Last modified: 05 Nov 2025 16:46
Entrepreneurship skills are highly important to current economy and they are required to reach higher levels of economic growth and innovation. It is also widely believed that increased levels of entrepreneurship can be reached through, especially, entrepreneurship education. Therefore, this course help students build fundamental blocks that essential to embarking on an entrepreneurial venture.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 3 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the fundamentals of starting and running their own businesses, including the financial requirements. The course will include elements of opportunity recognition, concept generation and selection, new product/service design, building the new business proposals, road testing business model and funding new venture. At the end of this course students should have the foundation needed to determine the viability and prospect of starting their own small business or growing a small business they may already be a part of.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 45 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Word Count: 1500 |
Word Count | 1500 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Procedural | Analyse | Outline the key areas of entrepreneurship and how they link together |
| Procedural | Understand | Demonstrate an understanding of the complex issues associated with embarking on an entrepreneurial venture |
| Procedural | Understand | Understand the different types of entrepreneurial activity that exist across the economy |
| Reflection | Analyse | Demonstrate an understanding of what entrepreneurship is and why it is important from an individual, economic and societal perspective |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 55 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Project-related assessment worth 55% of the overall grade, consisting of a group presentation (25%) and an individual project report (30%). |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Procedural | Analyse | Outline the key areas of entrepreneurship and how they link together |
| Procedural | Apply | Master the range of tools and methods that are used to manage new product / service development |
| Procedural | Understand | Understand the different types of entrepreneurial activity that exist across the economy |
| Reflection | Analyse | Demonstrate an understanding of what entrepreneurship is and why it is important from an individual, economic and societal perspective |
| Reflection | Create | Develop, document, implement and evaluate an entrepreneurial project |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Reflection | Analyse | Demonstrate an understanding of what entrepreneurship is and why it is important from an individual, economic and societal perspective |
| Procedural | Analyse | Outline the key areas of entrepreneurship and how they link together |
| Procedural | Understand | Understand the different types of entrepreneurial activity that exist across the economy |
| Reflection | Create | Develop, document, implement and evaluate an entrepreneurial project |
| Procedural | Understand | Demonstrate an understanding of the complex issues associated with embarking on an entrepreneurial venture |
| Procedural | Apply | Master the range of tools and methods that are used to manage new product / service development |
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