Study Guide

Objectives (course unit)

Entrepreneurial Portfolio is way to bring your practical experience about entrepreneurship and working skills to be part of your curriculum. Relevant examples of such a practical experience are for example developing a business idea or existing business, volunteering to work in an entrepreneurial association or training program related to entrepreneurship or working life skills (e.g. accelerator etc.)

The objective is to build entrepreneurial competences in real life setting. You will create a personalized plan on how to gain knowledge and document the results. The plan is reviewed with the coach before starting the assignment. The way how you will document the outcomes is also agreed with the coach.

Content (course unit)

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.

Kick off to the program (a group meeting) in every period
- Familiarizing with entrepreneurial competences
- Introduction to the way how Entrepreneurial Portfolio is built
- Personalized plan to develop entrepreneurial competences
- Schedule and execution plan

Building the results presentation
- The outcome can be presented e.g. as a blog post, vlog, handbook or presentation

Reflections among the group in every period
- Dialogue and feedback

Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)

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.

Location and time

Joint kick-off and reflection sessions, independent or team work.

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 (Online, Zoom), all at 14:15-16:30.

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

Assessment methods and criteria

-Student activity: independent and self-conducted work towards your own planned goals
-Self-reflection
-Learning outcomes and presentation

Assessment scale

Pass/Fail

Teaching methods

Joint kick-off and reflection sessions, independent or team work.

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 (Online, Zoom), all at 14:15-16:30.

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

Student workload

1 - 20 credits = 27 - 540 hours

Content scheduling

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

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

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.