Syllabus

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course goal is to provide students with an overview of the entrepreneurship process. After the course, the student can
- explain key concepts and terminology related to developing a new business

- summarize important steps of setting up a new business;
- give examples of different methods & approaches used to develop new businesses

The course can be taken as an introduction to other entrepreneurial courses (eg Startup Experience) or as a stand-alone course.

Credits: 1

Schedule: 05.08.2024 - 31.12.2024

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Håkan Mitts, Johannes Kaira, Lidia Rauramo

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  The course is an online course. It has two tracks:

  1. setting up a small business together with a small team
  2. solo entrepreneur in the creative fields 

  The student can choose which track to complete. Each track consists of session that have the following structure:

  • Background story (video)
  • Entrepreneurial/business design problem/situation explainer (video)
  • In-depth discussion on topic(s) related to the problem/situation.
  • Quiz
  • Supporting material or self-reflection (optional)

   

Assessment Methods and Criteria

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Online quizes, 50% correct on all quizzes.

Workload

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Individual study based on online content, 27h

DETAILS

Study Material

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Online course.

Substitutes for Courses

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Substitutes for Courses

Prerequisites

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Teaching Language: English

  Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Autumn I - Summer
  2025-2026 Autumn I - Summer

  Registration:

  Open to all Aalto students.  

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