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Finding Your Business Idea (5 cr)

Code: R0436-3001

General information


Enrollment

26.11.2018 - 03.02.2019

Timing

04.02.2019 - 14.06.2019

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual proportion

2 op

Mode of delivery

60 % Contact teaching, 40 % Distance learning

Unit

Laurea Lohja, liko

Campus

Laurea Lohja

Teaching languages

  • English
  • Finnish

Degree programmes

  • Laurea täydentävä osaaminen, amk-tutkinto (TOY2), Yhteiset opinnot

Teachers

  • Riku Riski

Teacher in charge

Riku Riski

Groups

  • TOY219SY

Learning outcomes

The student is able to:
- develop networking skills and recognize the importance of the essential interest groups to the success of the enterprise
- develop, document, present and analyze business ideas
- build up the team around one's idea and act entrepreneurially as a team member
- utilize various ideation and business development methods
- recognize and analyze customer problems and needs, create value based on understanding of customer needs, validate and develop the business idea together with the customers

Teaching methods

This course is a combination of individual idea report work and groupwork in a workshop. The workshop will be conducted during one week at the Lohja campus.

Location and time

Workshop will take place on week 6, starting Monday February 4, 2019 at the Lohja Business Lab.

Learning materials and recommended literature

Eric Ries: The Lean Start-up

Forms of internationality

This course is suitable to exchange students.