International Entrepreneurship

Teacher(s)

Janssen Frank;

Language

English

Prerequisites

Selection  - Apply before October 20
In addition, this course is reserved for students with a bachelor's degree in business engineering or students with equivalent quantitative method skills

Main themes

This course will be dedicated to the theoretical and practical aspects of international entrepreneurship.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	During their programme, students  will have developed the following capabilities' A SCIENTIFIC AND SYSTEMATIC APPROACH Collect, select and analyze relevant information using rigorous, advanced and appropriate methods. INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP Initiale, develop and implement ideas around a newproduct, service, processor organizational structure, having evaluated the risks and remain pragmatic. WORK EFFECTIVELY IN AN INTERNATIONAL AND MULTICULTURAL ENVIRONMENT Position and understand the functioning of an organization, in its local and international socio-economic dimensions and identify the associated strategic issues and operational decisions. TEAMWORK AND LEADERSHIP Work in a team :Join in and collaborate with team members. Be open and take into consideration the different points of view and ways of thinking, manage differences and conflicts constructively, accept diversity COMMUNICATION AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS Express a clear and structured message, both orally and in writing in their mother tongue, in English and ideally, in a third language, adapted to the audience and using context specific communication standards.

Content

• Intercultural management
• International entrepreneurship
• Projects pre-evaluation
• Projects presentation

Teaching methods

After having familiarized themselves with the theory of international entrepreneurship, students will work in binational teams on an international new venture project.
The course will contain theoretical parts, but will mainly be organized around real-life entrepreneurial processes.
All students will have to form an international team (2 UCL students - 2 students from a US university) and will be required to complete and present their own new international venture creation project in cooperation with the US students.
The pedagogy will be interactive and will include common classes (videoconferencing, travels abroad if possible, company visits, etc.).
The last three sessions will be devoted to the presentation and a discussion of the students' group works or projects.
The course involves (if possible) a one-week trip to UNC Greensboro (USA) and a week during which Belgian students will host their US counterparts.

Evaluation methods

Continuous evaluation

• Date: During the hosted week
• Type of evaluation: binomial work - Written work + oral presentation and participation in the activities.
• Comments: 2 American students and 2 Belgian students will form a team
  Belgian Students will host American Students during a week and American Students will host Belgian Students during a week.
• The student will be graded on class participation and entrepreneurial activities organization, both in the USA and Belgium (10%). The business plan oral presentation, on the last day at UNC, and the written work(15-20 pages) represent the major part of the grade (60%). At the end of the class, an individual critical essay on internationalization process of SMEs is requested for May 21 (30%).

Evaluation week

• Oral: Non
• Written: Non
• Unavailability or comments: Non

Examination session

• Oral: Non
• Written: Non
• Unavailability or comments: Non

Other information

Selection - Apply before October 20
To follow this course, you have to send an application file by e-mail and give a hard copy of it to Priscilla Milis (priscilla.milis@uclouvain.be, bureau B213, LSM) for October 20th, at the latest ! The application file is available on Moodle (course LLSMS2080) section "Documents & practical information", folder "01 Information session and application form".
An information session will be organized on Wednesday October 6 at 12:45 at DOYEN 22

Bibliography

Course notes : Provided through Moodle.
References : Provided during the classes.

Faculty or entity

CLSM