Module manager: Richard Tunstall
Email: R.Tunstall@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2024/25
This module is not approved as an Elective
This module will introduce you to the concepts of growing a small business and the planning, resourcing and implementation that a growth strategy requires. Your learning will be supported through interactive workshops, case studies and a live consultancy project with a small business.
This module provides students with the knowledge and skills to explore business growth strategies and understand their own skills and attributes in managing business growth.
Upon completion of this module students will be able to:
- Demonstrate in-depth critical knowledge of enterprise and entrepreneurship theories and concepts using techniques relevant to the discipline
- Apply and evaluate theory and practice in their own research, advanced scholarship or area of specific interest within the broader discipline
- Take a pro-active and self-reflective role in a group setting
- Develop professional relationships with potential collaborators, employers and / or clients
Upon completion of this module students will be able to:
Transferable
- Creatively formulate, evaluate and communicate ideas to peers, tutors and others
Subject specific
- Demonstrate the application of project management skills in the execution of individual and group tasks
Indicative content
Understanding an organisation
Why should a business grow and how can it grow?
Measuring business growth
Opportunities for growth
Developing the market and understanding competitors
Building a strategy for growth
Resourcing business growth (1): Operations
Resourcing business growth (2): People
Resourcing business growth (3): Finance
Feedback on your business growth plan
Learning will be supported through interactive workshops, case studies and a live consultancy project with a small business.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workshop | 10 | 3 | 30 |
| Private study hours | 120 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 30 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 150 | ||
Students will be expected to read the academic literature, news sources and online media relating to small business growth.
Student groups will also work on applying their knowledge to a live consultancy project with a small business and prepare an individual reflective report.
Questions will be addressed during the interactive sessions. There will be an opportunity towards the end of the module to discuss your assignment progress with your tutors.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Group Project | 3,000 word group report | 50 |
| Report | 1,500 word individual reflection on learning | 50 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Resit for the module will be 100% by individual assignment.
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 8/16/2024
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