• why consumers buy the product or service
• the ability to produce output, either as a product or service,
• the management of business resources
• the impact of the external environment on the business

With Entrepreneurs there would be new innovation, new employment and economic growth of a nation.

Business Studies (Entrepreneurship) at UEL:
The Business (Entrepreneurship) degree at UEL has the following attributes:

1. The programme provides the opportunity to study entrepreneurship in some depth while gaining a broad understanding of a range of business functions, processes and environmental influences.
2. The programme contains a lot of flexibility. The programme structure allows you to switch between full-time and part-time modes of study.
3. Each stage of the degree you will receive support in developing a personal development plan. This will consolidate learning, provide evidence of development to potential employers and also help you plan your future after graduating.

What is this programme designed to achieve?
This programme is designed to give you the opportunity to:

• develop a clear understanding of future career options and demonstrate progress towards achieving them as either an employee or an owner manager or entrepreneur in either business or the non-profit sector or within further study within the academic community
• develop academically so that you have a detailed knowledge of business and management practices, can critically evaluate that knowledge and finally apply it in complex situations which may be characterised by contested and contradictory information
• developed relevant transferable and practical skills so that you can manage their own learning and are confident in applying these transferable and practical skills
• be able to organise, operate and assume the risks associated with a business venture
• recognise that Entrepreneurship is different from small business management and apply the value creation principle to all situations
• be able to identify and develop opportunity in the form of a business vision

What You Will Learn:

Knowledge is assessed by

• evidence of comprehensive reading in the Module being assessed
• ability to explain, identify, describe, discuss, draw upon (as appropriate) the ideas in the Module in the context of the piece of assessment for the Module

• the ability to compare, examine, contrast, question, debate, distinguish between (as appropriate) the ideas in the Module and how they are relevant to the piece of assessment for the Module.
• the ability to develop, elaborate, redefine, propose alternatives, re-conceptualise, integrate, establish new connections between, (as appropriate) the ideas in the Module in response to the assessment for the Module
• the ability to assess, judge, appraise, criticise (as appropriate) the ideas in the Module in addressing the Module's assessment.

• the ability to prepare an assignment using appropriate resources, including Information Technology, to addresses the issue or question in the assessment
• evidence of logical planning and management of time in preparing the assessment.

• evidence of team or group working
• the ability to work in time constrained environments
• the use of appropriate problem solving skills.

RECOGNITION

The UEL BABS is approved by the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) and the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA, previously known as Lembaga Akreditasi Negara, LAN).

THE UEL BABS MODULES

The Business Studies programme comprises eighteen 20 credit modules. Student will take six 20 credit modules per year. An honours degree student will complete six modules at level one, six at level 2 and six at level 3.

YEAR 3
Semester 1
The Psychological Contract Entrepreneur and the Internal Environment
The Entrepreneur and the Business
Information Management

Semester 2
Management Accounting
Entrepreneurship the Legal & Ethical Framework
Corporate Strategy

As outlined above the Business Studies (Entrepreneurship) degree is multi-disciplinary. Therefore it is appropriate that we use many different assessment techniques as different disciplines use different forms of assessment.

Therefore during your studies you will be assessed by many different techniques which may include, either conducted either individually or in groups:

• Assessment is by a combination of many different types of coursework and examination.
• There are no formal examinations at Level 1 but there are some short time constrained tests.
• In the second and third years examinations generally, although not always, account for around 50% of the assessment.
• Your marks in level two and three modules will determine your final degree classification, level one marks are not used for this purpose.

Students will be provided with:

• Lecture Notes
• Weekends Classes (every Sunday), which are held at Second Floor, Wisma WIM, No. 7, Jalan Abang Haji Openg, Taman Tun Dr. Ismail, 60000 Kuala Lumpur. Sunday Classes: Whole Day
• UEL Direct and Blackboard (online support)
• Libraries (UEL online library and WIM physical library)

UEL Enterprising students have teamed up to launch their own company to generate 'green' from biogas.

The team had worked with scientists based at a leading research facility in Sweden to draw up a business plan and technical agreements. Since returning to UK, the team has set up industry links and secured investment from various sources, as well as backing the venture with their own money.

THIS COULD BE YOU!

Three years part-time

INTAKES

February, June and September

FINAL AWARD

Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Business Studies (Entrepreneurship)

CAREER DESTINATION

The range of potential careers is probably limitless, there are so many that they cannot be listed here. As well as going on to run their own business our Entrepreneurship graduates have the potential of working in many different organisations.

Graduates have also progressed to study Masters Degrees in either specialised subjects or the Master of Business Administration. Additionally graduates can also proceed to take Professional qualifications in their chosen fields.

As you can see, our graduates work in many different sectors of the economy, so there is a very wide choice of careers.

We hope you will use your degree at UEL to identify what you wish to do and preparing for that career.