Duration
30h 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 as a driving force of our economy and society, beyond the sole creation of new enterprises. Students will get acquainted with different forms of entrepreneurship and innovation (including for example corporate entrepreneurship) and explore the main challenges associated with different steps of the entrepreneurial process. These challenges will be 1) examined in the light of the main concepts and theories on entrepreneurship and innovation, and 2) experienced by students through a group project.
Beyond providing conceptual background and getting inspired by guest speakers and cases, the course also aims to equip students in discovering concrete avenues of entrepreneurship and innovation, in order to consider their own involvement in an entrepreneurial process based on their values, expertise, future career plans, and societal needs and expectations.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of this course, students should be able to:
- locate and understand different forms of entrepreneurship and innovation
- Apply the key steps of the entrepreneurial process in identifying, developing, and evaluating opportunities (as described in the course)
- identify the challenges at different steps of the entrepreneurial process and connect them with relevant theoretical lenses
- evaluate the relevance and solidity of an early-stage entrepreneurial project.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
This course is taught in English and includes interaction moments. Therefore, a good command of English is required.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Readings, Invited speakers, Group work
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- LOL@
Further information:
Required reading:
Aulet, B. (2024). Disciplined Entrepreneurship Expanded and Updated : 24 Steps to a Successful Startup (Expanded and updated edition.). John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
The book is available through the ULiège library website.
Written work / report
Out-of-session test(s)
Further information:
The final grade is composed of several elements:
An individual component (50%):
- Peer-evaluation of the executive summary of another group, to be written during the final class (open book) (30%)
- Reflexive essay of 2 pages (10%)
- Participation in course (10%)
- An executive summary of your own entrepreneurial project as evaluated by peers (10%)
- A 3-minute filmed pitch of your entrepreneurial project (30%)
- A 2-pager on the evolution of your entrepreneurial project on the basis of the received feedback (10%)
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
The course has been fundamentally revised as it is now worth 5 ECTS (instead of 3). It includes first-hand experience of entrepreneurship through a group work.
Three feedback moments on this group work are foreseen, and it is compulsory to attend at least two of these.
Contacts
Prof. Frédéric Ooms, fooms@uliege.be
Prof. Frédéric Dufays, frederic.dufays@uliege.be
Joëlle Noti (teaching assistant), joelle.noti@uliege.be