Throughout the course students will elaborate on the basics of entrepreneurship; to develop ideas and to act upon these ideas. The course is grounded in policy issues and entrepreneurship and organization theory and experiences from practical cases are used for inspirational learning. Issues addressed are:
- Idea generation in relation to development and sustainable development
- Markets assessment in relation to political assessment
- Financial opportunities in relation to poverty alleviation
Through the contextualization in developing countries, different roles of entrepreneurship are emphasized. Issues addressed are:
- How entrepreneurship can contribute to development and what the effects are
- How entrepreneurship shapes life in developing societies
This content will, constructively be put together in an individual essay addressing different entrepreneurial initiatives and their effects. Some students might choose to describe a fictive learning case, while others might turn into real entrepreneurial initiatives. All will be followed by a critical reflection on entrepreneurship in developingcountries.The course content will also be dealt with in a group project which will focus on poverty alleviation in relation to sustainable development in a developing country. All examinations eill be followed by a critical reflection on entrepreneurship in developing countries.