Overview

This unit creates an understanding of a location’s vibrant entrepreneurship ecosystem, builds capabilities in networking, negotiating, and an awareness of the most common business models and start-up related practices. Students will explore and develop an entrepreneurial outlook, as well as develop employment or start-up ready skillset, through the opportunity to engage with entrepreneurship ecosystems.

Requisites

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-March-2025
01-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
16-March-2025
Census date
31-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
24-April-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
04-August-2025
02-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-August-2025
Census date
31-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
19-September-2025
Results released date
09-December-2025

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Apply appropriate theoretical principles applicable to the entrepreneurship ecosystem to evaluate problems and opportunities that might arise in the start-up contexts
  • Evaluate opportunities for entrepreneurial networking and resourcing within and through the entrepreneurship ecosystem
  • Develop the intellectual independence to be critical and reflective learners, who are cognisant of the relevance of entrepreneurship ecosystems to the business discipline
  • Work individually and collaboratively to actively and meaningfully engage with the entrepreneurship ecosystem
  • Reflect on and take responsibility for their own learning and self-management processes

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
On-campus
Class		2.00 12 weeks 24
Online
Lecture		1.00 12 weeks 12
Unspecified Activities
Independent Learning		9.50 12 weeks 114
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
PortfolioIndividual 50 - 60% 1,2,3 
ReportGroup 40 - 60% 1,2,4,5 

Content

  • Understanding and navigating the entrepreneurship ecosystem
  • Engaging with entrepreneurial networking
  • Acquiring entrepreneurial resourcing
  • Understanding business models
  • The practice of negotiation and offer evaluation
  • Managing failure, risk and uncertainty

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.