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ENGG5102: Entrepreneurship for Engineers
2026 unit information
This unit of study aims to introduce graduate engineering students from all disciplines to the concepts and practices of entrepreneurial thinking. Introduction to Entrepreneurship will offer the foundation for leaders of tomorrow's high-tech companies, by providing the knowledge and skills important to the creation and leadership of entrepreneurial ventures. The focus of the unit of study is on how to launch, lead and manage a viable business starting with concept validation to commercialisation and successful business formation. The following topics are covered: Entrepreneurship: Turning Ideas into Reality, Building the Business Plan, Creating a Successful Financial Plan, Project planning and resource management, Budgeting and managing cash flow, Marketing and advertising strategies, E-Commerce and Entrepreneurship, Procurement Management Strategies, The Legal Environment: Business Law and Government Regulation, Intellectual property: inventions, patents and copyright, Workplace, workforce and employment topics, Conflict resolution and working relationships, Ethics and Social Responsibility.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Engineering
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | School of Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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None |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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ELEC5701 |
| Assumed knowledge:
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Some limited industry experience is preferred but not essential |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Collaborate effectively with financial, design, development, marketing, and production departments.
- LO2. Demonstrate effective teamwork skills and collaboration practices.
- LO3. Identify and explain the expectations and responsibilities of venture project stakeholders, and the expectations they may place on others.
- LO4. Analyse the roles of engineers in creating productive, economic, successful venture projects in a variety of engineering projects
- LO5. Analyse the social, ethical and legal issues that arise from venture economic activities
- LO6. Analyze the core operational requirements of an entrepreneurial venture in an industry context.
- LO7. Identify and explain the requirements at the interfaces between finance, supply chain, development, marketing, and production functions.
- LO8. Evaluate quality system requirements and their implications for venture operations.
- LO9. Identify and record the intellectual property content of their work
- LO10. Develop the ability to build and present a business plan for a technology idea.
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