Professional Practices and Entrepreneurship in Information Technology
UndergraduateLTU-CSE3PPE2023
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- Subject may require attendance
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 12 weeks
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Professional Practices and Entrepreneurship in Information Technology
About this subject
- Analyse various resources for financing entrepreneurial ventures with understanding of the development process needed.
- Work efficiently and effectively as a member of a team to critically analyse IT business ventures based on social, legal and ethical issues and examine the responsibilities of IT professionals to employers, clients, and society.
- Reflect and analyse personal viewpoints toward managing relationships and individual personal entrepreneurial capacity.
- Apply ethical theory to analyse ethical dilemmas in IT and business through debate.
- Effectively develop and showcase personal and professional reflections to be career ready.
- Introduction to entrepreneurship and the role of entrepreneurship and problem solving in business.
- Learn Model Canvas.
- Cost structures, revenue streams, financing start ups and exit strategies.
- Ethics and I.T, decision making and conflict management.
- Communication and intercultural communication, CVs and interviews.
Entrepreneurship is an essential element of today’s society. This subject will outline the basic principles of Entrepreneurship. It will examine the steps required in developing an idea into a business and will explore the tools and necessary insights to make a successful venture. You will interpret and employ theory to case studies. Guest speakers will present and discuss start-up issues, pitfalls, and the ingredients for success. You will also develop professional skills related to ethical and moral decision making and evaluate the social implications of their work and the broader global context.
- A reflective piece on entrepreneurship (equivalent to 500 words) (5%)
- Business Pitch Presentation (25 mins per group, equivalent to 400 words per student) (15%)
- Business case study analysis: developing a lean canvas (equivalent to 600 words per student) Group – max. 5 students. (20%)
- Employment preparation task (equivalent to 1200 words) Resume and Cover letter, Interview questions. (20%)
- Reflective piece on ethics (equivalent to 500 words) (10%)
- 60 minutes end-of-semester examination (equivalent to 1000 words) Individual, 20 multiple choice questions & 2 case studies. (30%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- LAT-TEC-DEG-2023 - Bachelor of Information Technology
- LAT-CYS-DEG-2023 - Bachelor of Cybersecurity
Others
Past La Trobe University students who have previously completed CSE3PE (Professional Environment), or CSE5PE (Professional Environment), or CSE3PEX (Professional Environment) are ineligible to enrol in this subject.
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Bachelor of Information Technology
UndergraduateLAT-TEC-DEG
UndergraduateLAT-CYS-DEG