Master of Entrepreneurship (MC-ENTR) // Attributes, outcomes and skills

Intended learning outcomes

1. Learning Goal

Graduates of this degree will be adept at creating, analysing and evaluating entrepreneurial ventures.

Learning objectives to achieve this goal.

On successful completion of this degree students will be able to:

• Describe and explain the body of knowledge including lean start-up, the commercialisation process, brand building and tests of innovation for new ventures of different types;
• Identify and apply methods for researching entrepreneurship related problems; and
• Evaluate the impact of a range of social, cultural and environmental factors on enterprises and the market.

2. Learning Goal

Graduates of this degree will be creative, critical and design thinkers in relation to entrepreneurial practice and in developing evidence-based solutions to problems in enterprises and in broader society.

Learning objectives to achieve this goal.

On successful completion of this degree students will be able to:

• Explain and critically analyse how to launch and develop new start-ups from ideation, formulation, specification and execution using design thinking methodology;
• Identify strategic issues and solutions in relation to growth and pathways to market for enterprises;
• Apply knowledge of theory to analyse problems in different markets nationally and globally; and
• Demonstrate creativity and initiative in the application of knowledge to problem solving and entrepreneurial practice.

3. Learning Goal

Graduates of this degree will be effective and ethical decision makers of entrepreneurial enterprises.

Learning objectives to achieve this goal.

On successful completion of this degree students will be able to:

• Apply basic data analytic and/or statistical techniques to analyses enterprise decisions;
• Develop and apply ethical frameworks for decision-making;
• Apply governance strategies to create sustainable enterprises;
• Utilise a range of tools of analysis relevant to the evaluation of business planning, pitching, financing, leading and growing enterprises, as well as product and market fit;
• Use evidence-based research techniques to support and evaluate decisions;
• Execute a pop-up enterprise requiring research, validation and business processes evaluation; and
• Apply knowledge of entrepreneurship discipline to create a viable entrepreneurial venture.

4. Learning Goal

Graduates of this degree will be competent in professional knowledge and skills in the entrepreneurship discipline in preparation for an entrepreneurial career.

Learning objectives to achieve this goal.

On successful completion of this degree students will be able to:

• Demonstrate networking and collaboration skills;
• Demonstrate an understanding of the requirements to be a successful entrepreneur including self-awareness, creativity, reflective practice, and strategies to motivate and lead others and to manage change;
• Demonstrate the capacity to successfully work independently with personal accountability; and
• Appraise recent developments in the entrepreneurship discipline.

Generic skills

On successful completion of this program, students should have enhanced their skills in:

• Creativity
• Self- Awareness and reflexivity
• Critical Thinking and Analytical
• Working with Others and in Teams
• Problem Solving
• Communicating using Graphs, Tables and Figures
• Communicating using narrative and other language-based methods
• Flexibility and Tolerance for Uncertainty
• Numerical and/or Statistical Skills
• Oral Communication
• Understanding Enterprise Creation
• Finding, Evaluating and Using Relevant Information
• Written Communication

Graduate attributes