Recommended prerequisite for participation in
the module
1. Semester courses and project (or equivalent)
Content, progress and pedagogy of the
module
Learning objectives
Knowledge
- Describe and understand processes, methods, tools, and
associated resources needed for people and companies to become and
stay innovative, with an emphasis on incubation processes.
- Describe and understand specific tools and methods for
supporting entrepreneurial processes.
- Describe and understand advanced theories of creative
methodologies and creative mind-set.
Skills
- The student must be able to use sound research methods to
identify and analyse a need or problem using various theoretical
perspectives related to a business development processes with an
emphasis on incubation processes.
- The student must be able to experiment with possible conceptual
solutions or development in order to develop new business or to
leverage the innovation capability directions by using practice
insights, theory and creative skills.
- The student must be able to facilitate creative processes
(dedicated ressources will be allocated to the initiation and
sustaining of the objective) and excel in communication.
- Compose a project report according to the norms of the
scientific field, include relevant original literature, use correct
academic language and communicate the project's research-based
basis and problem and results in a coherent written and oral
manner, including the connection between the problem formulation,
the project's execution and the main conclusions.
- Evaluate and select relevant original literature and current
scientific methods, models and other tools used in the project
work, as well as assess the project's problem in relevant
technical scientific context.
Competences
- The student must be able to approach an empirical field using
scientifically sound methods and informed by theory experiment with
conceptual soluitons in relation to market/users, technology,
organisation, and resources.
- Contribute to creative further development of a conceptual
solution by combining innovation and/or entrepreneurship theories
with empirical insight.
- Critically evaluate own analysis and solutions.
- Situational application/facilitation of creative skills
(dedicated ressources will be allocated to the initiation and
sustaining of the objective).
- Plan, implement and manage complex and unpredictable research
and / or development tasks and assume a professional responsibility
for conducting professional and interdisciplinary
collaborations.
- Take responsibility for own academic development and
specialization.
Type of instruction
The module is carried out as group-based, problem-oriented
project work. The group work is carried out as an independent work
process in which the students themselves organise and coordinate
their workload in collaboration with a supervisor. The project is
carried out in groups with normally no more than 6 members.
Extent and expected workload
Since it is a 15 ECTS course module the expected workload is 450
hours for the student.
Exam
Prerequisite for enrollment for the exam
- An approved PBL competency profile is a prerequisite for
participation in the project exam.
Exams
Name of exam | Entrepreneurial Tactics |
Type of exam | Oral exam based on a project |
ECTS | 15 |
Assessment | 7-point grading scale |
Type of grading | External examination |
Criteria of assessment | The criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination
Policies and Procedures |