ENT4400 Entreprenørskap 3 Forskingsfronten innan innovasjonsleiings- og entreprenørskapsforskinga Course description

Entrepreneurship is a relatively young field of research, where much of the theory development is inspired by research in sociology, psychology, economics and strategy. This course takes students through theoretical perspectives and research that have shaped the current understanding of innovation and entrepreneurial processes, with a particular focus on how such processes can contribute to value creation and societal change. Traditional models regarded innovation as a linear process that started with basic research and that over time contributed to new products that could be commercialised in a market.

Today, innovation processes are characterised as complex processes of co-creation, where interaction between actors with different approaches and framework conditions create new solutions through collaboration. In addition, research on entrepreneurship and innovation in the public sector is growing, broadening the scope from product to service. At the level of individuals and teams, entrepreneurial capacity is linked to an entrepreneurial mindset, while at the system level, entrepreneurial capacity is linked to the broader innovation ecosystem and the institutional framework of which the entrepreneur is a part. Students gain insight into theories of social change and into how individuals and institutions can work systematically to build and adapt to the innovation-driven ecosystems. This interaction between individual and system is important in understanding how innovation and entrepreneurial capacity are interlinked with the external environment.

The aim of the course is to provide a theoretical foundation that enables students to better understand innovation and entrepreneurial processes, accumulate knowledge, critically reflect, and to link their own entrepreneurial experiences to recent research. The course will help students to strengthen and better understand the theoretical foundation of their own own projects and of their own master's thesis in semester 4.

Se omtale av praksis i programplanen

Andre praksisperiode består av 20 dager pedagogisk praksis.

For studenter som fullførte første praksisperiode våren 2021 eller våren 2022 så består andre praksisperiode av 25 dager pedagogisk praksis.

Se nærmere omtale av praksis i programplanen

Se omtale av praksis i programplanen

The following coursework requirements must have been approved in order for the student to take the exam:

• Coursework 1: One written reflection paper to be handed in prior to lecture 1. The paper must be 2-3 pages. Further details concerning this coursework will be given prior to lecture 1.
• Coursework 2: Individual literature analysis presented in class. The presentation must be max 15 minutes, in addition be opponent on 2 literature analysis presentations given by other students as coursework. Further details concerning this coursework will be given in lecture 1.
• Coursework 3: Group assignment: The student must in groups of 2-3 students’ report on a structured literature search. Requirements and guidance for this coursework will be given in lecture 1.
• Coursework 4: Group assignment: The students must in groups of 2-3 students’ hand in an literature analysis based on the search conducted in coursework 3. Requirements for this coursework will be given in lecture 1.

All required coursework must be completed and approved by the given deadline in order for the student to take the exam. If the coursework requirement has not been approved, the student will be given one opportunity to submit an improved version by the given deadline.

The exam in the course is an essay. The essay is written individually. The essay must have a scope of 5000 words (+ - 10 percent).

In the essay the students are expected to discuss recent literature on entrepreneurship and innovation theory in relation to their own experiences with venture creation and development. Further details concerning the details for the essay topic/problem will be given in lecture 1.

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Students awarded a fail grade are given one opportunity to submit an improved version of the essay.

Se omtale av praksis i programplanen

Se omtale av praksis i programplanen

The objective of this course is to familiarize the student with basic business development concepts and theories in the context of newly started ventures or projects. The course provides deepened theoretical and practical knowledge about strategy, innovation, entrepreneurship, networking and business development in an international business environment. The aim is to develop capabilities and skills to act upon business and societal opportunities, needs and challenges, in order to develop successful businesses and innovations in a global and changing business environment. The student is provided with tools and framework needed to work on business development, including how to form the firm’s vision, mission, values and how to use various frameworks and tools to analyze the external environment.

The course provides a guide to theories and practices within strategy, business model development, decision making, business planning, marketing and human resource management that are related to, or relevant for, the development of new ventures and projects. The course emphasizes all aspects of the strategy process of getting new ideas to the market including the formulation, implementation, management and change of strategies. The students use their newly created ventures or project as a basis in this course. This means that students taking this course need a newly started venture or project to work on. All assignments and modules are directly linked to the students’ own projects.

Language of instruction is English.

This course explicitly builds on the two compulsory courses offered in the first semester: ‘Entrepreneurship 1’ and ‘Søking etter verdiskapende ideer’. Both courses must be passed.