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Innovation and Enterprise Project (MGMT90175)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Semester 1 (Extended)
A/Prof Patrick Foley pfoley@unimelb.edu.au
Semester 2 (Extended)
A/Prof Vikram Bhakoo vbhakoo@unimelb.edu.au
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
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This research-focussed subject will draw together, and enable students to apply, the knowledge and skills they have acquired in the Master of Enterprise program. They will undertake a practical investigation of an entrepreneurial challenge or an innovation issue and develop a plan for solving this challenge/issue. Within a specific innovation or entrepreneurship domain to be chosen by the student and agreed by the subject coordinator, this subject will require investigation of all major aspects of the commercialisation potential of the innovation, and the resources and entrepreneurial activities required to bring it to fruition.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Create and refine a research issue and practical value creation question;
- Examine the research problem from all angles to evaluate its potential for commercialisation;
- Apply knowledge of marketing, production scale up, financial and other relevant disciplines to entrepreneurial activities;
- Evaluate innovation strategies;
- Develop innovation capabilities within organisations.
Generic skills
On successful completion of this subject students should have enhanced their skills in:
- Knowledge of and ability to evaluate value adding potential of new products, services, processes and business models
- Ability to analyse and diagnose innovations
- Understanding of entrepreneurial processes and key elements of innovation success
- Analysis and problem solving
- Capacity for intellectual curiosity, creativity and independent thought
- Communication of key ideas and theories within the discipline areas
- Capacity for effective teamwork and collaboration
- Information retrieval and application in relation to practical problems.
Last updated: 9 April 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Entry into the Master of Enterprise.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 9 April 2024
Assessment
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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In class proposal presentation and 500 written project proposal
| Due 1 week after first round of classes | 20% |
Individual project report
| Due 2 weeks after final round of classes | 60% |
Presentation of investigation methods and findings (10 minute presentation and 5 minute Q&A)
| Due during final round of classes | 20% |
Last updated: 9 April 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1 (Extended)
Principal coordinator Patrick Foley Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 26 hours of seminars taught intensively over 4 teaching days - 20-21 February, 4-5 June 2019 Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 20 February 2020 to 12 June 2020 Last self-enrol date 28 February 2020 Census date 30 April 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 June 2020 Assessment period ends 3 July 2020 Semester 1 (Extended) contact information
A/Prof Patrick Foley pfoley@unimelb.edu.au
- Semester 2 (Extended)
Principal coordinator Vikram Bhakoo Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 26 hours of seminars taught intensively over 4 teaching days - 16-17 July, 29-30 October 2019 Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 16 July 2020 to 1 November 2020 Last self-enrol date 24 July 2020 Census date 21 September 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 16 October 2020 Assessment period ends 27 November 2020 Semester 2 (Extended) contact information
A/Prof Vikram Bhakoo vbhakoo@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
Estimated total time commitment of 170 hours per semester
Last updated: 9 April 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
You will be advised of prescribed texts by your lecturer.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Enterprise - Links to additional information
Last updated: 9 April 2024