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Units ENGG5102 Semester 1 2022 [Normal day]

Unit of study_

ENGG5102: Entrepreneurship for Engineers

Overview

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.

Details

Academic unit	Electrical and Information Engineering
Unit code	ENGG5102
Unit name	Entrepreneurship for Engineers
Session, year ?	Semester 1, 2022
Attendance mode	Normal day
Location	Remote
Credit points	6

Enrolment rules

Prohibitions ?	ELEC5701
Prerequisites ?	None
Corequisites ?	None
Assumed knowledge ?	Some limited industry experience is preferred but not essential
Available to study abroad and exchange students	No

Teaching staff and contact details

Coordinator	Mahyar Shirvanimoghaddam, mahyar.shirvanimoghaddam@sydney.edu.au

Type	Description	Weight	Due	Length
Assignment	Group assignment Multiple submissions over multiple weeks	80%	Multiple weeks	n/a
Outcomes assessed:
Assignment	Individual assignment Individual submission	20%	Week 05	n/a
Outcomes assessed:
= group assignment ?

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.

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.

Special consideration

If you experience short-term circumstances beyond your control, such as illness, injury or misadventure or if you have essential commitments which impact your preparation or performance in an assessment, you may be eligible for special consideration or special arrangements.

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.

Weekly schedule

WK	Topic	Learning activity
Week 01	Engineering entrepreneurship: turning ideas into reality	Online class (4 hr)
Week 02	Innovation and technology strategy in engineering firms	Online class (4 hr)
Week 03	Recognizing and screening technology opportunities	Online class (4 hr)
Week 04	Tools for mapping technology advances - horizon scanning, patent data analysis, data mining	Online class (4 hr)
Week 05	Industry, market and customer needs analysis in major engineering sectors	Online class (4 hr)
Week 06	Building an effective business plan	Online class (4 hr)
Week 07	Creating a successful financial plan, budgeting and managing case flow	Online class (4 hr)
Week 08	Moving from R&D to operations	Online class (4 hr)
Week 09	Collaboration strategies	Online class (4 hr)
Week 10	E-commerce and engineering entrepreneurship	Online class (4 hr)
Week 11	The legal environment: business law and government regulation	Online class (4 hr)
Week 12	Intellectual property: inventions, patents and copyright	Online class (4 hr)
Week 13	Engineering ethics and social responsibility	Online class (4 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.

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. Communicate with financial, design, development, marketing and production departments
LO2. understand the team working skills and requirements for effective collaboration
LO3. understand what venture project stakeholders requires of them and what they can require of 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. understand the main operational requirements of a venture entrepreneur working in industry
LO7. understand the requirements of financial, supply chain, development team, marketing and production interfaces
LO8. understand the requirements of a quality system
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.

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.

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Learning outcomes	Graduate qualities
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