Being a sustainable entrepreneur
Do you want to become a socially and environmentally conscious professional?
This course provides an introductory look into sustainable entrepreneurship and its key concepts. You will learn what it means to be(come) a sustainable entrepreneur using theoretical models, case-studies and reflection exercises.
At the end of the course you will have developed an understanding of sustainable entrepreneurship and what this means for your own life, profession and/or your start-up.
This course is part of a set of online courses focused on sustainable entrepreneurship.
Other courses in this set include:
Note: it is not required to join all courses in this series. You can also enroll for just one course.
This course will take place online. The course consists primarily of self-paced online learning using a series of short videos and learning exercises to achieve the learning outcomes.
During the course you will need to find, interview and reflect on the case of one ‘real’ sustainable entrepreneur of your choosing.
After the course, you:
- will understand the key elements of sustainability in a start-up setting
- will have learnt from at least one sustainable entrepreneur in Finland
- can evaluate your own affinity toward sustainable entrepreneurship
This is a non-stop course and you can enroll anytime you want. You will study independently in your own pace.
Approved when you have demonstrated successful work towards the learning outcomes: you understand the main aspects of sustainable entrepreneurship. You can assess your own traits and connect them to sustainable entrepreneurship. You have completed the learning assignments, which includes an interview with a sustainable entrepreneur.
Failed if you have not succeeded in understanding the phenomena of sustainable entrepreneurship. You have not mastered the learning outcomes in a way that you could describe the required skills and asses your own capabilities in the field of sustainable entrepreneurship.
Course information
Credits: 1 ects
Course code: NN00FK98-3002
Study method: Independent work
Experience level: Start with these
Location: Online
Date: Non-stop
Organizer: HUBS
Enrollment
TAMK students: Pakki
TAU students: Cross-institutional service
Course code is NN00FK98-3002.
Contact person
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Minttu Ripatti
Coach
Coaches
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Titus van der Spek
Visiting coach
This course is delivered by Titus van der Spek. Titus is a lecturer based in the Netherlands at the Hague University of Applied Sciences. He specializes in social entrepreneurship and innovation.