Study Guide

Objective

This course will open the student to the different possibilities of what entrepreneurship is and has to offer as a potential career. After the course, the student should understand what it means to be an entrepreneur, how a business is run and have a possibility to consider it as a potential career option for them.

Content

The student will learn the basics of the business life cycle, what it takes to get from an idea to a business, what aspects are involved in running a day-to-day business, assess and understand different traits and skills related to being an entrepreneur as well as learn about different tools available for the entrepreneur to use in taking their business forward.

Location and time

Autumn 2023, classroom teaching

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11.12

Materials

Provided on learning platform.

Teaching methods

Lectures in classroom, workshops, discussion, group exercises.

Evaluation scale

0 - 5

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Student has an excellent understanding of the different aspects of entrepreneurship covered during the course. He/she is able to explore a business idea in a comprehensive way and obtain feedback from the market in the final project by utilizing the correct methods.

Toteutuksen arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3-4)

Student has an good understanding of the different aspects of entrepreneurship covered during the course. He/she is able to explore a business idea as well as plan and obtain feedback from the market.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student comprehends different aspects of entrepreneurship but lacks the capability to turn them into practice in order to explore a business idea in the final project.

Further information

5 Student has an excellent understanding of the different aspects of entrepreneurship covered during the course. He/she is able to explore a business idea in a comprehensive way and obtain feedback from the market in the final project by utilizing the correct methods.

4 Student has an good understanding of the different aspects of entrepreneurship covered during the course. He/she is able to explore a business idea as well as plan and obtain feedback from the market.

3 Student has a satisfactory understanding of the different aspects of entrepreneurship covered during the course. He/she is able to explore a business idea and plan a way to obtain feedback in the from the market

2

1 The student comprehends different aspects of entrepreneurship but lacks the capability to turn them into practice in order to explore a business idea in the final project.