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2016/2017  DIP-D1FMV2017U  Innovation & Entrepreneurship

English Title
Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Course information
Language English
Course ECTS 5 ECTS
Type Elective
Level Graduate Diploma
Duration One Semester
Start time of the course Autumn
Timetable Course schedule will be posted at calendar.cbs.dk
Study board
Study Board for Graduate Diploma in Business Administration
Course coordinator
  • Kristina Vaarst Andersen - Department of Innovation and Organizational Economics (INO)
Main academic disciplines
  • Innovation
  • Strategy
Last updated on 18-04-2016
Learning objectives
To achieve the grade 12, students should meet the following learning objectives with no or only minor mistakes or errors: After completing the course students should be able to:
  • Demonstrate ability to analyze business economic issues relevant to innovative firms
  • Demonstrate knowledge of consequences of IPR and collaboration modes for innovation and entrepreneurship
  • Apply knowledge of innovation and entrepreneurship in practice
  • Demonstrate understanding of the effects of individual background, networks and collaboration for innovation and entrepreneurship
Course prerequisites
To benefit the most from this course it is recommended that you have knowledge of the central themes in the compulsory course Business Administration (Erhvervsøkonomi).
Examination
Innovation & entrepreneurship:
Exam ECTS 5
Examination form Written sit-in exam
Individual or group exam Individual exam
Assignment type Written assignment
Duration 4 hours
Grading scale 7-step scale
Examiner(s) Internal examiner and second internal examiner
Exam period Autumn
Aids allowed to bring to the exam Open book: all written and electronic aids, including internet access
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.
Description of the exam procedure

Cases will be handed out at the written examination.
Course content and structure

The course introduces students to the field of innovation and entrepreneurship. In this course we will discuss the characteristics of innovative firms and the entrepreneurial individuals behind them. Armed with studies and theories on what constitutes successfully innovative firms and entrepreneurial individuals, we will engage in exercises and discuss cases. Thereby we will develop an understanding of the effects of how individual and firm background, as well as networks and collaboration, affect innovation and entrepreneurship. We will study effects of team composition and social networks for collaboration outcomes on individual and firm level. Further, we will scrutinize how firms profit from their innovations and stay competitive through business model innovation. Finally, we will address the topic of entrepreneurship from different perspectives: we will study the characteristics of successful entrepreneurs, and we will engage in exercises simulating entrepreneurial activities.
Teaching methods
Classes consist of lectures, exercises and teaching based on cases. The lectures introduce the pivotal subjects and issues in each module, while exercises and cases allows for interactive learning. The cases are chosen to highlight the relevant issues and to foster engaging classroom debate on integration of theory and reality.
Student workload
Teaching 30 hours
Preparation, exam ect. 108 hours
Last updated on 18-04-2016