BAPD3910 Bacheloroppgave Emneplan

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After completing the course, the student should have the following overall learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence: 

Knowledge 

The student has 

• advanced knowledge of central research issues related to innovation and entrepreneurship, across disciplines, sectors and time 
• specialised knowledge about key driving forces of entrepreneurial activities and innovation
• specialised knowledge about prerequisites for innovative and entrepreneurship at individual, organisational and systemic levels
• advanced knowledge of perspectives, frameworks and concepts within strategic thinking, leadership and management central to entrepreneurship and innovation 
• specialised knowledge about necessary resources to develop and manage entrepreneurial teams and how to exploit the entrepreneurial ecosystem

Skills 

The student has 

• broad skills to identify, gather, and analyse relevant information, understand how this information is relevant for various aspects of entrepreneurial processes 
• specialised skills to identify and analyse information relevant for strategic management decisions related to entrepreneurship and innovation
• the ability to critically assess and evaluate research and generate insight from key findings 
• advanced skills to apply relevant scientific theories when studying the academic topics of entrepreneurship and innovation, and to independently analyse empirical data 

General competence

The student has 

• specialised competence to communicate scholarly issues through written text and oral presentation 
• in-depth competence to accumulate knowledge of the academic topics of entrepreneurship and innvation
• advanced competence to identify and gather relevant information for a scientific project in entrepreneurship and innovation
• comprehensive insight into the significance of sustainable and ethical dilemmas in innovation and entrepreneurial processes
• the ability to critically reflect on the role of innovation in societal development

After completing the course, the student should have the following overall learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence: 

Knowledge 

The student has 

• advanced knowledge of central research issues related to innovation and entrepreneurship, across disciplines, sectors and time 
• specialised knowledge about key driving forces of entrepreneurial activities and innovation
• specialised knowledge about prerequisites for innovative and entrepreneurial behaviour at individual, organisational and systemic levels
• advanced knowledge of perspectives, frameworks and concepts within strategic thinking, leadership and management central to entrepreneurship and innovation 
• specialised knowledge about necessary resources to develop and manage entrepreneurial teams and how to exploit the entrepreneurial ecosystem

Skills 

The student has 

• broad skills to identify, gather, and analyse relevant information, understand how this information is relevant for various aspects of entrepreneurial processes 
• specialised skills to identify and analyse information relevant for strategic management decisions 
• the ability to critically assess and evaluate research and generate insight from key findings 
• advanced skills to apply relevant scientific theories when studying an academic issue, and to independently analyse empirical data 

General competence

The student has 

• specialised competence to communicate scholarly issues through written text and oral presentation 
• in-depth competence to accumulate knowledge of the academic topics of entrepreneurship and innovation
• advanced competence to identify and gather relevant information for a scientific project in entrepreneurship and innovation
• comprehensive insight into the significance of sustainable and ethical dilemmas in innovation and entrepreneurial processes

the ability to critically reflect on the role of innovation in societal development

The course will include lectures and seminars. Students will be exposed to conceptual theories and tools that they will bridge to their previous entrepreneurial experiences. Students are expected to actively participate in discussions and to link theory and research to their own practice. The seminars are led by students and are based on teamwork. Through participation in lectures and seminars, the students will enhance their ability to present and argue for their own ideas and practices as well as to reflect and give feedback to fellow students.

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

• Coursework 1: Attendance in seminars is compulsory, and the student must participate in at least five out of eight seminars. Attendance in seminars are compulsory to acquire the necessary competencies to meet the objectives of the course; about, for and through entrepreneurship. These competencies cannot be acquired solely from reading the syllabus and/or taking the exam.
• Coursework 2: The student must take part in preparing a collective seminar presentation, in groups of three students, based on readings of the syllabus specific for the date of the presentation. The presentation will be a total of 60 minutes and will be in two parts: 30 minutes for the presentation and 30 minutes discussion with the whole seminar group, led by the presenters. 

Students who are unable to attend the required number of seminars or who are prevented from taking part in a collective seminar presentation may be offered a postponement of the required course activities.

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 can be written individually or in groups of two-three students. The essay must have a scope of 5000 words (+ - 10 percent).

In the essay the students is expected to perform a literature review of selected readings, identify a gap, formulate a researchable question, and briefly suggest a realistic research design. Thus, the students should through this exam paper demonstrate the ability to discuss and reflect upon the relevance of current research for his/her upcoming master thesis.

Font and font size: Arial or Calibri 12 points. Line spacing: 1.5. 

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

Mappevurdering med følgende mappekrav:

Del 1 Produkt

• Produkt

• Dokumentasjon av det utarbeidete produktet

• Dokumentasjon av designprosessen inkludert sammendrag av prosjektbeskrivelsen

• Poster

Det gis en foreløpig karakter på bacheloroppgaven, del 1. Kandidater som vurderes til karakteren F (ikke bestått) på dette kan ikke framstilles til muntlig presentasjon. Eksamensresultat på del 1 kan påklages.

Del 2 Muntlig presentasjon

Muntlig presentasjon av prosjekt for sensorer (kan være åpen for veiledere, studenter og inviterte gjester). Etter  muntlig presentasjon, del 2, kan karakteren justeres opp eller ned med inntil én karakter. Vurdering av muntlig presentasjon kan ikke påklages.

Alle hjelpemidler er tillatt så lenge regler for kildehenvisning følges

Gradert skala A-F.

Prosjektet sensoreres av en intern og en ekstern sensor.