Course teacher(s)
Judith BEHRENS (Coordinator)ECTS credits
5
Language(s) of instruction
english
Course content
Fostering entrepreneurship has become a core component of economic development. To realize growth and innovation, the ecosystem must function well for entrepreneurs. Such an “entrepreneurial ecosystem” is an interactive network. This class looks on different actors, institutions, regulations, trends, and financing opportunities that impact an entrepreneurial ecosystem. Starting by looking into the start-up ecosystem, this class will also deal with topics such as social entrepreneurship, digital entrepreneurship, among others. This class will not only provide the student with real cases, however, will also enrich the knowledge in management theory and practice. Finally, students can connect themselves to the great entrepreneurial ecosystem in Brussel.
This course contributes to the Sustainable Business Operations pedagogical pathway of the Sustainable Development initiative that seek to provide an integrated training in sustainability.
Objectives (and/or specific learning outcomes)
The successful completion of this seminar will enable you to:
1. Familiarize you with key concepts, opportunities, and challenges of entrepreneurial ecosytsems
2. Understand the role of entrepreneurial ecosytems in looking at all its dimensions
3. Gain practical experience in entrepreneurship
4. Learn to give constructive feedback, and learn from receiving others’ feedback
5. Learn to collaborate with others & function effectively in a team
6. Apply critical thinking and come up with novel solutions to complex problems
7. Help prepare you personally and professionally for meaningful employment by reflecting on the issues of entrepreneurship.
8. Improve your presentations skills and teamwork activities.
9. Improve academic writing styles.
Prerequisites and Corequisites
Required and Corequired knowledge and skills
Teaching methods and learning activities
Participating in Case Discussions
1. Keep in mind that there is usually more than one right answer. A case is a problem-solving situation, and managerial effectiveness often depends upon seeing different solutions.
2. Offer your ideas, substantiating them with facts from the case and course material.
3. Adopt an open-minded stance, entertain new ideas from others and consider how your recommendations might change in light of these new insights.
4. Listen to your classmates and build on what they have to say. Resist the impulse to focus so strongly on what you want to say next that you lose track of where the discussion has moved.
5. Be fearless, but professional and most important, respectful in questioning or disagreeing with a colleague. Case discussions are also an opportunity to refine interpersonal skills. "I see some drawbacks to your proposal" or "I'm wondering if you considered the effects of x on y" creates a much different climate than "You're wrong" or "That's not a good idea."
6. Write down new ideas that occur to you and make note of any theories or course concepts brought to bear that you did not apply in your analysis.
7. Evaluate the discussion and your participation in it. What could you do to improve in the next case discussion?
Adapted from: http://www.stern.nyu.edu/mgt/mo/wrzesniewski/
Course notes
- Université virtuelle
- Syllabus
Contribution to the teaching profile
The course contributes to the following objectives of the Master's Program in Management Science:
Knowledge and understanding of specialized theories in management
Master and apply key management concepts, frameworks and theories in a professional context
Display critical thinking
Take responsibilities
Work in team
Understand, analyse and evaluate with rigor
Other information
Evaluation
Method(s) of evaluation
- Personal work
- Project
- Group work
- Other
- Written report
Personal work
Project
Group work
Other
Written report
Evaluation type:
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Case participation individual |
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Paper presention group |
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Interviews and presentation group |
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Reflection paper individual |
Language(s) of evaluation
- english