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Syllabus

LU0094 Entrepreneurship and rural development, 15.0 Credits

Entreprenörskap och landsbygdsutveckling

Subjects

Rural Development

Education cycle

Bachelor’s level

Modules

Title	Credits	Code
Project work (group)	5.0	0002
Individual assignments	7.0	0003
Study tours (conferences)	3.0	0004

Advanced study in the main field

First cycle, has less than 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements
Bachelor’s level (G1F)

Grading scale

Language

Swedish

Prior knowledge

Equivalent to 45 credits in rural development.

Objectives

The aim of this course is to offer the students an understanding of the role of entrepreneurship for rural development and to apply this in a concrete assignment for an external customer.

Upon completion of the course, the student shall be able to:

• describe and explain concepts that are used in entrepreneurship research

• describe, explain and present examples on factors, identified in research, that are of importance for smaller firms and rural areas’ development

• describe various actors and functions promoting and supporting entrepreneurship, in rural and business contexts

• analyze the development situation in a rural area with focus on support (business and social) to entrepreneurship and innovation and suggest development issues

• apply their theoretical understanding and perform a concrete assignment for an external customer

Content

The course contains different elements that are partly interrelated: In one part of the course we deepen the theoretical understanding of concepts on entrepreneurship, in business administration, social and societal perspectives. The question of processes of the creation of value in and between firms, public administration and rural communities are discussed, as are entrepreneurship and the relations to context. In the second part of the course the theoretical concepts are applied in practice through a concrete assignment for an external customer, often a municipality. In this element of the course firms and rural areas are studied in an explorative way, in groups among the students: How are entrepreneurship, value creation, resource mobilisation and not the least the interplay perceived? The assignment is to be presented both in written and oral form for the customer.

Grading form

The grade requirements within the course grading system are set out in specific criteria. These criteria must be available by the course start at the latest.

Formats and requirements for examination

Approved examination demands participation in compulsory seminars, approved written assignments and approved participation in the assignment for the external customer.

• If a student has failed an examination, the examiner has the right to issue supplementary assignments. This applies if it is possible and there are grounds to do so.

• The examiner can provide an adapted assessment to students entitled to study support for students with disabilities following a decision by the university. Examiners may also issue an adapted examination or provide an alternative way for the students to take the exam.

• If this syllabus is withdrawn, SLU may introduce transitional provisions for examining students admitted based on this syllabus and who have not yet passed the course.

• For the assessment of an independent project (degree project), the examiner may also allow a student to add supplemental information after the deadline for submission. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.

Other information

• The right to participate in teaching and/or supervision only applies for the course instance the student was admitted to and registered on.

• If there are special reasons, students are entitled to participate in components with compulsory attendance when the course is given again. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.

Responsible department

Department of Urban and Rural Development