Courses Master Display 2013-2014
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Course title | Entrepreneurial or SME Management | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Course code | EBC4093 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ECTS credits | 7,0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assessment | None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Level | Advanced | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinator |
Anita van Gils For more information: a.vangils@maastrichtuniversity.nl |
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Language of instruction | English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Goals |
Students will develop several competencies required within the entrepreneurship and small business domain, such as opportunity recognition, strategic and relational competencies. Moreover, team and managerial skills will be further developed.
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Description |
In this skill, students are offered three possibilities:
1.In a group of four to six students, you set-up your own student company and you effectively run and manage this company during one academic year. Both commercial and social venture projects can be initiated. 2. In a group of two to three students, you join an academic entrepreneur or a valorization officer, and based on a technological invention or patent, the team’s aim is to bring this invention to commercial application, and/or to set-up a new venture. 3. A group of two to three students assists the entrepreneur of a small or medium-sized company during one year in the management of his/her company. Besides making a thorough analysis of the current business situation, you write a strategic development plan. Moreover, you execute one specific project to enhance value creation in this company. Teaching method: opening lecture (to be planned in September and February, as this is a floating skill) - Work in subgroups - Tutorials and group coaching sessions |
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Literature |
To be decided, will be announced in the block book.
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Prerequisites |
Knowledge of bachelor courses in accounting, finance, marketing, organisation and strategy
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Teaching methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) | PBL / Presentation / Lecture / Groupwork | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assessment methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) | Final Paper / Participation / Oral Exam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Evaluation in previous academic year | For the complete evaluation of this course please click "here" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This course belongs to the following programmes / specialisations |
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