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.
The course provides an overview of the field of entrepreneurship in theory and practice.
The students will achieve a better understanding of the key themes and concepts in the field of entrepreneurship, with special focus on the entrepreneur. The students are to learn about the entrepreneurial processes, the entrepreneurial content, the entrepreneurial context and the value of environmental, social and economic sustainability in new ventures.
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 develop capacities to self-evaluate, self-regulate and manage their own learning.
- What is entrepreneurship?
- Who is the entrepreneur?
- The entrepreneurial process
- Entrepreneurial resources and networking
- The entrepreneurial context
- Entrepreneurial methodology
- Sustainability in new ventures
- Design Thinking
The course will use a combination of lectures, group discussions and other student activities. The teacher will facilitate for a high level of interactivity, through group work and reflection. Through exchanges between lectures, discussions, and practical experiences, the students will get a vivid picture of the subject's particularities and challenges. In addition, there will be compulsory student activities in and between the lectures, such as individual logs.
Higher Education Entrance Qualification
Disclaimer
Deviations in teaching and exams may occur if external conditions or unforeseen events call for this.
No particular prerequisites
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Exam category: Submission Form of assessment: Written submission Weight: 60 Grouping: Group/Individual (1 - 5) Duration: 1 Semester(s) Comment: All exams must be passed to obtain a final grade in the course. Exam code: ENT34002 Grading scale: ECTS Resit: Examination every semester |
Exam category: Submission Form of assessment: Written submission Weight: 40 Grouping: Individual Duration: 1 Semester(s) Comment: All exams must be passed to obtain a final grade in the course. Exam code: ENT34003 Grading scale: ECTS Resit: Examination every semester |
All exams must be passed to get a grade in this course.
| Activity | Duration | Comment |
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Teaching | 30 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 | 25 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.