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Managing Growth and Pathways to Market (MGMT90228)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
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- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
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Contact information
Semester 2
Prof Colin McLeod colin.mcleod@unimelb.edu.au
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Overview
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New entrepreneurial ventures, once successfully past the formation stage (incubators and accelerators), often encounter problems caused by their very rapid growth. The activities of the entrepreneur have to change, from innovation to delegation, communication, and organization as different functional and technical skills are needed, new external relationships such as bankers, lawyers and investors are formed and new company employees have to be integrated into the goals and operations of the enterprise. This is a very basic change that many entrepreneurs never make. The purpose of the subject is to recognise that managing growth is the biggest challenge for entrepreneurs, to consider and evaluate the alternative pathways to growth and to consider processes for identifying a preferred approach. The subject identifies methods for assessing customer and market opportunities, the need for revised business models, marketing strategies, the development or acquisition of appropriate skills and resources and the adoption of management control systems that should be used to monitor and analyse growth, with the additional challenge of international growth also considered. Participants in the subject will use case studies and meetings with entrepreneurs to develop a pragmatic understanding of the challenges of growth, as well as the obstacles that need to be overcome. At the conclusion of the subject, students should be able to identify the different pathways to market including commercialisation.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, using case methodology, students should be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the different pathways to growth for different types of entrepreneurial venture
- Identify and address the different barriers to growth for entrepreneurial ventures
- Manage the resourcing of the entrepreneurial venture through the different stages of growth
- Analyse markets and develop scalable entrance level models for scaling the entrepreneurial venture
- Identify strategies to capture value from globalisation.
Generic skills
High level of development;
- Develop problem-solving and decision making skills through case methodology
- Think critically, and organise knowledge, using case methodology material
- Develop creative ways of solving unfamiliar problems, through the case studies
- Present an argument, by reflecting on those presented in the case analysis and readings
Moderate level of development
- Learn to adopt new ideas, from participation in the case study analysis and discussion
- Develop oral presentation skills
- Plan effective work schedules, to meet the regular deadlines for submission of assessable work.
Last updated: 9 April 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Entry to the Master of Entrepreneurship and completion of:
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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MGMT90222 | Foundations of Entrepreneurship Practice | Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MGMT90223 | Design Thinking | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MGMT90224 | Garage Project | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MGMT90225 | Creating a Successful Business Model | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MGMT90226 | Business Acumen for Entrepreneurs | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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MGMT90230 | Creating Your Own Enterprise | Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
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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Three individual 750 word case studies of start-ups that have dealt with the challenges of growth (2250 words total), due in Week 7 (40%)
| Week 7 | 40% |
Group or individual - Develop and analyse the growth strategy for a new enterprise (2000 words per student equivalent), Due within two weeks of the last Friday of the teaching semester.
| During the examination period | 40% |
Participation based on attendance and contribution to class discussions and case presentations (500 words per student equivalent), due throughout semester (20%)
| Throughout the semester | 20% |
Last updated: 9 April 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Colin McLeod Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 3 August 2020 to 1 November 2020 Last self-enrol date 14 August 2020 Census date 21 September 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 16 October 2020 Assessment period ends 27 November 2020 Semester 2 contact information
Prof Colin McLeod colin.mcleod@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
Estimated total time commitment of 170 hours per semester
Last updated: 9 April 2024
Further information
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To be advised.
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Type Name Course Master of Entrepreneurship
Last updated: 9 April 2024