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Unit Overview

Description

Each year, there are upward of 500 new start-ups that are trying to serve consumers in high performance sport, exercise, media and health. In this unit, students will delve into this world of start-ups as they prepare for an industry that expects its professionals to regularly appraise and leverage start-ups in solving their real world problems. Start-ups seek validation and traction from industry, all the while wanting to move fast. To best manage this interplay, students will gain an appreciation of the trends in the ever-changing sport and human performance venture marketplace. They will also learn how to assess emerging technologies through an industry lens, develop product pitches and apply venture concepts to the business of human performance.

Credit
6 points
Offering
AvailabilityLocationMode
Not available in 2024UWA (Perth)Face to face
Outcomes

Students are able to (1) apply critical thinking, data analysis and market scanning capability to the start-up ecosystem in verticals of human performance; (2) evaluate relevant start-up technologies or products from the perspective of industry or an end user; (3) apply concepts like lean canvas and ‘test-learn‘ to the formation of new product ideas in human performance; and (4) demonstrate an understanding of industry needs, start-up growth objectives and the venture markets in human performance contexts.

Assessment

Indicative assessments in this unit are as follows: (1) market report/review of vertical(s) in human performance; (2) start-up appraisals; and (3) presentation of Lean Canvas & Pitch of future idea. Further information is available in the unit outline.



Student may be offered supplementary assessment in this unit if they meet the eligibility criteria.

Unit Coordinator(s)
Associate Professor Machar Reid
Unit rules
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
73570 Master of Applied Human Performance Science
Contact hours
TBD
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