| CODE | ENR4201 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Entrepreneurship for Engineers | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 04 - Years 4, 5 in Modular UG or PG Cert Course | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 2 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Faculty of Engineering | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit is concerned with entrepreneurship and small new business practice. It focuses on the key elements of creating and developing an enterprise. The study-unit is grounded in the understanding that business success derives from the generation of creative ideas, effective management, and personal attitude. The following subject areas are covered: the nature of small business ventures; the context of entrepreneurship; the characteristics, attributes and resources of entrepreneurs; the identification of opportunities and their development into new sustainable ventures; and the importance of innovation. Students will gain theoretical knowledge through models, frameworks and case studies. They will gain practical experience and apply the various concepts and models covered by developing a new business venture project of their choice. Study-unit Aims: - To introduce engineering students to the concept of entrepreneurship and new small business venture creation process. - To provide an understanding of the necessary resources and capabilities required to underpin venture development and growth. - To develop an understanding of the challenges facing entrepreneurs in setting up businesses and to encourage them to become entrepreneurs. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Understand the the linkages between entrepreneurship and venture creation, development and growth; - Understand the contrasting motivations which entrepreneurs have for creating new ventures; - Recognize the stages and processes involved in identifying and screening entrepreneurial opportunities. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Explore, and appraise different business situations where entrepreneurial opportunities are present or possible; - Assess the resources required to pursue an opportunity; - Evaluate critically the rationale underlying new venture success. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Scarborough, N.M. (2014) Essentials of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management. Pearson Education. Supplementary Readings: - Heriot, K.C. (2006) Cases in Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management. Prentice Hall. - Baron, R.A.; Shane, S.A. (2008) Entrepreneurship: A Process Perspective. Thomson, South-Western. - Tidd, J.; Bessant, J. (2013) Managing Innovation: Integrating Technological, Market and Organizational Change. Wiley. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Independent Study | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Martin M. Zammit |
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