Registered members of the University can sign up to the following self-enrolment programmes.
Follow the links to each of the courses and when prompted, enter your usual campus username and password. You will then be registered to the course which will be visible next time you log on to WebCT.
This course is designed for you to use at your own pace, for your own needs, and without any tutor input. It will lead you through some of the issues you need to consider when starting up your own business, provide you with information, links to external help, and suggested activities. There are nine sections to work through, culminating in 'The Business Plan'. An essential resource if you are planning a business for the first time.
Self-enrol on 'Introduction to Business Planning'
This course is designed for you to use at your own pace, for your own needs, and without any tutor input. It will ask you to reflect on your current skills and values, to think about how to come up with ideas, and how you might start to make them work.
Fifteen tasks will guide you towards a better understanding of yourself, and importantly some strategies and ideas for becoming more skilled and entrepreneurial.
Self-enrol on 'Introduction to Enterprise Skills'
26 short flash-based videos on key issues relating to business start-up. The topics covered are:
Developing a Business Idea | Testing your Business Idea | Protecting Intellectual Property | Insurance | Business Planning | Market Research | Promotional Campaigns | Marketing Your Business | Selling | Negotiation | Costing and Pricing | Record Keeping | Tax | Cash Flow | Fundraising | Financial Planning | Contracts | Sole Trader and Company Info | Duties of Directors | Trading Regulations | Risk Management | Recruitment and Selection | Employees Rights | Health and Safety at Work | Project Management | Resolving Problems with Employees.
Self-enrol on 'Enterprise Skills Video Shorts'
A set of resources specifically for academics and research postgraduate students to assist with the exploitation of intellectual property (IP). They cover inventions and IP ownership, entrepreneurial characteristics, entrepreneurial management, challenges and the stages of the entrepreneurial journey.
Self enrol on 'Intellectual Property in the Research Context'
