Intrapreneurship (Advanced)

2024/2025

Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

This 5 ECTS module serves as an extension to the Intrapreneurship Summer School, designed to inspire students to engage in deep reflection on their experiences and knowledge gained from the foundational module. The overarching objective of this advanced module is to provide students with the same learning objectives as the Intrapreneurship (Foundation) module, but with an additional platform to refine their entrepreneurial skills and competences within a more rigorous, scientific, and analytical context.

Throughout this academic journey, students will embark on a transformational exploration, honing their intrapreneurial prowess and gaining the capacity to navigate the complex interplay of theory and practice in the dynamic corporate landscape. This newfound confidence is a direct result of the rigorous academic grounding and practical insights that this module aims to provide.

The culmination of this module is the creation of an academically crafted project, meticulously woven with a blend of theoretical depth and practical applicability. This project serves a dual purpose, combining the critical components of a traditional business plan with a broad spectrum of theoretical foundations, thereby fostering a holistic understanding of intrapreneurship. It is through the process of developing and presenting these projects that students will not only gain a deeper understanding but also the confidence to articulate and pitch innovative business ideas to colleagues and corporate partners with poise and conviction.

In essence, this module not only encourages intellectual growth but also empowers students to emerge as proficient intrapreneurs, better capable of navigating the intricate terrain of innovation and entrepreneurship. The newfound confidence in presenting new business ventures will be a valuable asset as students go on to make substantial contributions in the corporate world.

Learning objectives

Knowledge

KNOWLEDGE

The student must through the module obtain knowledge about:

  • Ability to understand and reflect upon the full scope of a new business venture.  
  • Understanding best practice principles of intrapreneurship theory and how to apply these.
  • Understanding key drivers that impact upon the successful creation and management of a new venture within an existing organization.
  • how projects within intrapreneurship are led from idea phase to implementation.

Skills

SKILLS

The student must through the module obtain skills in:

  • define and explain the connections and differences between different theoretical concepts and theories within intrapreneurship.
  • address problems within intrapreneurship analytically and critically using theoretical concepts and theories to comprehend, compare and critically analyze empirical issues.
  • select and apply relevant methods and tools to handle a key issue within intrapreneurship.
  • Structuring and formulating a business concept and communicate a business case – both written and orally.

Competences

COMPETENCES

The student must through the module obtain competences to:

  • Applying relevant techniques for developing an attractive business plan.
  • Combining theory and practice to solve problems regarding Intrapreneurship.
  • be able to organize and implement projects where key issues within intrapreneurship are addressed, from the idea phase to the implementation of solution proposals.

Exam

Exams

Name of examIntrapreneurship (Advanced)
Type of exam
Oral exam based on a project
Group examination with max. 5 students. The student may also choose to write the project alone.
ECTS5
Assessment7-point grading scale
Type of gradingInternal examination
Criteria of assessmentThe criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination Policies and Procedures

Facts about the module

Danish titleIntrapreneurship (Advanced)
Module codeØKS20224
Module typeProject
Duration1 semester
SemesterAutumn
ECTS5
Language of instructionEnglish
Location of the lectureCampus Aalborg
Responsible for the module

Organisation

Study BoardStudy Board of Economics and Business Administration
DepartmentAalborg University Business School
FacultyFaculty of Social Sciences and Humanities