Business

BMA213

2012  BMA213  Entrepreneurship and Creativity

Unit Level: Intermediate

Available as a Student Elective: Yes

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SPECIAL NOTE: 

This unit will only be offered in Launceston if there are sufficient enrolments.

OFFERINGS

Unit Sem 1 Sem 2 Full Yr Spring Summer Winter BMA213 H,L Key Semester Dates Semester Campus Attendance Note Start Date Census Date Final WW Date* End Date Sem 2 L On Campus 16-JUL-2012 10-AUG-2012 03-SEP-2012 20-OCT-2012 Sem 2 H On Campus Offering in H 11-AUG-2012 22-AUG-2012 10-SEP-2012 30-SEP-2012 *The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see Withdrawal dates explained for more information). This unit can be taken in other courses About Census Dates

DESCRIPTION

The unit does not try to `teach` creativity, but to unlock whatever creative capacity each individual brings to it to the identification of opportunities for the commercialisation of innovation. The unit includes: an understanding of creative styles and identifying a creative learning preference; understanding the differences between lateral and sequential thought processes; exploring methods of creative thought; and practice in the use of tools that encourage creative thought.

WEIGHT:  12.5%

ASSESSMENT:

Continuous assessment and/or exam as approved by the Head of School.

TEACHING PATTERN: Delivered over 13 weeks which includes fortnightly/monthly (Launceston) workshops.

FLEXIBLE & ONLINE STUDY OPTIONS
Note: Class attendance may still be required

   Web supported - H,L
Online access to some part of this unit online is optional
   Resource supported teaching & learning - H,L
Additional resources are provided for your optional use; e.g. audio taped lectures
   Video conferencing - L
A live video link between campuses is used for at least some teaching in this unit
   Flexible scheduling - L
Some classes will be held outside normal teaching hours; e.g. weekend blocks, summer schools etc
About Flexible Study Options

TEXTS
Information about any textbook requirements for Semester (Sem 2) will be available from mid April 2012

STAFF: Dr C Jones

Units are offered in attending mode unless otherwise indicated (that is attendance is required at the campus identified). A unit identified as offered by distance, that is there is no requirement for attendance, is identified with a nominal enrolment campus. A unit offered to both attending students and by distance from the same campus is identified as having both modes of study.

Campus - H Hobart, L Launceston, W Burnie. Study Centre - V Sydney, R Rozelle, P Beauty Point. Distance units may also have a campus identifier of I Isolated, N Interstate, O Overseas. Units delivered in Transnational Education (TNE) Programs have a campus identifier of A Hangzhou, F Fuzhou, G Shanghai, K KDU Malaysia, Q Kuwait or Y Hong Kong.

Special approval is required for enrolment into TNE Program units - campuses A, F, G, K, Q and Y click here for more information.