Postgraduate Course: Innovation-driven Entrepreneurship (CMSE11202)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course provides an online enabled curriculum for students studying outside of the Business School. It is open to students from non-business programmes (MSc and PhD students across the University). This course teaches some of the generic understanding of entrepreneurship and innovation, as well as specialised topics related to Design Thinking and Data-driven Business Model Innovation. It raises the student's awareness of the process of setting up a new venture, and more broadly, encourages students to be innovative thinkers in a variety of organisational contexts. The primary focus is on the development of a business opportunity evaluation report to pursue a data-driven and/or technology idea either for commercial or social purposes. |
| Course description |
This online course to innovation-driven entrepreneurship introduces students to basic concepts and main theoretical frameworks on entrepreneurship. It uses a wide range of learning technologies to deliver the contents of the course, including video lectures, recordings of entrepreneurial journeys in a variety of industries, other audio-visual content, online activities and reading materials. This course is delivered entirely online, and students will need to complete an individual report that consists of the assessment of a business opportunity idea. The course aims to be practice-oriented and equip students with knowledge that can be applied to different business contexts.
The acquisition of entrepreneurial skills is central to the pedagogy of the course, which has been designed to identify and develop creative and critical thinking, interpersonal and analytical skills key in the pursuit of a business opportunity. Students will be able to apply this knowledge and skills to different organisational settings both for social and for-profit purposes.
Outline content
Entrepreneurship has become one of the most powerful and influential forces of change in the world. Technological innovation driven by scientific research has led to radical social and economic changes. Companies like Apple, Facebook, Genentech, and Cisco, all derive their success in part due to the innovative application of novel technology. However, advanced technology alone is not sufficient to guarantee either user adoption or commercial success. Many ideas and technologies are abandoned or ignored despite presenting apparently significant advantages over incumbent systems. This course introduces students to the theory and practice of entrepreneurship. It focuses specifically on how and why some innovations are successfully commercialised, with specific reference to science-driven innovations, which may be relevant to your programmes of study.
The frameworks presented in the course will help you reflect on the identification, development and implementation of business opportunities in a variety of contexts, underscoring the innovation potential of different business models. As part of the contents of the course, you will explore entrepreneurship as a process that requires knowledge, soft skills and resources. You will examine different entrepreneurial contexts and types of business opportunities and learn how to assess the attractiveness of markets and industries to come up with strong business ideas.
Student Learning Experience
This course is based on active learning and utilises a wide range of learning materials that go from independent reading and primary research to video-lectures and exposure to practice. Students who participate in and engage with every mode of study are most likely to gain the most learning out of this course. Independent study time and contributions to the online lectures are essential, as you are expected to be engaged in social learning and share this experience with your peers.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2024/25, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 7,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 7,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
84 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
100% Essay (Individual) - 1,000 words - Assesses all course Learning Outcomes
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| Feedback |
Formative: Feedback will be provided throughout the course.
Summative: Feedback will be provided on assessments within agreed deadlines. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Recognise and critically assess an opportunity in a market (and/or social) space relevant to their programme of study
- Critically analyse and consider different business situations where innovative and entrepreneurial opportunities are present or possible
- Research a business start-up opportunity and marketplace to evaluate the attractiveness and/or feasibility of an opportunity
- Communicate and demonstrate interpersonal skills
- Understand and apply the course concepts in the contexts of innovation, and venture creation and development
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Cognitive Skills
After completing this course, students should be able to:
Be self-motivated; curious; show initiative; set, achieve and surpass goals; as well as demonstrating adaptability, capable of handling complexity and ambiguity, with a willingness to learn; as well as being able to demonstrate the use digital and other tools to carry out tasks effectively, productively, and with attention to quality.
Understand how to manage and sustain successful individual and group relationships in order to achieve positive and responsible outcomes, in a range of virtual and face-to-face environments.
Autonomy, Accountability and Working with Others
After completing this course, students should be able to:
Act with integrity, honesty and trust in all business stakeholder relationships, and apply ethical reasoning to effective decision making, problem solving and change management.
Communication, ICT, and Numeracy Skills
After completing this course, students should be able to:
Convey meaning and message through a wide range of communication tools, including digital technology and social media; to understand how to use these tools to communicate in ways that sustain positive and responsible relationships.
Critically evaluate and present digital and other sources, research methods, data and information; discern their limitations, accuracy, validity, reliability and suitability; and apply responsibly in a wide variety of organisational contexts.
Practice: Applied Knowledge, Skills and Understanding
After completing this course, students should be able to:
Apply creative, innovative, entrepreneurial, sustainable and responsible business solutions to address social, economic and environmental global challenges.
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| Additional Class Delivery Information |
This course is delivered online.
This course utilises multiple learning modes, including: independent reading, primary research, lecture, group discussion, case studies, and exposure to practice. |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Agnessa Spanellis
Tel:
Email: aspanell@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Leah Byrne
Tel:
Email: lbyrne4@ed.ac.uk |
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