Recommended prerequisite for participation in the module

Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

Learning objectives

Knowledge

• Have gained knowledge and understanding of implementation/realisation aspects of entrepreneurship/new business innovation in the broader organisational context (including the impact on realised strategy).
• Explain the scientific basis and scientific issues within the specialization.
• Explain the highest international research in the field of specialization.

Skills

• Be able to describe the problem solved and the criteria applied for its solution.
• Be able to analyse an organizational context, innovative capabilities and potential.
• Be able to evaluate the concepts, theories and methodologies applied to the solution of the problem.
• Be able to assess the limitations of the concepts, theories and methodologies applied in the solution of the problem.
• Be able to train creativity skills and excel in communication.
• Master the scientific methods and general skills related to the field of specialization.
• Compose a project report according to the field's norms, use correct professional language, document extensive inclusion of relevant original literature, communicate and discuss the project's research-based basis and problem and results in a written, graphic and oral manner in a coherent way.
• Critically evaluate the project's results in relation to relevant original literature and current scientific methods, models and evaluate and discuss the project's problem in a relevant technical scientific context.
• Assess and put the project's potential into perspective for further development.

Competences

• Be able to navigate and interact in an organizational context in the business development process (emphasis on implementation) through relevant choices of methods and use of theories.
• Be able to account for the choices made during the solution of the problem, and to substantiate that these are made at a professional level.
• Situational advanced application/facilitation of creative processes.
• Participate in and independently carry out technological development and research, as well as solve complex tasks using scientific methods.
• Perform planning, implementation and management of complex and unpredictable research and / or development tasks and assume a professional responsibility for completing independent academic tasks as well as interdisciplinary collaborations.
• Independently take responsibility for own professional development and specialization.

Type of instruction

The Semester is carried out as a project at Aalborg University; the 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 may be carried out individually or in teams.  This format is used in case of a start-up project. The project may be finalized with a project report or in the form of a scientific paper.

Extent and expected workload

Since it is a 30 ECTS course module the expected workload is 900 hours for the student.

Exam

Exams