AØKA08179U Summerschool Entrepreneurship
The course is structured in Four Parts covering two weeks of
full time work as follows, and an individual oral exam:
Part One: Kick off seminar, comprising lectures on innovation,
entrepreneurship and rapid prototyping as well as group formation
and various group exercises, will provide the students with the
appropriate academic framework as well as providing for
experiential learning experiences and other group exercises. Part
One will set the stage for the innovation challenge, which the
students will take on in teams of three to five students each.
Duration: Four days.
Part Two: The students will work in teams on the practices of
identifying value generating ventures, select among alternative
solutions through rapid prototyping and develop group findings.
Students may draw on assistance and guidance based on a constrained
resource-and-supply model. Students will also receive instruction
and practice in preparing and executing “elevator pitch” –type
presentations. Duration: Five days.
Part Three: Each team of students will get a chance to present
their results to a panel comprising academics and practitioners.
Practitioners will represent financing providers such as venture
capitalists as well as experienced entrepreneurs and advisors.
Projects will be assessed according to potential for value
creation, resource requirements, likelihood of success and risk
factors. Duration: One day.
Part Four: During Part Four each student will independently produce
a two page write up on their experience and insights gained from
the course based on the course literature, the kick off in Part
One, the group work in Part Two and the pitch presentations in Part
Three. Duration: Two Days.
In many entrepreneurial processes - in enterprise as well as start up settings - a key task for decision makers is to select among different mutually exclusive options in terms of value generation potential, business model, needs covered and technologies under time, information and resource constraints. Rapid prototyping is often used as an effective means of testing new ideas, to ensure timely and economically efficient feedback, eliminate low value added solutions and to execute on tested assumptions. The aim of the course is to provide students with opportunities to work in small teams using experiential learning techniques and rapid prototyping to experience firsthand the cycle from idea to deliverable within severe time and resource constraints, and thus for students to be better prepared to contribute to innovation processes and entrepreneurial activity.
Focus will be on creativity, idea generation, project prioritization and value creation.
Required reading: (later editions will be accepted)
- Gear Up, Your Best Business Idea Ever” Thomas Kosnik et. al., http://www.gearupventures.com/index.html
- “What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20: A Crash Course on Making Your Place in the Work”, Tina Seelig, HarperCollins 2009 http://www.amazon.co.uk/What-Wish-Knew-When-Was/dp/0062047418/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_y
- “Getting to Plan B; Breaking Through to a Better Business Model”, John Mullins and Randy Komisar, Harvard Business Press 2009 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Getting-Plan-Breaking-Through-Business/dp/1422126692/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1359653845&sr=1-1
- “Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism” Baumol et. al., Yale University Press; 1 edition, May 22, 2007, or later editions http://www.amazon.co.uk/Good-Capitalism-Economics-Growth-Prosperity/dp/0300158327/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1359653924&sr=1-1
- “Entrepreneurship & Innovation”, Peter F. Drucker, BH 2007 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Innovation-Entrepreneurship-Classic-Drucker-Collection/dp/0750685085/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
- “ InGenius: A Crash Course on Creativity” Tina Seelig, Hay House 2012 http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1781800030/ref=rdr_ext_tmb
In addition to the required reading, students will receive e-copies of extensive course notes designed exclusively for this course.
- Category
- Hours
- Exam
- 1
- Lectures
- 80
- Preparation
- 125
- Total
- 206
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written assignmentPass/fail based on exam paper.
- Exam registration requirements
- Active participation in class, in the group project, and in the presentation of the group project is required.
- Aid
- All aids allowed
- Marking scale
- passed/not passed
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
- Exam period
- Take-home exam must be uploaded at Absalon not later than 20th of July 2015
- Re-exam
- Same as ordinary (submission of paper).
Criteria for exam assesment
The student must in a satisfactory way demonstrate that he/she has mastered the learning outcome of the course.
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- AØKA08179U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 block
- Placement
- Summer
- Schedule
- 9-17 July 2015 9.00-21.00 (In the weekend 11-12 July 2015: 9.00-18.00)
- Course capacity
- 35
- Continuing and further education
- Price
- Study board
- Department of Economics, Study Council
Contracting department
- Department of Economics
Course responsibles
- Søren Hovgaard (16-7b777a6d7636783670777e6f69697a6c486d6b777636737d366c73)
Lecturers
Guestspeekers from Stanford and