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Course code
H11EV
Course type
Taught
Level
Level 11
Credits
20
Senior course leader
Laura Jackman
Department
Edinburgh Business School
Course Aims
Consolidate and develop understadning of entrepreneurial processes learned in the preceding course Entrepreneurship and Creativity and throughout the MBA courses.
Equip students with an expereince of transferring knowledge to practice by simulating business venturing process or actually creating a business
Develop core skills applicable to entrepreneurship such as team working, communication, initiative, creativity, analysis, problem identification and solving.
Develop business skills applicable to entrepreneurship such as researching markets, understanding the commercial environment, product/service development, financial planning, presenting
Eqip students for potential future ventures or current ones by providing hands-on experience of entrepreneurship.
Learning Outcomes
| Outcome | Category (see details below) |
|---|---|
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Understand the processes of venture creation, including marketing and financial planning Understand the business planning process Prepare a working business plan or equivalent |
POT1 |
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Engage critically with the processes of feasibility analysis of business ventures Critically engage with processes of venture creation, including market research, financial planning and industry analysis Understand the business planning process Prepare a working business plan or equivalent |
POT2 |
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Demonstrate development of core skills and business skills and apply these to a project Demonstrate ability to critically assess ideas for commercial value Demonstrate ability to analyse business environment, including competitors, markets but also sources of funding, support and network opportunities
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POT3 |
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Demonstrate an ability to work idependently and in teams Demonstrate an ability to find resources to support business venturing including an appreciation of the role and value of networks, sources of finance etc. |
POT4 |
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Demonstrate an ability to present coherently Demonstrate an understanding of commercial requirements of business Demonstrate development of resourcing, analysis and communciation skills |
POT5 |
Learning outcome categories
- POT1
- Understanding, Knowledge and Cognitive Skills
- POT2
- Scholarship, Enquiry and Research (Research-Informed Learning)
- POT3
- Industrial, Commercial and Professional Practice
- POT4
- Autonomy, accountability and working with others
- POT5
- Communication, Numeracy and ICT
Course Relationships
Course Availability
This course is available at the following locations:
| Location | Study Period |
|---|---|
|
Dubai
|
All Year |
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Dubai
|
January (Semester 2) |
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Edinburgh
|
All Year |
|
Edinburgh
|
January (Semester 2) |
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Malaysia
|
All Year |
|
Malaysia
|
January (Semester 2) |
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Online
|
All Year |
|
Orkney
|
All Year |
|
Scottish Borders
|
All Year |
Related programmes
This course can be taken as part of the following programmes:
| Programme Code | Title |
|---|---|
|
B901-BRD
|
Brewing and Distilling with Entrepreneurship, MSc |
|
B946-BRD
|
Brewing and Distilling with Entrepreneurship,, PgDip |
|
B507-EWE
|
Energy with Entrepreneurship, MSc |
|
F2G2-GDD
|
Games Design and Development, PgDip |
|
F2G1-GDD
|
Games Design and Development, Master of Design |
|
F2CG-ITB
|
Information Technology (Business), MSc |
|
F2CH-ITB
|
Information Technology (Business), PgDip |
|
H137-MBA
|
Master of Business Administration, MBA |
|
H141-MBS
|
Stategy, MBA |