ENT 3400 Introduction to entrepreneurship
ENT 3400 Introduction to entrepreneurship
The course will give the students a theoretical overview of the field of entrepreneurship and the role of the entrepreneur in the society. The course will go more in-depth on developing business ideas, with focus on Design Thinking.
Throughout the course, the students will develop their own entrepreneurial mindset through experimental learning and reflection.
It is a goal that the student achieve an overview of the field of entrepreneurship in theory and practice. It is a goal that the student will be capable of explaining central topics and concepts in entrepreneurship theory, with particular focus on the role of the entrepreneur, and on development and commercialization of business ideas. Furthermore, the students are supposed to gain knowledge about innovation systems (geographical, industrial, and cultural factors), and the role of the entrepreneur in these. The student will knowledge about central actors in entrepreneurial networks; sources of knowledge, financing, and realization of start-ups.
The students are supposed to gain basic experience with methodology for developing business ideas, and learn to analyze the preconditions for a sustainable business. Furthermore, the students should learn to create, identify, asses, shape, and act on opportunities.
During the course, the students should develop their own entrepreneurial mindset. Furthermore, the students should developing capacities to self-evaluate, self-regulate and manage their own learning.
- Introduction to entrepreneurship
- Development and evaluation of business ideas
- Introduction to business plans and business models
- Pitching, theoretical and practical
- Resources, networks and management of team
- Commercialization, market adaptation and sales
- Key processes: operations and technologies
- Financing new ventures
- Players in the entrepreneurial process
- Introduction to Entrepreneurship vs Intrapreneurship
- Entrepreneurship and the role of small businesses in society. Economic, social, historical and political perspectives
- Social entrepreurship
- The entrepreneur: lonely hero or visionary teamwork?
The course consists a total of 27 hours of lectures. In addition, there are group discussions, business studies, and other student activities. The teaching will be put up with a high level of interactivity, through meetings with companies, group work, presentations and discussions. Through exchanges between lectures, discussions, and practical experiences, you will get a vivid picture of the subject's particularities and challenges.
The teaching is given with a number of lectures and guest lectures (entrepreneurs and assistants), while a substantial part of the teaching time will be work with the students' assignments: presentations, counseling, discussion, field work
Higher Education Entrance Qualification
Covid-19
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there may be deviations in teaching and learning activities as well as exams, compared with what is described in this course description.
No particular prerequisites
| Exam category | Weight | Invigilation | Duration | Grouping | Comment exam |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exam category: Submission Form of assessment: Written submission Exam code: ENT34002 Grading scale: ECTS Grading rules: Internal and external examiner Resit: Examination every semester | 60 | No | 1 Semester(s) | Group/Individual (1 - 5) | Group-based submission of -a business plan (12 pages) -an interview of an entrepreneur with discussion of a theory question (5 pages) Both written and oral exam must be passed to obtain final grade in the course. |
| Exam category: Submission Form of assessment: Written submission Exam code: ENT34003 Grading scale: ECTS Grading rules: Internal and external examiner Resit: Examination every semester | 40 | No | 1 Semester(s) | Individual | Both written and oral exam must be passed to obtain final grade in the course. |
| Activity | Duration | Comment |
|---|---|---|
Teaching | 27 Hour(s) | |
Prepare for teaching | 45 Hour(s) | |
Group work / Assignments | 25 Hour(s) | |
Group work / Assignments | 50 Hour(s) | |
Group work / Assignments | 25 Hour(s) | |
Student's own work with learning resources | 28 Hour(s) |
A course of 1 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 26-30 hours. Therefore a course of 7,5 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of at least 200 hours.