BEX5411 Creativity and entrepreneurship
Faculty of Business and Economics
BEX5411 Creativity and entrepreneurship is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Clayton and Caulfield. It has no prerequisites and unlocks 1 unit, leading on to 2 units in all.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1, Semester 2
- Clayton, Caulfield
- Assessment
- No exam
- 1 task
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before BEX5411
No prerequisites or corequisites.
After BEX5411
1 unit list BEX5411 as a prerequisite or corequisite.
Overview
We now live in an age where entrepreneurs are key to developing the next generation of innovative game-changing companies and driving commercial value. The business landscape over the coming decades will embrace and require innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship with the survival contingent on the business leaders of tomorrow. This unit brings together the principles required to succeed in a competitive innovation-led world while building a solid foundation of application for commercial exploration of new ideas.
In this unit, with an understanding of the entrepreneurial mindset, students will embark upon a journey of creating innovative business ideas and positioning them for market. A real world project will provide students with a step-by-step systematic road-map approach to hone their business skills and consolidated learning for crisp execution of a business venture.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
| Second semester | Caulfield | On campus |
Assessment
- Within semester assessment100%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
gain an understanding of creativity and sources of innovation
- 2
develop an understanding of intellectual property
- 3
gain an understanding of Venture funding
- 4
develop and demonstrate an entrepreneurial mindset
- 5
develop and demonstrate entrepreneurial creativity
- 6
develop and deliver a business case
- 7
develop and demonstrate pitching competency.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops36 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires an average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
This unit is offered by the Entrepreneurship Portfolio in the Business School and is guided by our four defining values:
Humble excellence
Elevated thinking
Meaningful action
Anchored in community
The core function of the portfolio is to help students develop an entrepreneurial mindset and the capabilities to bring this mindset to life. This means that throughout the unit you will experience ambiguity, moments of chaos and considerable uncertainty as you deep dive into the world of startups, entrepreneurship and innovation. You will be required to spend substantial time outside of class engaging with various stakeholders to help test and validate your ideas and solutions. Each unit within the entrepreneurship portfolio requires you to act, it’s not about sitting in the classroom, coming up with ideas and thinking you’re correct. You will at times be wrong! So, you will need to iterate, adjust and be willing to fail. This is what entrepreneurship is about, it will be hard but incredibly rewarding! If you are not willing to put in the work and give it your best, then this unit is not for you.
Technology Policy
This unit requires your full attention and focus at all times, if you are answering emails, texting, posting or scrolling during lectures and in particular guest presentations you will be asked to leave the class.
Word Limits
You will notice that there are some assessments with no word limits in this unit, this is because the unit is designed to prepare you for the real world. We may provide you with some guidance, but we will not spend time specifying how long a report should be, what font you should use or other bits of information that you, a young professional, need to learn how to judge and decide. Use as many pages/slides/words/pictures that are required to get your insights across in a clear and succinct manner.
Where it fits
BEX5411 is part of 1 area of study in the 2020 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Professor David Gilbert
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for BEX5411?
BEX5411 has no prerequisites.
What can I take after BEX5411?
BEX5411 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 1 unit, including BEX5415. Those lead on to 2 units in all.
When is BEX5411 offered?
In 2020, BEX5411 runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Clayton and Caulfield.
How much work is BEX5411?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does BEX5411 have an exam?
No. BEX5411 has 1 assessment task and no exam.
Which majors and minors include BEX5411?
BEX5411 is part of Entrepreneurship.