Module overview
Linked modules
Pre-Requisites: MANG1003 or MANG1050
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- recognise trends in the environmental context (policy, technology, economic/social) that present entrepreneurial opportunities;
- analyse how new industry sectors have arisen in response to new trends;
- analyse the feasibility of implementing new technology opportunities in a sustainable context.
- appraise the innovation challenges facing green entrepreneurs in a given industry setting;
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- the challenges and opportunities presented to entrepreneurs by the green agenda;
- the contextual factors (global and national) influencing innovation in an environmental context;
- the process of developing viable market opportunities based on energy and resource conservation issues.
- the nature of the entrepreneurial environment: as a complex, dynamic set of inter-relations between new markets, new technologies and new regulatory practices;
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- communicate effectively, in both oral and written form, using and justifying argument within reports, presentations and debates;
- carry out team-work effectively.
- use a wide range of information sources requiring the development of bibliographic skills including the use the Internet;
- plan and control effectively for successful completion of a personal and group workload;
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Wider reading or practice | 30 |
Preparation for scheduled sessions | 30 |
Lecture | 24 |
Revision | 25 |
Seminar | 11 |
Completion of assessment task | 30 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Carillo-Hermosilla, J. and del Rio Gonzalez. P. and T. Konnola, T. (2009). Eco-Innovation: When Sustainability and Competitiveness Shake Hands. Palgrave.
Bessant,J. and Tidd, J. (2015). Innovation and Entrepreneurship. John Wiley & Sons.
Esty, D. and Winston, A (2009). Green to Gold: How Smart Companies Use Environmental Strategy to Innovate, Create Value, and Build Competitive Advantage. Wiley.
Chesbrough, H., Vanhaverbeke, W. and West, J. (2006). Open Innovation: Researching a New Paradigm. Oxford University Press.
Jones, G. (2017). Profits and Sustainability: A history of Green Entrepreneurship. Oxford University Press.
Bansal, P. and Hoffman, A. (2012). The Oxford Handbook of Business and the Natural Environment. Oxford University Press.
Geels, F., Kemp, R., Dudley, G. and Lyons, G (2012). Automobility in Transition? A Socio-Technical Analysis of Sustainable Transport. Routledge.
Jolly, A. (2010). Clean Tech Clean Profits: Using Effective Innovation and Sustainable Business Practices to Win in the New Low-Carbon Economy. Kogan Page.
Koester, E. (2017). Green entrepreneur handbook: the guide to building and growing a green and clean business.. Taylor & Francis.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Group presentation | 30% |
Coursework | 70% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Coursework | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Coursework | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External