Entrepreneurship 1600-Opt21PRZED-S1

lectures:
1. The nature and definition of a small business:
a) the definitions based on the properties (qualitative criteria)
b) the definitions based on quantitative criteria.
2. Classification of small businesses.
3. The economic model of small business: the objective function in the model small business.
4. Effective scale of activity:
a) technological approach (conventional)
b) the institutional approach,
c) The market structure and size of the company
5. The specificity of management in small and medium-sized enterprises:
a) the essence of the strategy of small and medium-sized enterprises
b) The role of the entrepreneur as the founder and manager of your own business
exercises:
1. The issue of "demographics" small business: the birth and death of the company
2. The role of the SME sector in the economy:
a) a policy to support the development of the SME sector
b) Selected elements of the institutional environment to support the development of SMEs
3. Supporting the development of the SME sector in the European Union
4. Prospects for the development of the SME sector in Poland.

Total student workload

The workload associated with activities that require direct participation of teachers is: - Participation in lectures: 15 hours - Participation in the exercises: 10 hours The balance of student workload: - Participation in lectures: 15 hours - Participation in exercises: 10 hours - Preparation for the course: 10 hours - Preparation for credit: 10 hours - Preparation of the project: 5 hours Total student workload is 50 hours, which corresponds to 2 ECTS

Learning outcomes - knowledge

W1: Characterized by enterprises and institutions present in the sector (K_W 26) W2: Interpret the provisions necessary to manage the company (K_W25)

Learning outcomes - skills

Lecture: U2 is able to plan the strategy of the company and its financing on the market eyepiece optics - K_U26 exercises: U1: It can take steps to open their own business - K_U25 U2 is able to plan the strategy of the company and its financing on the market eyepiece optics - K_U26

Learning outcomes - social competencies

Lecture: K2: Demonstrates ability to organize work through careful management of resources - K_K10 exercises: K1: Uses of the principle of moral responsibility of managing health care facilities (particularly the financial aspects) - K_K02 K2: Indicates the ability to organize work through careful management of resources - K_K10

Teaching methods

lectures: informative lecture conversational lecture exercises: case studies Talk teaching

Expository teaching methods

- informative (conventional) lecture

Exploratory teaching methods

- case study
- project work
- SWOT

Type of course

elective course

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of economics.

Course coordinators

Term 2022/23Z:

Zofia Wyszkowska

Term 2023/24Z:

Błażej Łyszczarz

Term 2024/25Z:

Zofia Wyszkowska

Assessment criteria

Verification made by student learning outcomes will be done by assessing:
- Mastery of the material carried on the lectures and exercises (written test - W1, W2, U1, U2) max. 20 points
- Preparation and presentation of the project (activity - K1, K2, U1, U2) max. 80 points
The resulting points are converted into the following scale:
Percentage points rating
92-100 5.0
84-91 4.5
76-83 4.0
68-75 3.5
60-67 3.0
0-59 2.0
Student gets positive credit by obtaining a minimum of 60% of the points.

Practical placement

Not applicable.

Bibliography

1) B.R. Kuc, MZ Flash, manager of the new times, Helion 2010
2) T. Piecuch, Entrepreneurship. Theoretical foundations, Ed. C.H. Beck, Warsaw 2010,
3) Science of the company. Selected issues, p. Ed. I. Lichniak, Warsaw School of Economics, 2009.

Additional information

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