Study Guide

Location and time

Online, the Moodle learning environment.

Materials

To be announced in the Moodle learning environment.

Teaching methods

NOTE! The course is tailored for those planning to become entrepreneurs or working as entrepreneurs!

Online delivery in a Moodle environment, independent review of material (recordings, files, etc. related material), completion of exercises as instructed, and completion of the Moodle exam.
The course has been implemented in the project "Becoming an Entrepreneur - learning entrepreneurial skills", co-funded by the European Union.

The course offers the opportunity to test your business idea and gain experience in entrepreneurship. Participants must have at least one concrete product or service that can be sold to real customers through a training enterprise.

The course requires a basic knowledge of entrepreneurship and its practices, responsibilities, and obligations. The duration of the course is 5 credits, usually over 1-2 semesters. Grading: fail - resit - pass.

Model of a training enterprise:
Selection of an appropriate model for the implementation of a training enterprise.

Karelian graduate students:
The student registers with the NYT company in the NYT Association's Year as an Entrepreneur program and receives from Karelia the right to use the student's Y-identifier for invoicing purposes. The Karelia Business ID is provided to the student free of charge. The use of the Y-ID is subject to a separate agreement. The start-up company can operate for a maximum of 12 months.

Options suitable for all:
-Light entrepreneurial activity: This model requires a contract with a third-party light entrepreneur service.
-Joining and operating as an entrepreneur in a workers' cooperative

Complementary studies:
These studies are also available to Karelian students, but you still need your entrepreneurial idea. To obtain credits, it is necessary to return the assignments.

Further information:
The course has been implemented in the project "Becoming an entrepreneur - learning entrepreneurial skills (Ammatiksi yrittäjä – oppia yrittäjätaitoihin)", co-funded by the European Union.

Employer connections

The course requires you to implement a real business idea, test it, and sell the product or service to real customers. Depending on the nature of the business idea, the course may require an internship or work placement.

Completion alternatives

AHOT option for the course, either in full or in part, on a case-by-case basis according to specific criteria For more information, contact the teacher responsible for the course.

Student workload

5 op = 135h. Trying out a business idea and a real business, plus possible lectures, exercises, and exams.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Approved completion and assessment of assignments and demonstrations, approved Moodletentt performance (min 50% correct out of maximum marks).

To complete the course, the following are required:
- Implementation of a real business based on your business idea and demonstration and proof of related competencies
- Participation in online lectures, other possible activities, and (possible seminars).
- Completion of assignments (or equivalent online tasks).
- Independent study (based on literature)
- Completion of an online exam/automated diagnostic test
Course evaluation:
Course assessment will be based on the following:
- Active implementation of a business idea for your own company and the approved demonstration and proof of the related competencies (70%)
- Execution of assignments (20%)
- Final examination (10%)

Content scheduling

According to the plan given to students in the Moodle learning environment.

Evaluation scale

Approved/Rejected

Assessment methods and criteria

Karelia UAS general principles of evaluation are used.