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Business and entrepreneurship in wellbeing (5 cr)

Code: WM00EJ57-3001

General information


Enrollment

23.08.2021 - 29.08.2021

Timing

30.08.2021 - 31.12.2021

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Ecampus

Teaching languages

  • English
  • Finnish

Seats

0 - 40

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Wellbeing Management

Teachers

  • Tiina Rissanen

Teacher in charge

Tiina Rissanen

Groups

  • WMMI21SP
    Wellbeing management, full-time studies

Objective

You can assess the role and potential of entrepreneurship in society.
You can demonstrate your familiarity with and explain the opportunities for entrepreneurship offered by digital society.
You can describe what the operations and processes of enterprises involve.
You can compare the forms of business ownership in different situations.
You can demonstrate your familiarity with the main stakeholder groups of enterprises.

Content

What is the role of businesses and entrepreneurship in society?
What opportunities does digital society offer for entrepreneurship?
What characteristics and knowledge is expected from an entrepreneur?
How does an enterprise operate and what are the operational processes of enterprises?
What aspects must be considered when deciding the form of businesses?
What are the key interest groups and the main stakeholder groups?
How is a business plan created?

Materials

Bridge, S. 2012. Understanding Enterprise: Entrepreneurship and Small Business. E-book. Chosen chapters.

Soltanifar. 2021. Digital Entrepreneurship. E-book. Chosen chapters.

Other material in Learn.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Students can
use professional vocabulary systematically
look for information in the key information sources of the field
use the key models, methods and techniques of the professional field
work as team members in a goal-oriented way

Assessment criteria equals to grade 3.