Program Coordinator contact details: MBA Online

Name: Lorraine Caruso

Email: lorraine.caruso@adelaide.edu.au

Upon completion of this course/subject, students will be able to:

1	Evaluate the core concepts and theory of the nature of enterprise and entrepreneurship.
2	Investigate the various forms and models of entrepreneurship as a process.
3	Develop an Entrepreneurial Mindset considering the influencing factors.
4	Integrate innovation as an entrepreneurial process for projects and proposals.
5	Investigate the factors that drive opportunity in the entrepreneurial process.
6	Critically assess the viability and goals of entrepreneurial projects and proposals.

Entrepreneurial Mindset Custom Text

Entrepreneurial Mindset Custom Text

The course is delivered over a 6 week period. ‘Time’ is one of our most precious resources and to cover an MBA Course in that time needs planning. This link provides some ideas on Time Management.

The Course is more than absorbing information. The activities and interactions are designed to help you synthesise and be able
to apply them. Discussion with others, sharing different perspectives through the tutorials and Discussion Board is a great way to hone your ideas, test interpretations and enjoy the journey.

The course introduces the use of self-assessment, evaluation and critical examination to work through a range of entrepreneurial systems, concepts and frameworks, in order for you to develop your own entrepreneurial mindset. This course teaches you the fundamentals of entrepreneurship and the approach to entrepreneurial thought in order to assist in decision making.

It is delivered online with activities scaffolded towards completion of the Assessments. The Modules are designed to provide you with a framework from which to build your understanding through reading the references, watching the videos, responding to the activities
through analysis and discussion of your personal reflections with other students, including in the weekly online tutorial.

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

Students should allocate approximately 25 hours per week to accomplish the Learning Outcomes for this intensive Course. In total the course is estimated to require 156 hours for completion.

Over the next 6 weeks, you will need to work through the 6 modules. Each week you will need to:

• work through the content
• complete the readings (additional readings are optional)
• participate in the discussion board/s including Zoom discussions
• watch the videos (where available)
• listen to podcasts (where available)
• complete activities (including quizzes)
• undertake a range of self-assessments and learning reflections (Personal Learning Reflections)
• attend online tutorial (zoom session)
• attend to relevant assessment tasks and
• ensure assessments are submitted by the due dates

Schedule
Module 1
The nature and importance of entrepreneurship

At the end of this week, students will be able to:

1. Interpret the nature and definition of entrepreneurship in practice
2. Evaluate factors that influence entrepreneurship in practice
3. Revise the development of entrepreneurship over time
4. Propose the drivers of entrepreneurial activity in relation to the economy

Module 2
Forms of Entrepreneurship

At the end of this week, students will be able to:

1. Categorise the different forms of entrepreneurship and their drivers.
2. Evaluate the motivations for the rise in social entrepreneurship
3. Diagnose the characteristics of corporate entrepreneurship.

Module 3
Entrepreneurship as a Process

At the end of this week, students will be able to:

1. Diagnose entrepreneurship as a construct.
2. Compile the different models of entrepreneurship.
3. Hypothesise the relevance of opportunity in entrepreneurship.
4. Propose required resources and team using the entrepreneurial framework.

Module 4
The Entrepreneurial Mindset

At the end of this week, students will be able to:

1. Interpret the term 'Entrepreneurial Mindset' and its application in management practice.
2. Investigate the dominant themes of entrepreneurs.
3. Evaluate the concept of entrepreneurial self-efficacy.
4. Evaluate risk, ambiguity and uncertainty and its relevance to firm practice.
5. Investigate risk factors that could influence stress in entrepreneurs.

Module 5
Ideas, Creativity and Innovation
At the end of this week, students will be able to:

1. Synthesise creativity, ideas and innovation in entrepreneurial practice.
2. Diagnose the application of creative thinking methodologies.
3. Interpret the different forms of innovation and its role in the entrepreneurial process.
4. Design the steps involved in realising an entrepreneurial opportunity.

Module 6
Opportunities
At the end of this week, students will be able to:

1. Interpret the factors that drive opportunity in the entrepreneurial process.
2. Develop awareness of the process involved in realising opportunities.
3. Diagnose the application of creativity in the process of turning ideas into opportunity.
4. Develop an Entrepreneurial Mindset in the process of screening opportunities.
5. Formulate a plan to apply an Entrepreneurial Mindset in practice.

All text based assignments must be submitted via MyUni.
Please refer to step by step instructions: MyUni Learning Centre

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 include in the assignment a 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: An application for Assessment Extension 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 medical, compassionate or extenuating circumstances.

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.

Counselling for Fully Online Postgraduate Students

Fully online students can access counselling services here:

Phone: 1800 512 155 (24/7) 

SMS service: 0439 449 876 (24/7) 

Email: info@assureprograms.com.au

Go to the Study Smart Hub to learn more, or speak to your Student Success Advisor (SSA) on 1300 296 648 (Monday to Thursday, 8.30am–5pm ACST/ACDT, Friday, 8.30am–4.30pm ACST/ACDT)