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SCI3501 - Impact through science 3A

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Science

Coordinator(s)

Erin Watson-Lynn

Offered

Clayton

First semester 2016 (Day)

Synopsis

This unit provides an incubator for students to launch and grow their enterprises. Through this rapid pace and real-world environment students will build on skills developed in level one and two of the course to exercise leadership and an entrepreneurial mindset. By creating new products or services students will cultivate an awareness of innovation, adaptability, disruptive thinking, risk taking, failure and the ability to thrive in an environment of ambiguity and uncertainty. Students will work in teams to practice their entrepreneurial skills across a range of sectors such as corporate, non-profits and social initiatives. Students will receive seed funding, a co-working space and support through mentors, advisors, peer coaching and targeted workshops. During the semester students will attempt to grow their enterprise, take their ideas to market and generate a revenue stream.

Outcomes

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

Refine team work capabilities and identify areas for improvement.
Identify and build relationships with customers, investors and other stakeholders.
Utilise data to experiment with and test assumptions about their enterprise model in pursuit of a sustainable enterprise.
Demonstrate a systematic enterprise resourcing strategy.
Evaluate the growth or lifecycle of the enterprise.

Assessment

Continuous assessment: 20%
Mid-semester project: 20%
End of semester project: 60%

Workload requirements

Contact hours equivalent to one 4-hours per week and an additional two 1-day master classes.
Additional requirements for at least eight hours of independent work per week including mentoring, project work and meetings with customers.