MGMT13151 - Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Start-ups

General Information

Unit Synopsis

The unit is designed to familiarize students with the world of entrepreneurship, innovation and start-ups. It examines the nature and roles of entrepreneurship, innovation and the entrepreneur in society. You will identify the key factors for entrepreneurial success and how to evaluate these factors. You will also learn the stages that entrepreneurs go through in taking the seed of an idea through to planning for the growth of a successful business. Emphasis is placed on planning, financing, starting and managing new start-ups.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 3
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 4
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Completion of 48 credit points in first year of study.

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2025

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Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Written Assessment 40%
2. Written Assessment 60%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2025 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 93.33% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 14.42% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: SUTE and In-Class Feedback
Feedback
Group assessment (assignment 2) was very challenging. I loved this unit. It was so interesting and I would have loved to do assessment 2 on my own.
Recommendation
Simplify Assessment 2 into an individual task to help students focus on developing their innovative business startup idea.
Action Taken
Assessment 2 has been redesigned as an individual task to improve clarity, reduce workload complexity, and allow students to focus more effectively on developing their innovative business startup idea.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
The course is very well structured and clear. The courses recording is delivered very clearly and well
Recommendation
Continuously refining and improving the unit.
Action Taken
The unit continues to be refined through regular updates to teaching materials and recorded content to maintain clarity and support student learning.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
The lecturer is attentive and also goes the extra mile to assist students
Recommendation
Thanks, continuously refining and improving the unit.
Action Taken
Ongoing efforts are being made to further enhance student support and continuously improve the unit’s teaching quality.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Separating Assessment 2 into two individual assignments would make the workload more manageable and less daunting.
Recommendation
Assessment 2 will be separated into two components with different due dates from Term 1 2026. This change will help distribute the workload more evenly and make the assessment process more manageable.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE
Feedback
I really enjoyed this unit and found it extremely valuable. It helped reduce my fears about starting a business, and I now feel much more confident. The teaching team were knowledgeable and engaging.
Recommendation
We will ensure ongoing clarity in learning materials, provide practical examples to support confidence in entrepreneurship, and continue offering opportunities for direct engagement through consultations and workshops.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE
Feedback
It was a pleasure listening to the lecturer throughout the unit. I appreciated the feedback provided and the timely clarification offered whenever I needed it. Thank you.
Recommendation
We will continue to provide timely clarification and constructive feedback to support student learning, while also ensuring that all lecture and workshop sessions are delivered in a professional setting to maintain consistency and student engagement.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Provide assignment exemplars.
Recommendation
Assignments in this unit require students to develop original business ideas with real-world application; therefore, past student work cannot be used as exemplars. Providing exemplars may also limit creativity, which is a key component of the unit. Instead, we will continue to offer clearer instructions, structured templates, and explicit expectations. In addition, students are encouraged to attend drop-in consultations for personalised guidance on their ideas, which has been found exceptionally useful by those who attended.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate an understanding of entrepreneurship, innovation and new start-ups through critical review and synthesis of knowledge and current developments in the field
  2. Synthesise knowledge and exercise critical thinking to appreciate the importance of entrepreneurship and innovation within society
  3. Critically analyse and synthesise the knowledge, qualities and skills needed to become a successful entrepreneur in start-up ventures
  4. Demonstrate creative skills and critical thinking to identify a new start-up opportunity and evaluate its feasibility
  5. Synthesise knowledge and exercise critical thinking to apply appropriate frameworks that evaluate the preferred business model for the start-up opportunity
  6. Apply technical skills to formulate a business plan for the launch of a start-up venture.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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3 - Critical Thinking • • • • • •
4 - Information Literacy • • • • •
8 - Ethical practice • • •
9 - Social Innovation • • • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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