Postgraduate Course: The Entrepreneurship and Innovation Landscape (CMSE12001)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 12 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 0 |
ECTS Credits | 0 |
| Summary | This course is part of a newly proposed MSc in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. The compulsory, introductory course is being developed to provide an overview of the programme and set in context subsequent topics of study. |
| Course description |
By the end of the course, students will appreciate (i) how the proposed core courses will provided them with a critical understanding (from both a conceptual and practical standpoint) of both entrepreneurial practices and innovation dynamics in a variety of contexts, and (ii) which elective courses may be more appropriate to complete their curriculum and whether to focus on entrepreneurship- or innovation related themes.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Discuss critically and communicate effectively knowledge of key aspects and processes of entrepreneurship and innovation.
- Understand and critically evaluate business-environment relationships.
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Reading List
Larson,A (2011) Sustainability, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship.
Nooteboom, B and Stam, E (Eds.) (2008) Micro-foundations for innovation policy (Vol. 18), Amsterdam University Press. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Cognitive Skills: Critical understanding (from both a conceptual and practical standpoint) of both entrepreneurial practices and innovation dynamics in a variety of contexts.
Ability to make informed choice of focus on entrepreneurship- or innovation related themes.
Transferable skills ( communication, numeracy and IT: autonomy, accountability and working with others: Engage in group discussions and interactive discussions
The programme welcomes students with non-business training, as well as professionals who seek an in-depth understanding of entrepreneurial practices and innovation dynamics. This introductory course will provide them with a basic understanding (in both theory and practice) of these notions, and place them in the context of core courses and electives offered. It will discuss the macro and micro contexts of innovation and outline the themes and topics to be explored through core and elective courses. It will explore the contexts within which entrepreneurship and innovation take place and the challenges organisations face, be they public, private or third sector). Global and national contexts for entrepreneurship and innovation will also be discussed briefly by way of introduction, to be built on in other course. Issues surrounding policy-making in the domains of entrepreneurship and innovation will also be addressed briefly. |
| Keywords | EI-EIL |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Raluca Bunduchi
Tel: (0131 6)51 5544
Email: Raluca.Bunduchi@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Samantha Rice
Tel: (0131 6)51 5332
Email: Samantha.Rice@ed.ac.uk |
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