EIN3060 : International Entrepreneurship
- Offered for Year: 2025/26
- Module Leader(s): Dr Natalya Radko
- Owning School: Newcastle University Business School
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 1 Credit Value: | 20 |
| ECTS Credits: | 10.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
Aims
The module will develop students’ understanding of entrepreneurship in an international context through considering a range of key issues and topics. The module adopts a critical and broad-ranging social science approach to the subject and aims to provide students with the ability to analyse entrepreneurship from an international perspective within the context of a wide range of management, organisation studies and social science debates. The module focuses on both the conceptual aspects of international entrepreneurship as well as some practical elements in order to equip the students with a valid grounding of both theory and practice.
The overall aim of this module will be to educate students on the theoretical and practical aspects of developing and growing a small business internationally, advance cross-national comparisons of entrepreneurial activity and consider entrepreneurship as a solution to global social problems. Students will develop insights and skills, as well as learn about the tools and concepts necessary to understand the challenges and opportunities of growing enterprise internationally.
Outline Of Syllabus
Syllabus to include topics such as:
• International evidence on entrepreneurship and small business
• A macro examination of enterprising nations and impact of cultures
• (Small) Firm internationalisation strategies (e.g., network perspective and born global phenomenon)
• Research on international entrepreneurship: findings from GEM (Global Entrepreneurship Monitor)
• (Social) Entrepreneurship as a solution to global issues and challenges
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 60:00 | 60:00 | Time for students to complete formative and summative assessments |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 9 | 2:00 | 18:00 | PiP Lectures |
| Guided Independent Study | Directed research and reading | 1 | 67:00 | 67:00 | Estimated |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Workshops | 7 | 2:00 | 14:00 | PiP Seminars/Workshops |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 40:00 | 40:00 | Balance to equal 200 overall |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Scheduled on-line contact time | 1 | 1:00 | 1:00 | Pre-Assessment Clinic – Drop in Q/A |
| Total | 200:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
This module utilises experiential learning methodology where students are invited to understand themselves as learners, what will empower them to take charge of their own learning and development.
Students will go through lecture-based learning and group discussions in class. Furthermore, the module will apply different activities (e.g., gaming and improvisation) following the action-based approach on teaching entrepreneurship.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral Presentation | 1 | M | 25 | group presentation |
| Report | 1 | A | 75 | 3000 words individual report |
Formative Assessments
Formative Assessment is an assessment which develops your skills in being assessed, allows for you to receive feedback, and prepares you for being assessed. However, it does not count to your final mark.
| Description | Semester | When Set | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | 1 | M | Formative assessment for this module comprise of two parts: workshops to receive feedback on the group report; group presentation. |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
Group Presentation
Students will work in groups on developing and delivering a pitch for their international social venture, supporting information by primary and secondary research.
Individual Report
Students will work individually on the Report that would allow them to reflect on the process of creating a social venture and strategies to expand it internationally. Emphasis is placed upon the development of business skills, awareness of new venture creation in a global context and using it as a tool to tackle social problems. While students will work in teams on developing the social enterprise, they will have to portray their knowledge and understanding of the process individually. Lectures will present conceptual debates as well as the tools necessary for understanding process of start-up creation and seminar activities will help to get in-depth understanding of the concepts.
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- EIN3060's Timetable