BUS3060

International Entrepreneurship

Module Overview and Pre-Assessment Clinic

Dr. Eftychia Palamida

email eftychia.palamida@ncl.ac.uk
Overview
 Module Aim

 Module Content

 Module Expectations

 Module Assessments
Overall Module Aim
The module will develop students’ understanding of entrepreneurship in
an international context through considering a range of key issues and
topics. The module adopts a critical and broad-ranging social science
approach to the subject and aims to provide students with the ability to
analyse entrepreneurship from an international perspective within the
context of a wide range of management, organisation studies and social
science debates. The module focuses on both the conceptual aspects of
international entrepreneurship as well as some practical elements in order to
equip the student with a valid grounding of both theory and practice.

The overall aim of this module will be to educate students on the theoretical
and practical aspects of developing and growing a small business
internationally, advance cross-national comparisons of entrepreneurial
activity and consider entrepreneurship as a solution to global social
problems. Students will develop insights, tools, concepts, and skills necessary
to understand the challenges and opportunities of international
entrepreneurship.
Reading(s)

Kickul, J., & Lyons, T. S. (2016). Understanding

social entrepreneurship: The relentless pursuit
of mission in an ever-changing world.
Routledge.
Schedule - Type of
Lectures/Sessions & Seminars/Labs
 Online Synchronous - Zoom
On your timetable you will see that there are live synchronous sessions running in both
semesters via Zoom. For the Online Syn – Zoom Session Please check your Timetable
and …
Join Dr Eftychia Palamida Online Room  https://newcastleuniversity.zoom.us/j/89220207573
 
 PIP Synchronous Lectures – Present in Person in the Classroom
On your timetable you will see that there are PIP live synchronous sessions running in both
semesters in the class. Please check your timetable for updates regarding date and time.
For the PIP Syn Session Please check your Timetable and …
Go to the indicated Physical Room

 PIP Synchronous Seminars – Present in Person in the Classroom

On your timetable you will see that there are PIP live synchronous sessions running in both
semesters in the class. Please check your timetable for updates regarding date and time.
For the PIP Syn Session Please check your Timetable and …
Go to the indicated Physical Room

 
Schedule Sem 2
Pre-Assessment Clinic
Assessment – Semester 2
Weighting 50%, 2,000 words

Formative Assessment
 
Formative Assessment is provided through formative oral feedback from peers
and/or tutors within scheduled Small Group Teaching such as
Seminars/Workshops, addressing the proposed entrepreneurial idea and Value
Proposition. This is based on diverse practices such as ongoing monitoring of
student progress through interaction, overall student performance, discussion
and feedback of the coursework in the physical/online class/discussion board.
The nature of the techniques used are at the discretion of the module leader in
collaboration with the tutors.
Summative Assessment
 
The Summative Assessment is designed in such a way so that students work
initially in teams (max 7 members) on projects around an entrepreneurial
solution to a global issue. Emphasis is placed upon the development of
business skills, awareness of new venture start-up in a global context and
social problems. In teams, students will endeavour to originate and plan an
enterprise related to a particular global problem or challenge, involving the
development of systems and procedures for operating the enterprise. They will
be expected to develop a business idea and research its potential within a
specific international context (community, region, country). Individually,
students shall identify and evaluate their own skill development and
learning in relation to set criteria.
 
Particularly, students are asked to engage in entrepreneurial thinking by
…
A) Proposing an International Social Venture by presenting/discussing the
9 building blocks/key areas of a Business Model.
 
B) Reflecting on the Entrepreneurial Journey
Assessment for Semester 2 – International Social
Venture Proposition and Reflection Essay (2,000
words; 10% margin with the word count applies)

Electronic Version of an Individual Assessment based on Group work

Evidence containing four parts…
 
Part 1 Individual-based Reflection Essay: Reflection upon the
Entrepreneurial Journey by considering the role of the proposed International
Social Venture as a solution to global problems and own Skill Development
(2,000 words in total excluding bibliography or reference list, footnotes,
appendices; 10% margin with the word count applies)
 
Part 2 Group-based Evidence in Appendix: Executive Summary (max 1
pages - single spaced - 12 font size) of the proposed International Social
Venture (same for all team members)
 
Part 3 Group-based Evidence in Appendix: Economic – Social -
Environmental Business Model Canvas (same for all team members)
 
Part 4 Group-based Evidence in the Appendix: Peer Assessment Template
(same for all team members)
 START WORKING REVERSINGLY
…
IDENTIFY AN INTERNATIONAL
SOCIAL/ENVIROMENTAL PROBLEM
….
DETERMINE A CLEAR
INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL/ENVIROMENTAL
BASED ENTREPRENEURIAL IDEA AND BMC
Individual-based Reflection Essay

Kolb's (1984) Learning Cycle

Gibbs (1988) Reflective Cycle

http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/reflective-cycle.htm
Reflective Thinking

 Experience something (What happened?)

 Think about what happened (Why did it happen?)
 Learn from the experience (What happens next?)

Key Question: If you were doing it again, what would

you do differently?

Do this as you go. Interests, motivations, feelings,

uncertainties, worries etc.
 Assessment 2 Details
Available in Canvas under Assessment
(Table 1 Content and Table 2 Marking Criteria)

You are not assessed on your group project directly,

but non-engagement will lead to a weak individual
essay.
 Group Composition

Teams (max 7 members)

Deadline Monday 06/02/2023
(Indicate your Team member Details in the Excel File on
Canvas under Modules Lecture 1)

Teams tend to go through stages in their development

Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing and Adjourning (Tuckman, 1965)

 Be aware of the limitations and strengths of the group’s composition

 People in groups tend to make ‘safe’ decisions in order to get the approval
of other members

 Be aware of multi-cultural dynamics as well as people in different time

zones.
Group Communication-
Organisation-Workload
Seminars and Lectures will be used to give you the
opportunity to work in groups
… But … you will need to …

 Meet regularly (at least once per week) outside of this to organise
the group work.

 Schedule a weekly catch-up.

 Use WhatsApp/Messenger etc. to keep in regular contact. Always

maintain online learning etiquette as outlined by the University
 Communication and Relationships
– How will you communicate with one another?
– How will you respond when things become difficult?

Organisation
– How will you manage the project and delegate tasks?

Workload
– How will you agree what is a fair workload for everyone?
– What if you don’t feel people are contributing enough?
 Core Tips…
 It’s important to get on top of the work early on. This will make the module simpler
and more enjoyable for you.

 Set up regular meetings with an agenda which should be sent to each other
BEFORE the meeting

 Take notes of each meeting and send out afterwards.

 Be clear on goals/action points between each meeting. Make these realistic.

 Discuss how you want to approach situations if something does go wrong

 Delegate tasks but don’t disappear into individual silos

 Work through the previous minutes before going through the next weeks agenda
Peer Assessment
It is a university requirement that all modules involving a substantial amount of
group-work involve a procedure to ensure that marking is fair at the individual level.

Participation is compulsory … Even if you consider that all team members have
contributed equally you must still submit the Peer Assessment Template (available
under Assessment in the Assessment Brief).
CANVAS

 Module Guide and Assessment Briefs

 Modules - Slides

 Synchronous Discussion Board (Q/A)

 Reading List

 Additional Resources (i.e. book chapters from main book, templates for
relevant activities)
Let’s explore…

CANVAS
for
BUS3060