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LC226 Entrepreneurship - BBs (Honours) |
Enterprise & Innovation - BBs (Honours) (Level 8)
Programme Code: | | LC226
| Course Level: | | Level 8
| Department: | | Business
| CAO Points: | | | Duration: | | | Campus: | | Limerick (Moylish)
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What is the programme about? The aim of this four-year Business with Enterprise &
Innovation programme is to develop in the graduate
entrepreneurial, commercial and practical business skills.
Graduates will acquire and develop the knowledge, skills
and competencies along with the innovative and creative
thinking mindset necessary to succeed in new business
ventures, but also the management skills and knowledge
required to allow employment in established businesses
and / or entrepreneurial support organisations.
An “Active Enterprise” project in conjunction with start-up
enterprises in Year 3 along with the development of a full
Business Plan in Year 4 are critical elements of the
programme. Who is the programme suited to? For those students who have ‘an innovative idea for a
product, technology or service’, this programme aims to equip the student with skills to translate the idea into a viable business
concept. Alternatively, graduates of this programme will have the competencies to support the entrepreneur with the ‘innovative idea’ in
creating a competitive and sustainable commercial enterprise. Programme Aims: To develop in the learner those attitudes, technical and managerial skills to be an entrepreneur or support an entrepreneur, this programme adopts a teaching, learning and assessment strategy rooted in active learning. Projects and assignments will have industry involvement, where possible. Class Contact Hours 18-24 hours per week depending on the year. Awarding Body Limerick Institute of Technology Did You Know? Graduates of this programme may become entrepreneurs whereby, as an individual or as a group, student endeavour to commercialise a product or concept they have developed over the four years of the programme. Alternatively students who complete this programme would be employed in a supportive role for or within start-up companies due to their understanding of the unique environment of the start-up. Graduates will also have employment routes available to them where business skills are required. Year 1 Enterprise Development, Idea Generation, Micro & Macroeconomics, Marketing, Management, Business Technology & Office
Applications, Web Technology & Interactive Apps, Financial Accounting, Mathematics & Statistics. Year 2 Innovating Products and Brands, New Venture Creation, eBusiness for Marketing, Social & Mobile Marketing, Legal
Fundamentals for Business, Corporate Law, Personal Selling, Sales Management, Income Tax, Taxes for Startups, Human Resource
Management. Year 3 Active Entrepreneurship Project, Family Business Management, Branding, Marketing Communications, Managing Change for the
Entrepreneur, Business Analytics, Organisational Information Systems & Business Intelligence, Project Management, Managerial
Finance, Enterprise Finance. Year 4 Final Year Project / Business Plan, Strategic Management Concepts & Practice, International Marketing, Global Business
Management, Strategic Marketing, Consumer Behaviour, Commercial Law – Business Regulation, Commercial Law - IP & Internet
Regulation, Operations Management & Logistics. Entry Requirement Leaving Certificate: A minimum of 2 H5 & 4 O6/H7 grades in six Leaving Certificate subjects, including Mathematics and English or Irish.
FETAC Applicants and Mature Applicants: Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ for further information.
Entry Procedure Contact LIT Admissions Office for entry for Academic Year 2012/2013. CAO Please visit www.cao.ie for further information on how to apply to this course. Graduate Profile “I became interested in Business from a young age
and felt this course would allow me to broaden my
knowledge in different areas. One reason why I
chose this course is that you get the chance to
gain experience in so many different subjects
throughout the 4 years.”
Eamon O’Carroll, Current student Further Studies After successfully completing this programme, the opportunity may be available for graduates to gain access to the Hartnett Enterprise
Acceleration Centre or the National Franchise Centre in Limerick City for commercialisation of a product or service. Graduates will also
be suitable for employment in enterprise support agencies and established businesses.
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