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Valid for year : 2005
 
TGTU13 The Entrepreneur and the Legal Environment, 7,5 ECTS credits.
/Entreprenörskap och start av nya verksamheter/

For:   C   CM-DE   CM-GI   CM-KO   CM-SN   D   I   Ii   IT   Y  

 

Prel. scheduled hours: 26
Rec. self-study hours: 174

  Area of Education: Technology

Subject area: Industrial Economics

  Advancement level (A-D): B

Aim:
The aim of the course is to introduce the participants to the field of entrepreneurship, with particular focus on the implications of acting entrepreneurially in large or small, new or established firms. Participants will develop an understanding of what it takes to start and manage entrepreneurial processes in different types of firms and of the interrelatedness between the entrepreneur, the organisation and the larger environment.

Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
40 academic credit points.

Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.

Organisation:
The course is organised around a series of lectures and seminars. The theories of entrepreneurship are mixed with, and illustrated by, practical examples, the experiences of our guest lecturers and student practices. We emphasise student activity and, thus, use cases, group assignments and individual assignments to support learning.

Course contents:
-Different perspectives on entrepreneurship - Entrepreneurship and society - The entrepreneurial process from idea to establishment (and expansion) - The business platform as an analytical tool - The business plan - The entrepreneur and the environment

Course literature:
- Lindholm Dahlstrand, �.. (2004): "Teknikbaserat nyföretagande. Tillväxt och affärsutveckling". Studentlitteratur, Lund. - Klofsten, M. (1998): "Affärsplattformen. Entreprenören och företagets första år". SNS Förlag, Stockholm. - Research papers

Examination:
Project work with oral and written presentation
5 p
 
Active participation is required. Grades are given as �?~Fail�?T or �?~Pass�?T.



Course language is Swedish.
Department offering the course: EKI.
Director of Studies: Rune Olsson
Examiner: Anna Bergek
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Contact: TFK , val@tfk.liu.se
Last updated: 01/26/2005