•   Entrepreneurship and Business Operations ENT001HH1AE-3014 21.08.2023-15.12.2023  5   (ABE1PCAVI, ...) +-
    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.
    Starting level and linkage with other courses
    No prerequisites
    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
    Assessment criteria
    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
    Teaching methods and instruction

    The aim: Learn to think like an entrepreneur and to solve real-world problems by creating something new. After a successful participation in the course, the student should be able to develop business model considerations in context of entrepreneurial process in starting up a business. In addition, the student will be able to present a new venture idea to potential decision makers. Student will develop skills in innovative thinking, considering both inside and outside a corporate frame.
    Students are expected to come to classes on the campus. In addition, there might be remote teaching including assignments, project work, and independent study based on given instructions
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    Classes will be made of lectures, discussions, debates, group works, presentations and other activities

    Learning material and recommended literature

    Exploring Strategy, Twelfth edition, Whittington R., Regnér P., Angwin D., Johnson G., Scholes K.

    Scarborough,N. 2011. Essentials of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management

    Osterwalder, A. & Pigneur, Y. 2010. Business Model Generation.
    Osterwalder, A., Pigneur, Y., Bernarda, G. & Smith, A. 2014. Value Proposition Design

    Bovée, C. & Thill,J. Business in Action any edition

    Working life connections

    During this course participants will be in constant contact with working life, Since they have to define the process of becoming an entrepreneur and to evaluate different available business forms and formalities, they need to get information from industries, businesses, business development agencies and authorities. They are expected to develop an entrepreneurial mindset and spirit based on their own background and on available opportunities at societal level. They are expected to evaluate different entrepreneurial opportunities and business models with sustainability considerations Lastly, they are expected to identify some actors and industrial networks which might be useful for their business ideas to be implemented.

    Campus

    Porvoo Campus

    Exam dates and re-exam possibilities

    This course will have various grading tasks and assignments

    Teaching language

    English

    Internationality

    International and different nationalities
    Materials and business ideas from international perspective

    Timing

    21.08.2023 - 15.12.2023

    Learning assignments

    Assignments will consist of tasks related to developing business plan. Students are expected to scan different business environments and to identify opportunities. They will then choose and develop own business ideas. These business ideas will be presented at business idea fair and will have a chance to participate in a business idea competition involving different degree programs. Students are expected to write a final report in form of business plan..

    Enrollment

    14.08.2023 - 18.08.2023

    Content scheduling

    1st Period Tuesdays 8-10:45
    2nd Period Mondays 8-10:45
    Weekly topics are outlined in a separate document (see moodle)

    Groups
    • ABE1PCAVI
    • CONTACT
    • DBE1PCDBI
    • EXCH
    Alternative learning methods

    Demonstration of previous knowledge and skills in developing business plans may be discussed with the instructor

    Teachers

    Thomas Sundman

    Seats

    15 - 50

    Further information

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    - Business Idea Fair report: Approved/Failed
    - Individual: Exam, Yoop test with description, Pitching & Presentation 40%
    - Group: Business Model Canvas and Final report 60%
    - Self and peer assessments & Course participation may influence grading

    Degree Programme

    DIGIBBA Digital Business Innovations, AVIBBA Aviation Business

    R&D proportion

    0.00 cr

    Virtual proportion

    0.00 cr

    Evaluation scale

    H-5