Study Programmes 2015-2016
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| Introduction to entrepreneurship and innovation | ||||||||||||||
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Duration :
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| 45h Th | ||||||||||||||
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Number of credits :
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Lecturer :
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| Benjamin Huybrechts, Bernard Surlemont | ||||||||||||||
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Coordinator :
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| Bernard Surlemont | ||||||||||||||
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language | ||||||||||||||
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January | ||||||||||||||
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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
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| Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program | ||||||||||||||
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Course contents :
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| This course aims to familiarize students with entrepreneurship and innovation as the driving engine of our economies beyond the sole creation of new organizations. Based on the analysis of concrete cases at the local and international levels, students will get acquainted with different forms of entrepreneurship and innovation (including for example intrapreneurship) and explore the main paradoxes and challenges associated with different steps of the entrepreneurial process. These processes and challenges will be examined in the light of the main concepts and theories on entrepreneurship and innovation. Beyond providing conceptual background and analyzing existing case studies, the course also aims to help students discover concrete avenues of entrepreneurship and innovation as well as the broader ecosystem supporting these avenues, in order to consider their own involvement in entrepreneurship and innovation based on their values, expertise and future career plans. | ||||||||||||||
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Consistent with the intended learning outcomes (ILOs) of the Master's programs in Management Science and Management Engineering, at the end of this course students should be able to:
ILO 1. Know and understand the main theories a. in the management fields: marketing, HRM, finance and supply chain management b. in political economics, micro and macro economics. And integrate them into the human context, social aspects and the legal framework ILO 4. Analyze and understand the relations between the main functions of a firm, the human context, the legal framework and the social issues in order to solve a simple problem in management or in economics ILO 7. Assess critically political, economic and business information at national and international levels ILO 8. Develop a global vision ILO 9. Demonstrate a sense of synthesis ILO 12. Be able of a good written communication |
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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| This course is available to all the students of the Master's in Management Science and Management Engineering at HEC ULg as well as to Erasmus students. A good level of English is required. | ||||||||||||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Case studies, invited speakers, theoretical contents. | ||||||||||||||
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face-to-face (12 sessions) | ||||||||||||||
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Recommended or required readings :
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| The course is based on the following textbook:
Nielsen, S. L., Klyver, K., Rostgaard, M. E., & Bager, T. (2012). Entrepreneurship in Theory and Practice. Paradoxes in Play. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. Other articles may be recommended for specific sessions. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Individual report: case study of an entrepreneur | ||||||||||||||
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Prof. Bernard Surlemont b.surlemont@ulg.ac.be
Assistant Julien Paeschen j.paeschen@ulg.ac.be Prof. Benjamin Huybrechts b.huybrechts@ulg.ac.be |
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