Course content - Learning outcome - Admission - Prerequisites - Teaching - Examination - Evaluation

Course content

This subject enables students to specialize within an area of their own interest. The course is seminar based and should result in a research proposal. It is the final subject to be taken prior to the thesis.

During this course students are exposed to various conceptual, theoretical and methodological themes likely to be relevant for their master thesis. The subject comprises a set of seminars and readings and cover conceptual and theoretical topics such as research based innovation, innovation management, strategic management, strategic entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial finance and venture capital, entrepreneurial leadership, and the like. Research methodologies are dealt with in separate seminars.

Learning outcome

The aim of this subject is to enable students to specialize within a theory theme. Students are expected to conduct a literature review and/or a small field research project, and present a viable research proposal by the end of the semester. Accordingly, the learning outcomes for this course are:

• Students will be able to undertake an independent literature review within a research domain.
• Students will develop their proficiency in conducting field research and/or writing a research proposal.
• Students shall demonstrate an ethically sound practice with regard to citations and references in their written reports.

Admission

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.

Enrolment in the master's degree programme in Innovation and Entrepreneurship is required.

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

Prerequisites

Formal prerequisite knowledge

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ENT4400 - Innovation strategy and management

Teaching

The course is based on intensive half day seminars during late August and the whole September, with group work in between.

Access to teaching

A student who has completed compulsory instruction and coursework and has had these approved, is not entitled to repeat that instruction and coursework. A student who has been admitted to a course, but who has not completed compulsory instruction and coursework or had these approved, is entitled to repeat that instruction and coursework, depending on available capacity.

Examination

The course grade depends on 6 assignments where each counts as follows:.

• One book report (10%)
• One interview report (10%)
• Group based paper presentations and discussions (20%)
• One group based quantitative study report (10%)
• One group based case study report (20%)
• One research proposal (30%)

Examination support material

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Language of examination

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Grading scale

Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.

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

Explanations and appeals

You may request an explanation of your grades, and you may also appeal against your grades or make a complaint about formal examination errors. Read more about explanations and appeals.

Explanations for and appeal against determination of the grade

Resit an examination

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.

Withdrawal from an examination

A student may sit this exam up to 3 times. If a student wishes to withdraw from the exam, s/he must do so 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 the exam.

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 may not participate in make-up exams, but must re-take the exam when it is regularly scheduled.

Special examination arrangements

If you have a disability or a health problem that entails significant inconvenience in an examination situation, you may be considered for special examination arrangements. Mothers who are breastfeeding may apply for extra time to complete the exam.

Evaluation

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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".