Duration
18h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
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 mere creation of new businesses. Students will familiarize themselves with the different forms of innovation (disruptive innovation theory, "Job to Be Done" theory, innovation through the business model). They will explore the different stages and issues related to innovation and the entrepreneurial process. These processes and challenges will be examined in the light of the main concepts and theories on entrepreneurship and innovation.
Beyond the lectures and the analysis of concrete case studies, the course also aims to help the student to discover concrete avenues to integrate entrepreneurship and innovation in the future stages of their professional career. the discovery of Design Thinking and Lean Startup approaches.
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, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face (12 sessions)
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
Recommended or required readings
Assessment methods and criteria
Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.
on line multiple choice questions
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Frédéric Ooms
fooms@ulg.ac.be