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Startup passionLaajuus (5 cr)

Code: MO00DW50

Credits

5 op

Responsible person

Objective

You can act within international, multi-disciplinary and entrepreneurial network.
You develop skills and competences to bring your business idea forward.
You build a business model from an idea together with your team.
You learn to cooperate and be part of entrepreneurial activities across borders and disciplines.
You broaden your horizons, develop entrepreneurial skills and international network.

Content

How can you search for ideas and develop ideas independently and in teams?
How can you recognize a problem behind the new idea and find a solution that meets the criteria of innovation?
How can you build a business model around your innovation?
How can you communicate your business model to stakeholders?
How can you reflect on your own creative thinking and entrepreneurial activities?

Qualifications

No prerequisites.

Enrollment

06.11.2023 - 31.05.2024

Timing

15.01.2024 - 31.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

RDI portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Xentre – yrittäjyyden ja innovaatioiden tutkimus- ja koulutusyksikkö (YRI)

Campus

Ecampus

Teaching languages
  • English
Seats

20 - 40

Teachers
  • Sabine Suorsa
Teacher in charge

Maarit Vahvanen

Groups
  • VV2024-2025
    Optional studies 2024-2025
  • VV2023-2024
    Optional studies 2023-2024

Objective

You can act within international, multi-disciplinary and entrepreneurial network.
You develop skills and competences to bring your business idea forward.
You build a business model from an idea together with your team.
You learn to cooperate and be part of entrepreneurial activities across borders and disciplines.
You broaden your horizons, develop entrepreneurial skills and international network.

Content

How can you search for ideas and develop ideas independently and in teams?
How can you recognize a problem behind the new idea and find a solution that meets the criteria of innovation?
How can you build a business model around your innovation?
How can you communicate your business model to stakeholders?
How can you reflect on your own creative thinking and entrepreneurial activities?

Materials

Study material can be found via Learn -platform.

Teaching methods

This course is designed as a self-paced non-stop online course that includes various learning tasks. The student has 4 months to complete the course. The time starts when the responsible teacher for the course accepts the student's course registration.

Work week-based learning path: you progress independently according to the instructions found on the Learn platform of the study course.

A learning path that accelerates studies: for this course of study, the student can accelerate their progress on the course platform.

A work-integrated learning path is possible if, for example, you work in a company or organization related to the professional field or in work related to the professional field. In this case, you can complete the course at your workplace/project, either fully or partially. Learning requires that you familiarize yourself with the topics covered in the Study Course and master them both in theory and in practice. You should always agree on the content of the learning tasks with the teacher of the course.

If you want to apply the work-integrated learning path, contact the teacher before the beginning of the study period.

Student workload

1 cr = 27 h student work.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

No prerequisites.

Enrollment

01.06.2023 - 10.09.2023

Timing

18.09.2023 - 31.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Xentre – yrittäjyyden ja innovaatioiden tutkimus- ja koulutusyksikkö (YRI)

Campus

Kotka Campus

Teaching languages
  • English
Seats

20 - 40

Teachers
  • Sabine Suorsa
Teacher in charge

Sabine Suorsa

Groups
  • VV2023-2024
    Optional studies 2023-2024

Objective

You can act within international, multi-disciplinary and entrepreneurial network.
You develop skills and competences to bring your business idea forward.
You build a business model from an idea together with your team.
You learn to cooperate and be part of entrepreneurial activities across borders and disciplines.
You broaden your horizons, develop entrepreneurial skills and international network.

Content

How can you search for ideas and develop ideas independently and in teams?
How can you recognize a problem behind the new idea and find a solution that meets the criteria of innovation?
How can you build a business model around your innovation?
How can you communicate your business model to stakeholders?
How can you reflect on your own creative thinking and entrepreneurial activities?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

No prerequisites.

Enrollment

01.06.2023 - 10.09.2023

Timing

18.09.2023 - 31.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Xentre – yrittäjyyden ja innovaatioiden tutkimus- ja koulutusyksikkö (YRI)

Campus

Ecampus

Teaching languages
  • English
Seats

20 - 40

Teachers
  • Sabine Suorsa
Teacher in charge

Sabine Suorsa

Groups
  • VV2023-2024
    Optional studies 2023-2024

Objective

You can act within international, multi-disciplinary and entrepreneurial network.
You develop skills and competences to bring your business idea forward.
You build a business model from an idea together with your team.
You learn to cooperate and be part of entrepreneurial activities across borders and disciplines.
You broaden your horizons, develop entrepreneurial skills and international network.

Content

How can you search for ideas and develop ideas independently and in teams?
How can you recognize a problem behind the new idea and find a solution that meets the criteria of innovation?
How can you build a business model around your innovation?
How can you communicate your business model to stakeholders?
How can you reflect on your own creative thinking and entrepreneurial activities?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

No prerequisites.

Enrollment

02.01.2023 - 31.01.2023

Timing

16.01.2023 - 31.05.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Xentre – yrittäjyyden ja innovaatioiden tutkimus- ja koulutusyksikkö (YRI)

Campus

Ecampus

Teaching languages
  • English
Seats

20 - 80

Teachers
  • Sabine Suorsa
Teacher in charge

Sabine Suorsa

Groups
  • VV2022-2023
    Optional studies 2022-2023

Objective

You can act within international, multi-disciplinary and entrepreneurial network.
You develop skills and competences to bring your business idea forward.
You build a business model from an idea together with your team.
You learn to cooperate and be part of entrepreneurial activities across borders and disciplines.
You broaden your horizons, develop entrepreneurial skills and international network.

Content

How can you search for ideas and develop ideas independently and in teams?
How can you recognize a problem behind the new idea and find a solution that meets the criteria of innovation?
How can you build a business model around your innovation?
How can you communicate your business model to stakeholders?
How can you reflect on your own creative thinking and entrepreneurial activities?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

No prerequisites.