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MAN-20109 - Module Specification
Keele Business School
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

For academic year: 2022/23 Last Updated: 19 January 2023

MAN-20109 - Entrepreneurship Project (Level 5)
Coordinator: Peter Mcluskie
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 5
Credits: 30
Study Hours: 300
School Office: 01782 733094

Programme/Approved Electives for 2022/23

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2022/23

If you have an idea for a new business venture, this module provides you with the time, space and expertise to develop it. You will be offered space within the university's incubator and provided with a range of workshops and advice from experts who have successfully developed new business ventures. You will also have access to a network of entrepreneurs and business advisers to help you to utilise your time to full advantage.
Places are limited on this module and you will be required to undertake an interview prior to acceptance.

Aims
This module aims to introduce students to the processes in new venture development. This will enable them to appreciate and develop skills required to create a new business venture and equip them with relevant and transferable employability skills. Students will have access to Keele's incubator space and support from the Entrepreneurs in Residence and academic staff for a period of 9-15 weeks.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Recognise and use the skills, resources and knowledge necessary to plan and develop a new business venture;: 1,2
Demonstrate understanding of the barriers to start-up enterprise growth and success;: 1,2
Effectively communicate the planned business venture orally and visually to a specialist and non specialist audience through the creation of a video presentation;: 1,2
Evaluate and apply a range of strategic decisions to maximise the viability of the start-up;: 1,2
Reflect on their own entrepreneurial knowledge, skills, behaviour and learning process.: 1

Study hours

10 hours academic supervision
290 hours placement learning

School Rules

MAN-20105 Placement (Level 5)
MAN-20107 Consultancy Project (Level 5)

Description of Module Assessment

1: Report weighted 50%
Reflective Report
1500-2000 word reflective report which critically evaluates the entrepreneurial activity which has taken place during the module. The report will demonstrate understanding of the challenges to entrepreneurial activity and students will be expected to reflect on their own entrepreneurial knowledge, skills and behaviour.

2: Presentation weighted 50%
15 minute video presentation
Create a 15 minute video presenting the enterprise idea as an investment proposition.

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 19 January 2023