ENTREP 7049 - Entrepreneurship Research in Practice

North Terrace Campus - Trimester 3 - 2016

This course explores the world of entrepreneurship theory and focuses on the skills needed to read academic research papers and write within academic standards. We will examine how to construct and write academic arguments based upon the empirical, theoretical and conceptual research of others. The course will cover selecting a research topic, defining the research question(s), preparing and organising a thesis structure, ethical considerations, referencing styles and formatting and how specifically to prepare a literature review and a research proposal. At the end of this course, you will - Know how to select and prepare a research topic; - Be able to design a literature search strategy based upon key concepts; - Be able to cite and reference materials correctly; - Understand the structure of a research thesis; and - Produce an academic literature review paper.

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Course Details

Course Code	ENTREP 7049
Course	Entrepreneurship Research in Practice
Coordinating Unit	Entrepreneurship, Commercialisation & Innov Centre
Term	Trimester 3
Level	Postgraduate Coursework
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	3
Contact	Intensive: 36-40 hours
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange
Assessment	Assignments

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Dr Scott Gordon

Teaching Staff:

Semester 1 and Trimester 1
Name: Dr Scott Gordon

Short Bio:
Scott is the PhD program director and lecturer in entrepreneurship at the Entrepreneurship Commercialisation & Innovation Centre (ECIC). Originally trained in Electrical Engineering he spent more than a decade as a practicing professional engineer with the Commonwealth Scientificand Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO).

Since 2005 Scott has been actively engaged as an entrepreneurship scholar and academic. He holds a MBA with First Class Honours, and a PhD in Management, for which he received an Outstanding Doctoral Thesis citation. He joined ECIC in January 2015 from the 最新糖心Vlogn Centre for Entrepreneurship Research (ACE) at Queensland 最新糖心Vlog of Technology (QUT).

Scott's teaching interests lie at the intersection of entrepreneurship, innovation and strategy. His research explores dimensions of entrepreneurial action and organisational emergence, and has appeared in leading outlets including Entrepreneurship: Theory & Practice; Small Business Economics; and Advances in Entrepreneurship, Firm Emergence & Growth.

Email: scott.gordon@adelaide.edu.au

Phone: +61 8 8313 7493

Course Timetable

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Course Learning Outcomes

The key learning objectives of this course are to develop:
1.     A framework to guide the development of an independent research project in an area of your interest within the field of entrepreneurship, by:
         a.     selecting relevant research topics, encompassing the question to be addressed, appropriate theories and potential
                 approaches;
         b.    designing a literature search strategy based upon key concepts;
         c.     developing skills to review, analyse and critique research literature;
         d.    demonstrating citation and referencing skills to an academic and publishable standard.
2.     A familiarity with the field of entrepreneurship research and to engage in the entrepreneurship literature, including:
         a.     the history and development of the field;
         b.    the main knowledge areas and sub-topics;
         c.     and the current debates at the research frontier.

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This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:

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Deep discipline knowledge informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1 accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)	1a & 2
Critical thinking and problem solving steeped in research methods and rigor based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment	1b-c, 2b-c
Teamwork and communication skills developed from, with, and via the SGDE honed through assessment and practice throughout the program of studies encouraged and valued in all aspects of learning	1a & 2c
Career and leadership readiness technology savvy professional and, where relevant, fully accredited forward thinking and well informed tested and validated by work based experiences	1a-b, 1d & 2a
Intercultural and ethical competency adept at operating in other cultures comfortable with different nationalities and social contexts able to determine and contribute to desirable social outcomes demonstrated by study abroad or with an understanding of indigenous knowledges	1a & 1d
Self-awareness and emotional intelligence a capacity for self-reflection and a willingness to engage in self-appraisal open to objective and constructive feedback from supervisors and peers able to negotiate difficult social situations, defuse conflict and engage positively in purposeful debate	1c & 2c

Learning Resources
Required Resources

Text book:

Bui, Y. N. (2014). How to write a Master’s Thesis (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, California, USE: Sage Publications Inc.

Also available through

Journal Articles:
A selection of readings will be assigned on the history of entrepreneurship research, entrepreneurship sub-topics, and current
debates. Completion of all assigned readings is compulsory. See MyUni for details.

Recommended Resources
Additional Online Resources that may assist

Davidsson, P. (2016) Researching Entrepreneurship: Conceptualization and Design (2 ed.). Springer International Publishing, Switzerland.

Murray, R. (2011). , Open 最新糖心Vlog Press, McGraw Hill Education, England.

Whisker, G. (2008), , MPhil, EdD and PhD, Palgrave MacMillan, New York, USA.

Evans, D., Gruba, P. & Zobel, J. (2011), , Melbourne 最新糖心Vlog Publishing, 最新糖心Vlog.
Additional Print Resources
The following authors and texts I have found useful in developing research approaches. While the dates may be a little old in some cases, more up to date editions by these authors are available.
- Creswell, J. W. (1998). Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design, Sage Publications, Inc., Thousand Oaks, California.
- Denzin, N. K. & Lincoln, Y. S. (2003). The Landscape of Qualitative Research (2^nd ed.). Sage Publications, California, USA.
- Johnson, R. B. & Onwuegbuzie, A. J. (2004). Mixed Methods Research: A Research Paradigm Whose Time Has Come. Educational Researcher, 33(7), 14-26.
- Neuman, W. L. (1994). Social Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches (2^nd ed.). Massachusetts, USA: Allyn and Bacon.
- Sharp, J. A. & Howard, K. (1996). The Management of a Student Research Project, England: Gower Publishing Ltd.
- Yin, R. K. (1994). Case Study Research: Design and Methods. Thousand Oaks, CA.: Sage Publications, Inc.
- Veal, A. J. (2005). Business Research Methods: A Managerial Approach, 最新糖心Vlog: Pearson Education 最新糖心Vlog.
Online Resources
Online resources will be discussed during the course

Library Resources
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M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
Grade	Mark	Description
FNS		Fail No Submission
F	1-49	Fail
P	50-64	Pass
C	65-74	Credit
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HD	85-100	High Distinction
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