Entrepreneurship and Business Operations (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Schedule

Both tasks related to the demonstration must be completed by the end date of the course implementation by the given final deadline at Moodle.

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

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 is a DEMO implementation for students who already possess the skills and knowledge required by the course. No teaching is included.

Working life connections

Assignments are linked to companies selected by students and reflect real-world business operations.

Exam dates and re-exam possibilities

Includes an exam in Moodle. Students choose when to take it. No retakes allowed.

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

Moodle exam on the key concepts and knowledge of the course. Report that includes the use of essential tools from the course, as well as an analysis and reflection on one's own entrepreneurial skills and the business operations of a selected company.

Assessment methods

The exam accounts for 30% and the report for 70% of the final grade. Detailed instructions and evaluation rubrics can be found in Moodle.