MNM3ENT-Entrepreneurship elective

Module Provider: Henley Business School
Number of credits: 10 [5 ECTS credits]
Level:7
Terms in which taught: Autumn / Spring / Summer module
Pre-requisites:
Non-modular pre-requisites:
Co-requisites:
Modules excluded:
Current from: 2022/3

Module Convenor: Prof Marcello Mariani
Email: m.mariani@henley.ac.uk

Type of module:

Summary module description:

This module aims to develop entrepreneurial skills and provide students with a range of entrepreneurial ideas and tools to ensure effective identification and development of business opportunities. This module will equip students with: 

•    Inspiration and confidence to discover and identify business opportunities to market; 

•    Knowledge about tools to exploit and develop business opportunities;

•    Skills to validate business opportunities.

Aims:

Assessable learning outcomes:

By the end of the module, it is expected that students should be able to:

• Analytically discover and identify business opportunities to market;


• Employ entrepreneurial tools to exploit and develop business opportunities;


• Critically reflect on their business start-up techniques using the Business Model Canvas and the Lean thinking approach;


• Apply Ideation and Lean Start-up creativity techniques to create and validate a business.

Additional outcomes:

The module is an opportunity for learners to develop their entrepreneurial and creative skills and their ability to work in groups to identify a business opportunity and potentially start a business. 

Outline content:

The key topics covered in this module are: 

•    Entrepreneurial opportunities: setting a scene  

•    The Business Model Canvas

•    Entrepreneurial value proposition 

•    Lean start-up

Brief description of teaching and learning methods:

The principal teaching will take place in one day-long interactive workshop, supported with pre-workshop readings and active experimental learning on the day.

Summative assessment- Examinations:

N/A

Summative assessment- Coursework and in-class tests:

Students are required to work in teams. For their summative assessment, 100% is derived from a team presentation on the day of the workshop. A panel will judge the team presentation. 

Formative assessment methods:

Penalties for late submission:

These are in accordance with the mode of study arrangements laid out in the Programme Specifications. 

Assessment requirements for a pass:

Assignments: 50%

Reassessment arrangements:

These are in accordance with the arrangements for resubmission laid out in the Programme Specifications.

Additional Costs (specified where applicable):

Last updated: 9 November 2022