Entrepreneurial Sandpit
Overview
A sandpit is the perfect place to build, knock down, imagine and reimagine, embracing the power of learning through play. This unit encourages students to get their hands dirty in collaborative, practice-based workshops. It will give them the tools to build real-world entrepreneurial projects. They will dive deep into creative exploration and experimentation, unpack problems and craft meaningful solutions. They will learn to balance technical, human, environmental and economic factors in their problem-solving. Students will leave the unit with the skills to share their ideas with the world through verbal and visual storytelling.
Requisites
ENT10005 Ideas, Opportunities and Ventures
RULES
BUS10015 Creative Mindset and Entrepreneurship
OR
ENT10005 Ideas, Opportunities and Ventures
01-June-2025
02-November-2025
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Explore approaches for understanding, re-framing and informing problem-solving in relation to an entrepreneurial project or venture.
- Apply research and prototyping techniques to develop entrepreneurial solutions that consider technical, social, cultural and economic outcomes.
- Use storytelling to articulate project outcomes using verbal and visual communication processes.
- Collaborate in teams by applying an entrepreneurial mindset, relevant communication tools and inclusive decision-making.
- Discuss and reflect on the challenges of entrepreneurship, including the application of innovative and creative processes in interdisciplinary and self-directed learning contexts.
Teaching methods
All applicable locations
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
On Campus Studio |
3.00 | 12 weeks | 36 |
Specified Activities Various |
4.00 | 12 weeks | 48 |
Unspecified Activities Independant Learning |
5.50 | 12 weeks | 66 |
| Total | 150 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULOs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reflective Journal | Individual | % | 1,2,3,4,5 |
| Portfolio | Individual | % | 1,2,3,4,5 |
| Applied Project | Group | % | 1,2,3,4,5 |
Content
- Tools and methods for entrepreneurial practice
- Creative problem solving, co-creation, human-centred design and regenerative entrepreneurship
- Rapid prototyping and testing
- Evaluation of entrepreneurial opportunities and outcomes
- Approaches to teamwork, collaboration and project management
- Managing innovation and entrepreneurial projects including complex problems, roadblocks or opportunities that require a collaborative approach to tackling them
- Communication and presentation techniques including narrative and storytelling
- Emotional intelligence and team dynamics
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.