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Courses Handbook 2014

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2014.
Information for the previous year's courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2013.

312096 v.1 Entrepreneurship Major


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 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 SME operation 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 SME field.



Major/Stream Organisation

Major/Stream Learning Outcomes

A graduate of this course can:

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

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

3 (CR). 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 Organisation Note

The combinations being supported are: Bachelor of Commerce Elective Stream; Entrepreneurship & Marketing; Entrepreneurship & 3D Design; Entrepreneurship & Textiles.



Course Structure Hrs/Wk Credit
Year 1 Semester 2
11712 v.3   Small Business Planning 200 3.0 25.0
  25.0
Year 2 Semester 1
12953 v.2   Entrepreneurship 300 3.0 25.0
4436 v.5   Human Resource Management Introduction 200 3.0 25.0
  50.0
Year 2 Semester 2
3891 v.6   Managing Operations 300 3.0 25.0
  OR  
311827 v.1   Professional Practice 392 3.0 25.0
10841 v.4   Company Law for Business 266 3.0 25.0
  OR  
304440 v.2   Environmental Issues in Business 201 3.0 25.0
  50.0
Year 3 Semester 1
304421 v.7   Management of Innovation 301 3.0 25.0
13594 v.4   Event Management 304 3.0 25.0
  OR  
11041 v.6   Taxation 231 3.0 25.0
  50.0
Year 3 Semester 2
11713 v.6 *   Small Business Growth 302 3.0 25.0
  25.0

*    With limited places, preference will be given to students in a Entrepreneurship major and/or have also completed Small Business Planning 200.





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