ULMS Electronic Module Catalogue

The information contained in this module specification was correct at the time of publication but may be subject to change, either during the session because of unforeseen circumstances, or following review of the module at the end of the session. Queries about the module should be directed to the member of staff with responsibility for the module.
Title Local Entrepreneurship and Enterprise
Code ULMS534
Coordinator Dr A Southern
Strategy, IB and Entrepreneurship
Alan.Southern@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2020-21 Level 7 FHEQ Second Semester 10

Pre-requisites before taking this module (other modules and/or general educational/academic requirements):

 

Modules for which this module is a pre-requisite:

 

Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on a required basis:

 

Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on an optional basis:

 

Teaching Schedule

  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours   8

8

  25

  41
Timetable (if known)              
Private Study 59
TOTAL HOURS 100

Assessment

EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)
% of
final
mark
Resit/resubmission
opportunity
Penalty for late
submission
Notes
             
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)
% of
final
mark
Resit/resubmission
opportunity
Penalty for late
submission
Notes
Individual Assignment There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When): Semester 2  -2000 words    50       
Group Video Presentation. There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is not an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When): Semester 2  30 minutes    50       

Aims

To introduce to the student the local base for entrepreneurship and enterprise in the Liverpool city-region;

To provide students with an awareness of the social economy in the Liverpool city-region;

To understand what it takes to be entrepreneurial in the context of a low income community;

To demonstrate entrepreneurial and managerial skills in a real time context in an enterprise in the Liverpool city-region;

To provide students with a critical understanding of business policy and strategy in a real environment with competing stakeholder interests;

To provide students with a critical awareness of pervasive business issues that include the effect of globalisation, enterprise development, sustainability, innovation and social responsibility;

To apply theoretical knowledge gained in the MBA programme and augmented in this module;

To enable students to develop a critical understanding of the business base in the Liverpool city-region;

To critically evaluate the environment for new ventures or growth in existing enterprises in the Liverpool city-region social economy.


Learning Outcomes

(LO1) Integrate new knowledge with previous experience – as applied in specific situations to overcome functional barriers to real business problems;

(LO2) Evaluate evidence, identify implicit values, define terms adequately and generalise appropriately about the empirical basis of the Liverpool city-region business base;

(LO3) Critically appraise different types of enterprise – being cognisant of medium size enterprises, smaller knowledge intensive enterprises, new enterprises, lifestyle businesses and self-employment, and social enterprises;

(LO4) Analyse and synthesise information to critically evaluate the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of and to the Liverpool city-region business base specifically to: a) evaluate the potential for new entrepreneurial initiatives in low income communities; b) assess the demands on local enterprises to achieve sustainability and growth and thereby support employment opportunity;

(LO5) Demonstrate personal skills in communication and teamwork – in particular those that show an ability to create the collaborative environment where business and management decisions can be successfully made.

(S1) Adaptability

(S2) Problem Solving

(S3) Numeracy

(S4) Commercial Awareness

(S5) Organisational Skills

(S6) Written Communication Skills

(S7) International Awareness

(S8) Ethical Awareness


Teaching and Learning Strategies

Mixed, hybrid delivery, with social distancing on campus

Face to face seminars x 8 hours

Tutorials x 8 hours

Tutorials and seminars will be led by the module leader and designed to support student understanding of the local enterprise base in the Liverpool city-region with an emphasis on the social economy. Building on the research of the module leader, thereby ensuring research-led learning and teaching is a feature of this MBA module, students will learn about the environment for enterprise in a low income context through tutorial discussion.

Work Placement x 25 hours (virtual engagement with client)

A short-term project placement with a local enterprise will provide the student with a focus for her/his academic work on this module. The placement will consist of the student working on a real world problem, such as identifying growth potential, sustainability or efficiency, and how such problems may be diagnosed (and time permitting, remedied). Should such a placement prove to be impractical, the module leader will set an empirical problem for investigation, which requires equal effort for diagnosis and solution.

Self-directed learning x 59 hours

Independent study


Syllabus

 

While the module is placement focused the syllabus will be structured around a small number of tutorials focused on the following:

An overview of the Liverpool city-region business base;

Entrepreneurial activities and behaviours in low income places;

The social economy in the Liverpool city-region;

An introduction to social enterprise;

Longevity and sustainability for entrepreneurship and enterprises.


Recommended Texts

Reading lists are managed at readinglists.liverpool.ac.uk. Click here to access the reading lists for this module.