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Overview
Sustainable entrepreneurship and innovation are processes that seek to exploit opportunities and develop effective, efficient, sustainable solutions to complex problems, and aims to improve business value, as well as addressing sustainability challenges. The unit will include contemporary social, environmental and economic sustainability problems. With a focus on action learning and case study analysis, you will develop the ability to explore entrepreneurial and innovation opportunities that address sustainability challenges in the ecosystem of contemporary enterprises. You will develop problem-solving skills using critical analysis in a practical context. Collaborative practices, such as design thinking, co-creation, and social innovation, will equip you to address sustainability challenges.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
There are no requisites for this unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 1 - 2023
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of 'pass' in order to pass the unit. If any 'pass/fail' tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully ('pass' grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the 'assessment task' section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
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- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback - Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
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- Identify and critically discuss contemporary issues in entrepreneurship, innovation and sustainability
- Understand and use collaborative processes to explore entrepreneurship or innovation opportunities to address sustainability challenges
- Using academic and industry sources, research the need for entrepreneurship and innovation to address the complexities of sustainability challenges
- Critically analyse and formulate strategies to exploit sustainable entrepreneurial and innovation opportunities in the ecosystem of a contemporary enterprise.
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Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
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1 - Written Assessment - 30% | ||||
2 - Group Work - 40% | ||||
3 - Written Assessment - 30% |
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
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2 - Communication | ||||
3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills | ||||
4 - Research | ||||
5 - Self-management | ||||
6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility | ||||
7 - Leadership | ||||
8 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures |
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 7th Edition (APA 7th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
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Introduction to innovation, entrepreneurship and sustainability
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Innovation and entrepreneurship versus UN sustainable development goals
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Corporate innovation and entrepreneurship
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Digital innovation and entrepreneurship
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Social and regional innovation and entrepreneurship
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Synthesis of contemporary innovation, entrepreneurship and sustainability challenges Due: Week 5 Monday (3 Apr 2023) 11:45 pm AEST
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Take a break and get refreshed
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Design thinking, lean start-up, and business models
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Design thinking and systems thinking
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Design thinking and sustainability
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Critical analysis of an industry and the companies within it Due: Week 8 Friday (5 May 2023) 11:45 pm AEST
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Design thinking and digital transformation
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Design thinking and business ecosystems
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Innovation vision and strategy
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Self-reflection to capture learning
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Entrepreneurial ecosystem analysis and recommendation Due: Week 12 Friday (2 June 2023) 11:45 pm AEST
1 Written Assessment
This is an individual assessment and it focuses on two main learning objectives. Identify and critically discuss contemporary entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainability issues from a selected industry perspective using academic and industry sources. Research the need for innovation and entrepreneurship to address the complexities of sustainability challenges.
You are required to develop a short business report, identifying, analysing and synthesising contemporary issues related to innovation, entrepreneurship and sustainability challenges. The report should build upon the information from the academic (e.g. research articles published in peer-reviewed journals) and practitioner (e.g. industry reports, webpages, magazines) literature about the issues. The total length of the report should not exceed 2000 words (+/- 10%), excluding the title page, reference list, table(s), figure(s), and appendices. Note that tables and figures are optional and should only be used if relevant and referred to in the body of the report. You must develop and submit this assessment in the short business report format. Assessment details and guidance will be provided on the unit website in Moodle and in class. You are strongly encouraged to discuss your assessment ideas and suggestions in class with fellow students and your local lecturer before you complete and submit the assessment.
Week 5 Monday (3 Apr 2023) 11:45 pm AEST
In alignment with the CQUniversity Assessment Policy and Procedure, a late submission penalty of five percent of the total available marks for the assessment must be deducted for each full or part calendar day the assessment task is overdue.
Results and feedback will be made available on the unit website within 2 weeks.
- Demonstrated understanding of the concept of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainability (10%).
- Evidence-based identification, discussion and synthesis of innovation and entrepreneurship practices to address the complexities of sustainability challenges (25%).
- Developed conclusion of the report (15%).
- Written communication skills, including choices made regarding appropriate report structure (introduction, body, conclusion) and use of formal tone, word choice, expression, grammar, punctuation and correct spelling using Australian English (20%).
- Used at least 10 references including academic (minimum 5) and practitioner supporting your argument (15%).
- Quality of references and their conformity to the CQU APA Referencing Guide (APA 7) (15%).
- Identify and critically discuss contemporary issues in entrepreneurship, innovation and sustainability
- Using academic and industry sources, research the need for entrepreneurship and innovation to address the complexities of sustainability challenges
2 Group Work
This is a team assessment and it covers three main learning objectives. Understand and use collaborative processes to explore entrepreneurship or innovation opportunities to address sustainability challenges. Identify and critically discuss contemporary issues in entrepreneurship, innovation and sustainability. Critically analyse and formulate strategies to exploit sustainable entrepreneurial and innovation opportunities in the ecosystem of a contemporary enterprise.
In this assessment, you will be provided with the opportunity to choose team members and generate a team. Students who cannot choose the team members will be allocated to different teams by the unit coordinator. As a team, you are required to select an industry and then identify the contemporary sustainability issues affecting the industry. Next, you must select four companies in this industry and discuss their strategies to address these issues.
This assessment has two major parts:
Part B: Team Report (25%)
You are required to develop a 1,500-word (+/- 10%) business report, offering critical analysis and discussion on the contemporary sustainability challenges faced by the industry and four companies. You can select any industry (e.g., food and beverage, chemical, mining, construction, etc) of your interest and four companies from the same industry. The business report must be submitted to the unit website in Moodle.
Part B: Team Presentation (15%)
Using Zoom, record a maximum 10-minute presentation discussing contemporary sustainability issues affecting the industry and how companies in this industry address these issues. Each team member will be expected to present their aspects of the presentation in no more than 3-minutes. Your presentation must be delivered professionally and should be both creative and persuasive. Evidence supporting your ideas must be included in the notes section of your PowerPoint slides. The PowerPoint slides and the Zoom recording must be submitted to the unit website in Moodle.
Note:
Each team member needs to equally contribute to the team task; otherwise, the mark will not be allocated on an equal basis. You are expected to select a team leader and organise team meetings to develop consensus on the choice of industry and companies and the distribution of work among team members. After that, there needs to be regular communication, exchange of ideas, feedback and exchange of materials between the team members until the completion of the team report, as well as a PowerPoint presentation. In case of conflict on contributions within a team, the UC will decide the mark allocation through the evidence-based system for Self and Peer Assessment (SPA).
Assessment details and guidance will be provided on the unit website in Moodle and in class. You are strongly encouraged to discuss your assessment ideas and suggestions in class with fellow students and your local lecturer before you complete and submit the assessment.
Week 8 Friday (5 May 2023) 11:45 pm AEST
In alignment with the CQUniversity Assessment Policy and Procedure, a late submission penalty of five percent of the total available marks for the assessment must be deducted for each full or part calendar day the assessment task is overdue.
Results and feedback will be made available on the unit website within 2 weeks.
- Effective explanation of sustainability challenges faced by the industry (25%).
- Critical analysis and discussion of sustainability challenges faced by companies within the industry (30%).
- Linkage of companies and industry challenges: Whether and how challenges faced by the companies differ or resemble the industry challenges? (20%)
- At least 8 peer-reviewed articles, following CQU APA Style Guide (15%).
- Quality of written communication (10%).
- Clear and succinct presentation of key sustainability challenges facing the industry (20%).
- Presented concise sustainably related challenges faced by four companies within the selected industry (25%).
- Presented measures/strategies to address the identified issues of sustainability (20%).
- Shown evidence (references where needed) that they have done background research to inform the contents of the presentation (15%).
- Exhibited visual and oral communication skills to clearly explain their insights (10%).
- An Appropriate number of slides and time management to communicate the message (10%).
- Identify and critically discuss contemporary issues in entrepreneurship, innovation and sustainability
- Understand and use collaborative processes to explore entrepreneurship or innovation opportunities to address sustainability challenges
- Critically analyse and formulate strategies to exploit sustainable entrepreneurial and innovation opportunities in the ecosystem of a contemporary enterprise.
3 Written Assessment
This is an individual assessment and focuses on three main learning objectives: Understand and use collaborative processes to explore entrepreneurship or innovation opportunities to address sustainability challenges; using academic and industry sources, research the need for entrepreneurship and innovation to address the complexities of sustainability challenges; critically analyse and formulate strategies to exploit sustainable entrepreneurial and innovation opportunities in the ecosystem of a contemporary enterprise.
Building upon your knowledge and work from the group assessment, you are required to select one company from the chosen industry and then further delve into issues of innovation and sustainability in the entrepreneurial ecosystem and propose workable recommendations. The required length for this assessment is 2,000 words (+/- 10%). The word count includes the text from the introduction to the conclusion/recommendations sections. The assessment should be submitted in a business report format.
Assessment details and guidance will be provided on the unit website in Moodle and in class. You are strongly encouraged to discuss your assessment ideas and suggestions in class with fellow students and your local lecturer before you complete and submit the assessment.
Week 12 Friday (2 June 2023) 11:45 pm AEST
In alignment with the CQUniversity Assessment Policy and Procedure, a late submission penalty of five percent of the total available marks for the assessment must be deducted for each full or part calendar day the assessment task is overdue.
Results and feedback will be made available on the unit website on Certification of Grades day Friday 7 July 2023.
- Provided a clear and concise introduction and the rationale behind the choice of the enterprise/company from the industry (25%).
- Discussed the contemporary issues of innovation and sustainability faced by the selected enterprise (30%).
- Developed the linkage of these issues across the entrepreneurial ecosystem of the selected enterprise (20%).
- Proposed workable recommendations to deal with the issues (15%).
- Presented appropriate level of written communication skills and used at least 10 peer-reviewed journal articles following the APA Style Guide of CQU (10%).
- Understand and use collaborative processes to explore entrepreneurship or innovation opportunities to address sustainability challenges
- Using academic and industry sources, research the need for entrepreneurship and innovation to address the complexities of sustainability challenges
- Critically analyse and formulate strategies to exploit sustainable entrepreneurial and innovation opportunities in the ecosystem of a contemporary enterprise.
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