Entrepreneurship and Business Operations - Opinto-opas

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 version is exclusively for Open University students.

NO LIVE TEACHING. Independent studying. Moodle quizzes and individual assignments.
Teacher guidance received in Moodle and by e-mail.

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.

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 - 15.05.2026

Two graded assignments: 1) Individual – Me and Entrepreneurship, 2) Group – Company and Business Operations. Progress through Moodle modules is required. Advancement depends on achieving at least 80% correct in Moodle quizzes.

01.01.2024 - 01.01.2024

Deadlines are announced in Moodle. All work must be submitted by the announced final deadline in Moodle.

NONSTOP
AVOINAMK
VIRTUAL
INSTRUCTED
ABE2PC2_OP

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

X-Yrittäjyys Yrittäjyys, Petra Lindell

30 - 100

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.

AVO Avoin ammattikorkeakoulu

0.00 cr

5.00 cr

H-5