Overview

    Gives budding entrepreneurs knowledge and skills necessary for starting their own venture or working in entrepreneurial capacities within existing organisations Follows the “lean startup” methodology and develops students’ Entrepreneurial Capital.

    About this paper

    Paper title How to Start a Venture
    Subject Entrepreneurship
    EFTS 0.1500
    Points 18 points
    Teaching period Semester 1 (On campus)
    Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) $912.00
    International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
    Schedule C
    Commerce
    Contact

    Dr John Williams

    Teaching staff

    Co-ordinator: Morgan Godfery

    Textbooks

    Textbooks are not required for this paper

    Graduate Attributes Emphasised

    global perspective, interdisciplinary perspective, lifelong learning, scholarship, communication, critical thinking, cultural understanding, ethics, environmental literacy, information literacy, research, self-motivation, teamwork
    View more information about Otago's graduate attributes.

    Learning Outcomes

    Students who successfully complete the paper will:

    • Write a startup business plan according to the Lean Startup methodology (scholarship, research, information literacy, environmental literacy, critical thinking, ethics)
    • Understand the concepts of Entrepreneurial Capital and be aware of methods of developing their own EC (lifelong learning, interdisciplinary perspective, self-motivation and teamwork, communication, ethics)
    • Appreciate cultural diversity and understand indigenous concepts of value, venturing and wayfinding (global perspective, cultural understanding, environmental literacy, ethics)

    Timetable

    Semester 1

    Location
    Dunedin
    Teaching method
    This paper is taught On Campus
    Learning management system
    Blackboard

    Lecture

    Stream Days Times Weeks
    Attend
    A1 Monday 16:00-16:50 9-14, 16-22
    Thursday 16:00-16:50 9-14, 16-22

    Tutorial

    Stream Days Times Weeks
    Attend one stream from
    A1 Tuesday 15:00-15:50 9-14, 16, 18-22
    A2 Tuesday 16:00-16:50 9-14, 16, 18-22
    A3 Wednesday 15:00-15:50 9-14, 17-22
    A4 Wednesday 16:00-16:50 9-14, 18-22
    A5 Thursday 15:00-15:50 9-14, 16, 18-22

    Overview

    Gives budding entrepreneurs knowledge and skills necessary for starting their own venture or working in entrepreneurial capacities within existing organisations Follows the “lean startup” methodology and develops students’ Entrepreneurial Capital.

    About this paper

    Paper title How to Start a Venture
    Subject Entrepreneurship
    EFTS 0.1500
    Points 18 points
    Teaching period Semester 1 (On campus)
    Domestic Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for 2024 have not yet been set
    International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
    Schedule C
    Commerce
    Contact

    Professor Nathan Berg

    Teaching staff

    Co-ordinator: Professor Nathan Berg

    Textbooks

    Textbooks are not required for this paper.

    Graduate Attributes Emphasised

    global perspective, interdisciplinary perspective, lifelong learning, scholarship, communication, critical thinking, cultural understanding, ethics, environmental literacy, information literacy, research, self-motivation, teamwork
    View more information about Otago's graduate attributes.

    Learning Outcomes

    Students who successfully complete the paper will:

    • Write a startup business plan according to the Lean Startup methodology (scholarship, research, information literacy, environmental literacy, critical thinking, ethics)
    • Understand the concepts of Entrepreneurial Capital and be aware of methods of developing their own EC (lifelong learning, interdisciplinary perspective, self-motivation and teamwork, communication, ethics)
    • Appreciate cultural diversity and understand indigenous concepts of value, venturing and wayfinding (global perspective, cultural understanding, environmental literacy, ethics)

    Timetable

    Semester 1

    Location
    Dunedin
    Teaching method
    This paper is taught On Campus
    Learning management system
    Blackboard

    Lecture

    Stream Days Times Weeks
    Attend
    A1 Monday 16:00-16:50 9-13, 15-22
    Thursday 16:00-16:50 9-13, 15-16, 18-22

    Tutorial

    Stream Days Times Weeks
    Attend one stream from
    A1 Tuesday 15:00-15:50 9-13, 15-22
    A2 Tuesday 16:00-16:50 9-13, 15-22
    A3 Wednesday 15:00-15:50 9-13, 16-22
    A4 Wednesday 16:00-16:50 9-13, 15-22
    A5 Thursday 15:00-15:50 9-13, 15-16, 18-22
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