Lecture: Entrepreneurship

Course Description

Content

The lecture is part of the module Entrepreneurial, Strategic, and International Management. Currently, you can only sign up for the entire module on TUMonline. Even if you only want to take part in the Entrepreneurship lecture, please sign up for the entire module. You are still able to only work on the ECTS for Entrepreneurship.

The lecture "Entrepreneurship" provides students with knowledge of important concepts and models of entrepreneurship. Students will acquire in-depth theoretical knowledge on:

• Definitions and special forms of entrepreneurship in a complex and uncertain environment
• Entrepreneurial individuals, including their personality, creativity, idea development, cognition, opportunity recognition, decision making, and affect
• Entrepreneurial firms, including their growth strategies, strategic alliances, and resources.

 

Objective

First, students will know and be able to explain basic concepts of entrepreneurship including basic definitions, psychological processes and characteristics of the person of the entrepreneur, and potential development paths of young firms. Second, students will transfer this basic knowledge to real world cases. Thus, students will be able to solve entrepreneurial problems in real world settings drawing on theoretical frameworks of the entrepreneurial process.

 

Teaching and Learning Method

The module will combine several learning methods.

• Knowledge as well as real world examples will be provided through lectures. Lectures will be done in form of online lectures and online workshops.
• During the lectures relevant concepts, approaches, theories, and empirical studies in the fields of entrepreneurship are introduced and discussed.
• Discussions in the lecture and active participation are encouraged and will contribute to deepen the understanding of the concepts, theories and methods introduced as well as application to practical examples and case studies.
• Students will get additional background knowledge from the academic literature in private reading.
• Moreover, students are encouraged to engage in individual and small group exercises in order to look deeper into the course contents.

 

Requirements

Fluency in English