The objective of the course is to provide the students with the legal, economic and managerial pre-requisites for new venture creation. It allies theory and practice.
Content and teaching methods
The method will be based on traditional teaching and students' participation :
-selected readings will be discussed in class
- case studies
- students' presentations
Evaluation will be based on :
- class participation
- building of a prototype
- interdisciplinary group works and oral presentations
Content
- Function and purpose of firm creation (employment, R&D, value creation)
- Firm creation - legal purpose - legal forms - legal consequences
- Access to profession
- Public aides
- Market study
- Launching strategy
- Legal selling techniques
- Contracts
- Franchising
- Fiscal status
- Insurances
- Cost estimation and previson
Methods
In-class activities
1 Lectures
1 Interactive seminar
1 Micro-teaching (partly presented by students)
1 Problem based learning
1 Project based learning
At home activities
1 Readings to prepare the lecture
1 Paper work
1 Students presentation
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)
Evaluation : Class participation, group works and oral presentations
Support : provided through icampus
References : Provided during the class
Corporate features
1 conference
1 case study
1 corporate guest
Skills
1 presentation skills
1 writing skills
1 team work
1 problem solving
1 decision making
1 project management
1 critical thinking
1 assertiveness
Techniques and tools for teaching and learning
1 modelling
1 simulation
1 quantitative methods
1 qualitative methods