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| MODULE DESCRIPTOR | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title | |||
| Business Opportunities | |||
| Reference | BS3060 | Version | 3 |
| Created | January 2024 | SCQF Level | SCQF 9 |
| Approved | July 2019 | SCQF Points | 30 |
| Amended | March 2024 | ECTS Points | 15 |
| Aims of Module | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| To develop knowledge and skills in the principles and practice of starting a new business encompassing key components required to compile a sustainable business plan. | |||
| Learning Outcomes for Module | |
|---|---|
| On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to: | |
| 1 | Generate innovative new business ideas. |
| 2 | Conduct relevant independent research and engage in business planning tasks to evaluate the feasibility of a business opportunity. |
| 3 | Produce a written business proposal which is comprehensive and professional, considering the sustainability of a new business opportunity. |
| Indicative Module Content |
|---|
| Approaches to generating new business ideas; opportunity recognition and testing; entrepreneurship and creativity; market research; marketing strategy; raising start-up finance; approaches to financing business; business planning; United Nations sustainability development goals; social and ethical responsibility in business; formulating a business proposal. |
| Module Delivery |
|---|
| Students engage in directed study to prepare a business proposal. Staff act as business advisors and facilitators in the delivery of this module. |
| Indicative Student Workload | Full Time | Part Time |
|---|---|---|
| Contact Hours | N/A | 30 |
| Non-Contact Hours | N/A | 270 |
| Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours | N/A | N/A |
| TOTAL | N/A | 300 |
| Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body |
| ASSESSMENT PLAN | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only. | |||||
| Component 1 | |||||
| Type: | Coursework | Weighting: | 100% | Outcomes Assessed: | 1, 2, 3 |
| Description: | Report - a business plan for a new business idea or business diversification/growth plan for an existing business. | ||||
| MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR | |
|---|---|
| Explanatory Text | |
| Component 1 comprises 100% of the module grade. To pass the module, a D grade is required. | |
| Module Grade | Minimum Requirements to achieve Module Grade: |
| A | A |
| B | B |
| C | C |
| D | D |
| E | E |
| F | F |
| NS | Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination |
| Module Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Prerequisites for Module | None. |
| Corequisites for module | None. |
| Precluded Modules | None. |
| INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
|---|---|
| 1 | BURNS, P., (2022). Entrepreneurship and small business : start-up, growth and maturity (5th ed.) London: Red Globe Press |
| 2 | DEAKINS, D. and FREEL, M., 2012. Entrepreneurship and small firms. 6th ed. London: McGraw Hill. |
| 3 | RAE, D., 2014. Opportunity-centred Entrepreneurship. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan |