Study Guide

Learning outcomes

After the course student knows

- how the working life will change in the future, in particular, its entrepreneurial nature and platform economy
- the diversity of entrepreneurship and understand the specific challenges in different forms of entrepreneurship
- how to identify one's own competence and is able to compare it with the competence areas needed in future working life
- understand what competence should be developed on a personal level in order to enable the desired career path
- understand how to price own skills or competence
- understand how to commercialize own skills, including the basics of sales work
- understand the importance of sales work in terms of being an entrepreneur and learn how to outline own abilities in a possible sales or customer service situation
- understands the basics of accounting and is able to do simple accounting itself

Teaching methods

An online course that a student can complete at their own speed. The course consists of five different modules, the tasks of which are mainly done on the Canvas learning platform. No exam, assignments are done on the Canvas platform..

Location and time

Course is done in Canvas platform, student can perform with own speed.

Learning materials and recommended literature

Sekki, A & Härkönen O. (2020). Kevytyrittäjyys – opas sivutoimiseen yrittäjyyteen, Kauppakamari, 9789522466501

Sekki, A & Niemi, M. (2016). Menesty yrittäjänä – 68 käytännön ohjetta. Talentum, 978-952-14-2766-4.

Wallenstein J, de Chalendar A, Revees M, Bailey A (2019) The New Freelancers – Tapping Talent in the Gig Economy, Boston Consulting Group tutkimusraportti.

Content and scheduling

- Future Working Life (1 cr) This module introduces the main forces of change in working life and especially its entrepreneurial nature. Student will become familiar with the diversity of entrepreneurship and will gain a comprehensive understanding of different forms of entrepreneurship and their challenges.
- The identification your own competence (1 cr) This module challenges the student to consider and identify his or her own competence and to compare it with the competence needed in future working life. After this reflection, the student will have a clear picture of what competencies should be developed on a personal level in order to enable the desired career path.
- Pricing of your own competence (1 cr) This module helps the student to understand the importance of personal hourly accounting and invoicing as part of the pricing of your own competence. The aim of the module is to provide very practical exercises for calculating the hourly rate of for your own competence.
- Commercialization of your own competence (1 cr) This module introduces the basics of sales work. Students will understand the importance of sales work in terms of being an entrepreneur and will learn to perceive their own abilities in a possible sales or customer service situation.
- Accounting (1 cr) This module helps the student to understands the basics of accounting. Based on this module students will be able to do basic accountings themselves.

Grading scale

Approved/Failed

Further information

The study unit has been renewed and will be implemented with code TO00BT58 starting from autumn 2021.