworth Heineman