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Technological Entrepreneurship

Technological Entrepreneurship

Code	14351
Year	3
Semester	S2
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	TP(60H)
Scientific area	Management
Entry requirements	NA
Learning outcomes	Entrepreneurship: ? Raise awareness and initiate future graduates in the phenomenon of entrepreneurship and business creation process, through a detailed analysis of the several steps/phases that are part of this type of business process; ? Present types of possible alternatives when creating a business; ? Make known the existing ways to foster entrepreneurship; ? Provide the key instruments and procedures for the legal constitution of a company; Business/company management ? Provide students with a set of concepts that allow them to have a vision systemic of any type of organisation; ? Make known to the student some techniques for structuring and the process of taking decision within the organization; ? Understand how organizations develop their strategic analysis
Syllabus	PART I - Entrepreneurship 1. Entrepreneurship and Business Creation: Some concepts and fundamentals 2. Technological and Digital Entrepreneurship 3. The Figure of the Entrepreneur: His/her Characteristics 4. The Business Idea 5. The Business/Company Plan 6. Business Function Entry Strategies 7. Fostering Entrepreneurship and Business Creation 8. Legal Procedures for The Creation of Companies PART II - Business/company management 1. Management in Organizations: Some concepts and fundamentals 2. The Company as an Organization 3. Organization and Structure of the Company 4. Business Functions 5. New Organizational Forms and Challenges
Main Bibliography	Costa, H. e Ribeiro, P.C. (2007), “Criação & Gestão de Micro-Empresas e Pequenos Negócios”, Lidel – Edições Técnicas, Lda. Deakins, D. (1996), “Entrepreneurship and Small Firms”, McGrawHill, London. Ferreira, M.P., Reis, N.R. e Serra, F.R. (2009), “Marketing para Empreendedores e Pequenas Empresas”, Lidel – Edições Técnicas, Lda. Las Casas, A.L. (2003), “Plano de Marketing para Micro e Pequena Empresa”, Editora Atlas, São Paulo, Brasil. Patten, D. (1985), “Marketing para a Pequena e Média Empresa”, Editorial Presença, Lisboa. Sarkar, S. (2014), “Empreendedorismo e Inovação”, Escolar Editora. Scarborough, N. e Zimmerrer, T. (1996), “Effective small business management”, Prentice may, New Cork. Scarborough, N. M. (2015), Entrepreneurship and Effective Small Business Management, Global Edition: Pearson Education Limited. 11th Edition. Sem autor (1995), “Como crear su própria empresa - Manual prático para conocer los requisitos y saber desarrolar el proyeto inicial”, Editoria
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.