AØKA08179U Summerschool 2016: Entrepreneurship
MSc programme in Economics – elective course
Tilvalgsuddannelsen i Erhvervsøkonomi - valgfag på KA delen
The course is structured in Four Parts covering full time
work as follows:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Timetable and venue:
To see the time and location of classroom please press the link under "Se skema" (See schedule) at the right side of this page.
You can find the similar information partly in English at
https://skema.ku.dk/ku1516/uk/module.htm
-Select Department: “2200-Økonomisk Institut” (and wait for respond)
-Select Module:: “2200-B5-5F16; [Name of course]””
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-Select Period: “Forår/spring – Weeks 4-29”
Press: “ View Timetable”
- Category
- Hours
- Lectures
- 20
- Preparation
- 126
- Project work
- 60
- Total
- 206
for enrolled students. More information about registration, schedule, rules, courses etc. can be found at the student intranet (KUnet) for courses (English) and student intranet (KUnet) for courses (Danish).
Registration and information for prospective foreign speaking students, exchange students, Open University etc. please find more information at Study Economics.
For dansktalende enkelfagsstuderende kan tilmelding ske via siderne Åbent Universitet og Merit.
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written assignmentAlthough most of the work will be performed in groups, students will be graded on an individual basis according to their contributions through the preparation and submission of a projekt assignment and upon an individual oral presentation.
- Exam registration requirements
Full participation in activities at the summerschool is mandatory and the student must actively participate in class, contribute to the group project and take part in the oral presentation as a prerequisite for submitting the exam paper.
- Aid
- All aids allowed
- Marking scale
- passed/not passed
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
- Exam period
The projekt assignment must be uploaded not later than 18th of July 2016 at noon.
For enrolled students more information about examination, exam/re-sit, rules etc. is available at the student intranet for Examination (English) and student intranet for Examination (KA-Danish).
- 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 MasterFull Degree Master choice
- Duration
- 1 block
- Placement
- Summer
July Friday 8 to Monday 18, 2016,
- Teaching: July 8-12, 10.00-18.00 (July 9-10: 9.00-18.00)
- Writing projekt: July 13-18 - Schedule
- -
- Course capacity
- 35
- Continuing and further education
- Price
- Study board
- Department of Economics, Study Council
Contracting department
- Department of Economics
Course responsibles
- Søren Hovgaard (16-7a76796c753577356f767d6e6868796b476c6a767535727c356b72)
Lecturers
Guestspeekers:
Tom Kosnik, Stanford University
http://stvp.stanford.edu
Zenia Francker, CEO Founder's House
http://foundershouse.dk