INNOVENT 203/203G : The Entrepreneurial Mindset
Business and Economics
2024 Semester Two (1245) (15 POINTS)
Course Prescription
Course Overview
INNOVENT 203 and INNOVENT 203G attract a diverse mix of students from different disciplinary backgrounds across the university. Although students complete the same course, it can be part of the INNOVENT major, an elective in the Bachelor of Commerce or a general education course. Also, students doing a biotechnology major or information and Technology management major for the Bachelor of Science take INNOVENT203.
Individuals with an enterprising mindset are particularly adept at identifying opportunities and developing creative ideas to solve problems. The course offers a chance to demonstrate creativity, cope with ambiguity, act autonomously, and see opportunities where others see problems. In other words – you are supported in discovering, developing, and leveraging your entrepreneurial mindset.
But what does it mean to have an entrepreneurial mindset? Why is having one important? How can we use an entrepreneurial mindset to adapt to multiple contemporary and often global changes? To answer these questions, INNOVENT 203/203G comprises three overlapping components. First, students work through tailored Canvas modules to gain foundational knowledge on the entrepreneurial mindset and associated concepts and their relevance across contexts. Second, you will engage in a range of in-class activities where guest speakers, case studies and hands-on exercises allow you to relate what you have learned in the online modules and reflect on how you can develop your entrepreneurial mindset. Third, you will apply your insights individually and as part of a team to identify significant social or environmental problems, propose solutions and ways to maximise the positive impact of your ideas.
Course Requirements
Capabilities Developed in this Course
| Capability 1: | People and Place |
| Capability 2: | Sustainability |
| Capability 3: | Knowledge and Practice |
| Capability 4: | Critical Thinking |
| Capability 5: | Solution Seeking |
| Capability 6: | Communication |
| Capability 7: | Collaboration |
| Capability 8: | Ethics and Professionalism |
Learning Outcomes
- Describe key characteristics of the entrepreneurial mindset, including resilience, paradoxical thinking, and reflexivity, in a range of contexts. (Capability 3.2)
- Reflect on your own, and others, entrepreneurial mindset and identify how to develop it further. (Capability 6.2, 8.1 and 8.2)
- Evaluate the relevance of different disciplinary and cultural values, knowledge, and practices for assessing and tackling complex challenges. (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 4.2, 6.2, 7.1 and 8.1)
- Apply the concepts and frameworks that underlie the entrepreneurial mindset to identify, analyse and communicate solutions to complex social and/or environmental problems. (Capability 2.1, 2.2, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2 and 6.1)
Assessments
| Assessment Type | Percentage | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Multiple Choice Quizzes | 20% | Individual Coursework |
| Individual problem pitch | 20% | Individual Coursework |
| Group presentation | 30% | Group Coursework |
| Reflective portfolio | 30% | Individual Coursework |
| 4 types | 100% |
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Workload Expectations
This course is a standard 15 point course and students are expected to spend 10 hours per week involved in each 15 point course that they are enrolled in.
Delivery Mode
Campus Experience
Although this is an online hybrid course, attendance is expected at specific scheduled activities including the introductory session, interactive sessions and guest speaker talks. Given the hands-on nature of these events, these are generally not recorded. The course includes online self-directed modular study.
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.
We will seek two volunteers to serve as Class Representatives, one for INNOVENT 203, and one for INNOVENT 203G.
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 for potential plagiarism or other forms of academic misconduct, 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.