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 | Available to all 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)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | For ECA students only, or by special permission of the School. Please contact the course secretary. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2022/23, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 8,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 8,
Summative Assessment Hours 4,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
176 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
50% coursework (group) - assesses all course Learning Outcomes
50% coursework (individual) - assesses course Learning Outcomes 1, 2 |
| Feedback |
Formative feedback: Feedback will be given on a short non-marked written assignment. Students are asked to take in and reflect on formative feedback to improve for the summative assessment
Summative feedback: Summative feedback will be provided on the assessment.
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| No Exam Information |
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 |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Fumi Kitagawa
Tel: (0131 6)50 8068
Email: |
Course secretary | |
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