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Courses Handbook 2015

This handbook contains information on courses and components (majors, minors, streams and units) at Curtin in 2015.
Information for the previous year's courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2014.

MDDU-ENTRP v.1 Entrepreneurship Double Degree Major (BSc/BCom)


Major/Stream Overview

This major/stream is part of a larger course. Information is specific to the major/stream, please refer to the course for more information.


This double degree major is designed for enterprising individuals who want to start their own business, or work as internal corporate entrepreneurs. It comprises a foundation in business studies, followed by a series of units addressing subject areas central to Engineering and enterprise management. It also has an applied, practical emphasis and is guided by a philosophy of teaching which stresses interactivity, active student participation, and lifelong learning. This major produces graduates who value knowledge, business expertise, and ethical entrepreneurial practice, and who are equipped for careers in the Engineering and business fields.



Major/Minor/Stream Organisation

Major/Stream Learning Outcomes

A graduate of this course can:

1. think critically, creatively and reflectively to generate innovative solutions to entrepreneurial challenges

2. apply entrepreneurship theories to business practices and identify challenges of business ownership

3. synthesise an entrepreneurship solution by accessing and evaluating multiple sources of information

4. communicate in ways appropriate to the management discipline for various audiences and contexts

5. use and apply technologies, recognizing their advantages and limitations when applied to management

6. take responsibility for their own learning by demonstrating initiative in finding new information and actively participating in varied learning experiences

7. think globally and consider management issues from a variety of perspectives

8. actively support the value of cultural diversity in improving business and professional practice

9. demonstrate leadership, ethical practice and professional integrity when working within a team and independently


Course Structure Hrs/Wk Credit
Year 1 Semester 1
ACCT1000 v.1   Introduction to Accounting 3.0 25.0
BLAW1004 v.1   Business Law 3.0 25.0
  50.0
Year 1 Semester 2
MGMT1000 v.1   Fundamentals of Management 3.0 25.0
  OR  
MGMT1001 v.1   Communication in Business 3.0 25.0
ECON1000 v.1   Introductory Economics 3.0 25.0
  50.0
Year 2 Semester 1
MKTG1000 v.1   Discovering Marketing 3.0 25.0
  25.0
Year 2 Semester 2
MGMT2001 v.1   Small Business Planning 3.0 25.0
  25.0
Year 3 Semester 1
MGMT2008 v.1   Human Resource Management Introduction 3.0 25.0
MGMT3004 v.1   Entrepreneurship 3.0 25.0
  50.0
Year 3 Semester 2
BLAW2006 v.1   Company Law for Business 3.0 25.0
  OR  
MGMT2004 v.1   Environmental Issues in Business 3.0 25.0
MGMT3016 v.1   Asian Management 3.0 25.0
  OR  
TAXA2000 v.1   Introduction to Australian Tax Law 3.0 25.0
  50.0
Year 4 Semester 1
MGMT3007 v.1   Management of Innovation 3.0 25.0
MGMT3003 v.1   Small Business Growth 3.0 25.0
  50.0
Year 4 Semester 2
MGMT3008 v.1   Professional Practice in Management 3.0 25.0
  OR  
MGMT3011 v.1   Managing Operations 3.0 25.0
MKTG3000 v.1   Business Capstone 3.0 25.0
  50.0




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