INNOVENT 306 : Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Action
Business and Economics
2022 Semester One (1223) (30 POINTS)
Course Prescription
Course Overview
INNOVENT 306 is a 30-point course that provides you with an opportunity to work with current challenges faced by NZ organisations. Companies from various entrepreneurial contexts, including startups, social and indigenous enterprises and established businesses, are invited to present their problem/opportunity to the class. As a team, you will be tasked to develop and present a compelling solution to the problem/opportunity. You will be applying prior knowledge and skills gained in your degree, extending and developing these with self-guided research and validating with feedback. The course will allow you to work on consulting projects, conduct data collection and analysis, and work as a team member. You will need to learn to deal with ambiguity and to present your ideas to senior management professionally.
The course is available to students in the INNOVENT major or those participating in the Global Business and Innovation Programme.
Capabilities Developed in this Course
| Capability 1: | Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice |
| Capability 2: | Critical Thinking |
| Capability 3: | Solution Seeking |
| Capability 4: | Communication and Engagement |
| Capability 5: | Independence and Integrity |
Learning Outcomes
- Explain why the application of innovation and entrepreneurship models/framework varies between contexts. (Capability 1 and 2)
- Formulate and execute a project plan, including key milestones to deliver on project aims and objectives, as negotiated with client organisation and in accordance with The University’s integrity and ethical research standards. (Capability 1, 2, 3, 4.1, 4.2 and 5.2)
- Apply tools from the innovation and entrepreneurship disciplines that help structure and communicate incomplete information in order to take action in ambiguous situations. (Capability 1, 2, 4.1 and 4.2)
- Demonstrate appropriate teamwork, leadership and management skills to work in uncertain and ambiguous situations and deliver your client project. (Capability 1, 4.3 and 5.1)
Assessments
| Assessment Type | Percentage | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Presentation | 15% | Group & Individual Coursework |
| Report | 35% | Group & Individual Coursework |
| Quizzes | 10% | Individual Coursework |
| Professional Development (Portfolio) | 40% | Individual Coursework |
| 4 types | 100% |
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcome Addressed | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
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As part of the client report, all students are asked to:
- Sign a standard Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) to assure the client that they will treat the information the client provides with integrity and confidentiality. More information on the importance of integrity and confidentiality will be provided on Canvas, along with information about where to access the NDA and where to upload your signed form.
- Complete The University of Auckland's Online Ethics Training Modules and provide a copy of the certificate of completion. More information on the importance of behaving ethically and with integrity will be provided on Canvas, along with information about where to access the online module and where to upload your certificate of completion.
Workload Expectations
This course is a 30 point course and students are expected to spend 20 hours per week.
For this course, you can expect up to 6 hours of classes/lectures and 14 hours of reading and working on the tasks per week. Once clients are assigned, you can expect to work up to 20 hours of work on your project. Some weeks you have check-ins with your academic mentor and some weeks you give milestone presentations to your client. You will also need to coordinate work with your team, so you need to be prepared to work independently and interdependently.
Delivery Mode
Campus Experience
Attendance is expected so you can participate in scheduled activities including; industry speaker sessions, class-level discussions, group activities to prepare for and deliver group presentations, and assignment workshop where you gain feedback on your work-in-progress.
Lectures will be available as recordings. Other learning activities, such as the one listed above, will be available when external speakers give their consent to be recorded and what the sound quality of the audience participation can be captured to a reasonable standard.
Attendance on campus is required for the group presentations.
The activities for the course are scheduled as a standard weekly timetable.
Learning Resources
Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).
Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.
Student Feedback
At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.
Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.
Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.
Other Information
Academic Integrity
The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against online source material using computerised detection mechanisms.
Class Representatives
Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.
Inclusive Learning
All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.
Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website http://disability.auckland.ac.nz
Special Circumstances
If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.
If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.
This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.
Learning Continuity
In the event of an unexpected disruption, we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and course assessment continues to meet the principles of the University’s assessment policy. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator/director, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the university website for information about how to proceed.
Student Charter and Responsibilities
The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html.
Disclaimer
Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.
In this course students may be asked to submit coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. In exceptional circumstances changes to elements of this course may be necessary at short notice. Students enrolled in this course will be informed of any such changes and the reasons for them, as soon as possible, through Canvas.