Enterprise Learning Objects INTRO How project came about Collaboration between Creative Futures, Media Department, Fresh@CU and most importantly… The dialogues between our recent graduates and our alumni

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Pete to talk through the production Co-produced with recent students

Enterprise and Entrepreneurship CF Moodle module – students/tutors range of employability and enterprise information Topic on enterprise - lots of resources from business plan templates to book keeping and invoicing

Wordpress and open media resource sharing It is for anyone interested in teaching or learning about Creative Enterprise Browse through the resources, use them, re-purpose them and add to them. Please let us know how you have used them and offer your own ideas, links and insights using comments. You can add your own content such as lesson plans, lectures, videos and case studies. Available on phones, tablets and computer PCs

Graduate Enterprise Videos On Coventry university YouTube channel and also available through CF Moodle and creatives in business Total of 7 videos, topics include: running your own business – why do it? business or hobby? not a business person? mixed working portfolio next time success

Graduate Enterprise Videos - Coventry University YouTube 7 videos include short case studies from previous AD graduates. Thoughts/feelings and how they approached freelancing and enterprise Show the last film – gauging success to group

Case Studies – Donna Preece and Ben Smith Photography business but a Fine Art background Product design graduates

Within PDP I’ve been able to use these videos to highlight Enterprise activity. Within the lecture sessions students are encouraged to think about the nature of their practice and about possible futures where they may well consider starting out on their own. Typically we start talking more about Enterprise at level two, where students are asked to interrogate their communities of practice, dip their toes in the water and to try something out. There are always a few students who have ideas, and we’ve enjoyed in CSAD good success stories of our undergraduates receiving SPEED awards and developing their business ideas. Building on this at level 3 they then should be considering their exit strategies more. At this stage many students are of course thinking more acutely about this, and about the possible uncertainties that this might present. At level 3 it is clear that many students begin to explore what this might mean to them, even if they see it as a fall back position to employment, or if they are keen by this stage to develop something for themselves or in partnership with friends / colleagues. Showcasing work of our Alumni presents people who have recently trodden similar paths. These stories are therefore both inspiring and do-able. They are presented information about the universities support structures such as CE, IAE and are invited to attend current workshops and events.

Thank you for listening… Any questions?