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 2022 in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2022
- Semester 1, Semester 2
- Caulfield
- Assessment
- No exam
- 1 task
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2022 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Overview
Have you ever had a great idea and been unsure about how to bring it to life? Or found a wicked problem but not known how to solve it? Or maybe you have wondered how seemingly successful people pitching their businesses on stage, got to that point. Innovation and entrepreneurship is often shrouded in mysticism and hyperbole, with lightning bolts seemingly striking as geniuses appear with a breakthrough idea. The truth is, to truly be creative, entrepreneurial and innovative, you need to do a lot of hard work, but the rewards can be incredible. In this unit, students are placed into start-up style teams that focus on addressing a real world challenge; from defining a clear problem to solve, through to coming up with a solution, building a business model around it, and then pitching your venture to a panel of industry experts. This is a hands-on, experiential unit, with a focus on building entrepreneurial and creative mindsets, and practical skills. Teams will follow industry leading frameworks spanning design thinking, lean experimentation and business modelling to collaboratively bring sophisticated, considered and innovative business concepts to life.
Offerings in 2022
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Caulfield | On campus |
| Second semester | Caulfield | On campus |
Assessment
- Within semester assessment100%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
explore a problem space and identify challenges and opportunities
- 2
develop human-centred insights to inform and guide innovation efforts
- 3
employ creative thinking to develop innovative concepts and ideas
- 4
use modern frameworks to interrogate and define key business requirements
- 5
develop prototype solutions that articulate a solution and enable validation of assumptions
- 6
communicate a compelling rationale for a viable business idea
- 7
employ ways of working, fit-for-purpose in modern innovation environments
- 8
become adept at being both a leader and a team player.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops36 hours
- Teaching approachIndustry-based 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 industry-led unit will combine online learning modules delivering key concepts, theory and activities, with hands-on expertise, peer-learning, coaching and mentoring as students work in start-up teams to build out a business idea, from problem space, to pitch. It will provide students with either online or on campus learning options that will run as follows:
On campus learning approach:
- A combination of workshops (3hrs) and immersive bootcamps (6hrs) across the semester
- E-learning modules to provide deeper context and theoretical knowledge.
Online learning approach:
- E-learning modules to provide context and theoretical knowledge
- Fortnightly online coaching sessions, and tutorial-based coaching sessions for groups.
This unit provides you with the opportunity to engage in industry-based learning to incorporate professional and industry experience into your studies.
Learning resources
Technology resources
We will be using Miro and Slack as our main workshop and team collaboration tools.
Where it fits
BEX5411 is part of 1 area of study in the 2022 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Professor David Gilbert
- Unit Coordinators
- Jeremy Crow
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for BEX5411?
BEX5411 has no prerequisites.
When is BEX5411 offered?
In 2022, BEX5411 runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at 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.