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Entrepreneurship in the Social and Health SectorLaajuus (3 cr)

Code: XX00DK05

Objective

The student
- is able to outline the entrepreneurial competences and to reflect on their own goals and strengths in relation to them
- is able to describe and consider social, cultural and economic value and to perceive their differences
- is able to analyze different value chains and networks
- is able to describe the importance of entrepreneurship for society and national economy as well as to recognize different manifestations of entrepreneurship in everyday life
- is able to describe the preconditions for profitable business activity
- knows the stages of the establishment of a company
- identifies the special features and opportunities of entrepreneurship in the social and health sector
- knows the entrepreneurship opportunities at SeAMK

Content

- Entrepreneurial competence, self-knowledge and self-efficacy, entrepreneurship as part of life
- Value creation, recognition of value chains and networks in different environments, value creation in different structures, such as companies and associations
- Basic concepts of entrepreneurship and business and earnings logic, economic literacy, risk management
- Stages of the establishment of business activities
- Business plan as a tool for structuring a business idea
- Special features of business activities in social and health care as part of society, legislation
- Deepening of the student’s entrepreneurial skills at SeAMK (SeAMK Yritystalli, SeAMKPro, SeiES, etc.)

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Student
- takes responsibility for his tasks
- describe and reflect on entrepreneurship and business
- knows the business information base and the content of responsibility in social and health care

Assessment criteria, good (3)

In addition to the previous one, student can
- evaluate his / her own opportunities to act as an entrepreneur
- evaluate business opportunities and becoming an entrepreneur
- identify and describe their own networks in social- and health care
- describe the business information base well and the connections of responsibility to business.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

In addition to the previous one, student can
- evaluate the challenges and opportunities of entrepreneurship
- analyze and evaluate business opportunities, strategic choices and business models

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Failed
The course is failed, if the student has not completed the course tasks to an acceptable level. The student incompletely describes the creation of social, cultural and economic value, and does not recognize their importance in business and society. The student does not recognize the basic concepts of business, and cannot describe the prerequisites for a profitable business. The student does not describe his own relationship with entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial competence.

Enrollment

21.10.2024 - 09.03.2025

Timing

07.04.2025 - 14.09.2025

Credits

3 op

Virtual proportion (cr)

3 op

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
  • Anna Rauha
  • Carita Sandell-Kaukonen
Student groups
  • MRN23
    Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing

Objective

The student
- is able to outline the entrepreneurial competences and to reflect on their own goals and strengths in relation to them
- is able to describe and consider social, cultural and economic value and to perceive their differences
- is able to analyze different value chains and networks
- is able to describe the importance of entrepreneurship for society and national economy as well as to recognize different manifestations of entrepreneurship in everyday life
- is able to describe the preconditions for profitable business activity
- knows the stages of the establishment of a company
- identifies the special features and opportunities of entrepreneurship in the social and health sector
- knows the entrepreneurship opportunities at SeAMK

Content

- Entrepreneurial competence, self-knowledge and self-efficacy, entrepreneurship as part of life
- Value creation, recognition of value chains and networks in different environments, value creation in different structures, such as companies and associations
- Basic concepts of entrepreneurship and business and earnings logic, economic literacy, risk management
- Stages of the establishment of business activities
- Business plan as a tool for structuring a business idea
- Special features of business activities in social and health care as part of society, legislation
- Deepening of the student’s entrepreneurial skills at SeAMK (SeAMK Yritystalli, SeAMKPro, SeiES, etc.)

Materials

Study material on Moodle

Teaching methods

Online lectures
Visit to Y-Zone
Group works
Independent studying and assignments

Employer connections

Online lecture 2h
Visit to Y-Zone 1 h
Independent studying 77h

Student workload

Online lecture 2h
Visit to Y-Zone 1 h
Independent studying 77h

Evaluation scale

Passed/failed

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Student
- takes responsibility for his tasks
- describe and reflect on entrepreneurship and business
- knows the business information base and the content of responsibility in social and health care

Assessment criteria, good (3)

In addition to the previous one, student can
- evaluate his / her own opportunities to act as an entrepreneur
- evaluate business opportunities and becoming an entrepreneur
- identify and describe their own networks in social- and health care
- describe the business information base well and the connections of responsibility to business.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

In addition to the previous one, student can
- evaluate the challenges and opportunities of entrepreneurship
- analyze and evaluate business opportunities, strategic choices and business models

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Failed
The course is failed, if the student has not completed the course tasks to an acceptable level. The student incompletely describes the creation of social, cultural and economic value, and does not recognize their importance in business and society. The student does not recognize the basic concepts of business, and cannot describe the prerequisites for a profitable business. The student does not describe his own relationship with entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial competence.

Assessment methods and criteria

Approved completion of the assignments.