BUS3060 : International Entrepreneurship (Inactive)
- Inactive for Year: 2025/26
- Available to incoming Study Abroad and Exchange students
- Module Leader(s): Dr Natalya Radko
- Owning School: Newcastle University Business School
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 1 Credit Value: | 20 |
| ECTS Credits: | 10.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
Aims
The module will develop students’ understanding of entrepreneurship in an international context through considering a range of key issues and topics. The module adopts a critical and broad-ranging social science approach to the subject and aims to provide students with the ability to analyse entrepreneurship from an international perspective within the context of a wide range of management, organisation studies and social science debates. The module focuses on both the conceptual aspects of international entrepreneurship as well as some practical elements in order to equip the students with a valid grounding of both theory and practice.
The overall aim of this module will be to educate students on the theoretical and practical aspects of developing and growing a small business internationally, advance cross-national comparisons of entrepreneurial activity and consider entrepreneurship as a solution to global social problems. Students will develop insights and skills, as well as learn about the tools and concepts necessary to understand the challenges and opportunities of growing enterprise internationally.
Outline Of Syllabus
Syllabus to include topics such as:
• International evidence on entrepreneurship and small business
• A macro examination of enterprising nations and impact of cultures
• (Small) Firm internationalisation strategies (e.g., network perspective and born global phenomenon)
• Research on international entrepreneurship: findings from GEM (Global Entrepreneurship Monitor)
• (Social) Entrepreneurship as a solution to global issues and challenges
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 9 | 2:00 | 18:00 | PiP Lectures |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 60:00 | 60:00 | Time for students to complete formative and summative assessments |
| Guided Independent Study | Directed research and reading | 1 | 67:00 | 67:00 | Estimated |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Workshops | 7 | 2:00 | 14:00 | PiP Seminars/Workshops |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 40:00 | 40:00 | Balance to equal 200 overall |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Scheduled on-line contact time | 1 | 1:00 | 1:00 | Pre-Assessment Clinic – Drop in Q/A |
| Total | 200:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
This module utilises experiential learning methodology where students are invited to understand themselves as learners, what will empower them to take charge of their own learning and development.
Students will go through lecture-based learning and group discussions in class. Furthermore, the module will apply different activities (e.g., gaming and improvisation) following the action-based approach on teaching entrepreneurship.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | 1 | M | 100 | Group assignment: 3000 words group report. |
Formative Assessments
Formative Assessment is an assessment which develops your skills in being assessed, allows for you to receive feedback, and prepares you for being assessed. However, it does not count to your final mark.
| Description | Semester | When Set | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | 1 | M | Formative assessment for this module comprise of two parts: workshops to receive feedback on the group report; group presentation. |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
Group Report:
Students will construct a report presenting the key components of their international social venture, supporting information by primary and secondary research.
Students will work in groups on projects around an entrepreneurial solution to a global issue. Emphasis is placed upon the development of business skills, awareness of new venture start-up in a global context and social problems. In teams, students will endeavour to originate and plan an enterprise related to a particular global problem or challenge, involving the development of systems and procedures for operating the enterprise. They will be expected to develop a business idea and research its potential within a specific international context (community, region, country). Lectures will present conceptual debates as well as the tools necessary for start-up activities and case study examples that can stimulate ideation.
RESIT INFORMATION: If students are eligible to a second attempt resit will be an assignment and the resit calculation will be based 100% on the submission.
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
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