Course Unit: AL13.1 Introduction into International Entrepreneurship
Semester - Language of Tuiti-
on/Assessment English
Hours per week 2 Group size (max) 30
Contact hours (total) 32 h ECTS credits 3
Individual study 58 h Lecturer Kbiladze
Objectives:
The course is designed to those students, who either have a business idea, or think, that during their career, they might start their own business. This course is highly interactive, and pro- vides the students with the basic principles of entrepreneurship.
The key objective is to equip the students with the essential knowledge, basic considerations and experiences, which will help them to succeed in their business development efforts.
Contents of the Course:
An essential element of this introductory course is to assess a business opportunity and a business development process. Stu- dents will have the opportunity to analyze business cases, un- derstand and assess business ideas, entrepreneurial teams, and business situations. They will understand the importance of In- ternational Entrepreneurship and the impact of a culture. Stu- dents will learn how to create business, marketing, organizational and financial plans.
Methods:
The course, next to regular classroom presentations and discus- sions, includes situation games, case studies, team assign- ments, interview session and presentations.
Recommendations / Prerequisites:
Students must be able to function in an English-speaking en- vironment.
Assessment:
Grades will be based on a mid-term exam worth 30 points, class- room activities 30 points and a final in-class test (or written essay and/or presentation) worth 40 points, for a total of 100 points.
Tests will be based on the material covered in class.
Suggested Reading:
Robert D. Hisrich, Michael P. Peters, Dean A. Shepherd, Tenth Edition, 2016.
