Basics of Entrepreneurship

Structure Type: Course
Code: KG29PO05002
Type: Compulsory
Level: Bachelor
Credits: 3.0 points
Responsible Teacher: Palo, Raija
Language of Instruction: English

Course Implementations, Planned Year of Study and Semester

Curriculum  Semester  Credits  Start of Semester  End of Semester
NURSING-2013FIN   1 spring   3.0   2014-01-02   2014-07-31  
NURSING-2013FOR   1 spring   3.0   2014-01-02   2014-07-31  

Learning Outcomes

WORKING COMMUNITY COMPETENCE, ENTREPRENEUSHIP COMPETENCE

Students recognize features of uncompelled, internal and external entrepreneuship and they know how it may be related to their own activities. They become familiar with special characterics of entrepreneuship in health care and social work, including ethical aspects and licence regulation. Students are able to work with an entrepreneurial attitude in multi-professional teams in the health care and social work sector.

Student's Workload

Will be announced at the beginning of the course.

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

No prerequisites

Contents

Uncompelled internal and external entrepreneuship. Students' own entrepreneurial activities. Regulation of entrepreneurship in the health care and social work sector. Establishing an enterprise to produce health care and social work services, product development, the bidding process and marketing. Organising a wellness or entrepreneurship event.

Recommended or Required Reading

The lecturers will inform students of the literature at the beginning of the course

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, information packages, multi-professional group works, online studies, expert lectures. The course will be carried out in multi-professional teams during the first academic year. Online studies 1 cr.

Assessment Criteria

Pass
Students complete the online assignments and become aware of characteristics of internal/ uncompelled entrepreneurship in their own activities. They examine external entrepreneurship as an employment option and analyse special features of entrepreneurship in the health and social field. Students contribute to the activity of a multi-professional team as equal members.

Fail
Students fail to assume responsibility for the assignments or do not complete them. They express little interest in the topic and are absent without explanation. In the multi-professional team they remain observers and do not contribute as equal members.

Assessment Methods

Assignments and examinations

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