TECHCOMM 2002 - New Venture Marketing
North Terrace Campus - Semester 1 - 2014
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code TECHCOMM 2002 Course New Venture Marketing Coordinating Unit Entrepreneurship, Commercialisation & Innov Centre Term Semester 1 Level Undergraduate Location/s North Terrace Campus Units 3 Assessment Individual Report 20%, Group Assignment 60%, Exam 20% Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Dr Gary Hancock
Name: Hermina Burnett
Short Bio: Dr. Hermina Burnett was born in the Netherlands, but has lived in Australia for over twenty five years. She arrived in Australia as a primary school teacher, but instead of continuing her career, she joined the ‘migrant dream’ by founding and operating four successful commercial companies.
In1999, because of her interest in other start-up entrepreneurs like herself and (Not-for-profit) Entrepreneurship in general, Hermina developed a federally funded Not-for-profit ‘Business Incubation’ program for the Northern Metropolitan Region of
Melbourne and became the general manager of New Business Development Services. This service provided a range of networking events, seminars, counselling and mentoring programs to more than 300 start-up entrepreneurs in their first three years of operation.
Hermina returned to university in 1999 to undertake an MBA followed by a PhD to further develop and teach Entrepreneurship & Innovation courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Based on her different experiences in for profit and not-for-profit Entrepreneurship practice, teaching and research, her interests and papers are in Business Incubation, Social Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurship Education.
Hermina holds a BEd, a Post Grad.Cert in Teaching & Learning Higher Ed, an MBA and a PhD.
Email: hermina.burnett@adelaide.edu.au
Phone: +61 419 552 787Course Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.
Opening intensive:
Monday 7th, Tuesday 8th & Wednesday 9th April
9am-4pm
5.01, Level 5, Nexus 10
Closing intensive:
Monday 12th, Tuesday 13th & Wednesday 14th May
9am-4pm
5.01, Level 5, Nexus 10 -
Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
New Venture Marketing is an interactive and practical business unit designed for students in the field of entrepreneurship. Creating and growing a new venture is an activity that few are able to do successfully, even though many try. This marketing unit therefore concentrates on a practical as well as theoretical understanding of challenges faced by entrepreneurs. It is centered on marketing principles, how to find new markets and how to build appropriate marketing strategies for the products/services that are necessary to create, develop and sustain a new venture. It also emphasises the importance of globalisation, alliances and networks within and outside of the new venture with whom the business owner is connected.
The key learning objectives of this course are:
To understand the key issues relating to the marketing of an innovation or a product or service for a new venture.
“The aim of Marketing is to know and understand the customer so well, that the product or service fits them and sells itself”. (Peter F. Drucker)
1 Appreciate marketing theory and principles, especially in the context of entrepreneurial marketing as distinct to traditional marketing 2 Conduct detailed market research (primary and secondary) and become familiar with environmental scanning techniques such as Porter’s 5 forces, Utility matrix, TOWS and Blue Ocean strategies. 3 Understand market segmentation, identification of customers and competitive forces 4 Apply the theoretical market analysis tools to develop and understanding about successful and unsuccessful marketing techniques and strategies 5 Develop tailored marketing strategies appropriate to different products/services in new ventures and present these to fellow students and industry 6 Develop a strategic marketing plan for a new venture opportunity. University Graduate Attributes
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:
University Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s) Knowledge and understanding of the content and techniques of a chosen discipline at advanced levels that are internationally recognised. 1,3,6 The ability to locate, analyse, evaluate and synthesise information from a wide variety of sources in a planned and timely manner. 2,4 An ability to apply effective, creative and innovative solutions, both independently and cooperatively, to current and future problems. 5,6 Skills of a high order in interpersonal understanding, teamwork and communication. 4,5 A proficiency in the appropriate use of contemporary technologies. 1,2 An awareness of ethical, social and cultural issues within a global context and their importance in the exercise of professional skills and responsibilities. 4 -
Learning Resources
Required Resources
No text book is required for this course
The following readings will be made available through MyUni:
Aaker, D.A. and Mills, M.K., 2005, Strategic Market Management, Wiley, Australia. Chapter 10
Allen, K.R., 2009, Launching New Ventures, 5th edition, Houghton Miffilin Company, US.
Chapter 15
Frederick, H, O’Connor, A and Donald F. Kuratko, 2013, Entrepreneurship, theory and practice, 3rd edition, Centage, Australia. Chapter 10
Hill, C.W.L., Cronk, T and Wickramasekera, R., 2008, Global Business Today, McGraw-Hill, Australia. Chapter 11
Schaper, M, Volery, T, Weber, P and Lewis, K., 2011, Entrepreneurship and small business, 3rd Asia-Pasific edition, Wiley, Australia. Chapter 6 -
Learning & Teaching Activities
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Assessment
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Course Grading
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M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme) Grade Mark Description FNS Fail No Submission F 1-49 Fail P 50-64 Pass C 65-74 Credit D 75-84 Distinction HD 85-100 High Distinction CN Continuing NFE No Formal Examination RP Result Pending Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.
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