Business Development (5 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

The module is based on the team entrepreneurship methodology used in TAMK Proacademy and Y-kampus, the nests of entrepreneurship studies in TAMK. As a student, you will attain the learning objectives through intense learning by doing and reflection in teams and as individuals. Business development studies consist of planning and implementing a challenging business development project, taking active part in team dialogue workshops, reading relevant business literature and writing reflective essays based on both, the literature and working in a project.

Studying in a team allows you to explore ideas on important questions on themes such as setting and achieving your own goals, leadership, entrepreneurship and business, and to build your entrepreneurial skills in order to realize your dreams and goals. In order to complete the module successfully and to succeed in the project, every participant is expected to take active part to the coaching process. The learning process is based on the individual and collective experience, and you as a participant are part of that experience for yourself and for others in your team.

Content (course unit)

- The student will develop her entrepreneurial attitudes and competences.
- The student will realize the importance of customer-driven business development.
- The student will improve his or her capacity for self-leadership.
- The student will understand and be able to apply the best practices in business modeling
- The student will be able to work and communicate in the Finnish business environment.

Prerequisites (course unit)

implementation in English

Evaluation methods and criteria

Pre-assignment due 14th of October 2016. It includes reading a business book (you will recieve a booklist before) and writing down your objectives.
Attendance mandatory 17th - 21st of October 2016 Mon till Fri 9am to 6pm. Learning diary is due 30th of October 2016.
Pre-meeting on Monday 10th of October 2016 at 4pm. Place to be announced later.

Assessment scale

Pass/Fail

Teaching methods

The module is based on the team entrepreneurship methodology used in TAMK Proacademy and Y-kampus, the nests of entrepreneurship studies in TAMK. As a student, you will attain the learning objectives through intense learning by doing and reflection in teams and as individuals. Business development studies consist of planning and implementing a challenging business development project, taking active part in team dialogue workshops, reading relevant business literature and writing reflective essays based on both, the literature and working in a project.
Studying in a team allows you to explore ideas on important questions on themes such as setting and achieving your own goals, leadership, entrepreneurship and business, and to build your entrepreneurial skills in order to realize your dreams and goals. In order to complete the module successfully and to succeed in the project, every participant is expected to take active part to the coaching process. The learning process is based on the individual and collective experience, and you as a participant are part of that experience for yourself and for others in your team.

Student workload

Attendance mandatory every day of the week from 9am to 6 pm

Further information

Miina Makkonen
Coach
miina.makkonen@tamk.fi
+358 40 6373812
www.y-kampus.fi

Assessment criteria - pass/fail (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Pass/Fail