Postgraduate Course: Design, Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CMSE11578)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This introduction to entrepreneurship provides an on-line enabled curriculum for students to explore entrepreneurship and innovation, with specific reference to the creativity and design thinking. |
| Course description |
This course teaches some of the generic knowledge and transferable skills related to entrepreneurship and innovation as a subject of study and as a practice. The course raises the student's awareness of the creative, legal, business, managerial, analytical and interpersonal skills relevant to setting up and/or running a new venture, as well as being an innovative thinker in a variety of organisational contexts. The primary focus is on the development of an opportunity evaluation for a venture exploiting a novel and innovative idea.
The course relies on video presentations, interview videos, and other audio-visual content and reading materials. As a digitally delivered course, there are no physical lectures.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | For ECA students only. |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Understand the relationship between innovation, entrepreneurship and value creation as well as the unique role of the entrepreneurial manager in driving innovation and growth
- Apply critical thinking associated with the application of design thinking, entrepreneurial theory and innovation management models to real world organisations and opportunities
- Recognise and assess an opportunity in a market space relevant to their programme of study (i.e. design and digital media)
- Communicate critical evaluations of relevant sources of information aided by an effective use of virtual learning environments and other tools
- Take responsibility for own work, communicate well and also, demonstrate interpersonal skills required for networking and negotiations
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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.
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.
Knowledge and Understanding
After completing this course, students should be able to:
Demonstrate a thorough knowledge and understanding of contemporary organisational disciplines; comprehend the role of business within the contemporary world; and critically evaluate and synthesise primary and secondary research and sources of evidence in order to make, and present, well informed and transparent organisation-related decisions, which have a positive global impact. |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Marta Bernal Valencia
Tel: (0131 6)50 8074
Email: Marta.Bernal@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Scott Fitzsimmons
Tel:
Email: sfitzsim@ed.ac.uk |
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