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During this outline around entrepreneurship create your future.
Entrepreneurship
Do you want to start your own business, or create an
innovative spin off? If so, the Master of Entrepreneurship
degree could be your launch pad for success!
Entrepreneurs are responsible for the development
and introduction of many new products and services,
and for opening new markets. Entrepreneurship is also
important in today’s changing world for the solutions it
brings to environmental, social, and economic challenges.
It used to be thought that entrepreneurs were special,
that they were born rather than made. However,
research has shown that entrepreneurs learn to do
what they do, and their success depends largely on
their skill and expertise in business.
Create your future!
INFORMATION SHEET
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
0800 80 80 98
www.otago.ac.nz
txt 866
[email protected]
YOUR PLACE IN THE WORLD
“ Ideally, since 80 percent of your life
is spent working, you should start
your business around something
that is a passion of yours… if you can
indulge in your passion, life will be
far more interesting than if you’re
just working”
Richard Branson
Global Entrepreneur, Virgin Group
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Why study Entrepreneurship?
While it is true some well-known
entrepreneurs have succeeded without the
bene?t of a formal education or training
in business, this is not usually the case.
To increase their likelihood of success
entrepreneurs need to be skilled in business
activities such as feasibility analysis, ?nance,
accounting, and marketing.
The Master of Entrepreneurship degree
provides an opportunity for emergent
entrepreneurs to develop the knowledge
and skills necessary for starting innovative
new ventures that have the potential to grow
internationally.
Who is the programme designed for?
Our students tend to fall into four broad
categories. The largest group is made up
of people who want to start new ventures
during the course, or who already own small
businesses and want to gain the knowledge
and skills to make them grow. Other
students want to own their own businesses
in the future, but would like to work for
entrepreneurial companies for a few years
before developing their own ventures.
The third group is made up of people
who work for larger organisations that are
interested in becoming more entrepreneurial
and/or in developing commercial spin-offs.
Lastly, there is a group of students who
want to learn about the phenomenon of
entrepreneurship and may be interested in
eventually doing thesis research.
The programme is offered in both Dunedin
and Queenstown, and due to its nature
students can be based anywhere in New
Zealand or Australia.
Background required
Applicants seeking admission would normally
be expected to have a Bachelor’s degree
(in any discipline) or have an alternative
professional quali?cation. Satisfactory training
or experience in management or business
or other entrepreneurial activity would
also be considered if it is deemed to be
the equivalent of a degree. Considerable
emphasis is placed upon evidence of
“entrepreneurial talent” possessed by
applicants, as well as their work history and
experience. So, previous university results are
not the only factor determining admission.
Applicants who do not have a degree or a
formal quali?cation may be required to take a
GMAT test, achieving a satisfactory score. The
course does not assume participants have prior
knowledge of any particular business discipline,
and is suited to participants from the arts,
sciences and professions as well as commerce.
Overview of the programme
The Master of Entrepreneurship is a 15
month programme based upon the premise
that the knowledge and skills entrepreneurs
need to survive and thrive in business can be
taught, while innate entrepreneurial attributes
can be identi?ed and encouraged.
Part A
The ?rst part of the degree consists of six
papers from ENTR 411 – ENTR 421. Topics
covered include idea generation, feasibility
analysis, ?nance and accounting, planning,
organisation, marketing and management.
Within this you select one optional paper
from ENTR 420 (Social Entrepreneurship)
or ENTR 421 (Science, Technology and
Entrepreneurship).
Each paper is completed over six weeks. The
teaching component of each is delivered in
an intensive four-day block course held close
to the start of the six weeks. While you can
be based outside Dunedin or Queenstown
you are expected to attend all six of the
four-day block courses. You must complete all
the assignments for a paper before the next
paper starts. The assignments are designed to
extend even the most able students and to
encourage them to seek further knowledge
away from the classroom. Each paper must be
passed before you can progress to the next.
While the programme is underpinned by
solid theory, a highly experiential approach
is taken to the teaching and learning
processes. Each paper includes guest
lecturers from industry (for example venture
capitalists, lawyers, patent attorneys, and
design engineers), and presentations from
entrepreneurs. You are also provided with
numerous opportunities to network and seek
your own mentors.
Part B
The second part of the degree is a practical
project ENTR 525. This paper requires you
to produce a Business Incubation Report
based on your proposed service, product or
business process. Alternatively, you can base
your report on a local entrepreneur’s new
venture.
This project integrates the knowledge and
skills that you have learnt in the previous
six papers and bridges the academic and
practical learning approaches. You also gain
experience and insight that can be applied
to the creation of other business ventures
in the future. For the duration of the project
you are assigned a supervisor to guide you in
the development of the report. There are no
formal classes for this paper.
Samantha Berry is passionate about
learning. Before starting her Master of
Entrepreneurship degree in 2011 Samantha
completed a BCom in Finance and a BA
with Honours in Japanese. During that time
she also acted as a tutor, which made her
appreciate how important good advice and
mentoring for students could be.
This experience gave her the idea to create
and launch UniTutor (www.unitutor.co.nz),
Dunedin’s ?rst private tutoring company
designed speci?cally for university students.
“I want to create a platform for students
to ?nd, book and pay for quality tutors for
speci?c university papers,” says Samantha.
At the time of its launch in March 2012
UniTutor had more than 50 tutors on
its books. Samantha hopes to expand
the service to campuses in Christchurch,
Wellington and Auckland by 2013.
“I had an idea and I wasn’t quite sure what to
do with it, where to start, who to contact. To
me it’s important to do things correctly the
?rst time round – I believed that the MEntr
course could teach me this,” says Samantha.
And papers on topics such as feasibility
analysis, strategy and marketing have certainly
helped her to launch this new venture.
She also discovered the value of
networking while undertaking the Master
of Entrepreneurship degree because the
papers include talks from practitioners as
well as researchers.
“This hands down was the most bene?cial
aspect of the course for me. The talented
individuals who came and spoke with
students on the course also offered me some
great advice. Meeting these individuals and
even gaining professional relationships with
them has helped to develop UniTutor from
an idea to a company that’s growing quickly.”
PROFILE
For questions about Entrepreneurship
www.otago.ac.nz/entrepreneurship
Samantha Berry
Founder, Uni Tutor
doc_176152472.pdf
During this outline around entrepreneurship create your future.
Entrepreneurship
Do you want to start your own business, or create an
innovative spin off? If so, the Master of Entrepreneurship
degree could be your launch pad for success!
Entrepreneurs are responsible for the development
and introduction of many new products and services,
and for opening new markets. Entrepreneurship is also
important in today’s changing world for the solutions it
brings to environmental, social, and economic challenges.
It used to be thought that entrepreneurs were special,
that they were born rather than made. However,
research has shown that entrepreneurs learn to do
what they do, and their success depends largely on
their skill and expertise in business.
Create your future!
INFORMATION SHEET
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
0800 80 80 98
www.otago.ac.nz
txt 866
[email protected]
YOUR PLACE IN THE WORLD
“ Ideally, since 80 percent of your life
is spent working, you should start
your business around something
that is a passion of yours… if you can
indulge in your passion, life will be
far more interesting than if you’re
just working”
Richard Branson
Global Entrepreneur, Virgin Group
A
u
g
u
s
t
2
0
1
4
Why study Entrepreneurship?
While it is true some well-known
entrepreneurs have succeeded without the
bene?t of a formal education or training
in business, this is not usually the case.
To increase their likelihood of success
entrepreneurs need to be skilled in business
activities such as feasibility analysis, ?nance,
accounting, and marketing.
The Master of Entrepreneurship degree
provides an opportunity for emergent
entrepreneurs to develop the knowledge
and skills necessary for starting innovative
new ventures that have the potential to grow
internationally.
Who is the programme designed for?
Our students tend to fall into four broad
categories. The largest group is made up
of people who want to start new ventures
during the course, or who already own small
businesses and want to gain the knowledge
and skills to make them grow. Other
students want to own their own businesses
in the future, but would like to work for
entrepreneurial companies for a few years
before developing their own ventures.
The third group is made up of people
who work for larger organisations that are
interested in becoming more entrepreneurial
and/or in developing commercial spin-offs.
Lastly, there is a group of students who
want to learn about the phenomenon of
entrepreneurship and may be interested in
eventually doing thesis research.
The programme is offered in both Dunedin
and Queenstown, and due to its nature
students can be based anywhere in New
Zealand or Australia.
Background required
Applicants seeking admission would normally
be expected to have a Bachelor’s degree
(in any discipline) or have an alternative
professional quali?cation. Satisfactory training
or experience in management or business
or other entrepreneurial activity would
also be considered if it is deemed to be
the equivalent of a degree. Considerable
emphasis is placed upon evidence of
“entrepreneurial talent” possessed by
applicants, as well as their work history and
experience. So, previous university results are
not the only factor determining admission.
Applicants who do not have a degree or a
formal quali?cation may be required to take a
GMAT test, achieving a satisfactory score. The
course does not assume participants have prior
knowledge of any particular business discipline,
and is suited to participants from the arts,
sciences and professions as well as commerce.
Overview of the programme
The Master of Entrepreneurship is a 15
month programme based upon the premise
that the knowledge and skills entrepreneurs
need to survive and thrive in business can be
taught, while innate entrepreneurial attributes
can be identi?ed and encouraged.
Part A
The ?rst part of the degree consists of six
papers from ENTR 411 – ENTR 421. Topics
covered include idea generation, feasibility
analysis, ?nance and accounting, planning,
organisation, marketing and management.
Within this you select one optional paper
from ENTR 420 (Social Entrepreneurship)
or ENTR 421 (Science, Technology and
Entrepreneurship).
Each paper is completed over six weeks. The
teaching component of each is delivered in
an intensive four-day block course held close
to the start of the six weeks. While you can
be based outside Dunedin or Queenstown
you are expected to attend all six of the
four-day block courses. You must complete all
the assignments for a paper before the next
paper starts. The assignments are designed to
extend even the most able students and to
encourage them to seek further knowledge
away from the classroom. Each paper must be
passed before you can progress to the next.
While the programme is underpinned by
solid theory, a highly experiential approach
is taken to the teaching and learning
processes. Each paper includes guest
lecturers from industry (for example venture
capitalists, lawyers, patent attorneys, and
design engineers), and presentations from
entrepreneurs. You are also provided with
numerous opportunities to network and seek
your own mentors.
Part B
The second part of the degree is a practical
project ENTR 525. This paper requires you
to produce a Business Incubation Report
based on your proposed service, product or
business process. Alternatively, you can base
your report on a local entrepreneur’s new
venture.
This project integrates the knowledge and
skills that you have learnt in the previous
six papers and bridges the academic and
practical learning approaches. You also gain
experience and insight that can be applied
to the creation of other business ventures
in the future. For the duration of the project
you are assigned a supervisor to guide you in
the development of the report. There are no
formal classes for this paper.
Samantha Berry is passionate about
learning. Before starting her Master of
Entrepreneurship degree in 2011 Samantha
completed a BCom in Finance and a BA
with Honours in Japanese. During that time
she also acted as a tutor, which made her
appreciate how important good advice and
mentoring for students could be.
This experience gave her the idea to create
and launch UniTutor (www.unitutor.co.nz),
Dunedin’s ?rst private tutoring company
designed speci?cally for university students.
“I want to create a platform for students
to ?nd, book and pay for quality tutors for
speci?c university papers,” says Samantha.
At the time of its launch in March 2012
UniTutor had more than 50 tutors on
its books. Samantha hopes to expand
the service to campuses in Christchurch,
Wellington and Auckland by 2013.
“I had an idea and I wasn’t quite sure what to
do with it, where to start, who to contact. To
me it’s important to do things correctly the
?rst time round – I believed that the MEntr
course could teach me this,” says Samantha.
And papers on topics such as feasibility
analysis, strategy and marketing have certainly
helped her to launch this new venture.
She also discovered the value of
networking while undertaking the Master
of Entrepreneurship degree because the
papers include talks from practitioners as
well as researchers.
“This hands down was the most bene?cial
aspect of the course for me. The talented
individuals who came and spoke with
students on the course also offered me some
great advice. Meeting these individuals and
even gaining professional relationships with
them has helped to develop UniTutor from
an idea to a company that’s growing quickly.”
PROFILE
For questions about Entrepreneurship
www.otago.ac.nz/entrepreneurship
Samantha Berry
Founder, Uni Tutor
doc_176152472.pdf