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

This course is part of all Haaga-Helia degree programs, and students may participate in any of the listed delivery formats. This specific implementation is designed especially for students of the INTBBA degree program.

Lectures, class assignments, independent study,, group and assignments + presentations

Students participate in on-campus classroom teaching during the course.
Attendance and participation will be required for passing this course. The student is required to attend at least 75 percent of all lessons in contact, online, and blended formats, and actively participate. Absence exceeding 50 percent will result in disqualification.

Guidance is provided by the teacher during class sessions, through Moodle, in group meetings, and by email.

Materials are available on Moodle.
Recommended books: 1. Möttönen, Tuomas 2020. Finnish entrepreneurs: From freedom of occupation to the entrepreneurial society. JAMK University of applied sciences. 2. Osterwalder, Alexander & Pigneur, Yves 2010. Business Model Generation.

Assignments are linked to companies selected by students and reflect real-world business operations. May also include guest speakers from different companies.

Pasila Campus

No exam in this implementation.

English

International aspects are considered as part of analyzing the selected company’s business operations.

12.01.2026 - 13.03.2026

Two graded assignments: 1) Individual – Me and Entrepreneurship, 2) Group – Company and Business Operations. In-class tasks and additional group activities are also included. Class assignments (pass/fail): In addition there are group assignments mainly done during class hours.

Follows the given course schedule. Deadlines are shared in the first session. Submissions are ongoing throughout the course following the given deadlines.

CONTACT
IBE2PA2

Contact, Contact-Blended, Online, Online-Blended, Virtual, Virtual-Instructed, and Competence-Based Recognition.
More information is available in the course description and at Haaga-Helia’s website:
https://www.haaga-helia.fi/en/career-planning/recognition-learning

Petra Lindell

15 - 45

The graded assignments affecting the final grade carry a weight of 50% and are assessed numerically using evaluation rubrics. Other tasks are graded on a pass/fail basis, and all tasks must be completed successfully. Detailed instructions and rubrics are available in Moodle.

Grading from 0-5

INTBBA International Business

0.00 cr

H-5