Introduction to Entrepreneurship

In the Introduction to Entrepreneurship course, you will get to know entrepreneurship with the help of practical teaching, literature and visitor lecturers who open up the everyday life of entrepreneurship. The course is completed entirely online and independently.

The course consist of independent online studying. Each lecture introduces an interesting real life story told by an experienced entrepreneur. This sheds light on the different aspects, challenges and decisions entrepreneur will face to move on. There will be dedicated learning assignments to be worked individually. Students will acquire additional knowledge in literature, articles and other online materials (e.g. MOOC courses).

The course is implemented as a combination of different learning methods:

• Expert lectures
• Literature
• Essays, blogs, tasks and self-reflection

The following themes will be discussed during the course: ABC in entrepreneurship, stages of product and service development, light entrepreneurship, social and sustainable entrepreneurship, expansion of the family business, core functions of the company, stakeholders and networks.

After the course, you: 

• will understand the entrepreneurial phenomena and the related skills
• know how business ideas can be generated and turned into companies
• can describe different company forms and their characteristics
• can evaluate entrepreneurship as an alternative to personal career plan

Approved when you have demonstrated successful work towards the learning goals: you understand the main aspects in entrepreneurial phenomena. You can assess your own skills and motives of becoming an entrepreneur. You have done the learning assignments and completed the learning diary.

Failed if you have not succeeded in understanding the phenomena of entrepreneurship. You have not mastered the learning targets in a way that you could describe the required skills and asses your own capabilities in the field of entrepreneurship. 

You can start the course right away on Moodle. You don’t have to wait to be accepted on the course, you can start studying when you want.

In order to get the credits, you also have to sign up officially in Pakki (TAMK Students) / Cross-Institutional Service (TAU Students). Please note that during the holiday seasons there are delays in the awarding of credits.

The course on Moodle
Key to sign up is Marshmallow

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