Entrepreneurial Thinking

Postgraduate | 2026

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Your studies will be on-campus, and may include some online delivery
On campus
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Area/Catalogue
BUSI 5014
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Course ID
202511
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Campus
Adelaide City Campus West
Level of study
Level of study
Postgraduate
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Unit value
6
Course owner
Course owner
School of Management
Course coordinator
Course coordinator
Binyam Alemayehu
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Course level
1
Work Integrated Learning course
Work Integrated Learning course
No
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
The fee you pay will depend on the number and type of courses you study.
Yes
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University-wide elective course
Yes
Single course enrollment
Single course enrolment
Yes

Course overview

This course aims to encourage students to develop an entrepreneurial mindset and provides an understanding of the nature of enterprise and entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship is both a way of thinking and of doing. Students will be introduced to the core concepts of entrepreneurship, encouraged to critically assess alternative perspectives, and to reflect on their own attitudes and behaviours. Developing an entrepreneurial mindset and enterprising skills is critical for constantly changing markets or workplaces. As such, this course advances students career readiness by instilling an entrepreneurship mindset, an orientation towards opportunity and a propensity towards taking action to transform opportunities to reality.

  • Foundations Of Entrepreneurial Thinking
  • Entrepreneurial Processes
  • Taking Entrepreneurial Action

Course learning outcomes

  • Demonstrate understanding of the attitudes, values, characteristics, behaviour, and processes associated with possessing an entrepreneurial mindset and engaging in successful appropriate entrepreneurial behaviour
  • Critique an entrepreneurial process / journey, reflecting on inherent paradoxes and alternative approaches associated with entrepreneurship
  • Develop a personal development plan for future entrepreneurial action and continued learning based on critical personal reflection and external feedback
  • Display a commitment to entrepreneurial thinking – an orientation towards engaging with opportunities and taking action to bring them to reality

Availability

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Census date
Fri 27/03/2026
Enrol by date
Enrol by date
Fri 13/03/2026
Last day to W
Last day to W
Fri 10/04/2026
Last day to WF
Last day to WF
Fri 08/05/2026

Class details

Adelaide City Campus West

Class number
Class number 23584
Section
Section WS01
Size
Size 35
Available
Available 35
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
27 Feb - 17 Apr Friday 2:40pm - 5:30pm Adelaide City Campus West Jeffrey Smart, JS5-12
8 May - 5 Jun Friday 2:40pm - 5:30pm Adelaide City Campus West Jeffrey Smart, JS5-12
Class number
Class number 23585
Section
Section WS02
Size
Size 35
Available
Available 35
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
26 Feb - 16 Apr Thursday 4:10pm - 7pm Adelaide City Campus West Sir George Kingston, GK2-16
7 May - 4 Jun Thursday 4:10pm - 7pm Adelaide City Campus West Sir George Kingston, GK2-16
Class number
Class number 23586
Section
Section WS03
Size
Size 35
Available
Available 35
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
25 Feb - 15 Apr Wednesday 11:10am - 2pm Adelaide City Campus West Sir George Kingston, GK5-24
6 May - 3 Jun Wednesday 11:10am - 2pm Adelaide City Campus West Sir George Kingston, GK5-24

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Census date
Fri 04/09/2026
Enrol by date
Enrol by date
Fri 21/08/2026
Last day to W
Last day to W
Fri 18/09/2026
Last day to WF
Last day to WF
Fri 16/10/2026

Class details

Adelaide City Campus West

Class number
Class number 53572
Section
Section WS01
Size
Size 35
Available
Available 35
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
5 Aug - 23 Sep Wednesday 9:10am - 12pm Adelaide City Campus West Hawke, H6-03
14 Oct - 11 Nov Wednesday 9:10am - 12pm Adelaide City Campus West Hawke, H6-03
Class number
Class number 53573
Section
Section WS02
Size
Size 25
Available
Available 25
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
5 Aug - 23 Sep Wednesday 4:10pm - 7pm Adelaide City Campus West Barbara Hanrahan, BH3-11
14 Oct - 11 Nov Wednesday 4:10pm - 7pm Adelaide City Campus West Barbara Hanrahan, BH3-11
Class number
Class number 53574
Section
Section WS03
Size
Size 35
Available
Available 35
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
4 Aug - 22 Sep Tuesday 3:10pm - 6pm Adelaide City Campus West Sir Hans Heysen, HH3-08
13 Oct - 10 Nov Tuesday 3:10pm - 6pm Adelaide City Campus West Sir Hans Heysen, HH3-08

Prerequisite(s)

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Corequisite(s)

N/A

Antirequisite(s)

N/A

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