Opinto-opas

This course offers two perspectives to current trends in work life. First, entrepreneurship is indisputably a force of change in society. Entrepreneurship does not only mean becoming an entrepreneur; it is also a mindset that is spreading into business as whole. Secondly, the world is changing at a fast pace and decision making needs to lean on reliable knowledge. Relevant and quality research is the basis of development in work places. This course enhances the understanding of how to apply research and how to utilize academic results in organizational development.
The aim of this course is to explore
• how to understand and utilize academic research and communicate them in a comprehensive format
• the role of entrepreneurship in renewing and promoting business, the entrepreneurial mindset and concepts enhancing innovation and other inspirational trends.

Master -level only. No prerequisites.

The course revolves around the Haaga-Helia Business Innovation Conference (HHBIC 2020) -conference: https://www.hhbic.fi/
• Entrepreneurship as a driver of change in society
• Overall conference practices
• Analyzing research contents
• Communication/dissemination of research results
• Utilization of research results

The student is able to understand the role of entrepreneurial mindset in renewing and promoting business. The student is able to use key concepts related to entrepreneurship and make a basic analysis of research outcomes. The student is able to give some examples of applying the knowledge in practise. All the course assignments need to be passed.

In addition to requirements named in Grade 1, the student is able to analyze the role of entrepreneurship renewing and promoting business. The student is able to apply the research information in organisational development. The student is able to apply relevant research outcomes.

In addition to requirements named in Grades 1 and 3, the student is able to crystallize and disseminate the research content into popular format, by writing a professional blog text.

The course language is English. Participation requires a good level of English. You can also earn the study credits in Finnish by handing in the course assignments in Finnish.

This free choice course (5 ECTS) is built around the Haaga-Helia Business Innovation Conference 2020: https://www.hhbic.fi/ organized in Haaga-Helia UAS. The course is targeted at master-level students for all specializations and it takes place between 26 Oct and 10 Jan 2021. The requirements for the course includes the participation of the one day on-line conference on 17th Nov, on-line orientation meeting and independent work. The tasks of the course are related to the conference track - appointed by the lecturer. At the conference, the students form an evaluation team around each conference track and choose the best presentation. Please note that the participation in the conference (17th Nov.) is compulsory and requires attendance for the whole day. Learning takes place through independent and online-studies including the compulsory participation in Haaga-Helia Business Innovation Conference (HHBIC) 2020 on 17 November (online). Independent and online studies consist of reports, other outputs and group discussions.

Conference articles

Distance learning

English

19.10.2020 - 17.01.2021

1. Literature review and abstracts Choose one conference article per track from the list given in the beginning of the course (4 articles in total). Write an abstract of each article ( app. 1 page/A4) In the abstract explain the aim and the main results using your own words and reflect how the results are applicable in work life. ( Assessment 50%.) 2. Online -orientation meeting on Thursday, the 12th of November, at 17:00 - 19:30 An online group discussion of the communication and dissemination of research results. Why and how to disseminate? Preparation of the conference and the evaluation of the conference presentations (attendance compulsory). 3. Participation in the conference on Tuesday, the 17th of November at 09:00-17:00 Check the conference programme here: https://www.hhbic.fi/programme/. During the conference day students follow all the presentations of the track they participate in (the track is appointed by the lecture prior to the conference). Students are asked to reflect on the knowledge absorbed during the conference in order to write a professional blog text after the event. The choice of Best presentation of each conference track is made by students in this course. 4. Writing a professional blog text to Haaga-Helia eSignals: https://esignals.fi/en/ Reflect all the knowledge gathered during the course. Choose an inspiring view point within your chosen theme and create a blog text (2000-4000 characters). Deadline for the complete texts is on Friday, 27th of Nov. at 15:00. Please note the blog texts are evaluated by the Haaga-Helia publication committee which decides whether the texts will be published (the grade is not dependent on the decision). (Assessment 50%)

15.09.2020 - 09.10.2020

The course takes place between 26 Oct and 10 Jan 2021. The requirements for the course includes the participation of the one day on-line conference on 17th Nov, on-line orientation meeting and independent work.

Sakariina Heikkanen, Anu Sipilä

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5 cr

H-5