Outline

Overview

In this unit students acquire foundational knowledge about innovation and entrepreneurship (I&E), including: perspectives, theoretical frameworks, processes, and mindsets required for success. Students discuss topics such as: sources of innovation; different types of I&E; defining and operationalising 'value'; ethical and responsible innovation; I&E for sustainability, and contemporary technological frontiers and trends. This unit takes an inclusive, multidisciplinary view, identifying complementarities and specificities of innovation and entrepreneurship across different disciplines to enhance students' ability to articulate and defend arguments on the topics of innovation and entrepreneurship in their course of study.

Unit details and rules

Unit code	SIEN1000
Academic unit	Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Credit points	6
Prohibitions ?	None
Prerequisites ?	None
Corequisites ?	None
Assumed knowledge ?	None
Available to study abroad and exchange students	No

Teaching staff

Coordinator	Paul Finn, p.finn@sydney.edu.au

Type	Description	Weight	Due	Length
Participation	Participation and Professionalism Participation and professionalism	10%	Ongoing	Ongoing
Outcomes assessed:
Assignment	Defining Your Purpose & Becoming Inspired Report Identification of focal SDG & analysis of successful innovations towards it	25%	Week 04 Due date: 17 Mar 2023 at 23:59 Closing date: 31 Mar 2023	2000 words
Outcomes assessed:
Presentation	Sensing Opportunities & Shaping the Future Presentation Consultant advice to innovator or entrepreneur working towards focal SDG	30%	Week 09 Due date: 26 Apr 2023 at 23:59 Closing date: 10 May 2023	15 minutes + slide deck
Outcomes assessed:
Assignment	Your I&E Journey: Passport Poster & Audio Annotation Poster analysing steps towards your purpose, opportunities and resources	35%	Week 12 Due date: 15 May 2023 at 23:59 Closing date: 29 May 2023	Poster (=2500 words) + 3 minutes audio
Outcomes assessed:
= group assignment ?

Assessment summary

Defining Your Purpose & Becoming Inspired Report: For this deliverable you will identify a United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) to which you personally want to contribute positively through innovation and/or entrepreneurship. For the SDG you select, you will identify examples of recent successful innovations and entrepreneurship efforts that you find inspiring. You will assemble a diverse set of examples, i.e. spanning private sector, government and not-for-profit organisations as well as technological (or digital) and social (or cultural/arts) ventures, so that you can more easily compare and contrast your examples using concepts from the unit and draw lessons from them for your own innovation and entrepreneurship journey.

Your I&E Journey: Passport Poster & Audio Annotation: For this deliverable, which is due at the end of the semester but is largely executed throughout it, you will visit a series of sites/organisations and undertake activities that "get you out there" as an innovator or entrepreneur to understand your SDG in more depth, frame opportunities, and build your social networks with individuals or organisations with resources that you may be able to mobilise once the unit is completed as you pursue these opportunities. For the deliverable, you will recap and analyse the sites and activities and, drawing on concepts from the unit in ways that demonstrate your mastery of them, describe what you learnt from them in terms of opportunities for you to make a difference and resources that you might mobilise in seizing these opportunities.

Sensing Opportunities and Shaping the Future Presentation: For this team-based deliverable, you will identify an organisation or individual that is currently developing and championing an emerging technological innovation or social organisation concept that plausibly could contribute positively to achieving your focal SDG in the foreseeable future. You will place yourself in the position of consultants to the innovators or entrepreneurs, who have asked for your advice on what they need to do in the next 5 years to be successful in achieving their purpose while also embracing the principles of responsible innovation. You will provide specific and concrete (as opposed to generic and abstract) recommendations to them that draw upon and illustrate your mastery of the concepts from the unit.

Assessment criteria

Result name	Mark range	Description
High distinction	85 – 100	Awarded when you demonstrate the learning outcomes for the unit at an exceptional standard, as defined by grade descriptors or exemplars outlined by the Business School.
Distinction	75 – 84	Awarded when you demonstrate the learning outcomes for the unit at a very high standard, as defined by grade descriptors or exemplars outlined by the Business School.
Credit	65 – 74	Awarded when you demonstrate the learning outcomes for the unit at a good standard, as defined by grade descriptors or exemplars outlined by the Business School.
Pass	50 – 64	Awarded when you demonstrate the learning outcomes for the unit at an acceptable standard, as defined by grade descriptors or exemplars outlined by the Business School.
Fail	0 – 49	When you don’t meet the learning outcomes of the unit to a satisfactory standard.

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.

This unit has an exception to the standard University policy or supplementary information has been provided by the unit coordinator. This information is displayed below:

This unit follows the University policy for late submissions. Please refer to the policy online. Failure to submit peer evaluation for the group assessment would result in 0 mark for that individual.

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	What are Innovation & Entrepreneurship, and Why are They Important?	Lecture and tutorial (3 hr)
Week 02	A Closer Look at Innovation	Lecture and tutorial (3 hr)
Week 03	A Closer Look at Entrepreneurship	Lecture and tutorial (3 hr)
Week 04	A Historical Perspective on Innovation & Entrepreneurship	Lecture and tutorial (3 hr)
Week 05	Contemporary Capitalism and Possible Futures from Innovation & Entrepreneurship	Lecture and tutorial (3 hr)
Week 06	Innovation Processes	Lecture and tutorial (3 hr)
Week 07	Entrepreneurship Processes	Lecture and tutorial (3 hr)
Week 08	Innovation and Entrepreneurial Ecosystems	Lecture and tutorial (3 hr)
Week 09	Your Innovation & Entrepreneurship Journey: Part I	Lecture and tutorial (3 hr)
Week 10	Innovation and Entrepreneurial Organisations	Lecture and tutorial (3 hr)
Week 11	Innovation and Entrepreneurial Individuals	Lecture and tutorial (3 hr)
Week 12	Your Innovation & Entrepreneurship Journey: Part II	Lecture and tutorial (3 hr)
Week 13	Next Steps on Your Innovation and Entrepreneurship Journey + Wrap-up	Lecture and tutorial (3 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. Critically discuss and analyse the concepts of entrepreneurship and innovation.
LO2. Demonstrate an ability to engage meaningfully and critically in debates about innovation and entrepreneurial processes in society; as well as how they intersect with contemporary technological frontiers, pressing social and ecological challenges and the UN SDGs.
LO3. Recognise and illustrate the multidisciplinary nature of innovation and entrepreneurship.
LO4. Analyze cases of innovation and entrepreneurship across multiple disciplines and industries; across traditional businesses and social ventures; and across start-ups and large established organizations.
LO5. Present and illustrate core concepts of innovation and entrepreneurship with reference to multiple settings and multiple types of innovations.

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

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Unit details and rules

Teaching staff

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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

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes

Graduate qualities

Outcome map

Responding to student feedback

Responding to student feedback

Additional information

Additional information

Disclaimer

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SIEN1000: Innovation and Entrepreneurship Foundation

Semester 1, 2023 [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

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes

Graduate qualities

Outcome map

Responding to student feedback

Responding to student feedback

Additional information

Additional information

Disclaimer

On this page

Useful links

Media

Student links

About us

Connect