International Entrepreneurship

Unit Code:HBI528

Credit Points	Duration	Contact Hours	Campus	Prerequisite	Corequisite
12.5 Credit Points	One Teaching Period	36 Hours	Hawthorn	Completion of all Stage 1 units or equivalent	Nil

Related Course/s:

A unit of study in the Graduate Diploma of Commerce (International Business) (Stage 2) or Master of Commerce (International Business) (Stage 3) and the Master of Commerce (International Business) Global Leadership Program

Aims & Objectives:

This unit should provide students with the skills and knowledge to develop a new venture either within an organisation or from the ground up.

At the completion of this unit, students will be able to:

Have an understanding of innovation and entrepreneurship and how it relates to international business.
Demonstrate exposure to international entrepreneurial/innovation models from case studies.
Implement and adapt tools to apply such behaviour to their own workplace.
Develop an integrative assignment to develop a business plan for a new international venture.
This unit provides an opportunity for the student to be able to demonstrate a culmination of all their past learning in the Graduate Certificate.
Work effectively in an entrepreneurial team environment.

Teaching Methods:

Classroom, and online delivery, via a combination of presentations, discussions, case studies, practical activities and, where appropriate, experiential activities. Incorporating ongoing innovative entrepreneurship teaching pedagogies.

Assessment:

Individual Participation 15-25%
Individual Assignment 35-45%
New Venture Plan 35-45%

Generic Skills Outcomes:

Swinburne University of Technology works to produce higher education graduates who are capable in their chosen profession, can contribute in an entrepreneurial and innovative way within their workplace or community, to operate effectively and ethically in their business life and are adaptable and able to manage change. It is expected that graduates will leave with a diverse wealth of experiences and will have developed individual knowledge, abilities and attitudes.

Within this context this unit will contribute to students developing the following key generic skills:

Ability to engage in critical inquiry and discussion
Teamwork skills
Analytical and adaptive skills
Problem solving skills
Project management skills
Ability to tackle unfamiliar problems
Ability to work independently

Content:

Characteristics of entrepreneurs/innovators
Entrepreneurial orientation
International entrepreneurship
Opportunity Evaluation
Business planning
Legal issues
Business structures
Financing/raising capital
Resources
Government assistance
Corporate Entrepreneurship
Venture Harvest

Reading Materials:

The prescribed textbook will be advised in the latest subject outline. Please do not purchase a text prior to receiving the latest subject outline.