6 EC
Semester 1, period 3
53548ENF6Y
| Owner | Master Physics and Astronomy (joint degree) |
| Coordinator | prof. dr. D. Iannuzzi |
| Part of | Master Physics and Astronomy, year 1Master Physics and Astronomy, track Physics of Life and Health, year 1 |
Entrepreneurship, defined here as ‘the creation, discovery and exploitation of value-adding opportunities’, is an increasingly important subject for students and professionals, also in the discipline of physics. The growing complexity and accelerating dynamics of the technologies that lie behind life sciences pre-clinical studies, medical treatments, alternative and sustainable energy sources, innovative material, micro- and nanodevices, and complex research projects in the high energy particle physics and astrophysics sectors, emphatically urge professionals to think, act, and communicate in an entrepreneurial way.
In this course, students will learn the ropes of this emerging field via three educational pillars:
1) Students will be learning modern theories of entrepreneurship, with focus on the relationship between entrepreneurship and innovation, sustainable entrepreneurship, valorization of knowledge, and entrepreneurial competences.
2) They will familiarize with a set of entrepreneurial soft skills, which they will put into practice when they will be asked to approach different stakeholders to further their projects to gain commitments or to obtain important information. For this purpose, the students will receive training in generating initial ideas for opportunities, and networking and network utilization.
3) They will be introduced to business planning. For this purpose, the students, supported by guest lecturers and coaching sessions, will write (in small groups) a Business Model Canvas report around an innovative idea that they deem interesting for entrance into the market.
All projects and initiatives will of course revolve around innovative ideas emerging from physics research activities.
At the start of the course, students will be given a list of papers and other literature material needed for the course. All the material will be made available in Canvas or via the library.
After the successful completion of this course, the student will:
- Understand and be able to apply the basic elements of entrepreneurship.
- Understand, analyze, and evaluate the social and ecological aspects of sustainable entrepreneurship.
- Analyze and evaluate business cases related to entrepreneurship.
- Create a business idea and a business plan.
- Understand, be able to apply, analyze, evaluate, and create an entrepreneurial process that brings a scientific idea to market.
- Lectures
- Case analyses
- Computer simulations
- Individual feedback
- Lectures, case analyses, computer simulations, and individual feedback will help students understand and be able to apply the basic elements of entrepreneurship.
- Lectures, case analyses, and individual feedback will help students understand, analyze, and evaluate the social and ecological aspects of sustainable entrepreneurship.
- Lectures, case analyses, and individual feedback will help students analyze and evaluate business cases related to entrepreneurship.
- Lectures and individual feedback will help students create a business idea and a business plan.
- Lectures, case analyses, and individual feedback will help students understand, be able to apply, analyze, evaluate, and create an entrepreneurial process that brings a scientific idea to market.
Activity | Hours | |
Hoorcollege | 26.25 | |
Tentamen | 5.5 | |
Self study | 136.25 | |
Total | 168 | (6 EC x 28 uur) |
Requirements concerning attendance (OER-B).
Additional requirements for this course:
The participation to all of the activities of the course is mandatory. Students may skip classes only for extremely urgent matters (holidays does not qualify as urgent matters), and should promptly inform the teachers when that happens.
| Item and weight | Details |
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Final grade | |
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50% Tentamen 1 | Must be ≥ 5.5 |
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0% Tentamen 2 | Must be ≥ 5.5 |
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10% Case Study | Must be ≥ 5.5 |
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40% BCN | Must be ≥ 5.5 |
The final grade is based on the analysis of a case (10%), the Business Model Canvas report (40%), and the exam (50%). All forms of examination should be sufficient, with grades higher than 5.5/10. The exam is an individual assignment whereas the case analysis and the Business Model Canvas report are team assignments.
To inspect the assessed work, students can schedule an appointment with the teacher.
10% group work on a business case: students will provide a set of slides, with narrative description, on a entrepreneurship in physics case that the teachers will select
40% group work on Business Canvas Model: students will create a short business plan, based on the BCM, on an idea-to-market program that relates to the topic of physics
50% individual work via standard written exam: the written exam comprises theoretical questions and mini-cases.
The 'Regulations governing fraud and plagiarism for UvA students' applies to this course. This will be monitored carefully. Upon suspicion of fraud or plagiarism the Examinations Board of the programme will be informed. For the 'Regulations governing fraud and plagiarism for UvA students' see: www.student.uva.nl
This information will be provided at the start of the course.