ENG5002 Engineering entrepreneurship
Faculty of Engineering
ENG5002 Engineering entrepreneurship is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Engineering. It isn't offered in 2026. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2026
- Not offered
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2026 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ENG5002
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ENG5002
No unit lists ENG5002 as a prerequisite in the 2026 handbook.
Enrolment rules
You must be currently enrolled in a master’s course in engineering or related STEM and in a related discipline. The unit assumes that you have the necessary foundational knowledge.
Overview
The goal of this unit is to impart an evidence-based methodology for building scalable startups that you can use for the rest of your career, whether you are starting a new business or working in established organisations. For a new business, the goal is acquiring investor funding. In a corporate environment, the methodology will help the organisation start new businesses and allocate their internal resources (time, technology, and talent) more efficiently. The unit will be taught in a hands-on way that engages student teams by requiring them to develop hypotheses and then test those hypotheses outside the classroom. Throughout the semester, teams will modify their business models based on feedback from potential customers, and can then decide if there is a worthwhile business to be built. The unit does not include the execution of the business models.
Offerings in 2026
The 2026 handbook lists no offerings for ENG5002.
Assessment
- Ongoing weekly activities35%
- Leap into Leadership Online (LiLO)5%
- Business pitch presentation35%
- Final report25%
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Design, search and improve a business model
- 2
Practice evidence-based entrepreneurship by formulating and testing hypotheses with potential customers
- 3
Use agile development methods to produce a minimum viable product containing only the critical features of their intended business
Workload and teaching
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of 3-6 hours of scheduled learning activities and 6-8 hours of independent study per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher-directed learning, peer-directed learning and online engagement. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities.
Learning resources
Technology resources
- Laptop or Notebook
- Webcam
- Zoom
Where it fits
ENG5002 is part of 1 area of study in the 2026 handbook.
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ENG5002?
ENG5002 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ENG5002 offered?
ENG5002 has no offerings listed in the 2026 handbook.
How much work is ENG5002?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ENG5002 have an exam?
No. ENG5002 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ENG5002?
ENG5002 is part of Chemical engineering.