Course Syllabus

BUS162G

INTRODUCTION TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Number of ECTS credits: 6

Time and Place: Mondays, Fridays 13.30-15.00

Contact Details for Professor

Name of Professor: Munira Aminova

E-mail: Munira.aminova@vub.ac.be

Office hours: Mondays 11.30-12.30

CONTENT OVERVIEW

Syllabus Section

Course Prerequisites and Course Description

Course Learning Objectives

Overview Table: Link between MLO, CLO, Teaching Methods, Assignments and Feedback

Main Course Material

Workload Calculation for this Course

Course Assessment: Assignments Overview and Grading Scale

Description of Assignments, Activities and Deadlines

Rubrics: Transparent Criteria for Assessment

Policies for Attendance, Later Work, Academic Honesty, Turnitin

Course Schedule – Overview Table

Detailed Session-by-Session Description of Course

Course Description

This course introduces students to the theory of entrepreneurship and its practical implementation.

It focuses on different stages related to the entrepreneurial process, including business model

innovation, monetization, small business management as well as strategies that improve

performance of new business ventures. Centered around a mixture of theoretical exploration as well

as case studies of real-world examples and guest lectures, students will develop an understanding of

successes, opportunities and risks of entrepreneurship. Students will also develop skills in written

business communication and oral presentations that allow students to integrate entrepreneurship

concepts and interact with business experts. This course has an interdisciplinary approach and is

therefore open to students from other Majors. Course learning objectives: At the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. Explore and experience the joy of creating unique solutions to market opportunities

2. Create and exploit innovative business ideas and market opportunities

3. Turn market opportunities into a business plan

4. Build a mindset focusing on developing novel and unique approaches to market opportunities

5. Demonstrate and present successful work, collaboration and division of tasks in a

multidisciplinary and multicultural team

6. Demonstrate understanding and application of the tools necessary to create sustainable and viable businesses

In terms of skills

➢ Use appropriate referencing and bibliographic methods ➢ Demonstrate effective oral presentation skills ➢ Demonstrate effective and integrative team-work

In terms of attitudes, students should develop in this course:

➢ critical attitudes, which are necessary for “life-long learning” ➢ an attitude of open-mindedness and self-critical reflection with a view to self-

improvement ➢ sensibility towards the ethical dimensions of different aspects of the content of this

course ➢ an open attitude towards inter-cultural team-work

Teaching methods: The teaching method is based on the presumption of a maximum level of independence of thought and work. You will be divided into groups and remain within these groups in order to develop a business idea. The course requires a high level of commitment, diligent and continuous work, organizational skills and planning as well as profound dedication to your work as an individual as well as member of your group. This means, you should display an attitude

of strong professionalism when it comes to sticking to agreed group deadlines, division of labour and quality of work. During the course, you will present ideas to both peers and experts from the community who provide feedback and insight into what it takes start a successful business It is a team-based and project-oriented course. It requires a high level of independence, time- and information management as well as an impeccable level of professionalism and work ethics. A mature approach to teamwork, efficient division of labour, adherence to clear time lines and deadlines and the early resolution of potential conflicts between team members is essential. The teaching will be done using lectures, seminars/tutorials, powerpoint slides, guest lectures, case studies and videos whenever available. Due to the highly practical nature of the course the guest lecturing will prevail. The invited guest speaker in the course will be Ulrich Penzkofer. Formerly, a VP Corporate Finance at Hypo-Vereinsbank New York, Director Mergers and Acquisitions at Siemens AG, CEO and Regional Head EMEA of Siemens IT, CEO Siemens IT BeLux, CEO of NRB Group Belgium and Owner and Founder of UJP Consulting Sprl. Marc Van Gastel and Michel de Kemetter will also do a lecture each during the semester. Main Course Materials (please note that you can find the readings for each week and session in the Course Schedule section below):

Every successful entrepreneur is an avid reader. Immersing oneself in material of all kinds broadens your perspective and helps you see patterns that others might miss (Zacharakis, 20011).

The course material consists of powerpoint presentations, lecture notes and readings from the textbook. Powerpoint presentations will be made available after the respective classes have taken place. A week-by-week overview of the course readings can be found in the section below.

The syllabus, powerpoint presentations and important messages will be uploaded to the Vesalius portal ‘Pointcarre’. Students are expected to visit this site regularly to keep abreast of course evolutions.

Course material marked as ‘suggested readings’ and ‘additional sources’ is helpful for research and to gain an increased understanding, but is not mandatory. This material can be found online or will be made available upon individual request.

Textbook: Bygrave, W., & Zacharakis, A. (2017) Entrepreneurship, 4th Edition (3rd Edition is ok too) Wiley. Recommended References books:

Eric, Reis (2017) The Startup Way: How Entrepreneurial Management Transforms Culture and Drives Growth Active Learning and Intensive ‘Reading around the Subject’: Additional Sources, Recommended Journals and Websites:

Learning should be an active and self-motivated experience. Students who passively listen to lectures, copy someone else’s notes, and limit their readings to required chapters are unlikely to develop their critical thinking and expand their personal knowledge system. At the exam, these students often fail to demonstrate a critical approach. Students are strongly

recommended to have an updated understanding of developments related to this course and related to their wider Major. Active and engaged learning will turn out to be enriching to the overall course and class discussions. Students are invited to deepen their understanding of both theoretical and current issues from a variety of sources. Please find a list of suggestions compassing the entire course below. You are encouraged to read and browse in the leading journals of your discipline.

Journals Relevant for this Course: The Journal of Entrepreneurship – Sage publications The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation – Sage publications Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal - Wiley Online Library International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business – InterScience

Websites of Interest: http://www.nolo.com for standard legal forms, such as NDAs, contracts, etc. http://www.offices2share.com for some shared office space http://www.fdncenter.org/ for a search database of grants and foundations http://www.iprint.com for cheap printing of business cards and letterheads If you want to be an Entrepreneur, you should read about them! Magazines: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/ http://www.redherring.com/ http://www.entrepreneur.com http://www.inc.com/ http://www.fastcompany.com/ http://www.wired.com/ http://www.garage.com/resources/index.shtml http://www.forbes.com/ Really Great Website with All Kinds of Links to Other Entrepreneurship Websites: http://www.entrepreneurship.org/ Work Load Calculation for this Course: This course is not heavy lecture based course. Instead the course hours will be used to guide students in the establishment of their final business plan. Each day another aspect of developing a business is discussed. Students are offered adequate time to work on including the new knowledge into their business plan. However, they will have to show time management skills in order to end up with a satisfactory end-product. Feedback will be given regularly during the course. You are expected to spend roughly 10 hours per week on this course. This includes 3 hours of lectures or seminars per week and 7 hours ‘out of class’ time spent on preparatory readings, studying time for exams as well as time spent on preparing your assignments, and group project.

Course Assessment: Assignments Overview Your grade will be based on the following assignments:

Mid-term exam 20%

Final presentation of the business plan – 20%

Business plan 40%

Final exam 20%

Group work – is not graded separately but a failure to cooperate within a group can lead to reduction in individual grade in final presentation and business plan. You will need to submit with your business plan peer evaluation form for group work; feedback on team dynamics and minutes of your meetings (including time, duration, who was present, what things were discussed).

Description of course assessment Mid-Term Exam (written): Mid-term exam will test you on the chapters that were covered before the mid-term (Ch. 1-8). 20% of the mid-term will be multiple choice questions, 40% short answer and 40% long answer questions. The exam will test how well you understood the knowledge from the classes, core book, and the cases.

The presentation

You will present your business plan in front of a jury. There you will pitch your business idea and lay out in as much your ideas are ready for the market. You will be evaluated on clear defined guidelines (see grading rubric presentation).

Due date: Week 12: 20th and 23rd of April during class time.

Deliverable: In class presentation of the hard copy of the PowerPoint slides (please print 2-3 slides per page)

Articulating your business concept is critical. First impressions matter and many potential investors or other stakeholders may never read your plan. You will have 10 minutes to pitch your plan followed by some Q&A.

Final business plan (40%) You will be evaluated on the basis of defined rubrics on how to make a business plan. The business plan should be externally focused. Externally focused plans target goals that are important to external stakeholders, particularly financial stakeholders. They typically have detailed information about the organization, the strategy and the organization’s goals. The business plan is written in order to provide the most important information to external shareholders. It should be a convincing, well-written and well-researched document using feasible assumptions in order to predict future flows. It needs to contain the following:

- Cover page - Table of contents - A description of the business

- The market analysis (SWOT analysis, industry background, competitor analysis, market analysis) based on primary and secondary resources

- The strategical plan - The financial plan - Conclusions - If needed, the necessary attachments - (Include the documents requested for your group work too as an attachment)

Written plan due date is week 12: On Monday 30th of April you need to submit it during the class through turninit and bring the hard copy to the lecture. Turnitin will no longer accept papers after 13.30 on the 30th of April.

Please submit one hard copy and one copy through turnitin. The access code is given above.

Deliverable: 15-17 pages (including financials and appendices)

Teams will work together over the term to write a business plan. The team goal is to produce a final plan and presentation that you would be proud to present to an angel, a venture capitalist, a banker, or private investor (or Mom and Dad ☺).

Group work

One of the main emphasis lies on group work. During group work you will :

Design an effective division of labour Actively comment on each other’s ideas and work progress Act as a cohesive learning and studying group

Sometimes, even the most well-meaning group members might run into troubles, particularly in more stressful times. Group members are required to refer all major disputes to the course instructor – this is not a case of “grassing up on your peers”, but a must for the fair and smooth running of your semester’s work. In order to ensure that group work and each individual contribution are fairly assessed, the course facilitator will organize at least two 360 Degree Team evaluation sessions, through which each group member has to evaluate him/herself and evaluate the other group members. The 360 Degree evaluation is described below:

360 Degree Evaluation – Group Contributions In order to ensure that each student does his/her best in terms of contributing to the group effort, there will be a 360 evaluation session on two occasions (at the beginning and end of the course). As part of this evaluation, you are required to assess yourself and the members of your group on the following aspects: Pro-active Contribution to the Group (including contribution to the end product) Fair burden-sharing of work-load Display of leadership Reliability (punctuality, adherence to deadlines, attendance etc) Personal Growth / Improvement in Tackling Weaknesses The group evaluations will be used by the course facilitator as “moderation tools” that will contribute to the final grade of the group assignment. An unsatisfactory evaluation may result in the student’s group grade being discounted (i.e., ‘O points’)

The Importance of Group Work and Individual Contributions to the Group’s Success Even though individual assessments and individual skill training is also part of the course, the core emphasis lies on group work. The purpose of the group is:

to pool expertise in order to come up with a end of term proposal to design an effective division of labour of work under the leadership of a team leader (this person can be elected for the entirety of the course or installed on a rotating basis) to actively comment on each other’s ideas and work progress to act as a cohesive learning and studying group

The Student Groups are encouraged to keep minutes of their meetings and manage their tasks effectively with an effective division of labour and an effective inter-group communication process. The evaluation categories range from ‘individual contributions to the group, leadership, punctuality, diligence to the division of labour etc. Two unsatisfactory group evaluations (counter-checked by the facilitator) will lead to a reduction of grade points for all group-related assignments. This also means that if it is clear that a group member has insufficiently1 contributed to the business plan and presentation the student might get disqualified from receiving a grade for this aspect of the course (resulting in an ‘F’ for all group-related assignments). The final decision on a “classification” of a student’s group contribution rests with the course facilitator, who will take into consideration the results of the group evaluation.

Grading Scale of Vesalius College Vesalius College grading policy follows the American system of letter grades, which correspond to a point scale from 0 – 100. All assignments (including exams) are be graded on the scale of 0-100. To comply with the Flemish Educational norms, professors can on request also provide the conversion of the grade on the Flemish scale of 0-20. The conversion table below outlines the grade equivalents.

Letter grade

Scale of 100

(VeCo Grading Scale)

Scale of 20

(Flemish System)

A 85-100 17.0-20.0

A- 81-84 16.1-16.9

B+ 77-80 15.3-16.0

B 73-76 14.5-15.2

B- 69-72 13.7-14.4

C+ 66-68 13.1-13.6

C 62-65 12.3-13.0

C- 58-61 11.5-12.2

D+ 54-57 10.7-11.4

D 50-53 10.0-10.6

F 0-49 0-9.9

1 I.e. receiving “below average/poor” on average.

Description of Activities, Grading Criteria and Deadlines:

The nature of this course does not lend itself to objective questions; there is no "right" or "wrong" answer per se. However, there are different levels of quality. Just as a venture capitalist ranks the attractiveness of proposals, I will rank your work against that of your peers and assign an appropriate grade.

Vesalius College Attendance Policy As the College is committed to providing students with high-quality classes and ample opportunity for teacher-student interaction, it is imperative that students regularly attend class. Participation in class meetings is mandatory, except in case of a medical emergency (e.g. sickness). Students will need to provide evidence for missing class (doctor’s note). If evidence is provided, the missed class is considered as an excused class. If no evidence is provided immediately before or after the class, the missed class is counted as an absence. Additional Course Policies There is a penalty for the late submission without a valid reason. The late paper is deducted -20% each day in this course. Academic Honesty Statement

Academic dishonesty is NOT tolerated in this course.

Academic honesty is not only an ethical issue but also the foundation of scholarship. Cheating and plagiarism are therefore serious breaches of academic integrity.

Following the College policy, cheating and plagiarism cases will be communicated in writing to the Associate Dean and submitted to the Student Conduct Committee for disciplinary action.

If you refer to someone else’s work, appropriate references and citations must be provided. Grammar, spelling and punctuation count, so use the tools necessary to correct before handing in assignments.

Please consult the Section “Avoiding Plagiarism” in the College Catalogue for further guidance. Turnitin All written assignments that graded and count for more than 10% towards the final course grade need to be submitted via the anti-plagiarism software Turnitin. For this course the Class ID: 17231697

The Enrolment key is: BUS162G

Course Schedule

26 Jan

Objectives:

A. Examine the overarching context and

background to innovation studies.

B. Identify the link between changes and

opportunities for launching new products.

C. Examine the current and future trends that will

be shaping our society and thus business.

Mode: Lecture and workshop Lecturer/facilitator: Prof Aminova

29 Jan Entrepreneur and the process

Objectives:

A. Examine the critical factors for starting a new enterprise.

B. Learn how to evaluate opportunities for new businesses

C. Determine resources needs and acquire resources

D. Evaluate Forms of financing E. Determine ingredients for a successful

business Extra activity

F. Students present within 2 minutes 1 slide with few business ideas to find teams that fit their interests

Facilitator: Ulrich Penzkofer and Munira Aminova

2 Feb

Objectives: G. Examine the link between problems,

resolutions and opportunities H. Develop an understanding of how to identify

the problems, test hypotheses about those problems, and build a unique solution that addresses the opportunity.

I. Learn how to recognize an opportunity, identify gaps in the market and learn how to exploit this market opportunity.

J. Design Thinking: how to address the gap in the market?

Mode: Workshop (with introductory input on method) Lecturer/facilitator: Marc Van Gastel Format: Mindmap/ Design Thinking

Extra activity H. Students present within 2 minutes 1 slide with

few business ideas to find teams that fit their interests

Facilitator: Munira Aminova

5 Feb Idea vs opportunity Objectives:

A. Finalizing the ideas and forming teams B. Start working and brainstorming in the teams C. Starting collaboration and figuring out the

team roles

D. Forming teams based on business interests/name game/the ice breaker

Facilitator: Munira Aminova/Ulrich Penzkofer

9th Feb

9th of February at 13.30 we gather in the classroom and go to the business incubator located: ICAB nv | Site Arsenaal Witte Patersstraat 4 | 1040 Brussel +32 2 737 67 11 | icab@icab-brussel.be | www.icab-brussel.be RPR Brussel | 0876.709.853

The objective of the visit is to learn how business incubators work; what services they provide to future entrepreneurs and startups.

12 Feb Building financial statements

Objectives: A. Cash Flow B. Balance sheet C. Profit and loss statement D. Group discussion of the businesses

Facilitator Ulrich Penzkofer

16 Feb

Objectives:

A. Visit one of the main entrepreneur pitches B. Participate in voting for pitches and choosing

the winner C. Observe and participate in real life

entrepreneurs presenting their ideas for finding funding and partners.

D. Networking

Facilitator: Munira Aminova Location: There are two options for this visit one in Antwerpen one in Brussels. The exact details will be communicated to you separately. Date is subject to change

19 Feb

Objectives: A. Generate multiple ideas B. Intensive brainstorming on the several initial

ideas generated. C. Conduct secondary research in order to get a

background D. (if necessary, draft a survey (primary

research)) E. Select the most attractive idea to develop

further in detail. F. Upload and make available to all lecturers

idea selection and related ideas Mode: Team exercise Lecturer/facilitator: Ulrich Penzkofer Format: Team mind map Readings: Chapter 4 Prototyping your ideas Bryman, A. (2016). Sampling in Quantitative

Research, in Bryman, A. (ed.). Social Research

Methods, 5th edition. Oxford University Press.

23 Feb

Objectives: A. Identify the target market B. identify a unique selling proposition C. conduct an analysis of the competitive

environment D. build a SWOT analysis E. Use Porter’s 5 forces model to identify

competitive market threats F. develop your strategic thinking G. ensure that the idea is tailored to resolve a

gap in the competitive market. Mode: Teams discuss their research findings.

Each team presents to the whole group. Lecturer/facilitator: Munira Aminova Format: Team work/ Discussion

Valentin, E.K. (2001). SWOT Analysis from a

resource-based view, Journal of Marketing Theory

and Practice, 9(2), P.54-70.

26 Feb Effective teamwork in complex and evolving contexts

Objectives: A. Develop a viable and feasible approach to

market your idea based on the SWOT analysis and the 5 forces, in combination with primary/secondary data.

B. Brainstorm on how to reach the target audience

Mode: Creative brainstorming/ sketch-storming Lecturer/facilitator: Munira Aminova Format: Workshop

2 Mar Business planning process

Objectives:

A. Identify the structure of the business plan B. Financial planning: cash flow, Profit and loss

statement; Balance sheet

Facilitator: Munira Aminova/Ulrich Penzkofer

Chapter 7: The business planning process

5 Mar Mid-term exam Chapter 1 – 7

12 Mar Entprepreneurial marketing

Objectives:

A. To identify what tools to be used to market goods and services

B. Organization C. Sales approach D. Mid-term revision

Facilitator: Munira Aminova Chapter 6: Entprepreneurial marketing

16 Mar Extrapreneurship

Objectives of the class is to introduce students with: A. Futurology – innovation and value creation for

the future B. Extrapreneurship C. Shifting economy

Facilitator: Guest speaker Michel De Kemmeter Website: http://extrapreneurs.org

19 Mar

Objectives:

A. Learn how to use the business canvas tool to focus on the main building blocks of an innovative project, as well as aligning activities and illustrating potential trade- offs.

B. Based on the business canvas, develop a more comprehensive business plan, incorporating a first financial draft.

C. Learn about the role of Business Angels, Venture Capital, Private Equity and non-equity based financing.

Mode: Scenario-based financing Lecturer/facilitator: Munira Aminova Format: Lecture / Workshop

23 Mar Project/Business Plan Workshop: Clarification of assessment requirements and criteria

Objectives: ● Outline assessment criteria for the Pitch and

for the Business Plan ● Students can ask questions and seek

clarification Mode: Lecture/ Q&A Lecturer/facilitator: Munira Aminova

26 Mar

Objectives:

A. Develop a business model around the core idea.

B. Identify several avenues to monetization depending on the particular characteristics of business idea.

C. Use the data and the scenarios developed before to come up with a strategy

Mode: Lecture/Workshop Lecturer/facilitator: Munira Aminova

30 Mar Business Canvas Objectives: A. Build a Business Canvas that brings together

the most important resources and relationships

B. Identify the major challenges and opportunities the business Canvas conveys.

Mode: Short introduction/ Working Session

Lecturer/facilitator: Munira Aminova Format: Location: Readings: Alexander Osterwalder. http://nonlinearthinking.typepad.com/nonlinear_thinking/2008/07/the-business-model-canvas.html

1-14 Apr

No classes

16 Apr Intellectual property and legal aspects

Objectives: A. To understand the Intellectual property rights

when operating a business B. To identify legal and taxation aspects of the

business Facilitator: Munira Aminova/possibility to involve IPR for SMEs EU project (TBC)

20 Apr Scenario and Business Planning continued

Objectives: A. To develop feasible and believable scenarios

for the future B. To develop targets against whom to

benchmark your future performance Presenter: Munira Aminova Format: Working with project groups Readings: Shoemaker, P.J.H. (1991). When and how to use scenario planning: a heuristic approach with illustration, Journal of Forecasting, 10, pp. 549-564.

Project Presentation: Interim progress update

Objectives: A. To gather extensive feedback on the work

done B. To get feedback on their minipitch C. To seek solutions for problems that might

have popped up Facilitator: Munira Aminova

16 Apr Working day (location

optional)

Objectives:

A. As a result of, and based on, all the previous activities, teams draft a Business Plan and Prepare their pitch.

Mode: Group work Lecturer/facilitator: Munira Aminova Format: Teamwork

20 Apr

Objectives:

A. Each team presents their idea and business model in front of the jury of entrepreneurs.

Mode: Presentation Lecturer/facilitator: Munira Aminova Format: Pitch 10 minutes Jury: (Marc van Gastel, Ulrich Penzkofer, Michel De Kemetter, Frederik Tibau)

23 Apr Feedback to Project Teams by Jury of entrepreneurs/ academics

Objectives:

A. Jury of entrepreneurs/ academics provides feedback on the pitch and business plan progress.

Mode: feedback session Lecturer/facilitator: Munira Aminova Format: both written and oral Jury: (Marc van Gastel, Ulrich Penzkofer, Michel De Kemetter, Frederik Tibau)

27 Apr Business Plan adjustment

and finalization

Objectives:

A. Teams use feedback from panel of entrepreneurs to fine tune the business plan.

Facilitator: Munira Aminova

30 Apr Final Submission of

Business Plan

Objectives: A. How to grow your company beyond the

startup

Facilitator: Munira Aminova

4 May Course Evaluation/Tips

for exam preparation

Objectives: Mode: Questionnaire and verbal feedback/discussion Lecturer/facilitator: Munira Aminova/Ulrich Penzkofer

RUBRIC

Business plan

Student Name:

Excellent Good Fair Weak

The business plan is structured the

right way and the layout and

language are professional

Students have gathered additional

data via surveys, finding relevant

data, and academic sources

The business plan and the

assumptions are reasonable and

realistic

The business plan is persuasive

and brings unique insights

The business plan is marketable

and performance milestones are

included

The business plan develops a

financially sound business model,

taking into account the different

risks and scenarios. It shows a

critical analysis of the risk and

rewards.

The business plan is well

structured, clearly presented and

incorporates all the relevant

information. Correct use of

spelling and references.

The students worked together well

as a group and clearly indicated

the division of the tasks and

responsibilities

RUBRIC

FINAL ORAL PRESENTATION

NAME OF PRESENTER: ___________________________________

PRESENTATION TOPIC: ___________________________________

The purpose of this assessment is to provide you with feedback about both the content and style of your presentation. The scale used goes from 1 = poor, to 5 = excellent.

Content: total: 30 points

Level of Sophistication of Analysis 1 2 3 4 5 (x2)

Use of data/research outcomes/evidence 1 2 3 4 5 (x2)

Coherence of argument: 1 2 3 4 5 (x2)

Presentation skills: total 55 points

Clarity and volume of voice: 1 2 3 4 5 (x2)

Speed of delivery: 1 2 3 4 5

Time keeping: 1 2 3 4 5

Ability to speak freely: 1 2 3 4 5

Ability to keep audience engaged 1 2 3 4 5 (x2)

“Presence” / Mimics / Gestures 1 2 3 4 5

Ability to convince 1 2 3 4 5 (x3)

Visual aids: total 15 points

Use of visual aids 1 2 3 4 5

Overall quality of Layout of Powerpoints 1 2 3 4 5 (x2)

Peer Evaluation Form for Group Work Your name:

Name of Evaluated Peer:

Please evaluate your peer using a numerical scale for each criteria. The scale used goes from 1 = poor, to 5 = excellent. (1 = poor; 2 = below average 3 =

average 4 = good 5= very good). Please indicate in the comment box your reasoning for awarding the score and any additional information per criteria you

would like to share.

Evaluation Criteria Scores

Comments / Justification of Score / Suggestions for Improvement

Attendance of group meetings (attends

regularly and arrives on time)

Meaningful and productive

contributions to group discussions.

Sticking to agreed deadlines in all stages

of the work process. (x2)

Preparation of work in a quality manner.

Cooperative and supportive attitude.

Pro-active and constructive leadership

Volunteering for extra tasks and work

Contributes significantly to the success

of the project (x2)

TOTAL (add scores)

Feedback on team dynamics:

1. How effectively did your group work?

2. Were the behaviours of any of your team members particularly valuable or detrimental to the team? Explain.

3. Any recommendations for improving the working of the group:

4 What did you learn about working in a group from this project that you will carry into your next group experience?

LINK BETWEEN MAJOR OBJECTIVES, COURSE OBJECTIVES, TEACHING METHODS, ASSIGNMENTS AND FEEDBACK (BA Business Studies)

Major Learning Objectives Course Learning objectives addressing the Major Objectives (testable learning objectives)

Methods used to Teach Course Objectives

Methods (and numbers/types of assignments) used to test these learning objectives

Type, Timing and Instances of Feedback given to Student

The bachelor has a broad knowledge of the different functional fields of business management. S/he is able to apply this knowledge in the analysis of business-oriented problems and is able to propose solution to specific business problems.

The bachelor has an open and academic attitude characterized by accuracy, critical reflection and academic curiosity.

Demonstrate understanding and application of the tools necessary to create sustainable and viable businesses

Lectures

Seminar

Tutorials

Videos

Case studies

Guest lecturers

Business plan

group presentation; group paper

Mid-term exam

On-going weekly

Immediate oral feedback after presentations

Oral and written feedback within 2 weeks of the mid-term exam

The bachelor is able to work in a multi-cultural team. Demonstrate and present successful work, collaboration and division of tasks in a multidisciplinary and multicultural team

Group work

Lectures

Case studies

Tutorials

Business plan

Group work

On-going weekly

The bachelor is able to communicate clearly, fluently and accurately; as well in a written report as in an oral presentation.

Demonstrate effective oral presentation skills Turn market opportunities into a business plan

Lectures

Seminars/tutorials

Videos

Case studies

Business plan: presentations

Immediate oral feedback after presentations

Group feedback after the deadline