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Entrepreneurship Major

Effective from 01-JAN-2022 : Code MAAAKI

The Entrepreneurship major has been designed to encourage students to approach their profession as an entrepreneur, equipping them with the wide variety of skills necessary to successfully develop and implement entrepreneurial ideas. At its core, it teaches students how to identify business opportunities and how to promote and manage new ventures. Students will develop the confidence necessary to bring their own ideas to market, start their own business or succeed as a corporate entrepreneur. Students will be given the opportunity to collaborate with industry partners through the major to apply their knowledge and further develop their entrepreneurial skills to advance their employability opportunities within the evolving marketplace.

Disclaimer

This unit set information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester. In particular please check the unit and unit set offerings, as these differ according to course delivery location.

This Major can be studied in the following courses:

Mode of Delivery

On Campus at Joondalup
Online

Unit Set Coordinator

Prof Pi-shen SEET

Learning Outcomes

  1. Apply broad entrepreneurial knowledge to a range of business situations, incorporating international/global/cultural perspectives.
  2. Access, analyse and critically evaluate relevant information to solve challenging new business problems systematically.
  3. Communicate entrepreneurial knowledge, concepts and advice persuasively and clearly in both written and oral formats, using relevant technology.
  4. Collaborate effectively in team settings to produce measurable outcomes.
  5. Generate creative ideas for business innovations that respond to opportunities and constant change.
  6. Reflect on feedback and critique one's own performance in order to identify and plan opportunities for development.
  7. Value professional behaviours and/or personal citizenship that reflect an appreciation of the interrelationship between business ethics and corporate social responsibility.

Related Careers

Small Business Entrepreneur, Real Estate Entrepreneur, Start-up Trainer, Business Advisor, Office Manager, Assistant Manager, Executive Assistant, Business Development Manager, Development Coordinator, Business Coach, Business Consultant, Business Services, Business Performance Manager, Project & Innovation Manager, Strategic Innovation Lead, Productivity and Innovation Lead, Innovation and Strategic Engagement Coordinator, product Innovation Manager, Solution and Innovation Specialist, Qualitative Brand Strategist

Employment Opportunities

Students graduate with an evidence based e-portfolio along with world ready business literacy. There are significant opportunities starting one’s own business, owning a franchise, supporting a family business, or seeking employment opportunities in any job or role that involves initiative, innovation, inventiveness, and resilience.

Major Structure

Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
MKT1600Marketing Principles & Practices15
LAW2106Intellectual Property Law15
MKT2805Social Media Marketing15
MAN2610Managing for Sustainability15
MAN3705International Negotiation15
MAN3612Project Management15
MKT3600New Product Development15
MAN3802Entrepreneurship15

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

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