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14022
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| Year |
3
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| Semester |
S2
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| ECTS Credits |
18
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| Workload |
OT(30H)/TP(60H)
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| Scientific area |
Management
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Entry requirements |
Not applicable
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Mode of delivery |
face to face
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Work placements |
no
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Learning outcomes |
It is intended that either one learns to elaborate a project of investment or that it involves all analogous a priori, or project, and, finally, to appreciate two of its forecast results. Being a course discipline course, or somebody will be able to integrate a critical perspective, the acquired characteristics, or a long-term bachelor's degree (elaboration of a research project) that is intended or more practical and applied possible.
This curricular unit seeks to develop the following competitions:
i) Know the entrepreneurial process and provide some theoretical tools on the preparation and evaluation of a research project;
(ii) Preparing for the collection of relevant information for the preparation of two research projects (quantitative and qualitative information), covering various sources of information;
iii) Apply several evaluation methods of an investment project, in order to base it correctly on the decision to invest.
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Syllabus |
1. Entrepreneurship and Business Creation
2. Entrepreneur/Businesswoman
3. Business Idea
4. Business Model
5. Business Plan
6. Legal procedures for the creation of the company
7. Promotion of Business Activity
8. Economic-Financial Projections – Practical exercise
9. Economic and Financial Analysis - Indicators
10. Feasibility Analysis
11. Sensitivity Analysis and Sales Critical Point
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Main Bibliography |
Bamford, C. E., & Bruton, G. D. (2019). Entrepreneurship: The Art, Science, and Process for Success. 3rd Edition. McGraw-Hill Education.
Carvalho, L., & Costa, T. (2015): Empreendedorismo Uma visão global e integradora. Edição Sílabo.
Duarte, C.; Esperança, J. (2012) “Empreendedorismo e Planeamento Financeiro”, Sílabo
Hisrich, R. Peters and M. Shepherd, D. (2016): Entrepreneurship. 10thEd McGraw-Hill.
Madeira, M.J. e outros (2016): Manual de Empreendedorismo Social: Da Ideia aos Planos de Negócio, Projeto IDEARIA, Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã. ISBN: 978-989-20-6523-6.
Ries, Eric (2011). The Lean Startup : How Constant Innovation Creates Radically Successful Businesses, Penguin Books London.
Sarkar, S.(2014): Empreendedorismo e Inovação, 3ªedição, Escolar Editora.
Scarborough, N. and Cornwall, J. (2019) – Essentials of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management , 9th Edition, Pearson Prentice Hall.
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Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria |
The final grade will correspond to the classification assigned:
1) 2 points (10%) Individual work on a real case study, relating to an entrepreneur, presented in 5 minutes and in PowerPoint at the seminar “Entrepreneurship with Passion” on 04/14/2026
2) 1 point (5%) Value Proposition of the Business Idea
3) 8 points (40%) Four intermediate presentations with content from the Business Project, each presentation worth 10%.
4) 9 points (45%) corresponds to the business project and its presentation/discussion.
Note:
- For students in special regimes, class attendance is not required, but for the project to be considered properly monitored, a minimum of four monitoring sessions is required.
Work submission dates:
- Projects submitted by May 26th
- Projects submitted by June 12th
- Projects submitted by June 26th
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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