Building an Entrepreneurial Portfolio

The content of this course is tailored individually with you and will be based on your personal learning targets. This is done together with a coach. 

The course may include studies related to entrepreneurship, such as e.g. work periods, collaborative projects or starting your own business, developing your existing business and carrying out various experiments.

One way to complete credits is through MUAS online courses on entrepreneurship.

Your studies may also include literature and related lectures/seminars. During the course, you draw up a personal plan and report on the results as agreed with the coach.

1 Kick off to the program (a group meeting) in every period 

• Familiarising with entrepreneurial competences 
• Introduction to the way how the portfolio works 
• Personalised plan to develop entrepreneurial competences 
• Schedule and execution plan 

2 Building the results presentation

• The outcome can be presented for example. as a blog post, vlog, handbook or presentation

3 Reflections among the group in every period

• Dialogue and feedback

After the course, you: 

• understand the phenomenon and methods related to sustainable entrepreneurship 
• understand business as a whole and know how to develop it 
• understand the meaning of team’s know-how and rapid experiments in successful business 
• can see opportunities, imagine the future, lead yourself and develop your creativity 
• can systemically and coherently apply the knowledge and resources you have acquired 
• can assess the consequences and impact of ideas, opportunities and actions

You can join the kick off and the reflection sessions in your own schedule. This means that you can for example start Building an Entrepreneurial Portfolio in the first period and participate in a reflection session in the second period.

Period 1: Kick off session on Tuesday 13.9.2022 (place TAMK B6-33) and Reflection sessions on Thursday 29.9.2022 (place TAMK B5-28) and Tuesday 11.10.2022 (place TAMK B6-33), all at 14:15-16:30.

Period 2: Kick off session on Thursday 3.11.2022 (place TAMK B5-28) and Reflection sessions on Tuesday 22.11.2022 (place TAMK B6-33) and Thursday 8.12.2022 (place TAMK B5-28), all at 14:15-16:30.

Period 3: Kick off session on Thursday 19.1.2023 and Reflection sessions on Tuesday 31.1.2023 and Tuesday 21.2.2023, all at 14:15-16:30. Place: TAMK B5-28.

Period 4: Kick off session on Thursday 16.3.2023 and Reflection sessions on Thursday 13.4.2023 and Tuesday 16.5.2023, all at 14:15-16:30. Place: TAMK B5-28.

Approved when you have demonstrated independent and self-conducted work towards your own goals. You have set the goals, worked persistently towards them and evaluated the outcome both in quality and quantity.

Failed if you have not succeeded in planning and producing the self-development process. You have not mastered the learning targets in a way that could describe the meaning and progress in self-development.

Yes, you can. During the course, everyone creates their own personal learning and implementation plan, but you can implement it together with a pair/team and create common learning outcomes that everyone contributes to.

Yes, you can. In the course, you’ll create a personal plan in which you can include activities that you have already done.

Yes, you can. You can jump into the kick-off events in each period.

It depends on your situation and goals. In your personal plan, you also set up a schedule for your work. If necessary, you’ll get the coach’s help with this.

Yes, if they support the development of your entrepreneurial skills. In addition to your own idea or business development, this course is suitable for e.g. acting in a position of trust or volunteering in an organisation supporting entrepreneurship, or participating in non-credit entrepreneurship coaching at or outside the university. For example Red Brick Accelerator.

Learning outcomes support your own learning and development. You can choose a personal way to do. It can be, for example, a blog, a vlog, a podcast, a manual, a presentation, or a report.