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ENT4000I - From idea to business - Intensive

Facts about this course: Credits: 5 Teaching semester: Every spring semester Examination semester: Every spring semester Language of instruction: English if requested by exchange students, otherwise Norwegian Administrated by: Centre of Entrepreneurship

Detailed course information - Current and previous semesters: Spring 2012 Spring 2011 Spring 2010 Spring 2009 Spring 2008 Spring 2007 Spring 2006 Spring 2005

Course content

With the main focus on research- and knowledge-based innovation, this course aims to give the students a basic understanding of innovation processes and how to create a new venture. Based on innovation theories and case material the students will gain an insight into how to deal with these processes. In this course we touch upon the following questions:

• How can research and knowledge be turned into a business concept?
• What characterises an innovation?
• How does an idea become a business idea?
• What is required to turn a business idea into a professional business?
• What are the characteristics of a successful start-up?

Learning outcomes

The objective is to give the students a theoretical and practical understanding of how to create a research- or knowledge-based business idea, and how such ideas could become the foundation of an actual business.

Admission

Students enrolled in Gründerskolen, PhD-students and students from natural sciences/medicine will be prioritized.

Students at UiO must apply for courses in StudentWeb.

International applicants, if you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures for international applicants.

The examination in this course is not available for external candidates. Only students admitted to the course may sit for the examination.

Prerequisites

Formal prerequisites

Bachelor's degree or equivalent required.

Overlap

5 credits against ENT4000 - From idea to business.

Teaching

Compulsory lectures and tutored group work throughout January and February.

Exam information

Final written and oral group examination.

Language of examination

Norwegian or English.

Assessment and grading

Course grades are awarded on a descending scale using alphabetic grades from A to E for passes and F for fail. Read more about the grading system .

Anders Lunnan is the external auditor for this course.

An external auditor regularly evaluates the academic quality of the course, including the form of exam used on the course.

Explanations and appeals

For further information, see Grounds for and appeal against determination of the grade

Students can request an explanation of their grades, and can also appeal against their grades or make a complaint about formal examination errors. Read more about explanations and appeals

Possibility of make-up exams and re-takes

Students who due to illness or other valid reason of absence were unable to sit for their final exams may apply for participation in make-up exams. Make-up exams are arranged either later in the same semester or early in the semester following the exam in question. Documentation of valid reasons for absence from the regular exam must be submitted upon application to participate in make-up exams.

Students who have failed an exam and students who wish to re-take an exam to achieve a better grade must re-take the whole course.

Withdrawing from exams and limits on re-takes

A student can sit for this exam up to 3 times. If a student wishes to withdraw from the exam, s/he must do this in StudentWeb at least two weeks prior to the first day of the exam. Failure to do so will be counted as one of the three opportunities to sit for the exam.

Exam options for students with special needs

Students may apply for access to alternative exam resources or exam forms on the basis of chronic illness and/or special needs that create a marked disadvantage to other students in the exam situation. Mothers who are breastfeeding may apply for extra time to complete the exam.

Evaluation of this course

Feedback from our students is essential to us in our efforts to ensure and further improve the high quality of our programmes and courses. As a student at the University of Oslo you will therefore be asked to participate in various types of evaluation of our courses, facilities and services. All courses are subject to continuous evaluation. At regular intervals we also ask students on a particular course to participate in a more comprehensive, in-depth evaluation of this course, a so called "periodic evaluation".

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