Managing New Ventures for Global Growth (5cr)
Course unit code: YHIHE320
General information
- Credits
- 5 cr
- Teaching language
- English
Objective
The objective of the course is to enhance the student´s capacity to understand challenges of a new venture development, and help the student to utilize the best venture development methodologies like Lean Startup, 80/20 rule and Customer Interviews. The student will learn to identify personal strengths and weaknesses, and understand the importance of forming a well-rounded venture building team, as well as how to lead and manage a new venture development. The student is able to manage the innovation process, identify new business opportunities for the international market, and learn how to raise a venture capital funding with financial metrics.
Content
The objective of the course is to enhance the student´s capacity to understand challenges of a new venture development, and help the student to utilize the best venture development methodologies like Lean Startup, 80/20 rule and Customer Interviews. The student will learn to identify personal strengths and weaknesses, and understand the importance of forming a well-rounded venture building team, as well as how to lead and manage a new venture development. The student is able to manage the innovation process, identify new business opportunities for the international market, and learn how to raise a venture capital funding with financial metrics.
Qualifications
BBA in business or economics or equal
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
1 (Sufficient): The student knows the innovation process.
2 (Satisfactory): The student knows the innovation process. He is able to identify personal strengths and weaknesses and highlight the importance of forming a well-rounded venture building team.
3 (Good): He is able to form a well-rounded venture building team, and he knows how to lead and manage new ventures.
4 (Very good): He is able to form a well-rounded venture building team and to lead and manage new ventures.
5 (Excellent): The student is able to manage the innovation process and identify new business opportunities on the international market.