2023
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Name: Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Code: GES02310L
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area:
Management
Teaching languages: Portuguese, English, French
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English
Regime de Frequência: Presencial
Presentation
This curricular unit explores the scientific concepts behind the entrepreneurial process, with a strong practical component that provides the main tools to structure and evaluate a business proposal.
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
The objectives of this UC are to provide the students with tools that allow them to develop an entrepreneurial, creative and innovative spirit, to:
identify and understand the importance of innovation;
interconnect the essential elements of entrepreneurship and innovation;
understand the entrepreneurial process and the various models and dynamics of innovation;
create their own business opportunities or be intrapreneur.
In terms of skills, the students must get:
ability to work in teams;
appetite for learning throughout life;
initiative and entrepreneurship;
capacity for decision making and problem solving in management processes;
management capacity in a timely manner;
capacity for abstraction;
creative intuition;
critical spirit;
ability to communicate orally and in writing;
fitness in transmission and reception of ideas and information;
ability to critique and self-criticism;
ability to transdisciplinary and integrated reasoning;
capacity and utilization of ICT management support.
identify and understand the importance of innovation;
interconnect the essential elements of entrepreneurship and innovation;
understand the entrepreneurial process and the various models and dynamics of innovation;
create their own business opportunities or be intrapreneur.
In terms of skills, the students must get:
ability to work in teams;
appetite for learning throughout life;
initiative and entrepreneurship;
capacity for decision making and problem solving in management processes;
management capacity in a timely manner;
capacity for abstraction;
creative intuition;
critical spirit;
ability to communicate orally and in writing;
fitness in transmission and reception of ideas and information;
ability to critique and self-criticism;
ability to transdisciplinary and integrated reasoning;
capacity and utilization of ICT management support.
Contents
Module 1 Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Innovation
a. Definitions and concepts of Entrepreneurship
b. Profile and characteristics of entrepreneurs
c. Social entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship
d. What is innovation? Types of innovation
d. Dynamics of innovation
Module 2 Conception and Structuring business ideas
a. Process and techniques of generating ideas
b. Design Thinking tool
c. Evaluation of business ideas
d. The process of creating a business idea and firm
e. Simulation games- from ideas to business formation
a. Definitions and concepts of Entrepreneurship
b. Profile and characteristics of entrepreneurs
c. Social entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship
d. What is innovation? Types of innovation
d. Dynamics of innovation
Module 2 Conception and Structuring business ideas
a. Process and techniques of generating ideas
b. Design Thinking tool
c. Evaluation of business ideas
d. The process of creating a business idea and firm
e. Simulation games- from ideas to business formation
Teaching Methods
The sessions include cases discussion, elaboration of a business idea, elaboration of innovation strategy for a company, small individual works and presentation of cases, shares and discussion of experiences.
There would be made available all of the contents of lecture notes and the bibliography (with the indication of the fundamental texts), one week before, through the students' page in the intranet of the University of Évora, using for the effect the platform e-learning of the University: www.moodle.uevora.pt
There would be made available all of the contents of lecture notes and the bibliography (with the indication of the fundamental texts), one week before, through the students' page in the intranet of the University of Évora, using for the effect the platform e-learning of the University: www.moodle.uevora.pt
Assessment
According to the Internal Regulation, the students could opt for a continuous evaluation regime or via an exam.
In continuous evaluation, the students have to present 4 projects in groups (in total they are worth 50%) and 1 written exam (50%).
In the exam, the students must realize an individual work (30%) and an written exam (70%).
Approval implies a minimum grade of 7 values in all evaluation elements and attendance in 75% of the sessions (normal exam).
In continuous evaluation, the students have to present 4 projects in groups (in total they are worth 50%) and 1 written exam (50%).
In the exam, the students must realize an individual work (30%) and an written exam (70%).
Approval implies a minimum grade of 7 values in all evaluation elements and attendance in 75% of the sessions (normal exam).
