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SECTION A
General Unit Information:
Unit Name Entrepreneurship and Leadership
Unit Code BSS074-3
Level 6
Credit Value 30
Location(s) of Delivery On Campus
Period(s) of Delivery 15 weeks
Pre-requisites or
N/A
Restrictions
• The unit will enable you:
• Critically evaluate the qualities of leadership and entrepreneurship
required to effectively operate a range of business organisations.
• To analyse the effectiveness of operations and functions within
organisations including the leadership and management of
individuals, teams and stakeholders in all forms of business
ventures;
• To develop analytical skills appropriate to the themes, ideas and
concepts within the unit;
• To critically consider the internal and external operating
environments relevant to small business examples and situations;
• To identify a business idea and substantiate it with rigorous
Aims and Relevance research and logical evaluation;
• Demonstrate the appropriate competencies required for the
implementation of an innovative idea;
• Use methods and techniques for you to be able to evaluate your
own strengths and weaknesses as potential entrepreneurs and
leaders.
• This unit introduces students to the characteristics and skills that
underpin Entrepreneurial leadership.
• Using scholarly literature and case studies this unit discusses how
this form of leadership is applied in difference contexts, from family
businesses to corporates and start up-firms.

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• Unit Introduction: The start-up/small business context.

• Definitions for small firms; types; problems and advantages.
• Entrepreneurial leadership: what is it? Differentiating leadership
from management
• Innovation: concepts and contexts.
• Entrepreneurship: concepts and contexts
• Leadership: Traits Theory and Behavioural Styles
• Leadership Qualities Self Evaluation
• Social Responsibility and Ethical Issues
• Researching a Business Idea
• Starting a Business Venture – Resourcing and Financing
• Developing a Business Plan - Strategic Issues for Small Business
(theory and practical application)
• Corporate Venturing
• Understanding the Firm Life Cycle
Syllabus Content • GET Test – Introduction and Self Evaluation
• Support and Initiatives for Start-Up Ventures
• Networking and Business Ventures
• Markets, Marketing & Small Businesses
• Leading and Managing Small Businesses
• The entrepreneurial Team
• Entrepreneurial Motivation
• Ideation and design thinking
• Intellectual Property Protection
• Lean start-up
• Managing venture’s development and growth
• Business model canvas
• Understanding diversity in leadership
• Inclusive leadership
• Branding your leadership
• Leadership traits & emotional intelligence

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit you should be able to

1. Demonstrate the following knowledge and understanding

Demonstrate a critical understanding of the entrepreneurial character, start-up

strategies, growth strategies and business planning.

2. Demonstrate the following skills and abilities

Critically evaluate the skills and attributes required in the leadership, operation and
management of entrepreneurial organisations whilst emphasising the impact of
diversity in the quality decision-making

PSRB Outcomes and/or Apprenticeship Standard

N/A

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Summary Learning Hours

Scheduled Guided Independent Autonomous Placement Total

Hours 48 82 82 88 0 300
Percentage 16% 27% 27% 29% 0% 99%

Approach to Learning

The unit is delivered in a combination of lecture and seminar activity, including group work
analysis of real case studies. The learning approach requires you to evaluate your own
development as leaders and your entrepreneurial attributes through self-assessment exercises
and reflection. The unit is challenging and provides opportunities to explore creative
approaches to establishing a new business idea, including presenting ideas at a peer to peer
Dragons Den.

Assessment Summary

No Assessment Method Learning Weight Submission Length

Outcome(s ) Week of
Assessment
1 Coursework - Individual 1 and 2 40 8 2400
Report
2 Coursework - Reflective 1 and 2 60 12 3600
Writing

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Learner Development
This Unit particularly focuses on the development of your abilities in the following areas:

By researching and analysing your findings you will develop skills of

enquiry that are transferrable to the workplace, by demonstrating ability to
Enquiry
recognise the key facts, collate information and prepare arguments for
and against when facing a decision.

Self-assessment of traits and attributes for leadership, management and

Contextual
entrepreneurial attitude provide the basis for professional development.
Understanding,
Understanding the requirements of professional and commercial
including where
awareness is a key element of learner development in this Unit. There is
employer based
a focus on the development of ethical and sustainable business

You will work in groups during seminar and lecture activities. You will be
encouraged to develop your skills in collaborative group work. Leadership
needs to be understood in the context of a team-based work
Collaboration
environment. The seminars provide opportunities for formative group
work where you reflect on leadership styles both yours and other
students’ approaches and understandings.

To develop skills that are highly valued in any business enterprise and
Enterprise will provide you with the competence of understanding how a business
grows and to can establish itself as a viable entity.

The first is a self-assessment and analysis of your leadership style,

qualities and of assessment of entrepreneurial traits and
Assessment 1 characteristics and their value in the business environment (Word
Count 1,800) 

The second assessment, a formal report that evaluates the critical

success factors in establishing, leading and managing a business
Assessment 2 organisation, evidenced in a business plan which documents the
development of your new business idea. Business ideas developed
only after approval by the Unit Coordinator (Word Count 3,600).

Assessment 3
Assessment 4

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Threshold Expectations
In order to pass Assessment 1 you will need to :

Show evidence of relevant topic research using sources listed in the reading list

Evidence undertaking the GET test and one other self-assessment exercise  

Provide at least two examples to evidence your analysis of your results 

Demonstrate understanding of how certain traits and attributes add value to business
using examples

Present your work as a formal report and include references in Harvard style within the
text and in the reference list.

In order to pass Assessment 2 you will need to:

Evidence the process of developing a business idea

Provide evidence of relevant research and learning that supports the development of the
business idea using sources listed in the reading list

Develop a formal report with headings in a business plan style using Harvard referencing

Demonstrate the functions of business required to develop a new venture

In order to pass Assessment 3 you will need to:

In order to pass Assessment 4 you will need to:

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Section B

Recommended Reading
Core Text - this unit is supported by the following core text:

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Burns P., (2018), Entrepreneurship and Small Business: Start-Up, Growth and Maturity 6st
Ed., Palgrave Macmillan UK eBook
http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bedfordshire/reader.action?docID=6109672&ppg=1

Guided Reading
The following is expected reading for this unit. Details of what to read and when will be provide
in the BREO site.

Allen, K., (2015), Launching New Ventures, 7th Ed., Boston: Houghton Mifflin. 

Bolton, B. and Thompson, J., (2004), Entrepreneurs: Talent, Temperament and

Technique, 2nd Ed., London: Butterworth Heinemann. 

Burns, P (2013) Corporate Entrepreneurship 4th Ed, Palgrave Macmillan 

Caroll, A and Buchholtz A, (2015) Business and Society; Ethics, Sustainability and
Stakeholder Management. 9th Ed. Cengage Learning 

Deakins, D. and Freel, M., (2012), Entrepreneurship and Small Firms, 6th Ed., Berkshire:
McGraw-Hill Education. 

Hisrich, R.D (2015) International Entrepreneurship: Starting, developing, and managing a

global venture 3rd Ed SAGE Publications

Hisrich, R., Peters, M. and Shepherd D. (2020) Entrepreneurship 11th Edition McGraw
Hill 

Kuratko, D F. and Hodgetts, R.M. (2000) Entrepreneurship: A contemporary approach 5th

ed., Harcourt College Publishers

Northouse, PG and Guy; (2015) Introduction to Leadership: Concepts and Practice; Sage,
Los Angeles 

Shankman, ML. (2015) Emotionally Intelligent Leadership for Students; John Wiley and
Sons

Independent Study
To receive high grades you will need to demonstrate your wider reading. The following
resources provide useful background reading for the material in this unit. This is not an
exhaustive list and students should read widely from the variety of journals available in the
Learning Resources Centre.

The journal of Entrepreneurship

Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal

Journal of Entrepreneurship and Enterprise

Entrepreneurship and Regional Development  

Journal of Small Business Management

International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal 

The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business 

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Equality Impact Assessment

Question Y/N/NA Additional anticipatory adjustments/actions

if necessary
Learning materials will be made
available in advance of sessions
Y
for students to adapt as
appropriate?
The approach to teaching and
learning is sufficiently flexible to Y
enable all students to succeed?
The approach to group work takes
account of the needs of students
Y
with disabilities and from diverse
backgrounds?
The approach to practical work
takes account of the needs of Y
students with disabilities?
Students with a protected
characteristic* have an equal
Y
opportunity to achieve the learning
outcomes?
The assessment tasks provide all
students with an equal opportunity Y
to succeed?
Any other aspects of the unit that
might pose potential challenges
from an equality or diversity Y
perspective have been
considered?

* Age, Gender reassignment, Marriage and civil partnership, Pregnancy and maternity, Race, Religion and belief,
Sex, Sexual orientation

Section C

Administrative Information – Faculty completion

Faculty University of Bedfordshire Business School
Portfolio BU-BUS
School/Department Department of Strategy and Management
HECOS Code(s) 100078
Unit Co-ordinator Carmel McGowan
Apprenticeship ? No

Courses that this unit is delivered on

BA (Hons) Business Administration (Entrepreneurship and Enterprise)

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