Business and entrepreneurship (5 cr)

Objective

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

Content

What opportunities does digital society offer for entrepreneurship? What is the role of entrepreneurship in society? What are the operational processes of enterprises? What are the main stakeholder groups? What aspects must be considered when deciding the form of businesses? What are the key interest groups?

Course material

In Learn

Study forms and methods

Contact teaching, no online or blended track offered.

RDI and work-related cooperation

-

Timing of exams and assignments

In Learn

Student workload

135h

Course part description

The entrepreneurial perspective
Creating and starting a new venture
Business models, tools and strategy
Financing a new venture
Managing and growing a new venture
Nordic Business Forum 2022

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

The assessment is based on activity completion and online exam.

The assignments of the course have to be completed during the course. The assessment is based on the tasks and assignments related to the lessons, thus no re-sit is possible.

Assessment Scale:

Excellent (5), Good (3-4), Fair (1-2), Fail (0)
51-60 --> 1
61-70--> 2
71-80 --> 3
81-90 --> 4
91-100 --> 5

Evaluation

Students can
a. systematically use professional vocabulary.
b.look for information in the key information sources of the field.
d. work together with customers, users and target groups.
f. work as team members in a goal-oriented way.