Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
LJMU Partner Taught
Learning Methods
Lecture
Module Offerings
4519NCCG-JAN-PAR
4519NCCG-SEP-PAR
4519NCCG-SEP_NS-PAR
Aims
Successful completion of this module will support students to understand how to start a new business. This module also introduces students to entrepreneurship, the personal characteristics of entrepreneurs will be explored and the importance of small businesses to the economy.
The value of an entrepreneurial skillset and mindset as an employee in the private and public sectors will be discussed.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Identify the characteristics of an entrepreneur, including education and background.
2.
Evaluate the impact of small businesses on the economy.
3.
Describe the types of venture that may be considered entrepreneurial.
4.
Examine the enablers and barriers to entrepreneurship.
5.
Apply the role of a leader and the function of a manager in given context and state the benefits of being entrepreneurial in approach.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Definition of entrepreneurship
The difference between types of entrepreneur
Sources of entrepreneurial ideas
Intellectual property rights
The role of small firms to the economy nationally, regionally and locally
International entrepreneurship
Characteristics of entrepreneurs
Skills of entrepreneurs
Influential factors on start up businesses
Risk and rewards, including the mitigation of risk