Thinking about starting your own business? Or want to demonstrate to a potential employer that you a creative thinker and a ‘go getter’? This module allows you to develop the necessary skills to behave and act in an enterprising way, and introduces you to business planning skills.
The entrepreneurial mindset and enterprising behaviours
Personal skills and attitudes
Entrepreneurial teams
Creativity and idea generation techniques
Methodology for team-based idea generation
Turning ideas into plans, and plans into actions
Presenting ideas with impact
Critical evaluation of venture proposals
The module will introduce participants to the idea of enterprising behaviours and entrepreneurial characteristics. Beginning with an audit of one’s own strengths and experiences, the material will help the student to identify areas that can be developed, and those that may require the complementary talents of others. A reflective journal will aid this process.
Participants will be exposed to a number of current techniques in creative thinking and idea generation. A methodology for collaborative creativity will be introduced, and working in teams, students will develop a proposal for a new venture.
Teams will work outside of timetabled workshops, with tutorial support, to prepare a 'pitch' for their proposals. In the final contact session, the 'pitches' will be delivered to course leaders and peers. Individuals will then critically evaluate others' proposals, carrying out the 'due diligence' that assesses the viability of an idea and presenting this in the form of a written report.
The terms 'entrepreneur' and 'enterprising' will be considered in their broadest sense, not only referring to those who create new businesses, but also to those who bring about change by working within organisations or independently.
