Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Entrepreneurship: Turning Ideas into Business
Course Code
SBUEK_237
Branch of Science
Economics and Business
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Biology; Civil and Military Defense; Clinical Pharmacy; Communication Science; Dentistry; Health Management; Information and Communication Science; Juridical Science; Law; Life Science; Medical Services; Medical Technologies; Medicine; Midwifery; Nursing Science; Pedagogy; Person and Property Defence; Pharmacy; Political Science; Psychology; Public Health; Rehabilitation; Social Anthropology; Social Welfare and Social Work; Sociology; Sports Trainer
LQF
All Levels
Study Type And Form
Full-Time; Part-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Ieva Kalve
Structure Unit Manager
Ieva Puzo
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts
Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv
About Study Course
Objective
Provide students fundamental knowledge about entrepreneurship and innovation with an emphasis on aspects of building a personal business.
Preliminary Knowledge
Not required.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Students will learn will be able to navigate the basic issues of economics and business related to starting a business, creating a business model and plan, including its strategically important components.
Skills
1.Students will be able to evaluate the possibilities of creating a new company, assess their readiness for entrepreneurship and commercialize business ideas. They will know how to use business analysis tools, will develop the ability to evaluate business risks and interrelationships.
Competences
1.Students will be aware of the process of transforming an idea into a business, learn to create a business plan and be able to argue it.
Assessment
Individual work
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Individual work |
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Literature reads, knowledge tests.
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Examination
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Examination |
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Knowledge tests.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Unaided Work
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Other
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1
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Topics
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Launch/Create Start-up:
Steps to create a Startup;
Growth Validation and Scaleup;
Business Funding;
Project and Portfolio Management;
Intellectual Property Fundamentals.
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Unaided Work
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Other
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1
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Topics
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Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
Entrepreneurship and Innovation: connections and crossovers;
How to become an entrepreneur;
Creativity process and tools;
Design thinking;
Turning ideas into business: a process;
Business Plan;
Communication and pitch preparation.
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Unaided Work
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Other
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1
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Topics
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Develop an idea into a Business:
Value Proposition;
Market Analysis;
Business Model Generation and Analysis;
Strategy Development;
Economic and Financial Analysis;
Risk Analysis.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
0 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Test
PART-TIME
Part 1
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Unaided Work
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Study room
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1
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Topics
|
Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
Entrepreneurship and Innovation: connections and crossovers;
How to become an entrepreneur;
Creativity process and tools;
Design thinking;
Turning ideas into business: a process;
Business Plan;
Communication and pitch preparation.
|
-
Unaided Work
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Study room
|
1
|
Topics
|
Develop an idea into a Business:
Value Proposition;
Market Analysis;
Business Model Generation and Analysis;
Strategy Development;
Economic and Financial Analysis;
Risk Analysis.
|
-
Unaided Work
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Study room
|
1
|
Topics
|
Launch/Create Start-up:
Steps to create a Startup;
Growth Validation and Scaleup;
Business Funding;
Project and Portfolio Management;
Intellectual Property Fundamentals.
|
Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
0 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Test
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Marcus Wagner. (2012) Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Sustainability. Sheffield: Routledge
2.
Jonathan Reuvid. (2019) Start Up Wise: Your Step-by-step Guide to the Seven Stages of Success. London: Legend Business
3.
Jablonski, A. (2017) Business Models : Strategies, Impacts and Challenges. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc (Business Issues, Competition and Entrepreneurship Management Science: Theory and Applications).
4.
The Economist
Additional Reading
1.
Rizwan Virk. (2020) Startup Myths and Models : What You Won’t Learn in Business School. New York: Columbia Business School Publishing.
Other Information Sources
1.
Harvard Business Review
2.
European Union Intellectual Property Office
3.
Science / Business