Course syllabus for Execution - Running Your Own Company

Utförande - att driva eget företag

Essential data

Course code: 2XX052
Course name: Execution - Running Your Own Company
Credits: 7.5
Form of Education: Higher education, study regulation of 2007
Main field of study: Bioentrepreneurship
Level: AV - Second cycle
Grading scale: Fail (F), fail (Fx), sufficient (E), satisfactory (D), good (C), very good (B) or excellent (A)
Department: Department of Learning, informatics, Management and Ethics
Decision date: 2010-06-18
Revised by: Education committee LIME
Last revised: 2019-10-24
Course syllabus valid from: Autumn semester 2018

Specific entry requirements

No less than 120 credits.

Outcomes

The objective of the course is to enable the student to start a business of her/his own. After the course, participants will be able to:

  • Understand and demonstrate knowledge of important issues faced when starting a new firm
  • Manage important issues faced when starting a new firm
  • Argue for critical processes and steps required when starting a new firm
  • Be aware of resources required when starting a new firm
  • Assemble resources for starting a new firm
  • Conduct a market analysis
  • Present a business model
  • Conduct a basic financial analysis of a new venture

Content

The course focuses on supporting the student in her or his decisions and other action in the new business venture. Students entering the course should have an intention in pursuing a business idea in a company of their own.

The outline of the course is built on experience from active entrepreneurs and follows the typical stages in a new venture, starting with the evaluation and refinement of the existing business idea, moving on to practical steps in setting up a firm, assembling resourcing (external capital, internal resources etc.), market and communication plans.

The course will focus on:

  • Strategy (What?) – i.e. markets, offer, business idea, getting-started and establishing a network
  • People (Who?) – i.e. entrepreneurial team, recruitment and motivation
  • Operational work (Let’s do it!) – i.e. resource gathering, sales/marketing, production and negotiation
  • Theoretically, the course connects to the opportunity-based models of entrepreneurship and business creation, as well as to a contextual approach to the venture creation process (i.e. the idea that the character of the venture creation process depends on the type of business and industry).

Teaching methods

The course will be based on student activating lectures.

Examination

The student’s grade will depend on three factors:

  • Assignments and presentations (group/individual)
  • Final executive summary (group)
  • Written exam (individual)

Students will be required to satisfactory complete all of the course assignments in order to receive a passing grade.

Transitional provisions

The examination will be provided during a period of two years after a close-down of the course. Examination may take place under a previous reading list, up to the next course occasion.

Other directives

The course language is English.
The course is offered within the framework of the Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship. Responsible institution: Stockholm School of Economics (SSE)