General information


Subject type: Mandatory

Coordinator: Núria Masferrer Llabinés

Trimester: Third term

Credits: 6

Teaching staff: 

Màrian Buil Fabregà
Stel Paloma Cisa 

Teaching languages


Check the schedules of the different groups to know the language of teaching classes. Although the material can be in any of the three languages.

Skills


Basic skills
  • B2_That students know how to apply their knowledge to their job or vocation in a professional way and have the skills that need to be demonstrated through the elaboration and defense of arguments and the resolution of problems within their area of ​​study

  • B4_That students can convey information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialized and non-specialized audiences

     

Specific skills
  • E10_Recognize and understand the mechanisms of innovation and entrepreneurship and develop entrepreneurial initiative through theoretical models that fit a business idea.

General competencies
  • G1_Be able to work in a team, actively participating in tasks and negotiating dissenting opinions until reaching consensus positions, thus acquiring the ability to learn together with other team members and create new knowledge

  • G2_Be able to innovate by developing an open attitude to change and be willing to re-evaluate old mental models that limit thinking

Transversal competences
  • T1_Communicate properly orally and in writing in the official languages ​​of Catalonia

  • T3_Show entrepreneurial leadership and leadership skills that build personal confidence and reduce fear of risk

     

Description


Introduction to the concept of entrepreneurial spirit and entrepreneurial attitudes that make it possible, as well as the various manifestations of entrepreneurial initiative to end up addressing the entire entrepreneurial process and its sustainability. Analysis of the figure of the entrepreneur as a central element of the entrepreneurial process and the main skills they must have.

Know the skills needed to generate new sustainable business initiatives for self-employment (entrepreneurship) or others (intrapreneurship). Entrepreneurial skills will help students identify and create market opportunities by transforming ideas into possible viable and sustainable businesses.

The classroom (physics or virtual) it is a safe, free space of attitudes sexists, racists, homophobic, transphobic i discriminatory, ja be towards the students or towards the faculty. we trust that among all and all we can create a space sure on ens can to err i to learn sense having to suffer prejudice others.

 

Learning outcomes


  • Evaluate opportunities that can be transformed into viable and sustainable businesses.
  • Create sustainable market opportunities.
  • Acquire entrepreneurial skills. 
  • Develop an entrepreneurial process based on an identified need.

Working methodology


Theoretical sessions      

MD1.Master class: Expository class sessions based on the teacher's explanation attended by all students enrolled in the subject.

MD2. Conferences: Face-to-face or streaming sessions, both in university classrooms and in the framework of another institution, in which one or more specialists present their experiences or projects to students.

MD4. Video capsules: Resource in video format, which includes contents or demonstrations of the thematic axes of the subjects. These capsules are integrated into the structure of the subject and serve students to review as many times as necessary the ideas or proposals that the teacher needs to highlight from their classes.

Guided learning

MD5. Seminars: Face-to-face format in small work groups (between 14 and 40). These are sessions linked to the face-to-face sessions of the subject that allow to offer a practical perspective of the subject and in which the participation of the student is key.

MD6. Discussions and forums: Face-to-face or online conversations, depending on the objectives pursued by the teacher responsible for the subject. The debates have a start and end date and are energized by the teacher

MD7. Case study: Dynamics that part of the study of a case, which serves to contextualize the student in a specific situation, the teacher can propose different activities, both individually and in groups, among their students.

Autonomous learning

MD10. Research and critical reading of articles: Students start from a working hypothesis that they will develop, following the phases of the research methodology, including the critical reading of articles.

MD11. Non-contact tutorials: why the student will have telematic resources such as e-mail and ESCSET intranet resources.

 

 

Contents


SUBJECT 1: ENTREPRENEURIAL COMPETENCE

1.1. Entrepreneurial attitude and mentality 

1.2. Main entrepreneurial skills 

1.3. The dimensions of Entrepreneurial Competence

1.4. Ikigai

 

SUBJECT 2: THE BASICS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP

2.1. Entrepreneurship and Intrapreneurship (second year: Creativity and Innovation) 

2.2. Similarities and differences between entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial people

2.3. Sustainable business models

2.3.1. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

2.4. trends 

 

TOPIC 3: THE ENTREPRENEURIAL PROCESS

4.1. The Timmons model

4.2. The complete entrepreneurial process

4.3. The business plan (last year of the Degree: Creation of Innovative and Technologically Based Companies) 

 

SUBJECT 4: THE ENTREPRENEURIAL PROJECT IN PRACTICE

5.1. Inspiration  

5.2. Ideation and validation

5.3. Prototyping and validation 

5.3. Definition of the business model

5.4. Communication techniques in entrepreneurship

Learning activities


  • Know the entrepreneurial skills of an individual profile
  • Develop a business model for an innovative and sustainable entrepreneurial or intrapreneurial project 

Evaluation system


  • 30% continuous assessment (individual and / or group work)

  • 20% participation and activities in the classroom

  • 20% entrepreneurial project

  • 30% final exam

The grade to pass the final exam must be greater than 5 out of 10. In this case, the resulting grades will be counted in the continuous assessment.

In the event that the grade of the final exam is lower than 5, the grades resulting from the continuous assessment will not be counted.

It is mandatory to take the continuous assessment to take the final exam. In other words, the student body will not be able to sit directly for the final exam without having completed the subject's assessment activities.

The tasks scheduled within the evaluation may be reviewed during the 5 days following the delivery of grades. After this period, it will not be possible to request revisions or claims for notes. 

Subject retrieval:

Only the final exam will be retaken. A grade higher than 5 must be obtained.

Continuous assessment activities will NOT be recovered, but the notes of the remaining assessment will be retained for calculation in the recovery.

A student who has not applied for the first call CANNOT apply for recovery.

           

REFERENCES


Basic

Van Der Pijl, P., Lokitz, J., & Solomon, LK (2016). Design a better business: New tools, skills, and mindset for strategy and innovation. John Wiley & Sons.

https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/

Liñán, F., & Fayolle, A. (2015). A systematic literature review on entrepreneurial intentions: citation, thematic analyses, and research agenda. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 11 (4), 907-933.
 

Osterwalder, A., & Pigneur, Y. (2011). Business Model Generation: Deusto Editions.
 

Tang, J. Kacmar, M. Busenitz, L. (2012) Entrepreneurial alertness in the pursuit of new opportunities. Journal of Business Venturing 27: 77-94

 

Complementary

Marlow, Susan. (2020). Gender and entrepreneurship: past achievements and future possibilities. International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship.

Trias de Bes F. (2007) The black book of the entrepreneur. Active company
 

Blanca, Christine. (2019). An individual-level perspective on intrapreneurship: a review and ways forward. Review of Managerial Science, 13 (5), 919-961.