Outline

Overview

This course is designed to provide students with the challenging experience of transforming a good idea, of their own choosing, into a commercial reality. It provides the opportunity for students to assess and develop their entrepreneurial skills. It develops the key competencies of opportunity identification, creativity, vision, ideas assessment, self-awareness, motivation, mobilising resources, financial and economic literacy, planning and management, coping with uncertainty and the pursuit of learning through experience.

Unit details and rules

Unit code	ENGD3001
Academic unit	Engineering
Credit points	6
Prohibitions ?	None
Prerequisites ?	must be in the Dalyell stream
Corequisites ?	None
Assumed knowledge ?	None
Available to study abroad and exchange students	No

Teaching staff

Coordinator	Teng Joon Lim, tj.lim@sydney.edu.au
Lecturer(s)	Ben Lindsay, benjamin.lindsay@sydney.edu.au

Type	Description	Weight	Due	Length
Participation	Tutorial Participation Participation in tutorial discussions	10%	Multiple weeks	2 hours
Outcomes assessed:
Assignment	MVP Grant Assignment Final group assignment	30%	STUVAC Due date: 21 Nov 2021 at 23:59 Closing date: 30 Nov 2021	20 pages
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Presentation	Problem Pitch Individual pitch on problem of choice	5%	Week 03	1 minute
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Assignment	Reflection 1 Reflection on learning in past three weeks	5%	Week 04 Due date: 05 Sep 2021 at 23:59 Closing date: 14 Sep 2021	1 page
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Assignment	Reflection 2 Reflection on learning in past three weeks	5%	Week 07 Due date: 26 Sep 2021 at 23:59 Closing date: 05 Oct 2021	1 page
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Assignment	Tech Startup Research Report Research report on startup of choice	15%	Week 07 Due date: 26 Sep 2021 at 23:59 Closing date: 06 Oct 2021	2000 to 2500 words
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Assignment	Business Model Canvas Take home group assignment	5%	Week 10 Due date: 24 Oct 2021 at 23:59 Closing date: 03 Nov 2021	1 page
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Assignment	Reflection 3 Reflection on learning in past three weeks	5%	Week 10 Due date: 24 Oct 2021 at 23:59 Closing date: 02 Nov 2021	1 page
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Presentation	Pitch Final pitch by nominated member of the group	15%	Week 13	3 minutes
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Assignment	Reflection 4 Reflection on learning in past three weeks	5%	Week 13 Due date: 14 Nov 2021 at 23:59 Closing date: 23 Nov 2021	1 page
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= group assignment ?

Assessment summary

Reflections: A reflection of your entrepreneurial journey and experience. This reflection report captures your development and main learnings that resulted from your experience in the course. Learnings that come from the lectures, tutorials and your engagement within your team where applicable, with a focus on your own personal development. Reflect on not just the knowledge but also your attitude, your responses to challenges and how this has informed your learning, practice and future approaches.
MVP Grant Assignment: The task is to develop a business plan utilising the format of the Minimum Viable Product Grant provided by NSW Treasury. You will be expected to understand your customer, their unmet needs, the market sizes of your proposed solution and its impact on the NSW, Australian and worldwide economy.
Problem Pitch: In this task you will identify a problem you would like to solve. Utilising the SPIN framework in class, you pitch your problem to your tutorial class in no more than 60 seconds.
Pitch: In this task you will perform a highly professional presentation, no more than 3 minutes long, to guests and your fellow students. The suggested frameworks will be taught in class; however, this should include the problem, your solution, your solution’s unique competitive advantage, the market sizes and your strategy to grow.
Tutorial Participation: Tutorials are primarily used for in-class activities and work on the group projects. Attendance and participation will be monitored.
Tech Startup Research Report: In this report you will choose a startup of your choice that offers a product or service and identify the problem they solve, their target market and size of the market, their founding team, the business/revenue model, their failures and successes, their sales and marketing approaches, and their investment strategy.
Business Model Canvas: This is to formulate a Business Model Canvas using one of the templates. Refer to Business Model Canvas: A Osterwalder and Y Pigneur, ‘Business Model Generation’, John Wiley, 2010 - https://strategyzer.com/canvas/business-model-canvas

Detailed information for each assessment can be found on Canvas

Assessment criteria

The University awards common result grades, set out in the Coursework Policy 2014 (Schedule 1).

As a general guide, a high distinction indicates work of an exceptional standard, a distinction a very high standard, a credit a good standard, and a pass an acceptable standard.

Result name	Mark range	Description
High distinction	85 - 100
Distinction	75 - 84
Credit	65 - 74
Pass	50 - 64
Fail	0 - 49	When you don’t meet the learning outcomes of the unit to a satisfactory standard.

For more information see sydney.edu.au/students/guide-to-grades.

For more information see guide to grades.

Late submission

In accordance with University policy, these penalties apply when written work is submitted after 11:59pm on the due date:

Deduction of 5% of the maximum mark for each calendar day after the due date.
After ten calendar days late, a mark of zero will be awarded.

Academic integrity

The Current Student website provides information on academic integrity and the resources available to all students. The University expects students and staff to act ethically and honestly and will treat all allegations of academic integrity breaches seriously.

We use similarity detection software to detect potential instances of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breach. If such matches indicate evidence of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breaches, your teacher is required to report your work for further investigation.

You may only use artificial intelligence and writing assistance tools in assessment tasks if you are permitted to by your unit coordinator, and if you do use them, you must also acknowledge this in your work, either in a footnote or an acknowledgement section.

Studiosity is permitted for postgraduate units unless otherwise indicated by the unit coordinator. The use of this service must be acknowledged in your submission.

Learning support

Simple extensions

If you encounter a problem submitting your work on time, you may be able to apply for an extension of five calendar days through a simple extension.  The application process will be different depending on the type of assessment and extensions cannot be granted for some assessment types like exams.

Special consideration

If exceptional circumstances mean you can’t complete an assessment, you need consideration for a longer period of time, or if you have essential commitments which impact your performance in an assessment, you may be eligible for special consideration or special arrangements.

Special consideration applications will not be affected by a simple extension application.

Using AI responsibly

Co-created with students, AI in Education includes lots of helpful examples of how students use generative AI tools to support their learning. It explains how generative AI works, the different tools available and how to use them responsibly and productively.

Weekly schedule

WK	Topic	Learning activity
Week 01	Introduction to UoS and Entrepreneurship	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 02	Identifying and communicating problems	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 02	Failure resume + SPIN questions	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 03	Business Model and Lean Canvas	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 03	Problem Pitch	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 04	Leading Entrepreneurial Teams	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 04	Business Model Canvas + Value Proposition Template	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 05	Design Thinking	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 05	Customer Archetype - Identifying the Customer Chain	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 06	Finances for Startups	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 06	Cost Structure - Identifying the Value Chain	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 07	Sales & Marketing	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 07	Ideal Customer Profile and AIDA Funnel	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 08	Introduction to MVP Grant and Valuation Methods	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 09	Fundraising	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 09	Startup Valuation Methods	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 10	Intellectual Property and Legal Matters	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 10	Innovative Product vs Business Model - Case Study	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 11	Pitching	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 11	Pitch Practical	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 12	Patents and Trademarks	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 12	Pitch Practice and Reflection	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 13	Final Pitches	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 13	Reflection and Next Steps	Tutorial (2 hr)

Study commitment

Typically, there is a minimum expectation of 1.5-2 hours of student effort per week per credit point for units of study offered over a full semester. For a 6 credit point unit, this equates to roughly 120-150 hours of student effort in total.

Required readings

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes are what students know, understand and are able to do on completion of a unit of study. They are aligned with the University's graduate qualities and are assessed as part of the curriculum.

Outcomes
Graduate qualities

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

LO1. identify and analyse complex, non-linear problems and develop possible solutions where data are limited and the principal variable is people.
LO2. develop a systems / holistic perspective of problems to understand root causes of problems and possible solutions to address root causes.
LO3. demonstrate enhanced communication skills, including presentation, engagement and microphone techniques, particularly to a large public audience
LO4. demonstrate a well-developed understanding of the process of business planning
LO5. demonstrate enhanceded leadership, project management, and teamwork skills.
LO6. understand the process of innovation, entrepreneurship and startups and how to apply it.
LO7. become increasingly more comfortable with failure and uncertainty, and identifying and developing an "entrepreneurial mindset".
LO8. work in a team and overcome the various interpersonal challenges involved in working with others.
LO9. lead self around the various mental challenges faced in an entrepreneurial journey : uncertainty, interpersonal challenges with team and failure.
LO10. creatively solve problems and think outside the box to generate innovative ideas for complex challenges.

Graduate qualities

The graduate qualities are the qualities and skills that all University of Sydney graduates must demonstrate on successful completion of an award course. As a future Sydney graduate, the set of qualities have been designed to equip you for the contemporary world.

GQ1	Depth of disciplinary expertise Deep disciplinary expertise is the ability to integrate and rigorously apply knowledge, understanding and skills of a recognised discipline defined by scholarly activity, as well as familiarity with evolving practice of the discipline.
GQ2	Critical thinking and problem solving Critical thinking and problem solving are the questioning of ideas, evidence and assumptions in order to propose and evaluate hypotheses or alternative arguments before formulating a conclusion or a solution to an identified problem.
GQ3	Oral and written communication Effective communication, in both oral and written form, is the clear exchange of meaning in a manner that is appropriate to audience and context.
GQ4	Information and digital literacy Information and digital literacy is the ability to locate, interpret, evaluate, manage, adapt, integrate, create and convey information using appropriate resources, tools and strategies.
GQ5	Inventiveness Generating novel ideas and solutions.
GQ6	Cultural competence Cultural Competence is the ability to actively, ethically, respectfully, and successfully engage across and between cultures. In the Australian context, this includes and celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, knowledge systems, and a mature understanding of contemporary issues.
GQ7	Interdisciplinary effectiveness Interdisciplinary effectiveness is the integration and synthesis of multiple viewpoints and practices, working effectively across disciplinary boundaries.
GQ8	Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity An integrated professional, ethical and personal identity is understanding the interaction between one’s personal and professional selves in an ethical context.
GQ9	Influence Engaging others in a process, idea or vision.

Outcome map

Learning outcomes	Graduate qualities
Learning outcomes

Responding to student feedback

This section outlines changes made to this unit following staff and student reviews.

Some assessments have been modified, e.g. the MVP Grant assignment has been added, in order to provide a more authentic learning experience.

Disclaimer

The University reserves the right to amend units of study or no longer offer certain units, including where there are low enrolment numbers.

To help you understand common terms that we use at the University, we offer an online glossary.

Current students

Overview

Overview

Unit details and rules

Teaching staff

Assessment

Assessment

Assessment summary

Assessment criteria

Late submission

Academic integrity

Learning support

Learning support

Simple extensions

Special consideration

Using AI responsibly

Weekly schedule

Weekly schedule

Study commitment

Required readings

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes

Graduate qualities

Outcome map

Responding to student feedback

Responding to student feedback

Disclaimer

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Media

Student links

About us

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ENGD3001: Technological Innovation through New Ventures

Semester 2, 2021 [Normal day] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney

Overview

Overview

Unit details and rules

Teaching staff

Assessment

Assessment

Assessment summary

Assessment criteria

Late submission

Academic integrity

Learning support

Learning support

Simple extensions

Special consideration

Using AI responsibly

Weekly schedule

Weekly schedule

Study commitment

Required readings

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes

Graduate qualities

Outcome map

Responding to student feedback

Responding to student feedback

Disclaimer

On this page

Useful links

Media

Student links

About us

Connect