Postgraduate taught 

Management with Enterprise & Business Growth MSc

Business Planning MGT5176

  • Academic Session: 2025-26
  • School: Adam Smith Business School
  • Credits: 20
  • Level: Level 5 (SCQF level 11)
  • Typically Offered: Semester 2
  • Available to Visiting Students: No
  • Collaborative Online International Learning: No

Short Description

This course examines the processes of entrepreneurship as they relate to planning a start-up and/ or expanding a technology based (tech-based) business. The creation of a Business Plan is an essential part of funding applications in both the Public and Private sectors integrating all aspects of a business proposal to allow an assessment of viability to be made.

Timetable

This course will be delivered through:

6 Ã— 2-hour lectures 

6 Ã— 2-hour in-person (team-based learning) workshops 

3 × 2-hour in-person tutorials

Excluded Courses

None

Assessment

ILOs

Course Aims

The primary aim of Business Planning is to:

■ Equip students with the skills to create a detailed business plan, including market research, business model development, and financial projections, while formulating a robust go-to-market strategy for launching a new tech venture.

■ Foster teamwork and collaboration through hands-on project work, enabling students to engage with mentors and industry professionals while co-creating and launching a minimum viable product.

■ Develop students' ability to analyse business problems, think critically, and communicate solutions effectively, particularly in the context of entrepreneurship and tech-based business development.

■ Encourage self-reflection on team experiences, helping students evaluate their contributions, growth, and learning throughout the course, while enhancing their ability to assess team dynamics and their role in entrepreneurial projects.

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

By the end of this course students will be able to:

 

1. Develop a comprehensive business plan and go-to-market strategy

 

2. Work collaboratively in teams to propose and present a minimum viable product or tech-based start-up project idea with potential for proprietary advantage

 

3. Demonstrate a systematic approach to opportunity identification, problem-solving, and critical thinking

4. Critically reflect on own experience of participating in a team-based, student entrepreneurial project

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.