2014/2015
KAN-CCMVV3056U Entrepreneurship and Fundamentals of New
Venture Creation
| English Title |
| Entrepreneurship and Fundamentals of
New Venture Creation |
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| Language |
English |
| Course ECTS |
7.5 ECTS |
| Type |
Elective |
| Level |
Full Degree Master |
| Duration |
One Quarter |
| Course period |
Autumn, First Quarter |
| Timetable |
Course schedule will be posted at
calendar.cbs.dk |
| Study board |
Study Board for MSc in Economics and Business
Administration
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| Course
coordinator |
- Jing Chen - Department of Innovation and Organizational
Economics (INO)
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| Administration: Mie
Maahr Hegelund, INO, mmh.ino@cbs.dk |
| Main academic
disciplines |
- Innovation and entrepreneurship
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Last updated on
17-10-2014
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| Learning objectives |
After completing the course, students are
expected to achieve the following goals:
- Acquire a basic understanding of entrepreneurship as an
occupational choice
- Articulate the fundamental components and challenges involved
in the process of starting and managing a startup, including
startup financing, startup innovation, and entrepreneurial
management
- Generalize this process to an entrepreneurial mindset of
turning problems into opportunities that can be used in established
companies and other settings
- Develop knowledge necessary to apply an entrepreneurial mindset
to their personal and professional lives
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| Course prerequisites |
| Basic knowledge of microeconomics and
statistics |
| Examination |
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Written open
textbook exam:
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| Exam
ECTS |
7,5 |
| Examination form |
Written sit-in exam |
| Individual or group exam |
Individual |
| Assignment type |
Written assignment |
| Duration |
4 hours |
| Grading scale |
7-step scale |
| Examiner(s) |
One internal examiner |
| Exam period |
Autumn Term and October |
| Aids allowed to bring
to the exam |
Limited aids, see the list below and the exam
plan/guidelines for further information:
- Books and compendia brought by the examinee
- Notes brought by the examinee
- Allowed calculators
- Allowed dictionaries
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| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
If the number of registered candidates for the make-up
examination/re-take examination warrants that it may most
appropriately be held as an oral examination, the programme office
will inform the students that the make-up examination/re-take
examination will be held as an oral examination
instead.
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Description of the exam
procedure
PC exam on CBS computers with e-hand in.
It is not allowed to bring your own PC and printer.
No access to the internet.
Access to LEARN and personal S:/drive.
Before the exam starts information can also be uploaded from a
USB-key to PC, then the USB-Key should be put away during exam.
The exam is PC-based without access to internet. The exam will
consist of 3 or 4 essay questions. Students must answer all the
questions. Allowed exam aids include only course material (e.g.
lecture notes, readings, and cases). The use of any outside
analysis or unreferenced sources is not
permitted.
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| Course content and structure |
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The course is organized around a selective set of start-up and
growth issues faced by nascent entrepreneurs. The topics to be
addressed include:
- Choosing a Career As an Entrepreneur: Startup Life
- Turning a Business Idea into an Opportunity: Business
Opportunity Assessment
- Acquiring and Leveraging Financial Resources: Overview of
Financing Opportunities
- Choosing Co-founders: Founding Team Dilemma
- Hiring Early Employees: The Right Hires at the Right Time
- Evolving a New Business: Challenges in Managing and Growing a
Venture
This course is organized by the six topics described above. There
are two sessions under each topic. The first session is primarily
an instructor lecture on related theories drawn from economic and
sociological perspectives. The materials used for the theory
session are mainly based on the text and required readings. The
second part is planned for the case discussions. A typical class
for the second part begins with a brief review of the theories
presented in the previous class. We will then introduce a case
selected for the topic. One or more class members will be asked to
start the case by giving an overview of the business situation
described in the case. We will then spend the rest of the session
on discussing the general and specific questions in the case, and
also conduct some formal analysis of the case. Students will be
asked to apply the theories acquired from the first session to
analyzing business situations described in the case and the
individual protagonist’s course of action. At the end of the
session, we will try to build a complete analysis of the case
within a theoretical framework, summarize the key takeaways and
determine the extent to which insights generated from the case can
be applied to other business situations.
This course will be of particular interest to master students who
are interested in entrepreneurship, management consulting, and
corporate/entrepreneurial finance. The materials covered are
intended to be accessible and comprehensible to all master students
across different programs at CBS.
Class sessions will consist of lectures, case discussions and group
presentations. In the first part of each class, I will provide a
theoretical framework for thinking about today's topic, based
on textbook chapters and reading materials. The second part of the
class is designed for case discussions, starting with student group
presentations. Student groups are expected to read and analyze the
case in advance, draw insights from their analyses and frame
in-class discussion. This course will be most valuable (and
enjoyable) if all students are engaged and participating in a
productive manner.
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| Teaching methods |
| lectures, case discussion and group presentations
combined |
| Further Information |
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Changes in course schedule may occur
Tuesday 13.30-17.00, week 36-42
Tuesday 12.35-17.00, week 43
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Last updated on
17-10-2014
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