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Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Scholar Year: 2018/2019 - 1S
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LGSI29 |
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Gestão |
Courses
| Acronym |
Nº of students |
Study Plan |
Curricular year |
ECTS |
Contact hours |
Total Time |
| LGSI |
40 |
Study Plan |
3º |
4,5 |
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Teaching language
Portuguese
Intended learning outcomes (Knowledges, skills and competencies to be developed by the students)
. Acquire a concetual, deep and specialized knowledge on the themes of Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
. Understand critically the theories and principles on Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
. Conceive creative solutions and innovate in a context of creating new companies or in existing companies.
. Solve complex and unpredictable problems related to business environments.
. Apply strategic planning tools for creating and developing new business.
. Develop business plans for the creation of companies in the area of systems and information technologies.
. Take responsibility for individual and collective development as an entrepreneur on his own or on behalf of others.
. Develop autonomy in decision making and problem solving in a context of creating the company itself or of existing companies in a proactive, innovative way generating sustainable value.
Syllabus
1. Entrepreneurship: theories and perspectives
2. Forms of entrepreneurship
3. Entrepreneurship: the role of the entrepreneur
4. Environments that favor entrepreneurship: external environments and public policies
5. Metrics of entrepreneurship
6. Entrepreneurial organizations and corporate entrepreneurship: intrapreneurship, intrapreneur profile, corporate culture, clues to create an entrepreneurial organization
7. What is innovation: typologies, classifications and measurements
8. Strategic innovation, innovation and markets, the innovation lifecycle and innovation models
9. Undertake and innovate: the entrepreneurial process; identification and evaluation of the opportunity, business planning and tools, resources and management.
Demonstration of the syllabus coherence with the UC intended learning outcomes
Points 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 allow students to understand the strategic importance of entrepreneurship by providing them with a set of tools for bridging innovation and value creation (employment and business) in today's society .
From point 1 to point 9 of the program students are sensitized and trained to the possible generation of self-employment and / or improve employability and proclivity in organizations.
Points 7 and 8 allow students to understand the problems of innovation and market dynamics.
From point 1 to point 9 of the program the student is confronted with the relevance of entrepreneurship and innovation as a strategic factor that allows to increase the competitiveness of the company.
Teaching methodologies
Expositive-participatory method in the presentation of theoretical concepts. Method of solving and discussing cases, problem solving and group work.
Demonstration of the teaching methodologies coherence with the curricular unit's intended learning outcomes
The expository-participatory method allows the presentation of the theoretical concepts of points 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of the program, as well as the contextualization of examples and real cases. The method of solving and discussing cases, solving problems, working in groups allows the application of theoretical knowledge.
Assessment methodologies and evidences
EVALUATION SYSTEM
Continuous evaluation
The assessment of knowledge consists of:
i) Strategic plan (PE-CANVAS) or Participation in Business Week (limited number of candidates to be selected)
ii) Written Test (TE)
iii) Cases (CA) - (the top 3)
iv) Entrepreneur for 1 day (ED) (optional for those who participate in Business Week)
Final Note (NF) = 0.30xPE + 0.40xTE + 0.10xCA + 0.20
Subject to the following restrictions:
• Final grade greater than or equal to 10 (ten) values
• To pass the course unit the student must obtain a minimum of 8 points in the written test.
• At least 75% of theoretical and practical classes.
If the student does not meet any of the above conditions, he / she must carry out a final evaluation.
Final evaluation
There are three epochs of final evaluation:
Normal Season | 1st season (intended for students who did not opt for continuous assessment)
The evaluation of the normal time is constituted by:
• Final Exam (E) without consultation and delivery of a Strategic Plan on the exam day.
If the exam grade or EP grade is lower than 10 values, there is no approval.
Time of Resource | 2nd season (it is intended for students who did not or did not obtain use in the normal time or in the continuous evaluation)
The evaluation system is the same as in the final evaluation of the Normal Season
Special Season:
The evaluation system is the same as in the Resource Period
Bibliography
Alexander O, Yves P (2010) Business model generation. Wiley, Hoboken.
Bjerke, B. e Claes, (2001), Entrepreneurial marketing : the growth of small firms in the new economic era, Edward Elgar
Carvalho, L e Costa, T (2015), Empreendedorismo Uma Visão Global e Integradora, Edições Sílabo
Hisrich, R. D., Peters, M. P., & Shepherd, D. A. (2014). Empreendedorismo-9. AMGH Editora.
Costa, H. e Ribeiro, P. (2004). Criação & Gestão de Micro-Empresas & Pequenos Negócios. Lisboa: Lidel-Edições Técnicas
Gartner, W. (eds) (2004), Handbook of entrepreneurial dynamics : the process of business creation, SAGE Publications
Grit, R. (2016). Making a Business Plan, Taylor & Francis Group.
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