Leadership in Entrepreneurship
- Course name: Leadership in Entrepreneurship
- Code discipline:
- Subject area: Technological Entrepreneurship
Short Description
This course proposes to the students the new vision of the entrepreneur as a leader. Modern management system crucially changed from the role of entrepreneur as a formal “boss” to the role of a creator, innovator and moreover, a leader of the team, leader of community, and leader of positive changes who creates added value. During this course we will create a personal mission and develop the personal brand of an entrepreneur as a leader. We will discuss how modern entrepreneurs and their teams change whole industries and make an important impact on society. The students will develop their leadership skills in a very practical way - leading their startups with added value for their team, business products, clients and moreover the community/society.
Prerequisites
Prerequisite subjects
Prerequisite topics
- Entrepreneur as a leader creating added values and impact
- Personal brand of a leader
- Entrepreneur as a leader of his life, a leader of his team, a leader of positive changes
Course Topics
Course Sections and Topics
| Section |
Topics within the section
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| Modern approach to the Leadership in Entrepreneurship |
- 1.1. Leadership in entrepreneurship: modern trends
- 1.2. Famous entrepreneurs as leaders: case study
- 1.3. Key concepts of leadership in management
- 1.4. Key leadership skills
- 1.5. Leadership in IT-industry
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| Personal brand of a leader |
- 2.1. Creation of personal brand
- 2.2. Networking of a leader
- 2.3. Energy as a main resource of a leader
- 2.4. Personal mission of an entrepreneur
- 2.5. Leadership in team building and team-management
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| Entrepreneur as a Leader of positive changes |
- 3.1. Entrepreneurs who changed the world for better: case study
- 3.2. Leadership during “turbulent” times
- 3.3. Community leadership
- 3.4. Emotional and Dialogical leadership
- 3.5. Entrepreneur as a leader of positive changes
|
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
What is the main purpose of this course?
The main purpose of this course is to enable students to form the leader identity in entrepreneurship, to actualize their leadership potential and to develop leadership skills.
ILOs defined at three levels
Level 1: What concepts should a student know/remember/explain?
By the end of the course, the students should be able to ...
- Describe
- what is leadership in entrepreneurship and name mane modern trends of entrepreneurship in IT-industry,
- how famous entrepreneurs influenced the IT-industry and made an impact,
- key concepts of leadership in management,
- key leadership skills,
- what is a personal brand of IT-entrepreneur,
- basic rules of networking of a leader,
- why energy became a main resource of a leader,
- what is personal mission of an entrepreneur,
- how is leadership implied in team building and team-management,
- feature of leadership during “turbulent” times,
- what is community leadership,
- what is emotional and dialogical leadership,
- how an entrepreneur can become a leader of positive changes.
Level 2: What basic practical skills should a student be able to perform?
By the end of the course, the students should be able to ...
- Formulate
- leadership skills in entrepreneurship
- proactivity, motivation, goal-orientation,
- personal branding,
- networking,
- skills assisting to raise the energetic level of an entrepreneur
- team building and team-management
- flexibility, ability to manage in “turbulent” times,
- community leadership
- emotional and dialogical leadership
Level 3: What complex comprehensive skills should a student be able to apply in real-life scenarios?
By the end of the course, the students should be able to ...
- Conduct
- 1.leadership in IT-entrepreneurship,
- 2. creation of personal brand,
- 3. networking,
- 4. creation of personal mission,
- 5. team building and team-management
- 6. leadership during “turbulent” times
- 7. community leadership
- 8. emotional and dialogical leadership
- 9. leadership of positive changes.
Grading
Course grading range
| Grade |
Range |
Description of performance
|
| A. Excellent |
90-100 |
-
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| B. Good |
75-89 |
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| C. Satisfactory |
60-74 |
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| D. Fail |
0-59 |
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Course activities and grading breakdown
| Activity Type |
Percentage of the overall course grade
|
| Assignment |
50
|
| Quizzes |
15
|
| Peer review |
15
|
| Demo day |
20
|
Recommendations for students on how to succeed in the course
Participation is important. Showing up is the key to success in this course.
You will work in teams, so coordinating teamwork will be an important factor for success. This is also reflected in the peer review being a graded item.
Review lecture materials before classes to do well in practical tasks and competencies development.
Reading the recommended literature is optional, and will give you a deeper understanding of the material.
Resources, literature and reference materials
Open access resources
Closed access resources
- Toward Entrepreneurial Community Development (Routledge Studies in Entrepreneurship) 1st Edition (2019). Ed. Michael Fortunado. Routledge.
- Branson, R. (2006) Screw it, let’s do it. Virgin books.
- Ye, L. (2019) Personal Branding for Entrepreneurs: Proven Personal Branding Strategy and Why Social Media Marketing is Crucial for Your Business
Software and tools used within the course
Teaching Methodology: Methods, techniques, & activities
Activities and Teaching Methods
Teaching and Learning Methods within each section
| Teaching Techniques |
Section 1 |
Section 2 |
Section 3
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| Problem-based learning (students learn by solving open-ended problems without a strictly-defined solution) |
1 |
1 |
1
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| Project-based learning (students work on a project) |
1 |
1 |
1
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| Modular learning (facilitated self-study) |
1 |
1 |
1
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| Differentiated learning (provide tasks and activities at several levels of difficulty to fit students needs and level) |
1 |
1 |
1
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| Contextual learning (activities and tasks are connected to the real world to make it easier for students to relate to them); |
1 |
1 |
1
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| Business game (learn by playing a game that incorporates the principles of the material covered within the course). |
1 |
1 |
1
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| развивающего обучения (задания и материал "прокачивают" ещё нераскрытые возможности студентов); |
1 |
1 |
1
|
| концентрированного обучения (занятия по одной большой теме логически объединяются); |
1 |
1 |
1
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| inquiry-based learning |
1 |
1 |
1
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| Just-in-time teaching |
1 |
1 |
1
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| Process oriented guided inquiry learning (POGIL) |
1 |
1 |
1
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| Studio-based learning |
1 |
1 |
1
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| Universal design for learning, |
1 |
1 |
1
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| Task-based learning |
1 |
1 |
1
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Activities within each section
| Learning Activities |
Section 1 |
Section 2 |
Section 3
|
| Lectures |
1 |
1 |
1
|
| Interactive Lectures |
1 |
1 |
1
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| Cases studies |
1 |
1 |
1
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| Group projects |
1 |
1 |
1
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| Discussions |
1 |
1 |
1
|
| Presentations by students |
1 |
1 |
1
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| Written reports |
1 |
1 |
1
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| Simulations and role-plays |
1 |
1 |
1
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| Essays |
1 |
1 |
1
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| Oral Reports |
1 |
1 |
1
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| Individual Projects |
0 |
1 |
1
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Formative Assessment and Course Activities
Ongoing performance assessment
Section 1
| Activity Type |
Content |
Is Graded?
|
| Group discussion |
IT-Entrepreneur as a leader |
1
|
| Case study |
Famous entrepreneurs as leaders |
1
|
| Group Project Work |
Key leadership skills in IT-entrepreneurship |
1
|
Section 2
| Activity Type |
Content |
Is Graded?
|
| Individual project |
Personal mission of entrepreneur |
1
|
| Business training |
Energy as a main resource of entrepreneur |
0
|
| Business game |
Team Building in entrepreneurship
|
1
|
Section 3
| Activity Type |
Content |
Is Graded?
|
| Case study |
Entrepreneurs who changed the world for better |
1
|
| Business training |
Emotional and Dialogical Leadership |
0
|
| Group project work |
IT-entrepreneur as a leader of positive changes |
1
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Final assessment
Section 1
- Grading criteria for the final project presentation:
- 1. Student shortly describes and gives his opinion on main trends for leaders in IT-sector
- 2. Student lists and explains his main leadership skills in entrepreneurship
Section 2
- 3. Student presents his personal brand concept and his personal mission as an entrepreneur
- 4. Student presents his network and provides the strategy of its development
- 5. Student presents his team and his team building strategy.
Section 3
- 7. Using all previous knowledge and skills a student makes a presentation “Me as a leader of positive changes” where he explains how his business project in IT-sphere can create a positive impact.
The retake exam
Section 1
- For the retake, students have to improve their project according to the recommendation provided by the professor during the final exam.
Section 2
Section 3