General provisions

The course is given in Master's Programme in Entrepreneurship.

Entry requirements

A Bachelor's degree, equivalent to a Swedish Kandidatexamen, from an internationally recognised university. Proficiency in English.

Learning outcomes

This course is about entrepreneurship and business development in the already established corporation. It addresses the particular challenges associated with entrepreneurship in the intra-corporate context and prepares participants for successful initiation and development of new corporate ventures and/or a future career as business developers.

Having completed the course, participants will have deepened their understanding of the nature of corporate entrepreneurship and the specific challenges of developing and implementing new business ventures within already established corporations. From a practical point of view, participants will know how to:

• develop and implement new business ventures within oftentimes change resistant organisational structures,
• design organisations with a suitable level of entrepreneurial activity,
• orally and in writing discuss, present and compare solutions to the theoretical and practical problems treated in the course.

Content

While based on theory, conceptual frameworks and empirical findings from corporate entrepreneurship research, the course has a practical orientation. Particular emphasis is placed on developing the skills needed for initiating, developing and implementing new business ventures within already established corporate contexts.

The main contents and core issues include but are not necessarily limited to: the preconditions for corporate entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial processes within the established corporation, the development and implementation of new corporate ventures, and designs for creating the entrepreneurial corporation.

Instruction

Teaching involves a set of lectures, seminars, exercises, and case discussions. It may also involve extracurricular activities and guest lectures on the core topics of the course. The course is taught in English. Some lectures are mandatory.

Assessment

The student will get one single grade, equivalent to 7.5 credits.

Examination takes the form of individual written exam. The course also includes the completion of a number of written assignments. Completion of the course requires a 'Pass' on all of the assignments, but they are not included in the calculation of the final grade for the course.

Grading criteria are presented in the study guide that applies to the course section. The following grades will be used: pass with distinction (VG), pass (G), and fail (U). Examinations handed in late will not be assessed except under special circumstances. Any remaining supplemental work must be completed and handed in by the deadline specified in the study guide. Otherwise the entire course (all examinations included) must be retaken during subsequent course sections.

If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the University's disability coordinator.

Uppsala University does not accept cheating or plagiarism. Suspected incidents of cheating or plagiarism are reported to the Vice-Chancellor, which may issue a formal warning to the student or suspend the student from studies for a certain period.

NOTE: Only completed courses can count toward a degree.