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MGMT8027 – Entrepreneurship in Business

2025 – Session 2, In person-scheduled-weekday, North Ryde

General Information

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Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit convenor and teaching staff
Frances Chang
frances.chang@mq.edu.au
Credit points Credit points
10
Prerequisites Prerequisites
MGMT6051 or ECON6049 or MKTG6096 or (Admission to GradCertResBus or GradDipResBus) or (Admission to MIntBus or MMgmt and 10cp at 6000 level or above)
Corequisites Corequisites
Co-badged status Co-badged status
Unit description Unit description

This unit focuses on the principles of starting-up a new business venture. Throughout the session we will discuss and critically reflect upon the economic, technological, societal, and global dimensions of entrepreneurship, and explore a range of concepts, models and approaches that represent the theory of entrepreneurship. You will apply this knowledge to practice by working in teams to experience multiple aspects of a new venture start-up. These will include ethical, societal and financial considerations, the creativity of developing a business idea, the development and formulation of a business model and plan, as well as unique marketing issues, ownership, growth and global aspects of entrepreneurship. Successful completion of the unit will provide you with knowledge and tools that will support you in your own entrepreneurial endeavours.

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Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  • ULO1: Identify and explain a range of concepts, models and approaches that represent the theory of entrepreneurship and apply them to practical situations.
  • ULO2: Design new business ventures with the consideration of a range of economic, societal, technological and global aspects of entrepreneurship.
  • ULO3: Work in a team to communicate the challenges and tasks involved in a new venture start-up, both orally and via the written word.
  • ULO4: Critically reflect on the theoretical concepts and nature of entrepreneurship to solve problems.

General Assessment Information

Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark) will be applied each day a written assessment is not submitted, up until the 7th day (including weekends). After the 7th day, a grade of ‘0’ will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. Submission time for all written assessments is set at 11.55pm.

A 1-hour grace period is provided to students who experience a technical concern. For any late submissions of time-sensitive tasks, such as scheduled tests/exams, performance assessments/ presentations, and/or scheduled practical assessments/labs, students need to apply for Special Consideration.

 

Assessment Tasks

Name Weighting Hurdle Due
Skills Development: Entrepreneurial Decision-Making 30% No 29/08/2025
Professional Practice: Start-up Business Planning 30% No Week 9 Pitch Presentation/Week11 Written Report
Professional Practice: Entrepreneurial Thinking in Practice 40% No 31/10/2025

Skills Development: Entrepreneurial Decision-Making

Assessment Type 1: Case study/analysis
Indicative Time on Task 2: 15 hours
Due: 29/08/2025
Weighting: 30%

 

The purpose of this assessment is for you to apply entrepreneurship concepts, theories and frameworks to analyse real-world scenarios of entrepreneurial start-ups and their new ventures.

You will identify and explain various entrepreneurship concepts, models and theories and apply them to practical situations of problems and recommendations.

Skills in Focus:

  • Critical thinking and problem solving
  • Discipline knowledge

Deliverable: Individual written report (max 1,000 words).

Individual assessment

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Identify and explain a range of concepts, models and approaches that represent the theory of entrepreneurship and apply them to practical situations.
  • Critically reflect on the theoretical concepts and nature of entrepreneurship to solve problems.

Professional Practice: Start-up Business Planning

Assessment Type 1: Project
Indicative Time on Task 2: 15 hours
Due: Week 9 Pitch Presentation/Week11 Written Report
Weighting: 30%

 

The purpose of this assessment is to develop your ability to identify a business opportunity and assess the viability of our business idea.

You will work in teams to develop a start-up business plan to launch your new venture and pitch it to the class.

Skills in Focus:

  • Work readiness
  • Collaboration
  • Communication
  • Critical thinking and problem solving.

Deliverable: Presentation and a Written Report (max 1,500 words).

Group and individual assessment.

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Design new business ventures with the consideration of a range of economic, societal, technological and global aspects of entrepreneurship.
  • Work in a team to communicate the challenges and tasks involved in a new venture start-up, both orally and via the written word.
  • Critically reflect on the theoretical concepts and nature of entrepreneurship to solve problems.

Professional Practice: Entrepreneurial Thinking in Practice

Assessment Type 1: Case study/analysis
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: 31/10/2025
Weighting: 40%

 

The purpose of this assessment is to develop your ability to critically reflect on the origin of entrepreneurial ideas and opportunities, and the entrepreneurial mindset, often seen as one of the key characteristics of an entrepreneur.

You will synthesise primary data and secondary research to develop a persuasive report of the theory and practice of entrepreneurship.

Skills in Focus:

  • Work readiness
  • Communication
  • Discipline knowledge.

Deliverable: Written report (max 2,000 words excluding compulsory appendices).

Individual assessment

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Identify and explain a range of concepts, models and approaches that represent the theory of entrepreneurship and apply them to practical situations.
  • Design new business ventures with the consideration of a range of economic, societal, technological and global aspects of entrepreneurship.
  • Critically reflect on the theoretical concepts and nature of entrepreneurship to solve problems.

1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:

  • the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
  • the Writing Centre for academic skills support.

2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation

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Unit information based on version 2025.04 of the Handbook