Entrepreneurship and Business OperationsLaajuus (5 cr)

Learning objectives

After having completed this course or attained an equivalent competence level, the student can:

o act entrepreneurially,
o understand the key concepts of entrepreneurship and business,
o describe the ways of becoming an entrepreneur, the opportunities, forms of entrepreneurship, and types of companies,
o assess entrepreneurship and networks from an individual's perspective,
o utilize the knowledge base and the BMC model when describing and evaluating a business, considering responsibility.

Contents

o Key concepts of entrepreneurship and business
o Entrepreneurship in Finland
o Entrepreneurial competence
o Opportunities in entrepreneurship
o Responsibility in business
o Business model, Business Model Canvas

Lähtötaso ja sidonnaisuudet muihin opintojaksoihin

No prerequisites

Implementation methods, demonstration and Work&Study

Implementation Methods:
CONTACT / CONTACT BLENDED
ONLINE / ONLINE BLENDED
VIRTUAL / VIRTUAL INSTRUCTED / VIRTUAL NONSTOP
DEMO
WORKSTUDY

Descriptions of the implementation methods can be found on Haaga-Helia’s website: https://www.haaga-helia.fi/en/implementation-types

You can complete the course by demonstrating your skills or through accreditation, even if there are no DEMO or WORKSTUDY implementations available. More details about skill recognition are available on Haaga-Helia’s website: https://www.haaga-helia.fi/en/career-planning/recognition-learning

If you already possess the knowledge and skills covered in this course, you can demonstrate your proficiency.

DEMONSTRATING PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF THIS COURSE

The demonstration takes place in Moodle, through a specific implementation, for which you register in Peppi. (You can identify the correct implementation by its DEMO format.) Once registered in Peppi, the teacher will approve your enrollment, granting you access to the Moodle workspace for the implementation.

The demonstration tasks must be completed before the end of the implementation. You cannot participate in other implementations of the course at the same time.

Contents of the demonstration:

Moodle exam covering key entrepreneurship and business concepts and knowledge (20 time-restricted questions). Assessment is graded on a scale of 0–5, with the exam contributing 30% to the final demonstration grade.

Report/Presentation detailing and analyzing your own entrepreneurial skills and networks, along with a description and analysis of a selected company and its business operations. Assessment is graded on a scale of 0–5, with this task contributing 70% to the final demonstration grade.

More information of demonstrating prior knowledge can be found here: https://www.haaga-helia.fi/en/career-planning/recognition-learning.

Assessment criteria - grade 1

In the CONTACT, ONLINE, and BLENDED implementations of the course, attendance is required during the scheduled teaching sessions. If you are absent for more than 25% of the sessions, your grade will be lowered by one grade point. If your absences exceed 50%, you will fail the course.

Assessment Criteria - Grade 1
Able to
o take responsibility for their tasks
o use key concepts of entrepreneurship, business, and sustainability

Assessment criteria - grade 3

Assessment Criteria - Grade 3
In addition to the previous, able to
o assess their own opportunities to act as an entrepreneur
o evaluate business opportunities and the process of becoming an entrepreneur
o identify and describe their own networks
o understand the knowledge base of entrepreneurship and business and its connections to sustainability

Assessment criteria - grade 5

Assessment Criteria - Grade 5
In addition to the previous, able to
o analyze the challenges and opportunities of entrepreneurship
o analyze business opportunities and models

Learning materials

Can be found in Moodle