Course detail

Entrepreneurial Practice 4

FP-BEPR4EAcad. year: 2023/2024

Subjects Entrepreneurial Practice 1,2,3 and 4 constitute a logical coherent unit, ensuring continuous development of entrepreneurial and managerial skills. Entrepreneurial Practice. Entrepreneurial Practice 4 focuses on knowledge and skills necessary in the stage of growth and stabilization of the company as well as in the stage of termination of business activity, if applicable. Thus, key aspects of this part of the practice will include finalization of business sub-projects, evaluation of potential of company development and knowledge of procedures for termination of business activity. As the part of individual and team study plans, students will co-create their business specialization. Identically, these plans will help to control fulfilment of practical requirements. Link between practical training and ability to develop acquired knowledge is supported by workshops, developing areas corresponding with the current stage of life-cycle of the company. Thus, workshops will serve as a planned specialized development of people inside the company.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

12

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Robert Zich, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Management (ÚM)

Entry knowledge

Not applicable.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Course is evaluated with grade credit.
There are six areas evaluated:
• Business projects – 40% of evaluation (up to 40 points)
• Team company development – 10% of evaluation (up to 10 points)
• Team sessions – 25% of evaluation (up to 25 points)
• Self-learning – 15% of evaluation (up to 15 points)
• ESBD program development – 10% of evaluation (up to 10 points)
Detailes are in module booklet (e-elarning).
Participation at the team sessions and other activities is compulsory, controlled and it is included in the final evaluation. Students can miss up to six team sessions per semester including exam period, except the final session focused on evaluation. Those six absences can be compensated by extra projects and tasks defined by the guide. This compensation must be delivered in the end of the credit week latest. If not compensated, the final score will be reduced for two points per each missed sessions.
ABSENCE EXCEEDING SIX SESSIONS means that student WILL NOT PASS the course Entrepreneurial Practice.
If student miss more than six sessions because of health reasons (must deliver doctors certificate) or because of serious personal reasons, he/she can ask for an individual study plan. Nevertheless, individual study plan is not guaranteed!
Students are evaluated on the base of active participation – that means preparation of topics, materials, working on cases, discussions etc.

Students with an individual study plan must discuss detail requirements with lecturer and their team before the start of semester.

Aims

The objective is to create a space to start own business practice with the emphasis on creation, development and management of small and medium-sized company and related implementation of entrepreneurial projects.

Close interconnection between Entrepreneurial Practice 1,2,3 and 4 is vitally important from the point of development of knowledge and competencies of students.
Specific fields of development within Entrepreneurial Practice 4 are as follows: development of knowledge and skills for economic and financial aspects of termination of business projects and identification of strategic potential of development of the small company. Students will practically train activities related to tax, accounting, and legal aspects of business activity. Students will develop analytical skills necessary for business activities in the global environment. Students will gain practical experience in the area of management of relations with various groups of stakeholders. Students will practically train formulation of strategy of development of the small company. Students will be able to clearly formulate potential of development of the business company and choose approach to finalization of business activities. Students will be able to solve termination of activity of small and medium-sized company.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

BURNS, P. Entrepreneurship and Small Business. UK: Palgrave. 540 pp., 2016. ISBN 978-1-137-43035-9.
HITT, M.A., IRELAND, R.D. and R.E. HOSKISSON. Strategic Management - Competitiveness and Globalization: Concepts and Cases. 12th ed. South-Western College Pub, 2017. 896 p. ISBN 978-1-305-50214-7.
ROPER, S. Entrepreneurship: A Global Perspective (Routledge Masters in Entrepreneurship). 1st ed. Routledge, 2012. 168 p. ISBN 0415695538.

Recommended reading

HOBSON, R. Small Companies, Big Profits: How to make money investing in small companies. Harriman House, 2008. 232 p. ISBN 1905641788.
KANDER, D. All In Startup: Launching a New Idea When Everything Is on the Line. 1st ed. Wiley, 2014. 304 p. ISBN 1118857666.
KAPFERER, J.N. The New Strategic Brand Management: Advanced Insights and Strategic Thinking (New Strategic Brand Management: Creating & Sustaining Brand Equity). 5th ed. Kogan Page, 2012. 512 p. ISBN 0749465158.
WÖRDEMANN, W., BUCHHOLZ, A. and N. WILEY. The Impossible Advantage: Winning the Competitive Game by Changing the Rules. 1st ed. Wiley, 2009. 220 p. ISBN 0470717122.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BAK-ESBD Bachelor's 3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

24 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Martin Očko
doc. Ing. Robert Zich, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Week 1 to 3

  • Workshop: tax, accounting, and legal aspects of business in the stage of finalization of business activity
  • Workshop: finalization of business activity
  • Workshop: evaluation of development of business activities
  • Revision of individual and team plans of the practice
  • Elaboration and assessment of business projects
  • Preparation of new business projects

Week 4 to 6

  • Workshop: strategic management of development of the small company int the global environment
  • Workshop: global context of business activities
  • Workshop: management of relations with stakeholders
  • Elaboration and assessment of business projects

Week 7 to 9

  • Tax and accounting closing of completed business projects
  • Finalization of business activities
  • Elaboration, assessment, and finalization of business projects

Week 10 + Exam period

  • Elaboration of final report
  • Preparation of materials for final defense of strategy of development of business activity
  • Plan of finalization of business activities and team company dissolution.