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ENT4300 - Entrepreneurship and internationalisation

Course content

This course is part of the Gründerskolen programme and the MSc in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Enrolment in one of these programmes is required. The course is not open for other students.

The course consists of two seminars which span the stay abroad. The one prior to departure addresses topics that will aid the students in their stay. Topics may include: cultural preparations, networking preparation and destination briefing.

The seminar upon arrival gives an arena for knowledge and experience exchange between the students who have spent three months abroad in different countries and cultures.

Learning outcomes

The students will be able to analyze and discuss distinctions between different cultural, entrepreneurial, financial and market-based factors.

Admission

Enrolment in the Gründerskolen programme or MSc in Innovation and Entrepreneurship required.

Students must register for the course and the exam in StudentWeb

Prerequisites

Formal prerequisites

ENT4000 - From idea to business or equivalent course on master's level
ENT4110 - Entrepreneurship theory from an American point of view or one of the other ENT41X0-courses
ENT4200

Teaching

Seminar 1: Full day seminar early in the semester (compulsory).

Seminar 2: Full day seminar in September/October.

Exam information

Individual written report must be delivered at the end of the stay abroad.

Language of examination

English or Norwegian

Assessment and grading

Students are awarded either a passing or a failing grade. 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

You can usually resit an exam, but the conditions depend on whether you had a valid reason for absence from the regular exam. Read more about resitting an exam .

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".

Other information

The students have to cover the travel expences to the seminars themselves

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