Enterpreneurship 1

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206PDN1 Z 2 2T Czech summer

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Learning outcomes of the course unit

Entreprenurialship is a fundamental path to fulfilling individual student ambition. An entrepreneur has independence and is also open to high risk. Students learn:

The differences between an entrepreneur and manager (producer and production) and why those differences are important.

How to use entrepreneurialism for fulfilling the ambitions and aims of the student and how to start.

What are the key components and phases in entrepreneurial intentions and their relationship to success.

A Start-up as one entrepreneurial form.

What are the particulars of entrepreneurial thought.

What are entrepreneurial risks and how to minimalize them.

The program is freely linked to the People Management course. The module is primarily intended for students who wish to start a business, are part of a business or are interested in it.

Students, in case studies, learn to implement their ideas, business intentions or project. They bring their business ideas to instruction (these may be quite undefined) and use the applicatoin „Business“ for improvement and constructive feedback. Working on case studies enables the instruction focus to emphasize the differences in the ideas of the entrepreneur, manager and employee.

Case studies may be a student idea or dream which we will define.

The output for the student may be the business intentions directed at realizing their dreams or intentions.

Mode of study

Interactive all-day workshops in which the students, under the guidance of the instructor, collaborate in the management of problematic situations, find potential manners of resolution and create their own theory and philosphy.

Part of instruction may be guests who represent professional investors. They will provide students with feedback and enable an elaboration of the entreprenurial intentions and manner of its representation which increases the potential of their success.

Prerequisites and co-requisites

Students upon registration accept the obligation to actively participate in the content and form of the workshop.

Course contents

Instruction is based on creating entreprenurial intentions, project vision, manner of execution, financing and addressing the market; customers. Instruction is quite interactive and adapts to the potential and needs of the students.

Recommended or required reading

Fred Kofman: Vědomý business, Portál, 2010

Paul L. Marciano: Cukr a bič nefungují, MotivPress, 2013

John Whitmore: Koučování, Rozvoj osobnosti a zvyšování výkonnosti, Management Press, 2004

Tomáš Sedláček: Ekonomie dobra a zla, Praha: 65. pole, 2009

Michal Čakrt: Typologie osobnosti pro manažery, Praha: Management Press, 2005

Nassim Nicholas Taleb: Černá labuť, Následky vysoce nepravděpodobných událostí, Praha: Paseka

Pacovský P.: Člověk a čas, Time Management IV. generace, Praha: Grada Publishing, 2007

Parma, Petr: Systemické koučování, Praha: ISK, 2004, 222 s.

Assessment methods and criteria

Credit is awarded based on: attendance, activity in the workshop, completion of the semester paper and its presentation at the final workshop.

During the semester independent reading and workshop participation is required. Each participant must present a minimum of one their own case studies (idea or entreprenurial intention, problem situation in a current project, etc.).

Mandatory requirements: Personal attendance in workshops: 80% of all lessons. If not fulfilled, credit will not be awarded.

Further information

No schedule has been prepared for this course

The subject is a part of the following study plans