1. Course Title | Business and Entrepreneurship in Engineering | |||||||
2. Code | 3ФЕИТ04З001 | |||||||
3. Study program | EEUM | |||||||
4. Organizer of the study program (unit, institute, department) | Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies | |||||||
5. Degree (first, second, third cycle) | First cycle | |||||||
6. Academic year/semester | IV/7 | 7. Number of ECTS credits | 6.00 | |||||
8. Lecturer | Dr Nevenka Kiteva Rogleva | |||||||
9. Course Prerequisites | ||||||||
10. Course Goals (acquired competencies): This course provides students with skills necessary to succeed as an entrepreneur. The fundamentals of starting and operating a business, developing a business plan, obtaining financing and marketing a product or service will be covered. Familiarization with the current regulation and incentive mechanisms for start ups and entrepreneurship in the Republic of Macedonia |
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11. Course Syllabus: Understanding the dynamic role of entrepreneurship and small businesses An Overview of Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurship in RM. Еlevator speech. Organizing and Managing a Small Business. Financial Planning and Control. Forms of Ownership for Small Business. Strategic Marketing Planning. New Product or Service Development. Promotion and Distribution. Business Canvas. Evaluating business models Business Plan Creation |
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12. Learning methods: Presentation, assignments, team work | ||||||||
13. Total number of course hours | 3 + 2 + 0 + 0 | |||||||
14. Distribution of course hours | 180 | |||||||
15. Forms of teaching | 15.1. Lectures-theoretical teaching | 45 | ||||||
15.2. Exercises (laboratory, practice classes), seminars, teamwork | 30 | |||||||
16. Other course activities | 16.1. Projects, seminar papers | 30 | ||||||
16.2. Individual tasks | 15 | |||||||
16.3. Homework and self-learning | 60 | |||||||
17. Grading | 17.1. Exams | 10 | ||||||
17.2. Seminar work/project (presentation: written and oral) | 80 | |||||||
17.3. Activity and participation | 10 | |||||||
17.4. Final exam | 100 | |||||||
18. Grading criteria (points) | up to 109 points | 5 (five) (F) | ||||||
from 110 to 124 points | 6 (six) (E) | |||||||
from 125 to 144 points | 7 (seven) (D) | |||||||
from 145 to 164 points | 8 (eight) (C) | |||||||
from 165 to 184 points | 9 (nine) (B) | |||||||
from 185 to 100 points | 10 (ten) (A) | |||||||
19. Conditions for acquiring teacher’s signature and for taking final exam | Attendance and class participation | |||||||
20. Language | Macedonian and English | |||||||
21. Method of monitoring of teaching quality | Questionnaire | |||||||
22. Literature | ||||||||
22.1. Required Literature | ||||||||
No. | Author | Title | Publisher | Year | ||||
1 | Dean A. Shepherd,Johan Wiklund | Entrepreneurial Small Businesses, A Resource-based Perspective | Edward Elgar Publishing Limited Glensanda House Montpellier Parade Cheltenham Glos GL50 1UA UK, 2005 | 2005 | ||||
2 | KATZ J.A., GREEN II R.P. | Entrepreneurial Small Business | (3th Ed.), McGraw Hill/Irwin, New York, NY, 2008 | |||||
22.2. Additional Literature | ||||||||
No. | Author | Title | Publisher | Year | ||||
1 | MULLINS J., KOMISAR R. | Getting to Plan B | Harvard Business Press, Boston, Massachusetts, 2009 |