| Beschreibung |
Intended learning Outcomes: Upon successful completion of the module, students are able to explain, critically reflect on, and apply key concepts, theories, and methods of entrepreneurship and impact innovation to specific entrepreneurial challenges. They are able to analyse societal, environmental, and economic challenges, derive entrepreneurial opportunities from them, and assess existing solutions and business models in terms of value creation, sustainability impact, and economic viability. Students are able to select and systematically apply methods for idea and business model development, impact assessment, validation, market and competitive analysis, financing, and scaling. They are able to identify trade-offs between economic viability and societal and environmental impact, critically evaluate different courses of action, and provide well-reasoned justification for their decisions. These competencies follow the course’s learning logic from Understanding & Opportunity through Value, Impact & Validation to Market, Growth & Implementation. In addition, students develop the ability to independently explore complex issues through guided self-study, critically reflect on academic and practice-oriented content, and apply it to case studies. They are able to structure their findings in writing, develop coherent arguments, present and defend their results orally, and critically reflect on feedback from instructors, peers, and experts and incorporate it into their further work. Regular deliverables and their presentation in virtual live sessions make this learning progress visible throughout the course. In the complementary Venture Track, students transfer the competencies acquired to their own entrepreneurial idea in interdisciplinary teams. They are able to analyse problems and target groups based on evidence, develop solutions, design business and impact models, test key assumptions through interviews, prototyping, and other validation methods, and develop market, positioning, financing, and implementation strategies. Finally, they are able to integrate their results into a coherent venture concept and present and defend it convincingly to different stakeholders. Teaching and learning methods: The module follows a blended learning approach and is structured into two consecutive six-week learning phases. During the first half of the semester, students complete the Theory Track (3 ECTS), which can also be completed as a stand-alone track. During the second half of the semester, students may continue with the Venture Track (additional 3 ECTS), building on the Theory Track and transferring the knowledge and skills acquired to the development of their own entrepreneurial idea. Both tracks follow a structured two-week learning cycle. Students first engage with the digital learning content largely independently of time and location through self-study. Materials include video lectures, podcasts, expert interviews, academic literature, case studies, and interactive learning formats. Students then apply the content in an assignment and submit the corresponding deliverable at the end of each two-week learning cycle. In this way, the course systematically combines self-study, application, and regular feedback. On the evening following each submission deadline, a virtual live session takes place. Scheduling these sessions in the evening accommodates the integration of the module into different degree programmes and facilitates participation across universities and study programmes. During these live touchpoints, students present and discuss their results, reflect on the content covered, and receive feedback from instructors, peers, and, where applicable, external experts. The regular combination of submissions and presentations makes students’ learning progress visible throughout the semester. In the Venture Track, the same two-week learning cycle is continued and complemented by project-based and collaborative learning. Students work in interdisciplinary teams on their own entrepreneurial idea, independently coordinate their project work in virtual team meetings, and progressively apply the content of the Theory Track to their venture. Each two-week cycle likewise concludes with an assignment followed by a virtual live touchpoint. This creates an iterative process of self-study, application, teamwork, presentation, feedback, and further development. The project work culminates in the presentation and defence of the developed venture concept during a virtual live Demo Day before an interdisciplinary jury of experts from academia, entrepreneurship, and practice. |
| Leistungsnachweis |
Assessment:
Theory Track (3 ECTS): Portfolio consisting of three consecutive assignments, including the presentation and defence of the results in the corresponding virtual live sessions. Venture Track (additional 3 ECTS): Project portfolio consisting of three consecutive team-based assignments focusing on the development, validation, and further elaboration of the students’ own venture idea, as well as a final pitch during a virtual live Demo Day before an interdisciplinary jury of experts. Details of assessment:
In both tracks, the assessment is weighted as follows: 50% submitted assignments and 50% presentation and pitch performance. In the Theory Track, students are assessed on the assignments completed within the two-week learning cycles as well as on the presentation, critical discussion, and academic defence of their results during the virtual live sessions. In the Venture Track, students are assessed on the consecutive team-based assignments documenting the development of their own venture idea as well as on their presentation performance. The track concludes with a final pitch and defence of the venture concept during a virtual live Demo Day before an interdisciplinary jury of experts from academia, entrepreneurship, and practice. |
