AGSM9156 Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Subject Code

AGSM9156

Study Level

Postgraduate

Commencing Term

Term 3

Total Units of Credit (UOC)

Delivery Mode

Online Weekly

School

AGSM

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1. Course Details

Summary of Course

This course suits individuals looking to build their strategic abilities around entrepreneurship and the innovation associated with entrepreneurship. It provides exposure to both the fundamentals of business innovation and the practical aspects of identifying, evaluating and moving business ideas forward. The course uniquely exposes students to current ideas and thoughts from innovators, venture capital (VC) groups, and successful startup CEOs within the Sydney ecosystem.

This dynamic course pulls together many of the components already learned in the MBA Program, providing those with entrepreneurial aspirations the opportunity to realise their dreams.

Two streams of entrepreneurship are covered in the course: startup creation and startup innovation. Specific methodologies covered include integrated experiences of Design Thinking and The Lean Startup.

This is a hands-on opportunity to learn about venture creation, startup resourcing, strategy and management, design and innovation involving your own startup. Entrepreneurship and innovation is a hot topic today - many startups continue to raise money through angel investors and VCs, but the road is a challenging one.

Understanding what makes entrepreneurship and innovation in startups work is paramount to success. We will help you develop your confidence, your products, your pitch, and your funding to help get you started on the road to your startup success.

Class work is primarily case/discussion/simulation-based, and heavily weighted towards discussion.

Teaching Times and Locations

Please note that teaching times and locations are subject to change. Students are strongly advised to refer to the Class Timetable website for the most up-to-date teaching times and locations.

View course timetable

Course Policies & Support

The Business School expects that you are familiar with the contents of this course outline and the UNSW and Business School learning expectations, rules, policies and support services as listed below:

Program Learning Outcomes
Academic Integrity and Plagiarism
Student Responsibilities and Conduct
Special Consideration
Protocol for Viewing Final Exam Scripts
Student Learning Support Services

View course Policies and Support

Course Aims and Relationship to Other Courses

Additional Course Details

2. Quality Assurance and Course Alignment

Quality Assurance

The program is aligned to a number of international standards, to ensure the courses you study are high quality. At present, this includes designing courses to:

meet Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) accreditation standards, through the measurement of students program-level learning outcomes
align with the United Nations Principles for Responsible Management Education (UNPRME)
meet Australian educational and government governing body requirements, e.g. the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) and Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) standards
European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) accreditation is also held by UNSW Business School.

Student Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Goals and Outcomes	Course Learning Outcomes	Course Assessment Item
PLO 1: Business knowledge	Identify common characteristics of successful entrepreneurs and ventures	Assessment 1 : Participation and engagement Assessment 2 : Reflective Project - Option 1 or Option 2 Assessment 3 : Interim Project - Intermediate pitch Assessment 4 : Final Project - Technology Prototyping
	Understand and apply concepts such as Minimum Viable Product, split-testing, 'fast-fail', product-market fit, the Business Model Canvas and Design Thinking	Assessment 1 : Participation and engagement Assessment 2 : Reflective Project - Option 1 or Option 2 Assessment 3 : Interim Project - Intermediate pitch Assessment 4 : Final Project - Technology Prototyping
	Understand how social impact entrepreneurship has the potential to make the world a better place	Assessment 1 : Participation and engagement Assessment 2 : Reflective Project - Option 1 or Option 2 Assessment 3 : Interim Project - Intermediate pitch Assessment 4 : Final Project - Technology Prototyping
	Develop the entrepreneurial mindset	Assessment 1 : Participation and engagement Assessment 2 : Reflective Project - Option 1 or Option 2 Assessment 3 : Interim Project - Intermediate pitch Assessment 4 : Final Project - Technology Prototyping
PLO 2: Problem solving	Identify a range of strategic options for growing an entrepreneurial venture and their strengths and weaknesses, including government funding and commercial funding	Assessment 1 : Participation and engagement Assessment 2 : Reflective Project - Option 1 or Option 2 Assessment 3 : Interim Project - Intermediate pitch Assessment 4 : Final Project - Technology Prototyping
	Analyse ethical obligations and ethical professional practices within organisations as they apply to the startup and key stakeholders
	Apply the Lean Startup methodology to a project
PLO 3: Business communication	Use language, visual representations and/or digital media to effectively and accurately interpret and convey qualitative and quantitative information	Assessment 3 : Interim Project - Intermediate pitch
PLO 4: Teamwork	–
PLO 5: Responsible business practice	Analyse ethical obligations and ethical professional practices within organisations as they apply to the startup and key stakeholders	Assessment 3 : Interim Project - Intermediate pitch Assessment 4 : Final Project - Technology Prototyping
PLO 5: Responsible business practice	Understand how social impact entrepreneurship has the potential to make the world a better place

3. Staff Contact Details

Position	Name	Email	Location	Phone	Consultation Times
Facilitator in Charge	Khimji Vaghjiani		–	–	–

Facilitator in Charge

Each course has a Facilitator in Charge who is responsible for the academic leadership and overall academic integrity of the course. The Facilitator in Charge selects content and designs assessment tasks, and takes responsibility for specific academic and administrative issues related to the course. Facilitators in Charge oversee Facilitators and ensure that the ongoing standard of facilitation in the course is consistent with the quality requirements of the program.

Facilitator

The role of your Facilitator is to support and enhance the learning process by encouraging interaction among participants, providing direction in understanding the course content, assessing participant progress through the course and providing feedback on work submitted. Facilitators comprise academics and industry practitioners with relevant backgrounds.

4. Learning and Teaching Activities

Approach to Learning and Teaching in the Course

You will be encouraged to adopt an entrepreneurial mindset, and gain knowledge and hands-on practice at leading a startup. You will have the opportunity to learn from some entrepreneurs who we interviewed for the course. They share their personal experiences and valuable ideas in short videos included in the weekly unit materials. We encourage you to engage with the course materials independently and discuss your questions with your Facilitator. In this course, we require you to challenge your thinking through reflective activities, getting involved in discussions with your fellow students and presenting your ideas to others confidently.

Learning Activities and Teaching Strategies

Course Structure

Unit 1: Understanding Responsible Management in the context of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, introduces the course and more specifically discusses material issues related to responsible management in the context of Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

Unit 2: Developing the Entrepreneurial Mindset, focuses on the development of your mindset as an entrepreneur. It will help you hone the skills you need to start your own enterprise with potential for growth and funding.

Unit 3: Developing your Idea, encourages you to generate and develop the idea or product in which you want to invest.

Unit 4: Working within the Ecosystem, focuses on taking the idea into the big wide world of the entrepreneurial ecosystem and working within the ecosystem.

Unit 5: Designing your Pitch and the Sydney Scene, has two main purposes:

it focuses on helping you develop your pitch
it compares the Sydney startup scene with those around the world.

Unit 6: Gaining Traction, considers how to create the best product or solution that operationalises the idea in a build fast, test and pivot way, which enables the entrepreneur to quickly learn from failure.

Unit 7: Digital Nomads and the Sydney Serial Entrepreneurs, considers how to be entrepreneurial while 'Working From Anywhere (WFA)' as potentially a 'digital nomad', thus opting out of the corporate rat-race.

Unit 8: Getting Funding, focuses on the development of mindset for winning capital.

Unit 9: Social Entrepreneurism, focuses on helping you find solutions to socioeconomic problems, including social exclusion, social inequity and market failure.

Unit 10: Innovation and an Innovation Culture to Sustain the Startup, prepares you for changing your role from being the entrepreneur to the strategic leader. The focus of the Unit is particularly on digital innovation and introducing innovation culture within the organisation.

5. Assessment

Formal Requirements

Students are expected to attempt all assessment requirements, and must achieve a composite mark of at least 50% to pass the course. Students are also expected to actively engage in course learning activities. Failure to engage in assessment tasks that are integrated into learning activities (e.g. class discussion, presentations) will be reflected in the marks for these assessable activities.

Assessment Structure

Assessment	Task	Weighting (%)	Length	Due Date	Individual / Group
Assessment 1	Participation and engagement	15	Weekly participation and engagement: N/A; Final report: 300 words (maximum)	Each week throughout the term, and a final report due on Wednesday 22 November 2023 (Week 11) by 3pm Sydney time	Individual
Assessment 2	Reflective Project - Option 1 or Option 2	20	3-minute video	Monday 9 October 2023 (Week 5) by 3pm Sydney time	Individual
Assessment 3	Interim Project - Intermediate pitch	25	5-minute video	Friday 27 October 2023 (Week 7) by 3pm Sydney time	Group
Assessment 4	Final Project - Technology Prototyping	40	PowerPoint presentation - 10 slides (maximum)	Friday 24 November 2023 (Week 11) by 3pm Sydney time	Individual

Assessment Feedback

Feedback on student performance from formative and summative assessment tasks will be provided to students in a timely manner. Assessment tasks completed within the teaching period of a course will be assessed and students provided with feedback, with or without a provisional result, within 10 working days of submission, under normal circumstances. Feedback on continuous assessment tasks (e.g. participation) will be provided prior to the midpoint of the course.

Assessment Summary

The use of Generative AI tools for your assessments

General

You must not copy and paste text generated by AI into your assessments. If you do this, it will be flagged in Turnitin and considered to be plagiarism. An exception to this is if you are quoting and fully referencing a short paragraph/excerpt from another source.

Specific information about any permitted use of Generative AI will be included in the details for each Assessment item of the course.

If you would like support with your writing, please go to UNSW Smarthinking, which gives information on how you can access such support. Alternatively, you can use the Editor functionality in Microsoft Word (via the Review tab), or the Grammarly tool.

The use of Generative AI tools for your assessments

Specific

In this course, generative AI software is permitted to be used as follows:

Assessment 1 Participation and engagement: Planning assistance
Assessment 2 Reflective project: Full assistance with attribution
Assessment 3 Interim Project: Full assistance with attribution
Assessment 4 Final Project: No assistance

Description of the different permission levels

No assistance

It is prohibited to use any software or service to search for or generate information or answers.
If its use is detected, it will be regarded as serious academic misconduct and subject to the standard penalties, which may include 00FL ('Fail'), suspension and exclusion.

Planning assistance

As this assessment task involves some planning or creative processes, you are permitted to use software to generate initial ideas. However, you must develop or edit those ideas to such a significant extent that what is submitted is your own work, i.e. only occasional AI generated words or phrases may form part of your final submission. It is a good idea to keep copies of the initial prompts to show your facilitator if there is any uncertainty about the originality of your work.
If the outputs of generative AI such as ChatGPT form a part of your submission, it will be regarded as serious academic misconduct and subject to the standard penalties, which may include 00FL, suspension and exclusion.

Full assistance with attribution

You can use generative AI software in this assessment. However, this does not mean that the assessment can in effect largely be produced by generative AI such as ChatGPT. It means that it must be attributed with full referencing like any other source, and the assessment must draw on an appropriate number and variety of sources. If the outputs of generative AI such as ChatGPT form part of your submission and is not appropriately attributed, it will be regarded as serious academic misconduct and subject to the standard penalties, which may include 00FL, suspension and exclusion.
To cite, for example: OpenAI (2023). ChatGPT. OpenAI. https://chat.openai.com/auth/login
Note: outputs from these tools are not always accurate, appropriate, or properly referenced. You should ensure that you have moderated and critically evaluated the outputs from generative AI tools such as ChatGPT before submission.

When use of AI is permitted, make sure you are aware of its limits. Mollick & Mollick (2023) provide some useful pointers:

"If you provide minimum-effort prompts, you will get low-quality results. You will need to refine your prompts in order to get good outcomes. This will take work.
"Don't trust anything it says. If it gives you a number or fact, assume it's wrong unless you either know the answer or can check with another source. You will be responsible for any errors or omissions provided by the tool. It works best for topics you understand. ...
"Be thoughtful about when this tool is useful. Don't use it if it isn't appropriate for the case or circumstance."

(Mollick, E & Mollick, L 2023, 'Why all our classes suddenly became AI classes: Strategies for teaching and learning in a ChatGPT world', Harvard Business Publishing, 9 February.)

Assignment Submission Procedure

Unless otherwise stipulated in the specific details for each of your assessments, please prepare and submit your assessments in accordance with the following.

Assessment length

What is included in the word count?

Executive Summary (if required)
All text, tables, figures, diagrams, graphs and charts contained in the body of the report (if required)

What is excluded from the word count?

Reference list or bibliography
Table of contents (if required)
Appendices (note: these are for supporting material only and will not be included as part of the grading)

Note: any text that goes beyond the word count will not be read in grading the assessment.

Referencing

Please use Harvard referencing in all your assessments, following this UNSW guidance about Harvard Referencing - The 'In-text' System

Assessment format

Students are required to submit assessments in Word, in a format suited to a professional audience, with a Header or Footer containing your name and zID. It is acceptable and indeed recommended to use editing software (e.g. the Editor in the Review ribbon of Microsoft Word) to help you check your work and polish your writing.

Headings

Heading 1 Font size: 14 point

Heading 2 Font size: 12 point

Text style: Bold

Body text

Font size: 12 point

Line spacing: Single, with an additional line space between paragraphs

Text style: Normal

Assessment file name

Please use the following file naming convention for each assessment:

z999999_surname_[XXXX1111]_23T3_Asst1

where:

- z999999 is your student ID

- surname is your family name

- XXXX1111 is the course code

- 23T3 is the term name (2023, Term 3)

- Asst1 is the Assessment number (Asst2 for Assessment 2)

Assessment submission

You must submit your assessments through your online classroom in Moodle. Email submission is not an acceptable submission format at UNSW.
Written-assessment submission in Moodle is performed via Turnitin, the similarity detection software used by UNSW students and teaching staff to detect plagiarism. You can access Turnitin submission resources under the 'Assessments' section in your online classroom in Moodle. More information can be found at UNSW Plagiarism & Academic Integrity Toolkit
You may submit a draft to Turnitin prior to the submission due date. It may take 24 hours to get a similarity report and so you should allow at least this much time before submitting your final version. Please note that draft assessments submitted in this way will be regarded as the final version at the due date if you have not uploaded a subsequent, finalised version (each file uploaded overwrites the previous version).
Submission of audio-visual assessments should be completed by uploading the final version of the assessment to a file sharing site (for example, OneDrive, Dropbox, SharePoint, YouTube, etc.) and then sharing a link to the appropriate submission location in your class Moodle page to enable your Facilitator to access and view/download the file.
Late submissions will be subject to late penalties of 5% of the assessment weighting per day and will be capped at five days (120 hours) from the assessment deadline, after which you cannot submit an assessment. If for any reason you are unable to submit a late submission via Turnitin, please contact your Class Facilitator or AGSM Student Experience at once.
Extensions to assessment deadlines may be granted in exceptional circumstances. Information about this can be found at UNSW Special Consideration
Assessment tasks will normally be reviewed, and feedback provided, within 10 working days of submission.
Please keep a copy of your assessment.

Special Consideration

You must submit all assignments and attend all examinations scheduled for your course. You can apply for special consideration when illness or other circumstances beyond your control, interfere with your performance in a specific assessment task or tasks. Special Consideration is primarily intended to provide you with an extra opportunity to demonstrate the level of performance of which you are capable.

Please note the following:

Applications will not be accepted by teaching staff. The lecturer-in-charge/course coordinator will be automatically notified when you lodge an online application for special consideration.
Decisions and recommendations are only made by lecturers-in-charge/course coordinators (or by the Faculty Panel in the case of final exam special considerations), not by tutors.
Applying for special consideration does not automatically mean that you will be granted a supplementary exam or other concession.
Special consideration requests do not allow the awarding of additional marks to students.

Further information on Business School policy and procedure can be found under 'Special Consideration' on the Policies and Support page.

Protocol for Viewing Final Exam Scripts

6. Course Resources

You have three major resources to support your learning in this Course:

The course materials comprising Units 1 to 10, the Course Outline and the Assessment Details. You will do much of your learning independently by working through the learning materials, and by completing the activities in the Course Materials and the Assessment tasks in the course.
The learning activities set by your Facilitator for each Unit. Your Facilitator will set a mixture of discussions and activities as appropriate for each of the Units in the course. The Facilitator's job is to facilitate your learning by facilitating the discussion, answering questions that arise and providing insights from their own practical experience and understanding of theory, as well as providing you with feedback on your assessments.
Your co-participants. Your colleagues in the class are an invaluable potential source of learning for you. Their work and life, and their willingness to question and argue with the course materials, the Facilitator and your views, represent a great learning opportunity. They bring much valuable insight to the learning experience.

7. Course Evaluation & Development

Continual Course Improvement

AGSM courses are reviewed each time they run, with updated course outlines and assessment tasks developed.

Additionally, the data collected in the myExperience survey provides anonymous feedback from students on the quality of course content and materials, class facilitation, student support services and the program in general. This student feedback is considered during all course revisions.

Student Response

Students enjoy the contemporary material, the opportunity to research the entrepreneurial scene and the practical assessments that give them a real-world understanding of the various course concepts. They also appreciate the video interviews that allow them to hear from industry experts on the challenges and opportunities in the innovation space. There was a call for greater consistency of activity and moderation in the discussion forums to foster momentum and more balanced engagement.

Response to Student Feedback

Students are enjoying the course and the Facilitator has been monitoring and moderating the discussion forums to foster more balance and greater involvement from all students. Webinars (recorded for students who are unable to attend) are being held to discuss contemporary issues and provide additional context to assessments.

In response to comments from a couple of students asking for further clarity about Assessments 3 and 4, we advise that Assessment 4 builds on from Assessment 3. Assessment 3 is a concept, which the investment committee or investors will approve for further funding. Assessment 4 then takes a much deeper look at customers' value proposition, market analysis, pricing and revenue - as well as developing, potentially, a product in a prototype form.

8. Course Schedule

Week	Activity	Topic	Detail/Engagement	Assessment Task
Week 1	Unit 1 and Online Discussions	Understanding Responsible Management in the context of E&I	Live webinar (recorded for those who cannot attend)	Assessment 1 : Participation and engagement
Week 2	Unit 2 and Online Discussions	Developing the entrepreneurial mindset	Watch 'Maverick' Video and complete 'Maverick' questionnaire prior to class	Assessment 1 : Participation and engagement
Week 3	Unit 3 and Online Discussions	Developing your idea	–	Assessment 1 : Participation and engagement
Week 4	Unit 4 and Online Discussions	Working within the ecosystem	Live webinar (recorded for those who cannot attend)	Assessment 1 : Participation and engagement
Week 5	Unit 5 and Online Discussions	Designing your pitch and the Sydney scene	Assessment 2 due on Monday 9 October 2023 by 3py Sydney time	Assessment 1 : Participation and engagement Assessment 2 : Reflective Project - Option 1 or Option 2
Week 6	Unit 6 and Online Discussions	Gaining traction	Live webinar (recorded for those who cannot attend)	Assessment 1 : Participation and engagement
Week 7	Unit 7 and Online Discussions	Digital nomads and the Sydney serial entrepreneurs	Assessment 3 due on Friday 27 October 2023 by 3pm Sydney time	Assessment 1 : Participation and engagement Assessment 3 : Interim Project - Intermediate pitch
Week 8	Unit 8 and Online Discussions	Getting funding	–	Assessment 1 : Participation and engagement
Week 9	Unit 9 and Online Discussions	Social entrepreneurism	–	Assessment 1 : Participation and engagement
Week 10	Unit 10 and Online Discussions	Innovation and an innovation culture to sustain the startup	Live webinar (recorded for those who cannot attend)	Assessment 1 : Participation and engagement
Week 11	Assessment 1 (Final report) and Assessment 4 due	–	Assessment 1 Final report due on Wednesday 22 November 2023 by 3pm Sydney time Assessment 4 due on Friday 24 November 2023 by 3pm Sydney time	Assessment 1 : Participation and engagement Assessment 4 : Final Project - Technology Prototyping

9. Policies and Support

Information about UNSW Business School protocols, University policies, student responsibilities and education quality and support.

Program Learning Outcomes

The Business School places knowledge and capabilities at the core of its curriculum via seven Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs). These PLOs are systematically embedded and developed across the duration of all coursework programs in the Business School.

PLOs embody the knowledge, skills and capabilities that are taught, practised and assessed within each Business School program. They articulate what you should know and be able to do upon successful completion of your degree.

Upon graduation, you should have a high level of specialised business knowledge and capacity for responsible business thinking, underpinned by ethical professional practice. You should be able to harness, manage and communicate business information effectively and work collaboratively with others. You should be an experienced problem-solver and critical thinker, with a global perspective, cultural competence and the potential for innovative leadership.

All UNSW programs and courses are designed to assess the attainment of program and/or course level learning outcomes, as required by the UNSW Assessment Design Procedure. It is important that you become familiar with the Business School PLOs, as they constitute the framework which informs and shapes the components and assessments of the courses within your program of study.

PLO 1: Business knowledge

Students will make informed and effective selection and application of knowledge in a discipline or profession, in the contexts of local and global business.

PLO 2: Problem solving

Students will define and address business problems, and propose effective evidence-based solutions, through the application of rigorous analysis and critical thinking.

PLO 3: Business communication

Students will harness, manage and communicate business information effectively using multiple forms of communication across different channels.

PLO 4: Teamwork

Students will interact and collaborate effectively with others to achieve a common business purpose or fulfil a common business project, and reflect critically on the process and the outcomes.

PLO 5: Responsible business practice

Students will develop and be committed to responsible business thinking and approaches, which are underpinned by ethical professional practice and sustainability considerations.

PLO 6: Global and cultural competence

Students will be aware of business systems in the wider world and actively committed to recognise and respect the cultural norms, beliefs and values of others, and will apply this knowledge to interact, communicate and work effectively in diverse environments.

PLO 7: Leadership development

Students will develop the capacity to take initiative, encourage forward thinking and bring about innovation, while effectively influencing others to achieve desired results.

These PLOs relate to undergraduate and postgraduate coursework programs. Separate PLOs for honours and postgraduate research programs are included under 'Related Documents'.

Business School course outlines provide detailed information for students on how the course learning outcomes, learning activities, and assessment/s contribute to the development of Program Learning Outcomes.

UNSW Graduate Capabilities

The Business School PLOs also incorporate UNSW graduate capabilities, a set of generic abilities and skills that all students are expected to achieve by graduation. These capabilities articulate the University’s institutional values, as well as future employer expectations.

UNSW Graduate Capabilities	Business School PLOs
Scholars capable of independent and collaborative enquiry, rigorous in their analysis, critique and reflection, and able to innovate by applying their knowledge and skills to the solution of novel as well as routine problems.	PLO 1: Business knowledge PLO 2: Problem solving PLO 3: Business communication PLO 4: Teamwork PLO 7: Leadership development
Entrepreneurial leaders capable of initiating and embracing innovation and change, as well as engaging and enabling others to contribute to change	PLO 1: Business knowledge PLO 2: Problem solving PLO 3: Business communication PLO 4: Teamwork PLO 6: Global and cultural competence PLO 7: Leadership development
Professionals capable of ethical, self-directed practice and independent lifelong learning	PLO 1: Business knowledge PLO 2: Problem solving PLO 3: Business communication PLO 5: Responsible business practice
Global citizens who are culturally adept and capable of respecting diversity and acting in a socially just and responsible way.	PLO 1: Business knowledge PLO 2: Problem solving PLO 3: Business communication PLO 4: Teamwork PLO 5: Responsible business practice PLO 6: Global and cultural competence

While our programs are designed to provide coverage of all PLOs and graduate capabilities, they also provide you with a great deal of choice and flexibility. The Business School strongly advises you to choose a range of courses that assist your development against the seven PLOs and four graduate capabilities, and to keep a record of your achievements as part of your portfolio. You can use a portfolio as evidence in employment applications as well as a reference for work or further study. For support with selecting your courses contact the UNSW Business School Student Centre.

Academic Integrity and Plagiarism

Academic Integrity is honest and responsible scholarship. This form of ethical scholarship is highly valued at UNSW. Terms like Academic Integrity, misconduct, referencing, conventions, plagiarism, academic practices, citations and evidence based learning are all considered basic concepts that successful university students understand. Learning how to communicate original ideas, refer sources, work independently, and report results accurately and honestly are skills that you will be able to carry beyond your studies.

The definition of academic misconduct is broad. It covers practices such as cheating, copying and using another person’s work without appropriate acknowledgement. Incidents of academic misconduct may have serious consequences for students.

Plagiarism

UNSW regards plagiarism as a form of academic misconduct. UNSW has very strict rules regarding plagiarism. Plagiarism at UNSW is using the words or ideas of others and passing them off as your own. All Schools in the Business School have a Student Ethics Officer who will investigate incidents of plagiarism and may result in a student’s name being placed on the Plagiarism and Student Misconduct Registers.

Below are examples of plagiarism including self-plagiarism:

Copying: Using the same or very similar words to the original text or idea without acknowledging the source or using quotation marks. This includes copying materials, ideas or concepts from a book, article, report or other written document, presentation, composition, artwork, design, drawing, circuitry, computer program or software, website, internet, other electronic resource, or another person's assignment, without appropriate acknowledgement of authorship.

Inappropriate Paraphrasing: Changing a few words and phrases while mostly retaining the original structure and/or progression of ideas of the original, and information without acknowledgement. This also applies in presentations where someone paraphrases another’s ideas or words without credit and to piecing together quotes and paraphrases into a new whole, without appropriate referencing.

Collusion: Presenting work as independent work when it has been produced in whole or part in collusion with other people. Collusion includes:

Students providing their work to another student before the due date, or for the purpose of them plagiarising at any time
Paying another person to perform an academic task and passing it off as your own
Stealing or acquiring another person’s academic work and copying it
Offering to complete another person’s work or seeking payment for completing academic work

Collusion should not be confused with academic collaboration (i.e., shared contribution towards a group task).

Inappropriate Citation: Citing sources which have not been read, without acknowledging the 'secondary' source from which knowledge of them has been obtained.

Self-Plagiarism: ‘Self-plagiarism’ occurs where an author republishes their own previously written work and presents it as new findings without referencing the earlier work, either in its entirety or partially. Self-plagiarism is also referred to as 'recycling', 'duplication', or 'multiple submissions of research findings' without disclosure. In the student context, self-plagiarism includes re-using parts of, or all of, a body of work that has already been submitted for assessment without proper citation.

To see if you understand plagiarism, do this short quiz: https://student.unsw.edu.au/plagiarism-quiz

Cheating

The University also regards cheating as a form of academic misconduct. Cheating is knowingly submitting the work of others as their own and includes contract cheating (work produced by an external agent or third party that is submitted under the pretences of being a student’s original piece of work). Cheating is not acceptable at UNSW.

If you need to revise or clarify any terms associated with academic integrity you should explore the 'Working with Academic Integrity' self-paced lessons available at: https://student.unsw.edu.au/aim.

For UNSW policies, penalties, and information to help you avoid plagiarism see: https://student.unsw.edu.au/plagiarism as well as the guidelines in the online ELISE tutorials for all new UNSW students: http://subjectguides.library.unsw.edu.au/elise. For information on student conduct see: https://student.unsw.edu.au/conduct.

For information on how to acknowledge your sources and reference correctly, see: https://student.unsw.edu.au/referencing. If you are unsure what referencing style to use in this course, you should ask the lecturer in charge.

Student Responsibilities and Conduct

Students are expected to be familiar with and adhere to university policies in relation to class attendance and general conduct and behaviour, including maintaining a safe, respectful environment; and to understand their obligations in relation to workload, assessment and keeping informed.

Information and policies on these topics can be found on the 'Managing your Program' website.

Workload

It is expected that you will spend at least ten to twelve hours per week studying for a course except for Summer Term courses which have a minimum weekly workload of twenty to twenty four hours. This time should be made up of reading, research, working on exercises and problems, online activities and attending classes. In periods where you need to complete assignments or prepare for examinations, the workload may be greater. Over-commitment has been a cause of failure for many students. You should take the required workload into account when planning how to balance study with employment and other activities.

We strongly encourage you to connect with your Moodle course websites in the first week of semester. Local and international research indicates that students who engage early and often with their course website are more likely to pass their course.

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Attendance

Your regular and punctual attendance at lectures and seminars or in online learning activities is expected in this course. The Business School reserves the right to refuse final assessment to those students who attend less than 80% of scheduled classes where attendance and participation is required as part of the learning process (e.g., tutorials, flipped classroom sessions, seminars, labs, etc.).

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General Conduct and Behaviour

You are expected to conduct yourself with consideration and respect for the needs of your fellow students and teaching staff. Conduct which unduly disrupts or interferes with a class, such as ringing or talking on mobile phones, is not acceptable and students may be asked to leave the class.

View more information on student conduct

Health and Safety

UNSW Policy requires each person to work safely and responsibly, in order to avoid personal injury and to protect the safety of others.

View more information on Health and Safety

Keeping Informed

You should take note of all announcements made in lectures, tutorials or on the course web site. From time to time, the University will send important announcements to your university e-mail address without providing you with a paper copy. You will be deemed to have received this information. It is also your responsibility to keep the University informed of all changes to your contact details.

Student Support and Resources

The University and the Business School provide a wide range of support services and resources for students, including:

Business School EQS Consultation Program
The Consultation Program offers academic writing, literacy and numeracy consultations, study skills, exam preparation for Business students. Services include workshops, online resources, individual and group consultations.
Level 1, Room 1035, Quadrangle Building.
BUS.EQS.Consultations@unsw.edu.au
02 9385 4508

Communication Resources
The Business School Communication and Academic Support programs provide online modules, communication workshops and additional online resources to assist you in developing your academic writing.

Business School Student Centre
The Business School Student Centre provides advice and direction on all aspects of admission, enrolment and graduation.
Level 1, Room 1028 in the Quadrangle Building
02 9385 3189

UNSW Learning & Careers Hub
The UNSW Learning & Careers Hub provides academic skills and careers support services—including workshops, individual consultations and a range of online resources—for all UNSW students. See their website for details.
Lower Ground Floor, North Wing Chancellery Building.
learningcentre@unsw.edu.au
02 9385 2060

Student Support Advisors
Student Support Advisors work with all students to promote the development of skills needed to succeed at university, whilst also providing personal support throughout the process.
John Goodsell Building, Ground Floor.
advisors@unsw.edu.au
02 9385 4734

International Student Support
The International Student Experience Unit (ISEU) is the first point of contact for international students. ISEU staff are always here to help with personalised advice and information about all aspects of university life and life in Australia.
Advisors can support you with your student visa, health and wellbeing, making friends, accommodation and academic performance.
International.student@unsw.edu.au
02 9385 4734

Equitable Learning Services
Equitable Learning Services (formerly Disability Support Services) is a free and confidential service that provides practical support to ensure that your health condition doesn't adversely affect your studies. Register with the service to receive educational adjustments.
Ground Floor, John Goodsell Building.
els@unsw.edu.au
02 9385 4734

UNSW Counselling and Psychological Services
Provides support and services if you need help with your personal life, getting your academic life back on track or just want to know how to stay safe, including free, confidential counselling.
Level 2, East Wing, Quadrangle Building.
counselling@unsw.edu.au
02 9385 5418

Library services and facilities for students
The UNSW Library offers a range of collections, services and facilities both on-campus and online.
Main Library, F21.
02 9385 2650

Moodle eLearning Support
Moodle is the University’s learning management system. You should ensure that you log into Moodle regularly.
externalteltsupport@unsw.edu.au
02 9385 3331

UNSW IT
UNSW IT provides support and services for students such as password access, email services, wireless services and technical support.
UNSW Library Annexe (Ground floor).
02 9385 1333

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