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11043 (v.3) Management (Entrepreneurship) 568
Area: | School of Management |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Seminar: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Research and theory based but practice oriented. Ensures full awareness of the issues in face tough business realities and successfully launching or growing a venture. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have - Developed an understanding of the issues involved in new business creation, formation, growth and conclusion. Become familiar with the entrepreneurial personality and the forces that motivate enterprising behaviour. The opportunity to develop personal entrepreneurial skills. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Drucker, P. F. (1993), Innovation and Entrepreneurship. New York, HarperPerennial. Gerber, M. E. (1999), The E-Myth Manager: Why Management Doesn't Work - and What to Do About It. New York, HarperPerennial. Hisrich, R.D. and Peters, M.P. (1998), Entrepreneurship. 4th ed. New York, 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. New York, McGraw-Hill/Irwin. Zimmerer, T.W. and Scarborough, N.M. (1996), Entrepreneurship and Venture Formation, New Jersey, Prentice-Hall. |
Unit Texts: | Kuratko, D.F. and Hodgetts, R.M. (2001), Entrepreneurship: A Contemporary Approach. 5th ed. Florida, Harcourt. Schaper, M. and Volery, T. (2002), Entrepreneurship and Small Business: An Asia-Pacific Guide. 3rd ed. Perth, Vineyard Publishing. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | To pass this unit, students must complete all assignments achieving a mark of at least 50%. Individual Assignment 20%. Participation 10%. Team Case Analysis 40%. Team Presentation 20%. Reflective Essay on Entrepreneurship 10%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 80300 Business and Management (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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