Unit code: A/507/1619 : Entrepreneurship, Enterprise and Creativity

Unit Aims

The aim of the unit is to explore how and what affects entrepreneurial and enterprising activity. Learners will gain insight into different ventures to start to help them explore their own creativity as entrepreneurs. is to explore the personal leadership and management capabilities needed to start and grow a business.

Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria

Learning Outcomes

When awarded credit for this unit, a learner will:

Assessment Criteria

Assessment of this learning outcome will require a learner to demonstrate that they can:

1. Understand entrepreneurial thinking and its impact on new ventures

1.1 Discuss entrepreneurial activity including economic, sociological, psychological, resource and opportunity based theories.

1.2 Critique how different theories might affect the growth of new ventures and provide examples.

2. Investigate the role of the entrepreneur

2.1 Provide examples of and discuss difference in entrepreneurial individuals and enterprising organisations.

2.2 Provide examples and comment on creative thinking and innovation, and how both can be nurtured.

2.3 Explore and illustrate entrepreneurs in technology, family and social enterprises and how they took opportunities, developed them and the impacts on those organisations.

3. Evaluate the role of SME’s in the economy

3.1 Evaluate the impact of entrepreneurial ventures in the economy and policies that support that activity.

3.2 Explain the different perspectives of policy makers and entrepreneurs.

Teaching and Learning Strategy

The qualification combines the intellectual and practical skills of the learner in the understanding and critical evaluation of the entrepreneurial process, and its emerging role in new business formation and growth.