The course is included in these curricula and study modules

The course takes place in period

1 (2017-08-01 to 2017-10-22)

Level/category

Extension studies

Teaching language

English

Type of course

Optional

Cycle/level of course

First

Recommended year of study

3

Total number of ECTS

5 cr

Competency aims

The aim of the course is to prepare you
- to establish and run a small innovative business
- to fulfill your obligations towards yourself and
the State

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course you are expected to be
able to:
- know start a small company and know
differences between different legal forms
- be able to use methods for product
development
- plan the whole business-process based on "The
Business
Model
Canvas" and formalize the idea´s in a business
plan
- know the basics of marketing
- know your responsibilities towards yourself
and the State as an
entrepreneur
- evaluate ways to protect the intellectual
property of the start-
up

Course contents

Legal forms of companies and risks involved,
product development methods,
The Business Model Canvas,
Business plan,
Different taxes and the social security of an
entrepreneur

Prerequisites and co-requisites

First-year studies performed satisfactorily (min.
50 cr).

Additional information

This course is a part of the Entrepreneurship
expansion module.
The courses Entrepreneurship 1,2,3 in periods
1, 2 and 3 must be taken and passed in this
order.The group project work of creating and
implementing a business idea is mandatory during
courses 2 and 3 for taking part in these courses.

There is an alternative track of participating in
courses 1 and 2 where you get some of your
assignments compensated by participating in
Demola-worklife oriented course outside Arcada.
More information about this is course
introduction 6th of September, but here comes a
short description about Demola-project:
Participation in co-creation team work. Students
from different universities in Helsinki are to
develop a concept/demo for the purposes of
validating an actual need and solution based on
the initial/challenge set by a partner
company/organisation. Collaboration with other
teams, taking part in the facilitated Demola
process, and finally presenting the results in a
public event are required.
Time table is as following:
31.8.-17.9 Application period
20.9. Team Building
25.9. Kick Off
26.9-6.10. Initial meetings
9.10.-20.10 End-user workshop (in team meetings)
4.11. Demola Jam
13.11-17.11. Value Creation Workshop
2.12. Demola Jam II
11.12. Mid-Pitch
17.1. Final Pitch & Graduation
15.1.-19.1. Final meetings

Recommended or required reading

- Business Model Generator - Alexander
Osterwalder
- The Lean Startup - Eric Ries
- The Startup Owner's Manual - Steve Blank

Guide- Becoming and Entrepreneur in Finland,
Finnish Enterprise
Agencies, Suomen Uusyrityskeskukset
2011,www.uusyrityskeskus.fi

Karwowski W., Soares M.and Stanton N.(2011):
Human Factors
and
Ergonomics in Consumer Product Design, Methods
and
Techniques, CRC Press,New York, selected
chapters.ISBN 978-1-
4200-4628-1.

Business Model Generation,
http://www.businessmodelgeneration.com/canvas

Lecture material and articles according to
lecturers instructions

Study activities

  • Lectures - 45 hours
  • Practical exercises - 30 hours
  • Small-group work - 20 hours
  • Individual studies - 40 hours

Workload

  • Total workload of the course: 135 hours
  • Of which autonomous studies: 135 hours
  • Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours

Mode of Delivery

Participation in tuition

Assessment methods

  • Exams (written-, oral-, home-)
  • Essays, reports, productions and portfolio

Assessment requirements

Fulfillment of course assignments in time and an
distance
examination of the course literature.

Teacher

  • Hernberg Mervi
  • Mildén Peter
  • Smirnova Elena
  • Kietz Tove

Examiner

Hernberg Mervi

Home page of the course

Group size

No limit (88 students enrolled)

Assignments valid until

12 months after course has ended

The timetable of the course

see ARBS

Course enrolment period

2017-08-14 to 2017-09-10

Assessment methods

  • Date of examination will be announced later - Exams
  • Date will be announced later - Reports and productions
Room reservations
Date Time Room Title Description Organizer
2017-09-06 13:15 - 15:30 D4107-08 Entrepreneurship 1 - Venture Management Hernberg Mervi
Mildén Peter
2017-09-13 13:15 - 17:00 D4106 Entrepreneurship 1 - Venture Management Hernberg Mervi
Mildén Peter
2017-09-20 13:15 - 17:00 D4107-08 Entrepreneurship 1 - Venture Management Hernberg Mervi
Mildén Peter
2017-09-27 13:15 - 17:00 D4107-08 Entrepreneurship 1 - Venture Management Hernberg Mervi
Mildén Peter
2017-10-04 13:15 - 17:00 D173 Entrepreneurship 1 - Venture Management Hernberg Mervi
Mildén Peter
2017-10-11 13:15 - 17:00 D4106 Entrepreneurship 1 - Venture Management Hernberg Mervi
Mildén Peter

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