Yrittäjän tie I (15cr)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

The student knows how to start a company and has a basic command of its administration and finance (budjeting, invoicing, legal obligations etc.)He has a basic skills and knowledege level command of entrepreneurship, self-directed learning, team work, marketing sales, customer service and project management. He / she also knows how to become an entrepreneur with his/hes own professional knowledge as a starting point. He / she also conceptualises professional features of other fields.

Content

Starting a small enterprise, administration of a small enterprise, finance in practice, "I as an entrepreneur", different ways of learning, learning styles, basics of team work, marketing, selling, customer service and project work.

Materials

Material depends on the choices made by the individual learner, using the literature references of the manual "Yrittäjän tie" ("Entrepreneur's Path") as a backup.

Completion alternatives

The work realised in its entirety (documentation, planning, realisation) (100 %)

Student workload

Learning contract: 10 h Communal assignments : 135 h

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Team entrepreneur’s evaluation is based on general attitude towards the learning, usage of the competence and making the knowledge visible. Participation for the training sessions and practical project work with the customers as well as written essays are part of the evaluation. Self evaluation in the form of reflection papers plays a central role in the evaluation process.
0= No competence
The learner has no competences from the area under evaluation. The performance is far below the target (not enough training session or project work hours, bad quality in essays and reflection papers).
1 = Beginner
The learner understands the basics from the area under evaluation but the attitude towards the learning is weak. Reflections and essays are superficial.
2= Progressed beginner
The learner understands the meaning of the learning attitude in some level and she/he has done some project from the area under evaluation. Essays and reflection papers shows understanding of the theories.
3= operator
The learner has an active attitude towards the learning -> Active participation for the training sessions, the competence area under evaluation is used in different kinds of projects, essays are applied and reflection papers are describing own development.
4= Competent
The learner has an active attitude towards the learning -> the learner is active in developing the content for the training sessions. Essays and reflection papers are profound and analytical in nature.
5=Expert
The learner has a spontaneous? and developing attitude towards the learning -> this shows as taking the leadership position in the training sessions. The projects done are diverse as well as the reflection papers and the essays. The knowledge is applied.

Qualifications

Basic command to study in higher education, to function in a professional environment and to develop professionally.

Further information

The programme is multidisciplinary, the students come from different fields of study. There is a separate application process. The programme takes 0.5 to 1 year to complete. Further information, special requirements and application information to be obtained in the leaflet "Yrittäjyyden tie -yrittäjyyden erikoisopinto-ohjelma" ("Entrepreneur's Path - a special study programme of entrepreneurship") .