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MANAGEMT 7117NA - Enterprise Project

Career: Postgraduate Coursework
Units: 6
Term: 4148
Campus: Ngee Ann Academy
Contact: Up to 36 hours
Restriction: Available only to Adelaide Master of Business Administration students
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: No
Available for Non-Award Study: No
Syllabus:

The purpose of this course is: 1. To place the cumulative learning from MBA core courses in the context of social enterprise and explore the practical applications and ramifications. 2. To apply the systemic action research approach to a social enterprise field research project. This research project will be planned and undertaken collaboratively and reported on and evaluated individually. It will draw on all the knowledge, insights and capabilities developed in the previous courses of the Adelaide MBA. Each project group will have an academic supervisor who will ensure all the individuals in that group contribute to designing, generating and evaluating a Social Enterprise Acton research project. All projects must be designed to conceive, establish, refine or grow a social enterprise which will operate commercially while addressing a social problem or opportunity. The emphasis will be on systems awareness and identifying enduring, holistic solutions, rather than short-term fixes. Students will be required to investigate, analyse and synthesise complex concepts and theories and to argue propositions, methodologies, conclusions and professional decisions with reference to relevant theory. That is to apply the learning gained from previous courses in the MBA. Students will collaborate with community stakeholders. Well-developed communication, interpersonal and leadership skills will be required. These projects will be designed in recognition that complex global and local challenges - challenges that affect natural, social and economic 'ecologies' - do not readily succumb to the mechanistic, reductionist thinking that has served humankind so well in other contexts. In these complex environments, we must make important decisions in which finance, economics, people and nature are all highly interconnected. Geographic and temporal horizons must be expanded. We must develop the capacity to engage with wholes, not just parts.

Course Fees

This course is taught outside Australia and the fees are charged by the host institution in the local currency. Please contact the relevant campus directly for fees for this course.


Course Outline

A Course Outline which includes Learning Outcomes, Learning Resources, Learning & Teaching for this course may be accessed here


Critical Dates

Term Last Day to Add Online Census Date Last Day to WNF Last Day to WF
4148 Tue 19/10/2021 Tue 19/10/2021 Tue 23/11/2021 Wed 15/12/2021


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Seminar
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
46042 01NA 25 25 This class does not have any timetabled face-to-face sessions. Please check MyUni or contact your Course Coordinator for details.