Study Guide

Objective

The students will be able to:
• understand the types, roles and future prospects of enterprises in the social welfare sector
• know the skills and attitude required for successful entrepreneurship
• assess their own skills to act as an entrepreneur
• develop and assess their own business idea in the social welfare field
• know how to start their own business and manage risks related to start-ups
• know the basics in financing, productizing, pricing and marketing process for building up sustainable business service ideas

Content

Contents:
• Types, roles and future of enterprises in the social welfare sector
• Characteristics and skills of entrepreneurs
• Analysing business opportunities and market research
• Process of business start-up; from business idea to business plan
• Risk management and assessment
• Financing, pricing, productizing and marketing business services

Teaching methods

This study module consists of so called non-syncronised studies. This means that student works on the materials and assignments independently and according their own timetables. However, taking part in one of the supervision sessions is compulsary.

While other assignments are done individually, work-life interview can be conducted in pairs.

-indepenedent studies
-compulsary on-line supervision

Materials

Please find the study materials in Diakle

Completion alternatives

-no alternative assignments are available

Student workload

135h of student work during minimum of 5 weeks

Content scheduling

Student will create a timetable for the course considering the start date and end date of the course.Studies take minimum of five weeks. Please note that all study assignments must be submitted before the end date of the course. If student has not completed all the study assignment by the end of the course, please enroll to the next course.
Any submissions after the end of the course will not be accepted.
If student wishes to study course during summer, course guidance session must be attended before the summer break. Attending the guidance session is compulsary and without it, studies during the summer are not possble.

Evaluation scale

0-5