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Environmentally Driven Business Development, 6 ECTS credits.
/Miljödriven affärsutveckling/
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Ii
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Prel. scheduled
hours: 28
Rec. self-study hours: 132
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Area of Education: Technology
Main field of studies: Energy and Environmental Engineering
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Advancement level
(G1, G2, A): A
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Aim:
The course aim is to develop the capabilities to formulate and plan a business solution for an environmental problem. After completion the student shall be able to:
- Explain and reflect upon relevant theories and concepts in the area of sustainable entrepreneurship
- Account for drivers and hinders for environmentally driven business debelopment
- Account for critical factors for the establishment of an entrepreneurial venture and have some ability to collect and analyse relevant information for that purpose
- Combine knowledge about environment and environmental technology with innovation and entrepreneurship
- In a group design, describe and motivate a tentative business solution to an environmental problem.
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Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
Environmental technology, Industrial economics and organisation, Enviornmental management, Project management
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.
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Organisation:
Theories and practical examples are presented at lectures. Seminars are arrange for further supporting the learning. In a group assignment a sustainable business idea is planned and described.
The course runs over the entire autumn semester.
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Course contents:
The course discusses: - Entrepreneurship, innovation and business activities in general and in the context of environmental technology
- Strucutre, characteristics and conditions of the environmental technology sector and its sub-sectors
- Idea creation- The process from idea to business model. How to formulate an idea that can be used for creating a new or developing an already established business. How to reach the market and how to finance such a business.
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Course literature:
Miljöinnovation från produktidé till affär, Englund och Hjelm, compendium Industriell miljöteknik. Scientific articles, book chapters and case studies etc announced at course homepage.
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Examination: |
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Written examination
Project assignment
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2 ECTS
4 ECTS
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The quality of the project assignment (PRA1) will be taken into consideration when grading full course. |
Course language is Swedish.
Department offering the course: IEI.
Director of Studies: Carina Sundberg
Examiner: Olof Hjelm
Link to the course homepage at the department
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