Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship
Subject code: LB5933
Discover the diversity of capital forms and seed funding available to entrepreneurs, crucial to positive business project outcomes and deliverability to stakeholders. You will learn how to analyse long-term and short-term risks of engaging with venture capital as well as the management of ambiguity. You will also gain insights into network relationships with these highly salient and expanding forms of funding though analysis of local and international case studies . As a learning outcome of this subject, you will be expected to assemble a proposal and presentation of a real or hypothetical entrepreneurial project.
Learning outcomes
Upon completing this subject, you will be able to:
- Analyse long-term and short-term risks of engaging with venture capital
- Identify and evaluate ambiguity, uncertainty and risk to advance ideas and opportunities in entrepreneurial projects
- Synthesise ambitious ideas to pitch within a business model framework
Assessment
Assessment for this course will occur at various times across the seven-week study period. Tasks may include online quizzes, discussion board activity, portfolio development, case studies, reflection, literature reviews presentations and reports. Feedback will be provided to you throughout the study period as well as a final grade at the conclusion of the study period.
This subject forms part of Organisational Leadership & Management - one of three key areas studied in the online Master of Business Administration Global.
Please note, course structure and content are subject to change. For information on all course subjects download the course guide.
