Subject 'Business Plan Writing'

Year:   2014/2015    2015/2016    2016/2017    2017/2018    2018/2019    

Content and resources:
1. Business model development and the analysis of the following items (this will be further developed the idea of the previous module)
2. Business analysis, business forms, franchise
3. Competition analysis (definition of success factors, positioning and competitive advantages generation, the other teams will assess the competitive advantages, competitors comparison)
4. Action planning, company's core processes
5. Financial projections (cost, production cost and sales forecasts)
6. Students submit the following: a business plan or business model, together with the environmental analysis

The aim of the course:
The aim of the course is to develop entrepreneurial skills, knowledge and attitudes, i in order to implement those skills in specific field of business as an entrepreneur, in project groups, or as a mid-level manager in an organization.

Learning outcomes:
- The learner is familiar with business environment and has the training to act ethically as an entrepreneur.
- The learner is able to evaluate options to work as an entrepreneur or an employee, and is able to work as a team member.
- The learner is able to create and communicate an innovation or business plan related to his/her specialty.
- The learner is able to act according to set goals and understands the importance of objectives regardless of obstacles.

A description of the learning method
Experiential learning (is a form of active learning, which allows reaching conclusions and theories through experiencing real-life situations similar to professional lives, and through their subsequent analysis).

Students must be prepared for active participation during the tutorials as well as during the team-work, and also be prepared to take the responsibility for their own learning. This means that the learning form experienced is not traditional lecturing and test evaluation, but new knowledge is constructed in collaboration with other students and therefore assessed formatively, requiring everyone’s contribution to learning activities.

(2 EAP, 18 contact hours (6x3), 34 hours of independent work)

Business Module Canvas with action plan and personal development goals. Self- and peer-assessment.

From idea to practice – business plan

2014: AT*  HE*  KT*  RG*  

2013: AT  HE*  KT*  RG*  

2012: AT*  EI*  ET*  GI*  KT*  TI*  

2011: GI*  

* Optional subject