Study Guide

Learning outcomes

Student is able to
- understand entrepreneurship through personal development
- find and utilize different customer oriented business opportunities.

Implementation and methods of teaching

NOTE!
During June and July enrollments will be handled only once or twice a month!
Grades will be given in August
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This course implementation will be entirely online. You can HopOn at any time during the course and proceed at your own pace.

NOTE!
LAB business students have a corresponding, compulsory course included in their core competence studies.This course is for other fields of study and it is NOT intended for LAB business students.

There is no exam for this course. Instead, it contains online assigments forming a two (2) credits set. The assignments will be done individually and returned to the Moodle platform. They are evaluated once a month. When you return an assignmen by the end of the month, it will be reviewed by the 15th of the next month (excluding holidays).

Timing and attendance

The course is implemented entirely as an online course (HopOn). You can sign on at any time during the year and complete the course at any time between 9 January and 30 November 2023. The course does not require presence on campus.

A HopOn course is an online course that you can complete at your own pace within the given time limits.

Learning material and recommended literature

To be given on Moodle.

Learning environment

Moodle platform.

Student time use and work load

1 credit = 27 hours
2 credits = 54 hours

Contents

Understanding entrepreneurship as a career option vs. employment.
Prerequisites and requirements for entrepreneurship.
Testing and analyzing one's own entrepreneurial qualities.
Prerequisites for starting a company: the path from innovation into a business idea.
Planning the practical steps for starting a company, such as
- conditions for profitability
- identifying risks and managing them
- choosing the appropriate legal form
- practical measures
- increasing awareness through marketing

Additional information for students: previous knowledge etc.

The course is suitable for everyone, regardless of previous studies and experience.
NOTE!
LAB business students have a corresponding, compulsory course included in their core competence studies.This course is for other fields of study and it is NOT intended for LAB business students.

Assessment criteria

The individual assigments are evaluated on a scale of 1-5 and the whole course is evaluated by pass/fail.

Completing the course requires that all the assignments have been completed and approved.

All the assignments must be returned no later than 30 November 2023. There will be no exceptions to this time limit.

Assessment scale

1-5

Failed (0)

The assignments have not been completed according to the instructions and within the given time frame

Assessment criteria: level 1 (assessment scale 1–5)

The student
* understands the steps related to the process of establishing a company
* to some extent, is able to analyze company functions and their own entrepreneurial qualities
Evaluation criteria: level 5 (evaluation scale 1-5)
In Finnish
5: The student can analyze proposals for company processes with the best possible problem point and with a good vision to present suggestions for improvement in their own task solutions

Assessment criteria: level 3 (assessment scale 1–5)

The student
* has a good understanding of the steps related to the process of establishing a company
* knows how to correctly analyze company functions and their own entrepreneurial qualities

Assessment criteria: level 5 (assessment scale 1–5)

The student
* is able to analyze typical challenges related to the process of newly established companies
* is able to present suggestions for improving the challenges