Learning outcome

After successfully completing the course, the candidate will have achieved basic knowledge of entrepreneurship as a social phenomenon:

• Entrepreneurship: different meanings of the term
• Entrepreneurial processes
• The entrepreneur - the individual and his/her network
• Entrepreneurial policy
• Practical knowledge through fieldwork and case studies

Course Description

The course covers the following topics:

• Entrepreneurship as a phenomenon and concept
• Different types of entrepreneurship, and entrepreneurship in various sectors
• The process from idea to implementation and operation
• The entrepreneur as a person
• Organization and networking
• Fieldwork and case studies

Teaching and Learning Methods

2-3 hours of lectures per week during the autumn semester. Field work in groups with reporting. Subject literature studies and group work.

Assessment Methods

Group assignment (field work), which counts 40% of the final course grade, and individual written examination, which counts 60% of the final course grade. Both examinations must receive passing marks in order to receive a final passing grade for the course. A single final grade is given for the course.

Minor adjustments may occur during the academic year, subject to the decision of the Dean