Students obtain knowledge about and insight in the relevance of entrepreneurship and innovation for their own discipline. Students learn about the processes which are involved in the recognition and exploitation of opportunities, about creating economic and societal value and about the nature and role of networks. In addition students gain knowledge of different entrepreneurial processes and the importance of valorization of findings and business ideas for a knowledge- based economy.
Course Description
This course consists of two tracks: a theoretical track and a practical track. These two tracks run simultaneously and complement each other. In the first track of this course the focus is on learning about entrepreneurship. Answers are found on questions such as: what is entrepreneurship?; what defines an entrepreneur?; what are entrepreneurial opportunities?; what is the importance of entrepreneurial networks?; what is the role of innovation in entrepreneurship?; what is sustainable entrepreneurship?; how can entrepreneurship be applied in a corporate environment?; what happens to the entrepreneur during the life cycle of the firm?.
Simultaneously, the students work on an assignment, how to bring an innovation (product, service, process) from the own discipline to the market (second track). With the help of coaching sessions, a Business Model Canvas approach will be completed, with subject such as value proposition, protection of the business idea, exit strategies and finance. The students present their reports during an interactive sessions, with their own elevator pitches.
Study Characteristics
- Discipline: Human Movement Sciences: Sport, Exercise and Health (Research)
- Type of education: Lectures, workshops, coaching sessions, cases and small assignments.
- Academic skill: N/A
- Graduate School: N/A
- Start date: TBD
- End date: TBD
- Minimum number of students: N/A
- Maximum number of students: N/A
- Admission criteria: Contact the course coordinator for information on admission criteria: prof. dr. E. Masurel
- Concluding assessment: N/A
- Assessment type: N/A
- With Certificate: N/A
- Schedule info: N/A
- Number of lessons: N/A
- Total course duration in hrs.: N/A
- Sign up period: N/A
- Anticipated hrs of study: N/A
- Available to: PhD students VU (and VU RMA students)
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Course Description & Study Characteristics
Course Description
This course consists of two tracks: a theoretical track and a practical track. These two tracks run simultaneously and complement each other. In the first track of this course the focus is on learning about entrepreneurship. Answers are found on questions such as: what is entrepreneurship?; what defines an entrepreneur?; what are entrepreneurial opportunities?; what is the importance of entrepreneurial networks?; what is the role of innovation in entrepreneurship?; what is sustainable entrepreneurship?; how can entrepreneurship be applied in a corporate environment?; what happens to the entrepreneur during the life cycle of the firm?.
Simultaneously, the students work on an assignment, how to bring an innovation (product, service, process) from the own discipline to the market (second track). With the help of coaching sessions, a Business Model Canvas approach will be completed, with subject such as value proposition, protection of the business idea, exit strategies and finance. The students present their reports during an interactive sessions, with their own elevator pitches.
Study Characteristics
- Discipline: Human Movement Sciences: Sport, Exercise and Health (Research)
- Type of education: Lectures, workshops, coaching sessions, cases and small assignments.
- Academic skill: N/A
- Graduate School: N/A
- Start date: TBD
- End date: TBD
- Minimum number of students: N/A
- Maximum number of students: N/A
- Admission criteria: Contact the course coordinator for information on admission criteria: prof. dr. E. Masurel
- Concluding assessment: N/A
- Assessment type: N/A
- With Certificate: N/A
- Schedule info: N/A
- Number of lessons: N/A
- Total course duration in hrs.: N/A
- Sign up period: N/A
- Anticipated hrs of study: N/A
- Available to: PhD students VU (and VU RMA students)
Would you like to register or want to know more?
Please contact the course coordinator prof. dr. E. Masurel: