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NFQ level 9 Credit Rating 10
Pre-requisite None
Co-requisite None
Compatibles None
Incompatibles None
Description

The aim of the module is to equip participants with the curricular knowledge and competence to lead positive curricular changes within their professional lives through the process of inquiry. Students will reflect on and develop their own entrepreneurial competencies, behaviours and attitudes by engaging with entrepreneurial thought and innovative pedagogies.

Learning Outcomes

1. Critique the curricular offering within your own context in order to inform professional practice.
2. Manage a Learning Needs Analysis and be able to explain approach and choice of methods
3. Use concepts of adult learning to design and deliver learning and to evaluate the effectiveness of such programmes from an individual, group and organisational perspective
4. Integrate curricular theory and practice by critically reviewing appropriate literature and relating it to own professional context
5. Demonstrate how innovative and entrepreneurial practices are learned and developed within individual team and organisational contexts.
6. Reflect on and critically evaluate personal knowledge, skills, behaviour, attitude and effectiveness.



Workload Full-time hours per semester
Type Hours Description
Lecture14lectures
Group work4Group work activities
Online activity6Discussion
Online activity10Online learning
Independent Study153work on assignment and readings
Total Workload: 187

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment% Examination Weight%
Course Work Breakdown
TypeDescription% of totalAssessment Date
Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories;
1 = A resit is available for all components of the module
2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module
3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
Unavailable
Indicative Reading List

  • Bee, R. and Bee, F.: 2000, Training Needs Analysis and Evaluation., CIPD,
  • Garvin, D: 2000, Learning in Action- A Guide to Putting the Learning Organisation to Work, Harvard University,
  • Reid, M. and Barrington, H.: 1999, Training Interventions-Promoting Learning Opportunities, Institute of Personnel and Development., London,
  • Rossi, P.H., Freeman, H.E. and Lipsey, M.W: 1999, Evaluation: A Systematic Approach., Sage.,
  • Schiro, M.: 2007, Curriculum Theory: Conflicting Visions and Enduring Concerns., Sage.,
  • Stella Cottrell,: 0, Skills for Success, Palgrave Macmillan Basingstoke, 9781403911322
  • Patricia G. Greene (Editor), Mark P. Rice (Editor): 0, Entrepreneurship Education, Edward Elgar, 9781845424220
  • Francesco Perrini (Editor): 0, The New Social Entrepreneurship, Edward Elgar Cheltenham, 9781845427818
  • David Rae: 2007, Entrepreneurship: From Opportunity to Action, Palgrave Macmillan,
  • Barnett Berry: 2011, Teaching 2030, Teachers College Press, New York,
  • Dick, W & Carey, L: 2004, The Sytematic Design of Instruction, 6th Edition, Allyn and Bacon,
  • Gagne, R., Wagner, W., Golas, K., & Keller, J.M.: 2004, Principles of Instructional Design, 5th Edition, Wadsworth Publishing,
  • Rothwell, W.J. & Kazansas, H.C.: 1998, Mastering the Instructional Design Process: A systematic Approach, 2nd Edition, JosseyBass, San Francisco,
Other Resources

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