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Valid for year : 2010
 
TEIO06 Innovative Entrepreneurship, 6 ECTS credits.
/Innovativt entreprenörskap/

For:   I   Ii   IMM   INN  


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The course is not open for late applications
 

Prel. scheduled hours: 32
Rec. self-study hours: 128

  Area of Education: Technology

Main field of studies: Industrial Engineering and Management

  Advancement level (G1, G2, A): A

Aim:
The overall purpose of the course is for students to acquire knowledge and abilities within the general areas of entrepreneurship and innovation, with particular focus on idea feasibility analysis and business planning for new, innovative ventures. After the course, students should be able to
  • describe, compare and take a position on different theoretical perspectives on innovation and entrepreneurship and relate them to their own technology areas;
  • account for, compare and critically review different theories about the conditions of innovative ventures;
  • describe and discuss what it takes to start up and organise innovative ventures;
  • describe and critically discuss how and in what contexts a business plan may be used;
  • describe the information and analyses needed to do a feasilbility analysis and to write a business plan for an innovative venture and have the ability to collect and analyse relevant information for that purpose; and
  • communicate a feasibility analysis/business plan orally and in writing.
Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
One term courses of the Master programme Management of Innovation and Product Development or three years studies in Industrial Engineering and Management with courses passed in economics and marketing or similar.

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:
It is organised in terms of lectures and seminars. Group assignments and individual assignments support learning. Driving force is an important aspect of entrepreneurship, and students' driving force will therefore be emphasised in the course; the course is to a large extent problem based and students are required to take responsibility for their own learning.
The course runs over the entire spring semester.
Course contents:
The course focuses on two themes, where the latter is the main one:
  • Innovative entrepreneurship. What is entrepreneurship? What characterises innovative ventures and the contexts in which they appear? What are the particular requirements on new, innovative ventures (in particular ventures based on new products and services) and how can such ventures be organised in new and established companies?
  • Business planning for innovative entrepreneurship. The business plan as a planning and development tool for entrepreneurial ventures. To write a business plan: Content, information requirements and analyses. To write and present a business plan. Within this themes, students work in groups to do a feasibility analysis or write a business plan for an innovative venture.
Course literature:
Collection of scientific papers and book chapters
Klofsten, M. (1998/2002): The Business Platform: Entrepreneurship & management in the early stages of a firmâ?Ts development.
Kubr, T., Marchesi H., Ilar, D., Kienhuis, H. (1998): Starting up: Achieving success with professional business planning, McKinsey & Company, The Netherlands
Examination:
Individual assignments
Group project - report and oral presentation
2 ECTS
4 ECTS
 
In determining each grade and the total grade on the course, the results of all assignments will be weighed together. To pass the course, students are required to get a Pass grade on all assignments and to attend compulsory lectures and seminars. Grading will be done according to the Swedish scale (fail,3,4,5). Foreign students will also receive an ECTS grade.


Course language is Swedish/English.
Department offering the course: IEI.
Director of Studies: Nicolette Lakemond
Examiner: Anna Bergek
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Last updated: 04/29/2010