Details of the classes and events for the De Montfort University Department of Media Technology Enterprise Week 2012 (27 February - 2 March)

1. • The Enterprise Week programme forms
part of the TECH3010 Technology Project
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module and will substitute the activities
within your existing teaching timetable for
the week.
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classes will be suspended for the week and
you will only attend Enterprise Week
classes and events.
classes and events.

2. • Enterprise Week is a new initiative within
the Department of Media Technology that
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aims to provide a focus on issues such as
employability and entrepreneurship for all
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final year students within the Department.
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part of the teaching, learning and
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assessment of the TECH3010 Technology
Project module and special events such as
Project module and special events such as
talks from invited guest speakers.

3. • 1. TECH3010 TECHNOLOGY PROJECT
CLASSES
CLASSES
• The classes will focus on issues and topics relating to
enterprise, business and employment. Assessment will
enterprise business and employment Assessment will
take the form of an in‐class phase test (5% of overall
module assessment) that will take place during the
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final class.
• Attendance is therefore essential.
• TECH3010 CLASS ONE: MONDAY 27 FEBRUARY
TECH3010 CLASS ONE: MONDAY 27 FEBRUARY
2‐4pm, Hawthorn O.45
• TECH3010 CLASS TWO: TUESDAY 28 FEBRUARY
TECH3010 CLASS TWO: TUESDAY 28 FEBRUARY
10am‐12pm, Hugh Aston 0.10
• TECH3010 CLASS THREE: WEDNESDAY 29 FEBRUARY
10am‐12pm, Campus Centre 2.01

4. • 2. SPECIAL EVENTS
• The talks will cover such topics as self‐
employment, taxation, intellectual property
management, working in the media and freelance
employment.
• These events are not compulsory but are
These events are not compulsory, but are
highly recommended.
• Please support our visiting speakers and
Please support our visiting speakers and
attend as many events as you can.

5. • 2. SPECIAL EVENTS
• It's All Becoming Interactive ‐ Online
Programming
• Monday 27 February 4‐6pm, Queens 1.12
• Three different industry producers talk about how they
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made it. James Stodd is a successful sound designer,
station imaging producer, and runs a successful blog site.
Chris Skinner is a successful producer with Absolute Radio
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and looks after Dave Gorman. Andrew Dudfield is an
award winning BBC Online developer, with the BBC Dr
award winning BBC Online developer with the BBC Dr
Who website one of his creations.

6. • 2. SPECIAL EVENTS
• Clusta: Interactive Advertising and Marketing
Industries
• Tuesday 28 February 2‐3pm, Hawthorn 00.33
• Chris Harkin (Planner) of Clusta Ltd (an interactive
Chris Harkin (Planner) of Clusta Ltd (an interactive
agency based in Birmingham and London working
in the advertising and marketing sector) will talk
in the advertising and marketing sector) will talk
about the company, the sector and case studies
followed by Q & A.
followed by Q & A.

7. • 2. SPECIAL EVENTS
• Creative Leicestershire and Dan Lamoon (Seed
Creativity and From Dusk 2 Dawn)
• Wednesday 29 February 2‐3.30pm, Campus
Centre 2.01
• ‘The Successful Creative Freelancer’: Clare Hudson
(Creative Industries Manager, Creative Leicestershire) will
present helpful advice on becoming a successful creative
freelancer. Dan Lamoon (Company Director Seed Creativity
Ltd, Editor and Creative Director From Dusk 2 Dawn) will
Ltd Editor and Creative Director From Dusk 2 Dawn) will
talk about his first hand experience of start up and growth.

8. • 2. SPECIAL EVENTS
• HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC): Self‐Employment Basics
• Thursday 1 March 10.30‐11.30am, Queens 1.10
• Sue Scandolo from the Business Education & Support Team
of HMRC will run through the basic responsibilities and
obligations of self employment.
obligations of self employment
• ProspectIP: Intellectual Property Management
• Thursday 1 March 1‐2pm, Queens 1.10
• Peter McLeod from Prospect IP will talk about issues
relating to managing intellectual property.

9. • 2. SPECIAL EVENTS
• RadioLab #4: Tom Bateman (BBC Radio Output
Editor)
• Thursday 1 March 5‐7pm, Queens 1.10
• The latest in the series of RadioLab talks features
The latest in the series of RadioLab talks features
Tom Bateman who will talk about his career in
broadcast journalism. Tom currently works as an
broadcast journalism. Tom currently works as an
output editor at BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat and
regularly reports for the Today programme on BBC
regularly reports for the Today programme on BBC
Radio 4.