Program Director Contact Details:
Innovation and Entrepreneurship (PG)
Name: Dr Allan O’Connor
Email: allan.oconnor@adelaide.edu.au
Phone: +61 8 8313 0188

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Teaching Staff

Semester 1
Name: Dr Barry Elsey

Short Bio

A leading academic in action research and adult education with strong experience in and insights into effective research techniques, change management, organizational learning and stakeholder engagement.

Email: barry.elsey@adelaide.edu.au

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Please contact Amina Omarova for all correspondences re class.
Email: amina.omarova@adelaide.edu.au

Fortnight Research Workshops:

During the implementation stage of the research project stundets will meet on a forghtnightly basis in order to present and discuss progress in completing their study for submission to the assess,emt panel in early June 2015.

A schedule of the forghtnight research workshops is below (extra workshops will be arranged in necessary).

Workshop #	Group	Date	Time	Location
1	A & B	Friday 20 February 2015	9am to 12pm	Seminar Room 5.01, Level 5, Nexus 10 Building
2	A	Friday 27 February 2015	9am to 12pm	Seminar Room 5.01, Level 5, Nexus 10 Building
	B	Friday 6 March 2015	9am to 12pm	Seminar Room 5.01, Level 5, Nexus 10 Building
3	A	Friday 13 March 2015	9am to 12pm	Seminar Room 5.01, Level 5, Nexus 10 Building
	B	Friday 20 March 2015	9am to 12pm	Seminar Room 5.01, Level 5, Nexus 10 Building
4	A	Friday 27 March 2015	9am to 12pm	Seminar Room 5.01, Level 5, Nexus 10 Building
	B	Friday 10 April 2015	9am to 12pm	Seminar Room 5.01, Level 5, Nexus 10 Building
5	A	Friday 17 April 2015	9am to 12pm	Seminar Room 5.01, Level 5, Nexus 10 Building
	B	Friday 24 April 2015	9am to 12pm	Seminar Room 5.01, Level 5, Nexus 10 Building
6	A	Friday 1 May 2015	9am to 12pm	Seminar Room 5.01, Level 5, Nexus 10 Building
	B	Friday 8 May 2015	9am to 12pm	Seminar Room 5.01, Level 5, Nexus 10 Building
7	A	Friday 15 May 2015	9am to 12pm	Seminar Room 5.01, Level 5, Nexus 10 Building
	B	Friday 22 May 2015	9am to 12pm	Seminar Room 5.01, Level 5, Nexus 10 Building
8	A & B	Friday 29 May 2015	9am to 12pm	Seminar Room 5.01, Level 5, Nexus 10 Building
	A & B	Friday 5 June 2015	9am to 12pm	Seminar Room 5.01, Level 5, Nexus 10 Building

The overall aim of this course is to consolidate a student’s understanding of innovation and entrepreneurship practices and its relationship to theory and research. A candidate should be aiming to become a subject matter expert in a particular area related to implementing an innovative or entrepreneurial project. The course contains a student driven research based project and therefore the nature of each project is negotiated with the lecturer/supervisor. A major objective is for candidates to integrate the knowledge gained through other courses and demonstrate mastery of their chosen subject domain.

The specific objectives of this course are for candidates to:

1	Understand and communicate the nature and purpose of innovation and entrepreneurship research and its relationship to innovation or entrepreneurship practice.
2	Employ literature search techniques to develop a personal library of related articles from academic journal databases, industry, government and general media sources.
3	Candidates examine in-depth a selected and agreed area of entrepreneurship theory and research that relates to and/or influences the practice of entrepreneurship.
4	Apply effective communication skills in the development and presentation of business and research papers, reports, and plans.
5	Construct a Major Project Output (plan, report or paper) that produces evidence of an integrated and self-directed research and practical learning experience that synthesises a range of course material acquired throughout the entrepreneurship program.

To achieve these goals, you will need to demonstrate as a minimum:

• A comprehensive understanding of the relevance of entrepreneurship research for arriving at intended practical entrepreneurship outcomes.
• A comprehensive understanding of the nature and purpose of written and oral communications in achieving project outcomes.
• The integration of relevant knowledge from other courses into the Major Project Output (plan, report or paper).

Text book:
No text required

A set of articles will be provided on the MyUni site to assist students with the content and conduct of this course. Students are required to expand their search and reading by sourcing their own articles etc because this course is aimed at doing independent self-driven research.

Entrepreneurship and Research
1. Bygrave, William c2007, 'The entrepreneurship paradigm (I) revisited' in Ulhøi, John P. & Neergaard, Helle (eds.), Handbook of qualitative research methods in entrepreneurship, Edward Elgar, Northampton, MA, pp. 17-48.

2. Davidsson, Per 2002, What entrepreneurship research can do for business and policy practice, International Journal of Entrepreneurship Education, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 5-24.

3. Alvarez, Sharon A. & Barney, Jay B. 2006, 'Can organizing a firm create new economic value?' in Cooper, Arnold C. (ed.), Entrepreneurial strategies: new technologies in emerging markets, Blackwell Pub., Malden, MA, pp. 11-25.

4. Hall, J.K., Daneke, G.A. & Lenox, M.J. 2010, 'Sustainable development and entrepreneurship: Past contributions and future directions', Journal of Business Venturing, vol. 25, no. 5, pp. 439-448.

5. Isenberg, Daniel J. 2010, How to start an entrepreneurial revolution, Harvard Business Review, vol. 88, no. 6, pp. 40-50.

6. Short, Jeremy C., Moss, Todd W. & Lumpkin, G. T. 2009, Research in social entrepreneurship: past contributions and future opportunities, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 161-194.

7. Sarasvathy, Saras D. 2001, Causation and effectuation: toward a theoretical shift from economic inevitability to entrepreneurial contingency, Academy of Management Review, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 243-263.

8. Zott, Christopher, Amit, Raphael & Massa, Lorenzo 2011, The business model: recent developments and future research, Journal of Management, vol. 37, no. 4, pp. 1019-1042.


Research Methods and Practice
1. Leedy, Paul D. & Ormrod, Jeanne Ellis. 2001, 'Planning your research design' in Leedy, Paul D. & Ormrod, Jeanne Ellis, Practical research: planning and design, 7th ed., Merrill Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, N.J., pp. 91-106, 107-121.

2. Johnson, R. Burke & Onwuegbuzie, Anthony J. 2004, Mixed methods research: a research paradigm whose time has come, Educational Researcher, vol. 33, no. 7, pp. 14-26.

3. Knight, Peter 2002, 'Research at a distance' in Knight, Peter, Small-scale research: pragmatic inquiry in social science and the caring professions, SAGE, London, pp. 80-113.

4. Neuman, William Lawrence c2003, 'The meanings of methodology' in Neuman, William Lawrence, Social research methods: qualitative and quantitative approaches, 5th ed., Allyn and Bacon, Boston, pp. 63-88.

5. Sharp, John A. & Howard, Keith c1996, 'Literature searching' in Sharp, John A. & Howard, Keith, The management of a student research project, 2nd ed., Gower, Aldershot, Hampshire, England, pp. 72-102.

6. Diamantopoulos, A. & Schlegelmich, B. B. c2000, 'It's all over...or is it?' in Diamantopoulos, Adamantios & Schlegelmilch, Bodo B., Taking the fear out of data analysis: a step-by-step approach, Business Press, Thomson Learning, London, pp. 219-225.

7. Veal, Anthony James 2005, 'Questionnaire surveys' in Veal, Anthony James & Ticehurst, G. W., Business research methods: a managerial approach, 2nd ed., Pearson Addison Wesley, South Melbourne, Vic., pp. 142-168.


Planning and Strategy
1. Dollinger, Marc J. 2008, ‘Entrepreneurial strategies’ in Dollinger, Marc J., Entrepreneurship: strategies and resources, 4th ed., Marsh Publications, Lombard, Ill., pp. 110-152.

2. Hamel, Gary 2000, 'Business concept innovation' in Hamel, Gary, Leading the revolution, Harvard Business School, Boston, Mass., pp. 59-113.

3. Mintzberg, Henry c1994, 'Models of the strategic planning process' in Mintzberg, Henry, The rise and fall of strategic planning: reconceiving roles for planning, plans, planners, Free Press, New York, pp. 35-90.

4. Stutely, Richard 1999, 'What's it all about?' in Stutely, Richard, The definitive business plan: the fast-track to intelligent business planning for executives and entrepreneurs, Financial Times Management, London, pp. 3-19.

5. Timmons, Jeffry A. & Spinelli, Stephen 2004, '[Extracted from] The business plan' in Timmons, Jeffry A. & Spinelli, Stephen, New venture creation: entrepreneurship for the 21st century, 6th ed., McGraw-Hill, Boston, Mass., pp. 397-420.

A worthwhile reference text (sourcing and purchasing is optional) that discusses various emerging viewpoints on entrepreneurship theory and its practice is:

Welsch, Harold (2004) Entrepreneurship: The Way Ahead, Routledge, New York.

Library Resources
The University of Adelaide’s Barr Smith Library provides a range of learning resources including texts, journals, periodicals, magazines, and access to online databases and information services. It also offers a virtual library which is accessible via the University’s website. The University Library web page is: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/library/ 
From this link, you are able to access the Library's electronic resources.

MyUni is the University of Adelaide's online learning environment. It is used to support traditional face-to-face lectures, tutorials and workshops at the University. MyUni provides access to various features including announcements, course materials, discussion boards and assessments for each online course of study (see: https://myuni.adelaide.edu.au)

This course is offered in blended learning mode with the face-to-face component offered as intensives.

As a guide, a 3 unit course comprises a total of 156 hours work (this includes face-to-face contact, any online components, and self directed study).

This is a draft schedule and session dates are a guide only. The timetable may be changed during the course delivery if necessary.

Class	Content	Activities
1	Introduction	Meeting IPB students to introduce work agenda, workshops and assessment structures.
2	Chapter 1 - Writing the minor thesis	This is where you explain what you want to know and convert your thinking into a problem statement, leading research questions and objectives, together with an explanation about the importance of the research knowledge contribution you intend to make.
3	Chapter 2 - Review of literature	First, you need to distinguish between ‘nice to know’ background literature, that usually explains the contextual background and other descriptive features from the ‘need to know’ sources that typically identify research like yours and possibly the basis of comparison later. Second, with the latter ‘need to know’ sources you must construct a discourse in which you closely examine the points of comparison and contrast between your research and that by others, explaining the differences and the knowledge contribution you intend to make.
4	Chapter 3 – Research Methodology	You need to explain the key features of the case study approach to research and its limitations. You need to explain the thinking behind the research questions you asked your sample to answer, and their limitations. You need to be reasonably familiar with the thinking behind the interpretive research paradigm, including its limitations. You need to explain, justify and defend the way you collected data.
5	Chapter 4 – Research Findings	We will discuss this on an individual basis as you will all have different data to analyse and report. There are some general rules but these can wait until we reach the stage.
6	Chapter 5 - Conclusion	As with the chapter above it is best to wait until everybody has completed the ‘framing’ chapters (1 to 3) before going into detail on how you should conclude the research. In general, though, we need to highlight the main findings and the new knowledge contribution. This should be followed by a discussion about the practical implications of the research findings, notably for managers, strategic planners, policy-makers and others. There should be discussion about the theory-building contribution of the research as you should be confident about what you know to write a ‘big picture’ generalised overview. You should also provide some ideas for further research on the topic.
7	Preparing presentation of the research	Prepare max 15 slides of presentation to demonstrate research approach and findings
8	Summary: reviewing mini dissertation and ppt	Summarise your work and identify room for improvement

The Project in Entrepreneurship is a self-directed study program that offers scope for candidates to pursue their own entrepreneurship related interest in three broadly defined areas, namely; innovation and the new enterprise creation process, the strategic management of entrepreneurship or innovation in the context of established organisations, communities or economic regions or a more theoretical or academic project to study a specific topic or issue relevant to entrepreneurship and innovation research. A candidate will complete the proposed topic submitted to the Course Lecturer for approval prior to commencement of any project work.

The Project in Entrepreneurship course is therefore designed for a candidate to pursue research into an area or topic related to their entrepreneurship career that holds personal interest or value. Previous candidates have, for example, used the Project as a vehicle to prepare a business plan and undertake a literature review of a critical component of the business proposition that will influence the plans outcome. Alternatively, a candidate may consider preparing an implementation report with a literature review on a single aspect of the implementation. The report could for instance document entrepreneurial strategies adopted by an established organisation to improve its specific innovation or general performance. The literature review could examine a key management issue encountered by the organisation during the implementation of these strategies.

The project, in its 9 unit two semester form, also allows those with an interest in an academic career to undertake a specific line of inquiry to develop a publishable research paper for a conference or a journal. This approach to the course will require close consultation with your lecturer or supervisor to develop and scope a relevant and researchable topic. For this option it is also recommended that the project course be coupled with an approved Research Methods course as an elective (refer to the lecturer for further details).

This course is designed to integrate much of the course work undertaken to date. The decision about what project to undertake is made by the candidate in consultation with the lecturer and/or supervisor. It is expected however that any project will have sufficient challenge and stretch to constitute 10-12 hours per week for every 3 units of study undertaken in any given semester. Therefore, the six unit course over one semester will require on average between 20 – 24 hours per week and the nine unit course taken over two semesters would on average require a commitment of 15 – 18 hours per week.

Consultation Schedule

In addition to the regular seminar program students will be supported by ECIC academic staff by regular meetings.

An overview of the course assessment appears in the following Table. Details appear in the following section:

#	Assessment	Length	Weighting	Due Date	Learning Outcomes
1	Project Proposal	Typically 1,000-1,500 words	20%	See MyUni	1, 2, 4
2	Major Project Output (mini dissertation)	Typically 4,000 – 6,000 words	50%	See MyUni	1-5
3	Research project presentation	Max 15 slides	20%	See MyUni	4
4	eLearning Diary completion	See assessment description	10%	See MyUni	4
	Total		100%

Candidates will be assessed by participation and submission of three assignments. All assignments must be completed to be eligible to pass the course. Coverage of the lecture materials and participation in the presentation sessions are compulsory. Lectures must be attended or, in special circumstances, an alternate approach to lecture attendance may be negotiated. Participation in the presentations can either be ‘in person’ or by ‘virtual’ means also by negotiation.

It is expected that assignments will be typed, using word processing software such as Microsoft Word. The preference is for you to hand in a printed and bound assignment, and also submit the file via the MyUni Gradebook.

Don’t cram too many words onto a page: use a line spacing of 1.5 lines, and a right-hand margin of 4cm (to enable feedback and comments). If software other than Microsoft Word is used, the file format must be one that can be read using Word, such as .doc, .docx or .rtf (rich text format). PDF (Acrobat) format is not acceptable unless accompanied by an editable Microsoft Word document or similar.

Students should attend all classes in order to pass the course. There is considerable experiential learning in workshops during the intensive classes that build your knowledge and thus enable you to be successful in this course.

Course results are subject to moderation by the ECIC Board of Examiners

NO ASSESSMENT ITEM CAN COMMENCE WITHOUT CONSULTATION WITH YOUR LECTURER. ALL PROJECTS MUST BE NEGOTIATED AND AGREED WITH YOUR LECTURER PRIOR TO SUBMISSION.

Assessment 1: Project Proposal
Weighting: 20%
Submission Details: A hard copy version must be submitted to the lecturer and a soft copy online through MyUni

Task:
This assignment requires the candidate to develop the Project Proposal in consultation with the lecturer and/or supervisor. The Project Proposal will outline the practical area that the student will be working on in relation to the course objectives and demonstrate an awareness of the theoretical aspects that may inform and shape the applied project. The Proposal provides the framework for undertaking both assessment items 2 and 3.

The Project Proposal will outline the project’s aims, rationale, focus for the research paper, time frames, milestones, and the projects resource requirements. The assignment will need to consider both practical and academic requirements and will show how the research and practical work will integrate.

This is essentially a planning document, prepared at the outset of a project and assists the process of achieving greater focus and clarity regarding aims, objectives, tasks and desired project outcomes. It will also reflect the balance you will seek to maintain between academic/theoretical/intellectual/research-oriented tasks and the planning of practical entrepreneurship-oriented tasks.

Scope:
This assessment item is to demonstrate that students satisfy objective one of the course requirements.

Length and Presentation:
Presentation will be in a report format. The typical length will be between 1,000-1,500 words.

Criteria by which your assessment will be marked:
This assignment will be assessed on the basis of completeness, presentation and clarity of the project intentions. The document should reflect professional and commercial quality. The aims should be clear; the rationale well defined; the theoretical research area should be clearly justified with preliminary investigations detailed; it should be clearly programmed and scheduled with resources and contingencies fully outlined. The relationship between your chosen areas of theory and practice should be explicit, well reasoned and argued.

The Proposal will need to demonstrate appropriate use of references. (Use the Harvard referencing system. Guidelines can be found at http://www.adelaide.edu.au/writingcentre/referencing_guides/).

The Proposal will also be professionally presented in class. The presentation objective is to convince your audience of the project’s merit and that it is a manageable task within the allotted time available to complete it. This presentation will contribute to class discussion on issues relating to project design.



Assessment 2: Major Project Output (mini dissertation)
Weighting: 50%
Submission Details:
A hard copy version must be submitted to the lecturer and a soft copy online through MyUni
Assessment will include a professional oral presentation of the project work to a panel that will include external participants.

Task:
You are required to present an academic written report detailing the project work you have negotiated with the lecturer.

The Major Project Output (MPO) will be the outcome of the practical project undertaken as the basis for this course work. By practical we mean relating to practice or action and the MPO may take the form of a business plan, strategic plan, implementation report, conference or journal article or some other output that relates to your entrepreneurship career or pursuit. The structure of the MPO should provide relevant information, which enables the reader to have a comprehensive understanding of the rationale, conduct and outcomes described by the MPO along with any relevant recommendations or future actions that arise as a result of the MPO. This requires smooth flow of information supported with succinctly written arguments. The report should be authentic and logical, coupled by sound reasoning. Any recommendations should clearly identify the resource requirements and clearly define any relevant risks and uncertainties. Future benefits in terms of, for instance, survival and growth should also be discussed with critical reasoning and support. Generally, the MPO should exhibit sound logic, in-depth thinking, and synthesis of other course materials presented throughout the program.

Submission of your MPO includes an oral presentation that is to be presented to the IPB academic assessment panel. Candidates are required to present and defend their MPO and should succinctly describe the MPO, the major objective(s) of the presentation, any major assumptions and decisions relevant to the MPO and seek to engage or extract commitment from their audience. This presentation will be no longer than one hour and include time for questions and discussion leadning to further collaboration for a journal paper submission.

Scope:
Topics one, two and three will cover the information required for you to complete this task. This assessment item is to demonstrate that students satisfy objectives four and five of the course requirements.

Length and Presentation:
Presentation will be in an appropriate plan, report or research paper format. The typical length will be between 3,000 to 4,000 for the 6 unit course and 4,000 to 6,000 words for the 9 unit course. In addition to the body of the document substantial Appendices should be included that exhibit your analysis, research and other calculations and contributions that support your argument and line of reasoning.

Criteria by which your assessment will be marked:
The report will be judged on its structure, presentation, content, integration and synthesis of course materials from across the program and, importantly, writing style. Please note that the academic assessment can only make judgement on the educational validity and not the actual business or project result or outcome. The mark will reflect your learning and will not be an indicator of the merit of the project.
The standards by which the assignment will be assessed include:

• The level of originality and insight, demonstrating clear understanding of the program materials elaborated through the chosen area of application.
• The degree to which you have clearly communicated the aims and objectives of your MPO and succeeded in that task.
• Clarity of expression and good use of language.
• Logical planning, structure and sequence of presenting your findings.
• Evidence of wide reading, research, and of critical analysis of the issues and concepts.
• Overall presentation including correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
• Use of resources in formulating your report, including proper acknowledgement and the appropriate use of references. (Use the Harvard referencing system. Guidelines can be found at http://www.adelaide.edu.au/writingcentre/referencing_guides/).

Assessment 3: Research Project Presentation
Weighting: 20%
Submission Details: presentation to the IPB assessment panel

Task:
You are expected to give a slide presentation to the IPB assessment panel. The presenation should contain a summary infromation of your research project and its outcomes. It should be presented in a format that can be later used for a conference where research results are presented.

Scope:
It is requisite that each individual participant to present their research report to the assessment panel.

Length and Presentation:
Max 15 slides

Criteria by which your assessment will be marked:

• No more than 15 slides
• Good structure of the presentation that reflect the structure of the reseach report
• Demonstration of logical flow of ideas
• Good representation of ideas

 

Assessment 4: eLearning Diary
Weighting: 10%
Submission Details: submit your responses to the eLearning Diary

Task: Throughout the study period in Adelaide you have been asked to reflect on each of the learning programs and write your thoughts in the form of a diary entry on a regular basis. Completion of the diary is considered as an essential part of the learning process.

Scope: complete all forms in the eLearning Diary

Length: not applicable

Criteria by which your assessment will be marked:
A number of responses submitted to the eLearning Diary.

All text based assignments must be submitted via MyUni.
Please refer to step by step instructions: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/myuni/tutorials/files/AssignmentStudentSubmission.pdf

There are a few points to note about the submission of assignments:

• Assignment Submission:  Assignments should not be emailed to the instructor; they must be lodged via the MyUni Course site (unless specified to do both). Note that assignments may be processed via TURNITIN, which is an online plagiarism prevention tool.
• Cover Sheet:  Please submit, separate to your assignment, the completed University of Adelaide Assessment Cover Sheet providing details of yourself and your team members (if applicable), your assignment, the course, date submitted, etc. as well as the declaration signed by you that this is your (your team’s) work.  Note that the declaration on any electronically submitted assignment will be deemed to have the same authority as a signed declaration.
• Backup Copy of Assignments:  You are advised to keep a copy of your assignments in case the submitted copy goes missing.  Please ensure that all assignment pages are numbered. If your assignment contains confidential information, you should discuss any concerns with the Course Lecturer prior to submission.
• Extensions of Time:  Any request for an extension of time for the submission of an assignment should be made well before the due date of the assignment to the Course Lecturer.  Normally, extensions will only be granted for a maximum of two weeks from the original assignment submission date.  Extensions will only be granted in cases of genuine extenuating circumstances and proof, such as a doctor’s certificate, may be required.
• Failure to submit: Failure to submit an assignment on time or by the agreed extension deadline may result in penalties and may incur a fail grade.  Note that a late penalty of 5% of the total available marks for that assessment item will be incurred each day an assignment is handed in late (Unless otherwise stated in 'Assessment Related Requirements' or 'Assessment Detail' above).  Assignments handed in after 14 days from the due submission date will fail even if a 100% mark is granted for the work.

Resubmission & Remarking
Resubmission of an assignment for remarking after reworking it to obtain a better mark will not normally be accepted.  Approval for resubmission will only be granted on medical or compassionate grounds.