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This occurrence is not offered in 2015
The course introduces students to the content and methods of current research in the Entrepreneurship field.
This is a participative course in which students are expected to contribute and take responsibility for their own learning. The learning environment will emphasise students working to produce short essays for class presentation (up to 1000 words) and leading discussion in class. These presentations will be scheduled well in advance and the topics will be examples of the questions used in the final test. The essays will be critique by other students and then distributed to everyone in the class.Along with MGMT643 Advanced Strategic Management, this paper makes up a specialisation in strategy and entrepreneurship within the B.Com. (Hons) Programme in Management. (The others are MGMT643 and MGMT622.)WorkloadIn the 2012 CEM Course Survey, 100% of students either ‘agreed’ or ‘strongly agreed’ that the workload was ‘appropriate to my achieving the course aims’. Students are encouraged to pursue depth rather than breadth of learning by focusing on topics of interest.
Programme Learning Goals:Goal 1: Graduates can demonstrate in-depth knowledge and understanding of current theoretical concepts and frameworks within Management;Goal 2: Graduates are able to think logically, analytically and critically with respect to the academic literature in Management;Goal 3: Graduates can plan and carry out a supervised programme of academic research that shows a sound understanding of ethical practice;Goal 4: Graduates are able to synthesise academic or professional literature and effectively communicate research orally and in written form.This course introduces current theoretical concepts and frameworks within Entrepreneurship. Students are encouraged to develop in-depth knowledge by locating and communicating recent research in selected areas of Entrepreneurship.The Learning Outcomes are to make students:1. Conversant with the academic literature in Entrepreneurship.2. Capable of identifying and communicating viable research opportunities.3. Able to relate methodologies to research questions in this area.
Subject to approval of the Head of Department
MGMT441
There are no tutorials. Office hours will be announced once the class has met.
Bob Hamilton
Herb de Vries
The assessment involves (a) course work (40% compulsory) and either (b) the final test (60%) or (c) the final test (40%) and an individual essay (20%). So, your choice is (a + b) or (a + c). The general essay topic is: “Identify a significant gap in our knowledge of entrepreneurship and outline what further research is needed to address these.” Individual variations to the topic are possible but must be agreed in advance with the course coordinator. A 2,000 word limit applies to the essay. The style must be academic and full referencing of the literature is essential. If you choose this option (a + c), the essay must be handed in at the beginning of the test on date to be confirmed. Otherwise the test will carry 60% weight (a + b).The test venue and time are to be confirmed. There will be a choice of three questions out of nine, and no question(s) will be compulsory. The type of question will be similar to those used during the course as essay topics. Previous final test papers will be available on the LEARN site.Cover sheets MUST be used on all assignments/essays. These can be downloaded here.GradingMarks are not normally standardised in this course. Grading follows the Department of Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurship's Academic Policies for Honours Courses (see link below). Cut-points used to convert marks to final grades may vary slightly and therefore 50% may not translate into a passing grade.
Carter, Sara. , Jones-Evans, Dylan; Enterprise and small business : principles, practice and policy ; 3rd ed; Pearson, 2012.
Copies are in the bookshop and some are on reserve in the main library. Readings will be posted on the course’s LEARN website.
MGMT641S2 Course Outline LEARN
Class RepresentativeA class representative may be asked to volunteer in the first few weeks of class. Any problems with the course can be raised with the class rep. Their email can be found at UCSA. The class representative will take up any issues raised by class members with the lecturer concerned as they occur.Departmental Academic Policies The Department assumes that you have read this document.You should also read the General Course and Examination Regulations Dishonest PracticeThe University of Canterbury considers cheating and plagiarism to be serious acts of dishonesty. All assessed work must be your own individual work unless specifically stated otherwise in the assessment guidelines. Material quoted from any other source must be clearly acknowledged. You must not copy the work of another person (student or published work) in any assessment including examinations, tests and assignments. Any person, who is found to have copied someone else's work, or to have allowed their work to be copied, will receive a fail grade for that piece of assessment and may face disciplinary action which may lead to a fine, community service or exclusion from the university.IMPORTANT: Where there are concerns regarding the authorship of written course work, a student can be required to provide a formal, oral explanation of the content of their work.
Domestic fee $880.00
International Postgraduate fees
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
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