Entrepreneurship and Business Operations (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Schedule

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

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.

Intro

In this course, you will explore entrepreneurship, its opportunities, and how to become an entrepreneur. You will reflect on your own potential for entrepreneurship. You will also study business, including its environment, strategy, and responsibility. You will learn to create a business model and use key business concepts with an existing company.

Materials

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.

Teaching methods and instruction

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.

Working life connections

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

Exam dates and re-exam possibilities

No exam in this implementation.

Internationality

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

Completion alternatives

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

Learning assignments

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.

Assessment methods

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