Entrepreneurship (2 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

Student is able to - understand entrepreneurship through personal development - find and utilize different customer oriented business opportunities.

Location and time

The course is implemented entirely as an nonstop online course. You can enroll at any time until 13 June 2025 and complete the course at any time between 2 January 2025 and 31 August 2025. The course does not require presence on campus. Please note that submissions between 13 June and 31 July will be evaluated in August.

Exam schedules

According to the valid LAB Degree Rules

Assessment methods and criteria

The individual assignments and the whole course is evaluated by pass/fail. Completing the course requires that all the assignments have been completed and approved.

Assessment scale

Approved/Failed

Teaching methods

NOTE! ******************** LAB business students have a corresponding, compulsory course included in their core competence studies.This course is for other fields of study and it is NOT intended for students in LAB Faculty of Business and Hospitality Management. ******************** This is a nonstop implementation, entirely online. You can start it any time during the enrollment period and proceed at your own pace. There is no exam for this course. Instead, it contains online assigments forming a two (2) credits set. The assignments will be done individually and submitted to the Moodle platform. They are evaluated once a month. When you submit an assignment by the end of the month, it will be reviewed by the 15th of the next month (excluding holidays).

Learning materials

To be given on Moodle.

Student workload

1 credit = 27 hours 2 credits = 54 hours

Content scheduling

Understanding entrepreneurship as a career option vs. employment. Prerequisites and requirements for entrepreneurship. Testing and analyzing one's own entrepreneurial qualities. Prerequisites for starting a company: the path from innovation into a business idea. Planning the practical steps for starting a company, such as - conditions for profitability - identifying risks and managing them - considering revenue streams and the cost structure - increasing awareness through marketing

Completion alternatives

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Practical training and working life cooperation

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International connections

Moodle platform.

Further information

The course is suitable for everyone, regardless of previous studies and experience. *********** NOTE! *********** LAB business students have a corresponding, compulsory course included in their core competence studies.This course is for other fields of study and it is NOT intended for students in LAB Faculty of Business and Hospitality Management. ***************