Entrepreneurship and Business Operations - Study guide

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.

No prerequisites

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

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
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
In addition to the previous, able to
o analyze the challenges and opportunities of entrepreneurship
o analyze business opportunities and models

When the implementation type of the course is contact, online or blended it is required that the student is present during those teaching hours that are marked in the study schedule. If you are absent more than 25 %, your grade will be lowered by one. If you are absent more than 50 %, the course is failed.

Completely Virtual Course
Participants should do inquire learning
Participants should do readings and own exercise

This course will be based on different literature among others:
- Alexander Osterwarder & Yve Piegneur : Business Model Generation. ISBN: 978-2-8399-0580
- Finnish Enterprise Agency Guide Becoming an Entrepreneur in Finland, 2017:

The course is widely connected to entrepreneurship. - Cases are connected to working life - Participants may have connections with different enterprises

Pasila Campus

No written exam for this course

English

- International literature
- International participants
- International business environments
- International cases

15.01.2024 - 15.03.2024

This course has one final assignment There are some small quizzes to be completed individually Each participant should produce a final business plan

02.01.2024 - 12.01.2024

The course will start 15.01.2024 until 15.05.2024

EVENING
VIRTUAL
INSTRUCTED
IBEB2PA1

Those who have been working on developing own businesses may discuss with the teacher to agree on what may be done to complete the course

Evariste Habiyakare

30 - 100

Assessment criteria
- grade 1
Participant is able
- To complete basic tasks
- To describe entrepreneurship
- Is familiar with basic theories of business
Assessment criteria - grade 3
In addition to the previous part, students
- can evaluate their own potential as entrepreneurs
- can evaluate business opportunities, ways of becoming an entrepreneur and company forms
- can identify and create own network and
- are well acquainted with the knowledge base of business and the connections between sustainable development and business.
Assessment criteria - grade 5
In addition to the previous part
- evaluate the challenges and opportunities of entrepreneurship and
- analyze and evaluate business opportunities, strategic choices and business models.
- Can create a complete and viable business plan

INTBBA International Business

0.00 cr

5.00 cr

H-5