Courses Master Display 2013-2014
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| Course title | Entrepreneurial Theory and Research | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course code | EBC4094 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ECTS credits | 5,0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
The goal of this course is to introduce students to the academic literature on entrepreneurship and small business management. Besides, it aims to enhance their entrepreneurial opportunity recognition competences.
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| Description |
This course gives a general introduction of scientific research in the areas of entrepreneurship and small business management. The course discusses entrepreneurial opportunity recognition, organisational and strategic issues, academic and social entrepreneurship, high-tech venturing and international entrepreneurship.
Entrepreneurial practice is discussed by having guest lectures and by analyzing case studies on entrepreneurial ventures and SMEs. The course stimulates students to connect academic thinking and academic literature with being an entrepreneur / small business owner themselves. The course focuses on background articles from the main entrepreneurship and small business journals. |
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| Literature |
To be announced
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| Teaching methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) | PBL / Presentation / Lecture / Assignment / Groupwork | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assessment methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) | Participation / Written 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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