NBS8111 : International Entrepreneurship
- Offered for Year: 2024/25
- Module Leader(s): Dr Paul Richter
- 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 2 Credit Value: | 10 |
| ECTS Credits: | 5.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
Aims
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. Students will develop insights, concepts, and skills necessary to understand the start-up process through the development of an international business concept.
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. The module focuses on both the conceptual aspects of international entrepreneurship and practical elements in order to equip the student with a valid grounding of both theory and practice.
Outline Of Syllabus
Six two hour sessions incorporating lecture, discussion and case study teaching that facilitate the development of business concepts, complemented by 3 one hour seminars and two one hour assessment preparation sessions:
• International evidence on entrepreneurship and small business
• Small Firm Internationalisation strategies: stages theory, network perspective and born global phenomenon
• The entrepreneurial process and business models
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 33:00 | 33:00 | Time for students to complete formative and summative coursework & assessments |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 6 | 2:00 | 12:00 | 6 x2 hr PiP Lectures |
| Guided Independent Study | Directed research and reading | 1 | 26:00 | 26:00 | N/A |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 3 | 1:00 | 3:00 | 3 x1 hr PiP Seminars |
| Guided Independent Study | Student-led group activity | 1 | 24:00 | 24:00 | N/A |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Scheduled on-line contact time | 2 | 1:00 | 2:00 | 2 x1 hr online contact time |
| Total | 100:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
The 2 hour sessions will be a combination of formal lecture and individual/group activities and discussion. Lectures provide the basic concepts and framework. These contribute to the module’s intended knowledge outcomes. The 1 hour seminars will complement the module themes and business development, working towards the assessment. Supervised group work give students the opportunity to use the basic concepts and frameworks. This addresses the module’s intended skills outcomes.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written exercise | 2 | M | 100 | 2,000 word 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Written exercise | 2 | M | Students to receive feedback on business concepts through seminars |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
Mindful of both practical and theoretical learning outcomes of this module, students are required to develop their understanding of international entrepreneurship from both perspectives. The report will ask students to reflect on the process of developing a business concept and their own role as an individual international entrepreneur, whilst considering the role of entrepreneurship in society more broadly. The report requires students to additionally demonstrate understanding of the core themes and issues in international entrepreneurship and the key literature.
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- NBS8111's Timetable