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Unit Summary
Unit type
PG Coursework Unit
Credit points
12
AQF level
Level of learning
Introductory
Former School/College
Unit aim
Deals with the realities confronting entrepreneurial decision making in a contemporary context and introduces students to core marketing concepts - students assess how to harness the creative potential of complex dynamics in a systemic approach that creates, grows and amplifies value throughout the system. The unit explores strategy, entrepreneurship and marketing and provides a framework for understanding relevant theory and its application.
Unit content
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
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1 | demonstrate an understanding of core theoretical frameworks that underpin the fields of entrepreneurship and marketing | |||||||
2 | evaluate and critique proposed entrepreneurial endeavours and marketing activities through an examination of their theoretical and market foundations | |||||||
3 | explain innovation and critique the innovativeness of proposed entrepreneurial endeavours and marketing activities | |||||||
4 | assess the integration of entrepreneurial endeavours and marketing activities with a firm's stated strategic imperative. |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
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demonstrate an understanding of core theoretical frameworks that underpin the fields of entrepreneurship and marketing
- GA1:
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evaluate and critique proposed entrepreneurial endeavours and marketing activities through an examination of their theoretical and market foundations
- GA5:
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explain innovation and critique the innovativeness of proposed entrepreneurial endeavours and marketing activities
- GA2:
- GA6:
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assess the integration of entrepreneurial endeavours and marketing activities with a firm's stated strategic imperative.
- GA5:
Prescribed texts
- A custom eBook accompanies this dual themed unit. More detailed information can be found on the MNG00716 MySCU Learning Site. The chapters for each part are taken from leading texts in the areas of Entrepreneurship and Marketing : namely, Scarborough's 'Essentials of Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management'; and Kotler & Keller's 'A Framework for Marketing Management'.