Duration
18h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This course aims to familiarize students with entrepreneurship and innovation, 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, using an analytical grid based on paradoxes. Beyond providing conceptual background and analyzing existing case studies, the course also aims to help students discover concrete avenues for integrating entrepreneurship and innovation within their future career steps.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
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
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
This course is available to all the students of the Master's in Management Science and Management Engineering at HEC Liège. Erasmus students based at HEC or other departments of the university are also most welcome. A good level of English is required.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Case studies, invited speakers, theoretical contents.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Face-to-face (12 sessions)
Recommended or required readings
Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam including both theoretical questions and applied questions based on the case of an entrepreneur to be prepared by each student.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Prof. Benjamin Huybrechts
b.huybrechts@ulg.ac.be