12953 (v.2) Entrepreneurship 300

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Area:	School of Management
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	3.0
Seminar:	1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Equivalent(s):	3892 (v.3) Management Seminar 300 or any previous version
Other Requisite(s):	Completion of second year of course: null
Syllabus:	Research and theory based but practice oriented. Ensures full awareness of the issues in facing tough business realities and successfully launching or growing a venture.
Unit Outcomes:	On successful completion of this unit, students will have - Defined and described desired entrepreneurial characteristics and behaviour. Identified and discussed how opportunities are identified and catalysed. Developed an understanding of the varied roles and skills an entrepreneur needs to play in an ongoing business.
Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.
Unit References:	Drucker, P.F., (1993), Innovation and Entrepreneurship, NY, Harper Perennial. Gerber, M.E., (1999), The E-Myth Manager - Why Management Doesn't Work - and What to Do About It, NY, Harper Perennial. Hisrich, R.D. and Peters, M.P., (1998), Entrepreneurship, 4th ed., NY, McGraw-Hill Irwin. Legge, J. and Hindle, K., (1997), Entrepreneurship - How Innovators Create the Future, Melbourne, Macmillan. Timmons, J.A., (1999), New Venture Creation - Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century, 5th ed., NY, McGraw-Hill Irwin. Zimmerer, T.W. and Scarborough, N.M., (1996), Entrepreneurship and Venture Formation, NJ, Prentice-Hall.
Unit Texts:	Kuratko, D.F. and Hodgetts, R.M. (2001), Entrepreneurship: A Contemporary Approach, 5th ed. Florida, Harcourt.
Unit Assessment Breakdown:	To pass this unit, students must complete all assignments achieving a mark of at least 50%. Entrepreneur Interview Project 40%. Individual Assignment 20%. Participation 10%. Reflective Essay on Entrepreneurship 10%. Team Presentation 20%. This is by grade/mark assessment.
Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External 2004 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y     2004 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y     2004 Bentley Campus Summer Period Y     2004 Joondalup Campus Semester 1 Y     2004 Joondalup Campus Semester 2 Y     2004 HK Mgmt Assoc Trimester 3A Y     2004 Informatics Group S'pore Term 1 Y     2004 Metro College Malaysia Semester 1 Y     2004 Metro College Malaysia Semester 2 Y     2004 Miri Sarawak Campus Semester 1 Y     2004 Mktg Inst of S'pore Trimester 3A Y     2004 S'pore HR Institute Trimester 1A Y