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Managing New Ventures for Global GrowthLaajuus (5 cr)

Code: YHIHE310

Credits

5 op

Teaching language

  • English

Responsible person

  • Juha Saukkonen, Business

Objective

The objective of the course is to enhance your capacity to assess the human resource needs of a new venture, identify personal strengths and weaknesses and highlight the importance of forming a well-rounded venture building team, as well as how to lead and manage new ventures. You are able to manage the innovation process and identify new business opportunities on the international market.

Content

Building a new team. Leading new ventures.

Qualifications

Global Marketing and Sales

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1 (Sufficient): You know the innovation process.
2 (Satisfactory): You know the innovation process. You are able to identify personal strengths and weaknesses and highlight the importance of forming a well-rounded venture building team.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3 (Good): You are able to form a well-rounded venture building team, and you know how to lead and manage new ventures.
4 (Very good): You are able to form a well-rounded venture building team and to lead and manage new ventures.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

You are able to manage the innovation process and identify new business opportunities on the international market.

Materials

Christensen, M. (1997) Innovator's Dilemma.
Christensen, M. and Raynor, M.E. (2013) Innovator's Solution: Creating and Sustaining Successful Growth.
Start-Up Genome Report (latest online version)
Start-Up genome report on Premature scaling (latest online version)

Enrollment

20.11.2023 - 04.01.2024

Timing

08.01.2024 - 20.05.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

60 % Face-to-face, 40 % Online learning

Unit

School of Business

Campus

Main Campus

Teaching languages
  • English
Seats

0 - 30

Degree programmes
  • Master's Degree Programme in International Business Management
Teachers
  • Heidi Neuvonen
  • Juha Saukkonen
Groups
  • ZJAYBB23S1
    Avoin AMK, lita, YAMK-polut, International Business Management
  • YBB23S1
    Master of Business Administration, DP in International Business Management

Objectives

The objective of the course is to enhance your capacity to assess the human resource needs of a new venture, identify personal strengths and weaknesses and highlight the importance of forming a well-rounded venture building team, as well as how to lead and manage new ventures. You are able to manage the innovation process and identify new business opportunities on the international market.

Content

Building a new team. Leading new ventures.

Time and location

Contacts as 2 two-day intensive Fri-Sat sets with some 1 month in between the contact day sets - more exact timing to be added later

Learning materials and recommended literature

Learning materials + links to external sources available at the course learning platform
Business simulation-element of the course: Learning materials at the Cesim Global Challenge-platform

Teaching methods

Classroom and online learning
Business simulation online

Exam dates and retake possibilities

No exam - Grading based on individual + Group task reports and presentation + final individual assignment

International connections

International guest lectures (online/classroom) included

Student workload

Classroom workshops 30 hrs
Business simulation decision-making and reporting 50 hrs
Online groupwork 20 hrs
Individual online learning 35 hrs

Content scheduling

2 x Fri 13.00-20.00 + Sat 9.00-15.30 end March + end April

Further information for students

Assessment based on:
Groupwork Presentation
Business Simulation final result (shareholder return created)
Business simulation reporting
Final individual assignment


Open UAS: 5
Exchange students: 5

Evaluation scale

0-5

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

1 (Sufficient): You know the innovation process.
2 (Satisfactory): You know the innovation process. You are able to identify personal strengths and weaknesses and highlight the importance of forming a well-rounded venture building team.

Evaluation criteria, good (3-4)

3 (Good): You are able to form a well-rounded venture building team, and you know how to lead and manage new ventures.
4 (Very good): You are able to form a well-rounded venture building team and to lead and manage new ventures.

Evaluation criteria, excellent (5)

You are able to manage the innovation process and identify new business opportunities on the international market.

Prerequisites

Global Marketing and Sales

Enrollment

06.02.2023 - 12.02.2023

Timing

13.03.2023 - 21.05.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Face-to-face

Unit

School of Business

Campus

Main Campus

Teaching languages
  • English
Seats

0 - 45

Degree programmes
  • Master's Degree Programme in International Business Management
Teachers
  • Sunday Olaleye
  • Juha Saukkonen
Groups
  • ZJAYBB22S1
    Avoin AMK, lita, YAMK-polut, International Business Management
  • YBB22VS
    Master's Degree Programme in International Business, vaihto-opiskelu/Exchange studies
  • YBB22S1
    Master's Degree Programme in International Business
  • YBB23VK
    Master's Degree Programme in International Business, vaihto-opiskelu/Exchange studies

Objectives

The objective of the course is to enhance your capacity to assess the human resource needs of a new venture, identify personal strengths and weaknesses and highlight the importance of forming a well-rounded venture building team, as well as how to lead and manage new ventures. You are able to manage the innovation process and identify new business opportunities on the international market.

Content

Building a new team. Leading new ventures.

Time and location

As two intensive Fri-Sat sets in Mid-March + Mid-April. Rajakatu campus.

Learning materials and recommended literature

Learning materials + links to external sources available at the course learning platform
Business simulation-element of the course: Learning materials at the Cesim Global Challenge-platform

Teaching methods

Classroom and online learning
Business simulation online

Exam dates and retake possibilities

No exam - Grading based on individual + Group task reports and presentation + final individual assignment

International connections

International guest lectures (online/classroom) included

Student workload

Classroom workshops 30 hrs
Business simulation decision-making and reporting 50 hrs
Online groupwork 20 hrs
Individual online learning 35 hrs

Content scheduling

2 x Fri 13.00-20.00 + Sat 9.00-15.30 end March + end April

Further information for students

Assessment based on:
Groupwork Presentation
Business Simulation final result (shareholder return created)
Business simulation reporting
Final individual assignment

Exchange students: 5

Evaluation scale

0-5

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

1 (Sufficient): You know the innovation process.
2 (Satisfactory): You know the innovation process. You are able to identify personal strengths and weaknesses and highlight the importance of forming a well-rounded venture building team.

Evaluation criteria, good (3-4)

3 (Good): You are able to form a well-rounded venture building team, and you know how to lead and manage new ventures.
4 (Very good): You are able to form a well-rounded venture building team and to lead and manage new ventures.

Evaluation criteria, excellent (5)

You are able to manage the innovation process and identify new business opportunities on the international market.

Prerequisites

Global Marketing and Sales

Enrollment

01.11.2021 - 28.02.2022

Timing

13.03.2022 - 20.05.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

40 % Face-to-face, 60 % Online learning

Unit

School of Business

Campus

Main Campus

Teaching languages
  • English
Seats

0 - 45

Degree programmes
  • Master's Degree Programme in International Business Management
Teachers
  • Juha Saukkonen
Groups
  • YBB22VK
    Master's Degree Programme in International Business, vaihto-opiskelu/Exchange studies
  • YBB21S1
    Master's Degree Programme in International Business
  • ZJA21SHYB
    Avoin amk, lita, YAMK-polku, International Business Management
  • YBB21VK
    Master's Degree Programme in International Business, vaihto-opiskelu/Exchange studies
  • ZJA22KH
    Avoin AMK, lita

Objectives

The objective of the course is to enhance your capacity to assess the human resource needs of a new venture, identify personal strengths and weaknesses and highlight the importance of forming a well-rounded venture building team, as well as how to lead and manage new ventures. You are able to manage the innovation process and identify new business opportunities on the international market.

Content

Building a new team. Leading new ventures.

Time and location

As two intensive Fri-Sat sets in Mid-March + Mid-April. Rajakatu campus.

Learning materials and recommended literature

Learning materials + links to external sources available at the course learning platform
Business simulation-element of the course: Learning materials at the Cesim Global Challenge-platform

Teaching methods

Classroom and online learning
Business simulation online

Exam dates and retake possibilities

No exam - Grading based on individual + Group task reports and presentation + final individual assignment

International connections

International guest lectures (online/classroom) included

Student workload

Classroom workshops 30 hrs
Business simulation decision-making and reporting 50 hrs
Online groupwork 20 hrs
Individual online learning 35 hrs

Content scheduling

2 x Fri 13.00-20.00 + Sat 9.00-15.30 end March + end April

Further information for students

Assessment based on:
Groupwork Presentation
Business Simulation final result (shareholder return created)
Business simulation reporting
Final individual assignment


Open UAS: 10
Exchange students: 5

Evaluation scale

0-5

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

1 (Sufficient): You know the innovation process.
2 (Satisfactory): You know the innovation process. You are able to identify personal strengths and weaknesses and highlight the importance of forming a well-rounded venture building team.

Evaluation criteria, good (3-4)

3 (Good): You are able to form a well-rounded venture building team, and you know how to lead and manage new ventures.
4 (Very good): You are able to form a well-rounded venture building team and to lead and manage new ventures.

Evaluation criteria, excellent (5)

You are able to manage the innovation process and identify new business opportunities on the international market.

Prerequisites

Global Marketing and Sales