MSTE: Leadership in entrepreneurship

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

• N/A

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
Modern approach to the Leadership in Entrepreneurship	Leadership in entrepreneurship: modern trends Famous entrepreneurs as leaders: case study Key concepts of leadership in management Key leadership skills Leadership in IT-industry
Personal brand of a leader	Creation of personal brand Networking of a leader Energy as a main resource of a leader Personal mission of an entrepreneur Leadership in team building and team-management
Entrepreneur as a Leader of positive changes	Entrepreneurs who changed the world for better: case study Leadership during “turbulent” times Community leadership Emotional and Dialogical leadership 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
• leadership in IT-entrepreneurship,
• creation of personal brand,
• networking,
• creation of personal mission,
• team building and team-management
• leadership during “turbulent” times
• community leadership
• emotional and dialogical leadership
• leadership of positive changes.

Grading

Course grading range

Grade	Range	Description of performance
A. Excellent	90-100	-
B. Good	75-89	-
C. Satisfactory	60-74	-
D. Fail	0-59	-

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

• Essential Leadership Skills Every Entrepreneur Should Continually Hone https://www.forbes.com/sites/theyec/2021/11/04/10-essential-leadership-skills-every-entrepreneur-should-continually-hone/?sh=2ac99c94fe94
• World Class Leadership Styles That All Entrepreneurs Must Know
• Personal Branding Guidelines for Entrepreneurs https://www.forbes.com/sites/theyec/2020/02/12/personal-branding-guidelines-for-entrepreneurs/?sh=16a033d17ff4

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

• N\A

Teaching Methodology: Methods, techniques, & activities

Activities and Teaching Methods

Teaching and Learning Methods within each section

Teaching Techniques	Section 1	Section 2	Section 3
Problem-based learning (students learn by solving open-ended problems without a strictly-defined solution)	1	1	1
Project-based learning (students work on a project)	1	1	1
Modular learning (facilitated self-study)	1	1	1
Differentiated learning (provide tasks and activities at several levels of difficulty to fit students needs and level)	1	1	1
Contextual learning (activities and tasks are connected to the real world to make it easier for students to relate to them);	1	1	1
Business game (learn by playing a game that incorporates the principles of the material covered within the course).	1	1	1
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
inquiry-based learning	1	1	1
Just-in-time teaching	1	1	1
Process oriented guided inquiry learning (POGIL)	1	1	1
Studio-based learning	1	1	1
Universal design for learning,	1	1	1
Task-based learning	1	1	1

Activities within each section

Learning Activities	Section 1	Section 2	Section 3
Lectures	1	1	1
Interactive Lectures	1	1	1
Cases studies	1	1	1
Group projects	1	1	1
Discussions	1	1	1
Presentations by students	1	1	1
Written reports	1	1	1
Simulations and role-plays	1	1	1
Essays	1	1	1
Oral Reports	1	1	1
Individual Projects	0	1	1

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

Final assessment

Section 1

1. Grading criteria for the final project presentation:
2. Student shortly describes and gives his opinion on main trends for leaders in IT-sector
3. Student lists and explains his main leadership skills in entrepreneurship

Section 2

1. Student presents his personal brand concept and his personal mission as an entrepreneur
2. Student presents his network and provides the strategy of its development
3. Student presents his team and his team building strategy.

Section 3

1. 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

For the retake, students have to improve their project according to the recommendation provided by the professor during the final exam.