Last modified: 10 Oct 2025 10:46
This course is for people who believe organisations operate in a constantly evolving world, where they are either introducing and / or being pulled along by change. Whether motivated to launch a start-up, be part of a team expanding an existing enterprise into a new market, or support the release of a new product line, we shall focus on developing the transferable skills and knowledge central to them all.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | Third Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Offshore | Sustained Study | No |
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The Oxford Dictionary defines ‘venture’ as a transitive verb meaning “to risk the loss of something in the hope of obtaining some advantage or gain”. To be effective in leading ventures, it is important to fully understand the opportunity at hand, assess the risks involved, and know how to onboard other resources to support the initiative. This programme provides an excellent opportunity for our students to acquire the knowledge needed to develop and refine their venture ideas, while also offering an academic foundation throughout the process.
Students will explore a wide range of topics, including creativity, innovation and idea generation, market opportunity recognition and shaping, business model design and analysis, organizational requirements for new ventures, the ethical and social benefits of new ventures, and pitching a business proposition.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
4,000-word project report. Feedback to be provided via marking rubric and short written summary. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Analyse | Identify and analyse the challenges entrepreneurs and managers face when starting a new venture or project. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Understand the importance of strategy and pitching in the venture context. |
| Factual | Understand | Understand different types of new ventures, including social enterprises and for-profit businesses. |
| Procedural | Apply | Apply appropriate tools to support opportunity identification, evaluation, and exploitation. |
| Procedural | Create | Develop an appropriate plan for a new venture that fulfils a need or solves a problem. |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Resubmission of updated 4,000-word report. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Analyse | Identify and analyse the challenges entrepreneurs and managers face when starting a new venture or project. |
| Procedural | Apply | Apply appropriate tools to support opportunity identification, evaluation, and exploitation. |
| Factual | Understand | Understand different types of new ventures, including social enterprises and for-profit businesses. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Understand the importance of strategy and pitching in the venture context. |
| Procedural | Create | Develop an appropriate plan for a new venture that fulfils a need or solves a problem. |
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