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SIEN6006: Entrepreneurship

2025 unit information

In this unit of study, students acquire foundational knowledge about entrepreneurship, including: processes of entrepreneurship and innovation, and how entrepreneurship 'works' at individual, organisational, and ecosystems levels. Specific contexts of entrepreneurship are also explored, including sustainable, technology, and social and cultural entrepreneurship.

Unit details and rules

Managing faculty or University school:

Business (Business School)

Study level Postgraduate
Academic unit Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Credit points 6
Prerequisites:
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None
Corequisites:
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None
Prohibitions:
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None
Assumed knowledge:
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None

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

  • LO1. Understand and engage with different concepts of entrepreneurship.
  • LO2. Discuss and evaluate different forms of entrepreneurship in varying contexts.
  • LO3. Analyse opportunities and the resources needed to successfully exploit them.
  • LO4. Evaluate cases of entrepreneurship across multiple businesses and industries, including start-ups and larger established organisations, and traditional businesses and social ventures.
  • LO5. Critically engage in debates about the role of entrepreneurship in society.

Unit availability

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Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2024
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 2 2024
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2025
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Outline unavailable
Semester 2 2025
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Outline unavailable
Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2021
Normal day Remote
Semester 2 2022
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 2 2022
Normal day Remote
Semester 1 2023
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2023
Normal day Remote
Semester 2 2023
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney

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