Simulation for entrepreneurship 20th of October 2015 Porto

Agenda Business Academy SouthWest & Entrepreneurship at NIC Entrepreneurship Course fall 2015 Curricula dissemination at EASV Validation of Curricula

Business Academy Southwest The national Innovation center is in charge of research & development and strategically have these 5 main areas The Strengthening of innovation processes Growth entrepreneurship Energy & offshore Global business developement that contributes to the solution of one, or more societal challenges Talent development in future innovation skills

Basic assumptions behind ENTREPRENEURHIP education on Business Adademy South West. The Entrepreneurship subject is flexible and covers all aspects of the company and business thinking. It is a “T-Model” subject (Professor Anthony Warren) meaning that it stands on skills acquired earlier and aims to form “T-people - Breadth of Knowledge about Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Leadership”. Depth in one of the eight clusters. Focus on start ups and how to see and grasp business opportunities.

Two approaches As an elective course valid for business, it and design students 5 ECTS 4 lessons a week for a period of 14 weeks As an entrepreneur incubator internship period valid for all students 15 ECTS A period of 12 weeks, full time Here we see the opportunity to try the practical training internship (3 weeks x 5 days x 6 hours = 90 hours)

Current content Idea- generating methods, idea selection and development techniques Strategic tools, including the Business Model Canvas, and business model games Pitch and presentation techniques Basic knowledge about business start-up and operation tought in cooperation with Esbjerg Chamber of Commerce Word ducument for detailed view

Suggestion for validation – causal research Esbjerg group We follow the existing curricular Multiple choice test on course content & reflective questions Business plan exam with oral presentation and examination Sønderborg group We apply simulation for entrepreneurship curricular Multiple choice test on course content & reflective questions Business plan exam with oral presentation and examination Tests will validate skills aquired within business, entrepreneurship capabilities and business understanding

Testing & Evaluation of the groups We are likely to deploy questionaires in regards to learning modules. Peer to peer learning on acquisition of individual skills Business plan evaluation by expert specialists by the local IDEA house – Entrepreneurship incubator Business plan as a report to be assessed on market understanding, Marketing, Finance and accounting. The report is to be defended at an oral exam.

Main concerns It will be small in numbers – qualitative research Can any software be applied? Time schedule – January to first week of february How should the project be validated? What are the expectations Time is the main pain, since employability & entreprenuership is something time will show.