5 crédits
30.0 h
Q2
Enseignants
Hermans Julie; Janssen Frank;
Langue
d'enseignement
d'enseignement
Anglais
Préalables
Ideally in terms of competiencies
Thèmes abordés
The importance of entrepreneurial ventures in Europe has been recognized since the 1980s. Moreover, recent changes in the European economy have created new opportunities for entrepreneurial initiatives. Entrepreneurs are today seen as the drivers of the market economy and their activities provide wealth, jobs and diversity of choice for consumers. However, most business school programs are still oriented towards existing and/or large traditional firms. The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the specificities of entrepreneurial ventures and to help them understand how these firms are created and managed.
Acquis
d'apprentissage
d'apprentissage
A la fin de cette unité d’enseignement, l’étudiant est capable de : | |
| 1 | Having regard to the LO of the programme X, this activity contributes to the development and acquisition of the following LO:
At the end of this course, the student will be able to:
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La contribution de cette UE au développement et à la maîtrise des compétences et acquis du (des) programme(s) est accessible à la fin de cette fiche, dans la partie « Programmes/formations proposant cette unité d’enseignement (UE) ».
Contenu
In this course, students will learn to deal with new business opportunities in an international setting. By developing a real-life international project, they will be able to identify the involved stakeholders, as well as determine their own role as entrepreneurs. As such, the course provides students with the opportunity to develop entrepreneurial competences such as initiative taking and resilience (the ability to bounce back from failure and to learn from it).
Entrepreneurship is about the detection and exploitation of new business opportunities, i.e. to turn ideas into action in the form of a new venture or even inside established organizations. As such, entrepreneurship is now recognized as a driver of economic growth worldwide. Furthermore, globalization trends have created new international opportunities to be seized by entrepreneurs.
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the specificities of the entrepreneurial process and to help them understand how entrepreneurial projects are created and managed, especially in an international setting. It is organized around four main topics:
- Basics of (International) Entrepreneurship;
- Entrepreneurial methods (Lean StartUp, Effectuation)
- Ecosystems for international entrepreneurship;
- Business Planning for international opportunities.
Entrepreneurship is about the detection and exploitation of new business opportunities, i.e. to turn ideas into action in the form of a new venture or even inside established organizations. As such, entrepreneurship is now recognized as a driver of economic growth worldwide. Furthermore, globalization trends have created new international opportunities to be seized by entrepreneurs.
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the specificities of the entrepreneurial process and to help them understand how entrepreneurial projects are created and managed, especially in an international setting. It is organized around four main topics:
- Basics of (International) Entrepreneurship;
- Entrepreneurial methods (Lean StartUp, Effectuation)
- Ecosystems for international entrepreneurship;
- Business Planning for international opportunities.
Méthodes d'enseignement
This course is based on an active project-based learning approach. It involves getting students (in teams) to develop a real-life project, which is nurtured by the learning of new concepts and methods from peers, the teacher, experts and guest speakers. This active pedagogy requires a constant and active presence in class.
Modes d'évaluation
des acquis des étudiants
des acquis des étudiants
First session Examination (June)
This course will be assessed through an entrepreneurial project undertaken by teams of students (max 4 students per group). Those projects should address one or more internationalization issues encountered by international entrepreneurs. Those real-life issues will be exposed to students during the first week of the teaching unit. Students will be asked to reclaim the issues as their own and turn it into an opportunity, to develop a plan of action to exploit the opportunity, and to test key hypotheses.
The students are expected to deliver three outputs:
Grade weighting: 40%
To be done in group
Grade weighting: 40%
Grade weighting: 20%
Second session examination (August)
Preliminary remarks: to be able to access the second session and validate the course credits, the students must have participated in the continued evaluation of the teaching unit, including the development of an international entrepreneurship project.
In August, the students are expected to deliver two outputs:
To be done individually
Grade weighting: 50%
Grade weighting: 50%
This course will be assessed through an entrepreneurial project undertaken by teams of students (max 4 students per group). Those projects should address one or more internationalization issues encountered by international entrepreneurs. Those real-life issues will be exposed to students during the first week of the teaching unit. Students will be asked to reclaim the issues as their own and turn it into an opportunity, to develop a plan of action to exploit the opportunity, and to test key hypotheses.
The students are expected to deliver three outputs:
- Continued evaluation: course participation, especially during the (mandatory) mid-course presentation of the projects
Grade weighting: 40%
- A final paper describing their international entrepreneurship project, as well as a critical report about the new entrepreneurial concepts and methods that have been applied in their project.
To be done in group
Grade weighting: 40%
- Oral presentation of the project in front of the jury, which includes international entrepreneurs
Grade weighting: 20%
Second session examination (August)
Preliminary remarks: to be able to access the second session and validate the course credits, the students must have participated in the continued evaluation of the teaching unit, including the development of an international entrepreneurship project.
In August, the students are expected to deliver two outputs:
- A final paper about the further development of the project, as well as a critical report about the additional concepts and methods applied in the project since the first session.
To be done individually
Grade weighting: 50%
- Oral presentation of the project in front of the jury – synthesis of the individual papers where appropriate
Grade weighting: 50%
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