2BIO065 Entrepreneurship

    • Course code
      2BIO065
    • Number of credits
      15
    • Teaching semester
      2023 Autumn
    • Language of instruction
      English
    • Campus
      Hamar
    • Required prerequisite knowledge

      Prerequisites: 2BIO052-Bioeconomy and Biobusiness I and the requirements necessary to take the exam in 2BIO063-Bioeconomy and Biobusiness II

Course content

This course will cover all topics related to starting a new business. The course is built on extensive international research in this field. To become en entrepreneur follows the same rules around the world, and is relevant for students who want to set up their own company in their home country. The course is meant to be practical training and the students will sit in with a start-up company in the incubator. In addition, there will be visits to companies and guest lectures in addition to the ordinary teaching. The student will write a business case assignment with a company, and learn how to work in an entrepreneurial team.

Learning Outcome

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will have achieved the following learning outcomes:

Knowledge

The Student

  • has advanced knowledge of entrepreneurship and will have insight in what it takes to build a new business
Skills

The Student

  • can plan how to go from a business idea to a business plan
  • can use right timing to get the optimal people to present the business to get funding of the company
General competence

The Student

  • can plan how to set up a novel business and start a company
Teaching and working methods

The course is delivered as weekly lectures combined with case studies, sit in with a start-up company in the incubator and visits to companies. Students are expected to participate in class discussions and in business discussions in the the companies.

Required coursework

Requirements necessary to take the exam

  • business case assignment, of at least 30 pages, with the incubator start-up company
  • minimum of 80% presence in scheduled classes
Assessments
Form of assessmentGrading scaleGroupingDuration of assessmentSupport materialsProportionComment
Oral examination
ECTS - A-F
Individual
Form of assessment

Assessment

  • individual oral exam

The grading system is based on the letters from A-F, where E is the minimum passing grade

Reading list

Course name in Norwegian Nynorsk: 
Entreprenørskap
Course name in Norwegian Bokmål: 
Entrepreneurship
Faculty
Faculty of Applied Ecology, Agricultural Sciences and Biotechnology
Department
Department of Biotechnology
Area of study
Matematisk-naturvitenskapelige fag/informatikk
Programme of study
Master's Degree in Applied and Commercial Biotechnology
Course level
Second degree level (500-HN)