NY Entrepreneurship (10 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

Independent study package about entrepreneurship: 4.1.2021 - 27.1.2021
Teaching evenings every tuesday and thursday :2.2.2021 - 16.4.2021
Otherwise independent studies.

Objective

You can utilize different kinds of innovation methods to find sustainable and efficient solutions to support business. You know how to benefit from the Nordic environment to grow business. You know how to find information about business environments in order to improve own business. You know the requirements necessary to establish a company and work as entrepreneurs. You have an entrepreneurial attitude towards future working life.

Content

Tieto puuttuu

Teaching methods

This is a common implementation with Finnish speaking groups, so introductions are in English and guidance is available in both Finnish and English.
Problem-based and team based learning may be applied where applicable. Students will seek information and solve problems related to subject guided. Different activating vocational teaching methods will be used depending on the group taught and the facilities available. If applicable, conventions from selected areas in software industry may be used as a part of teaching. Teacher guides the learning process by short introductory lectures and/or initial subject related material to be studied before practical work. Teacher prepares the setting for learning and provides coaching for the students. Teaching sessions may take place on campus and online. The main focus will be on guided knowledge searching and practical work on it.

Employer connections

Software industry conventions are used. This course may include a case company selected by the university. In addition, students are able to propose your own case companies, whose business information and data analytics they would like to develop. Students must provide a free form commission agreement from their own case companies.

Completion alternatives

Before the course starts, students may propose to the course teachers their personal implementation plan. The plan must be realistic and result in verificable development in the targeted competence(s). In addition, guidance from MIGRI and student visa must be taken into account. Course teachers accept or reject student's plan based on their own consideration.

Student workload

The student's estimated workload of this implementation is 270 hours as follows:
Roughly half of which is Independent individual and teamwork guided when needed.
Rest of hours will be mostly learning the subject with guided practical and knowledge seeking exercises.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

SatisfactoryGoodExcellent Innovation Competence

Satisfactory
Innovation Competence:
You are able to use innovation methods and recognizes the results of those methods. You are able to retrieve information from the business environment. You are able to describe a company’s profitability. You know the requirements to be an entrepreneur and you can describe the meaning of the said requirements.























You are able to use innovation methods and recognizes the results of those methods. You are able to retrieve information from the business environment. You are able to describe a company’s profitability. You know the requirements to be an entrepreneur and you can describe the meaning of the said requirements.



















You are able to identify basic principles of innovations and the significance of innovations and creativeness in an entrepreneurship. You are able to explain and analyze the results of business environment and profitability related data. You are able to analyze personal readiness to become an entrepreneur. You are able to identify what personal abilities and professional skills one needs to develope.








You are able to utilize and you can foresee the innovation methods as a possibility for a business. You are able to critically evaluate the profitableness of a company and make decisions that are sustainable and financially beneficial. You are able to recognize what is useful for the company in the situation at hand. You are able to evaluate what is the most important role of the entrepreneur in the given situation. You have increased entrepreneurial and innovative attitudes and you are able to make their own career development decisions

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good
Innovation Competence:
You are able to identify basic principles of innovations and the significance of innovations and creativeness in an entrepreneurship. You are able to explain and analyze the results of business environment and profitability related data. You are able to analyze personal readiness to become an entrepreneur. You are able to identify what personal abilities and professional skills one needs to develope.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent
Innovation Competence:
You are able to utilize and you can foresee the innovation methods as a possibility for a business. You are able to critically evaluate the profitableness of a company and make decisions that are sustainable and financially beneficial. You are able to recognize what is useful for the company in the situation at hand. You are able to evaluate what is the most important role of the entrepreneur in the given situation. You have increased entrepreneurial and innovative attitudes and you are able to make their own career development decisions