Entrepreneurial Change Making

mlsmm2263  2024-2025  Mons

Entrepreneurial Change Making
5.00 crédits
30.0 h
Q1
Enseignants
Thèmes abordés
  • Entrepreneurship in action;
  • Change-making;
  • Sustainable innovation;
  • Green transition;
  • Critical thinking;
  • Business modelling;
  • Entrepreneurial mindset;
  • Art of pitching
Acquis
d'apprentissage

A la fin de cette unité d’enseignement, l’étudiant est capable de :

1 At the end of this learning unit, the UCLouvain student is able to :
Competencies
Given the « competencies referential » linked to the LSM Master in Management and in Business Engineering, this course mainly develops the following competencies:
  • 1. Corporate citizenship
    • 1.3 Decide and act responsibly, while taking into account the social, economic and environmental, sometimes antinomic, outcomes in the short, medium and long term, for the various stakeholders.
  • 2. Knowledge and Reasoning
    • 2.4 Activate and apply the acquired knowledge accordingly to solve a problem.
  • 3. A scientific and systematic approach
    • 3.3 Consider problems using a systemic and holistic approach: recognize the different aspects of the situation and their interactions in a dynamic process.
  • 4. Innovation ad Entrepreneurship
    • 4.1. Identify new opportunities, propose creative and useful ideas in situations that require new strategic approaches, break with existing models and paradigms, promote progress and change.
    • 4.2 Initiate, develop and implement ideas around a new product, service, process or organizational structure, having evaluated the risks and remain pragmatic.
    • 4.3 Integrate, collaborate and actively drive forward collective actions for change, and diffuse for social awareness
    • 4.4 Reflect on and improve the content, processes and goals of professional practices.
  • 6. Teamwork and leadership
    • 6.1 Work in a team: join in and collaborate with team members. Be open and take into consideration the different points of view and ways of thinking, manage differences and conflicts constructively, accept diversity.
  • 7. Project Management
    • 7.1 Analyse a project within its environment and define the expected outcomes: identify what is at stake, the required outcomes and the environmental constraints; clearly define the project objectives and associate the performance indicators.
    • 7.2 Organize, manage and control the process: structure and schedule the tasks, identify and allocate human and material resources, coordinate, delegate and supervise the tasks; take into account the anticipated constraints and risks.
  • 8. Communication and Interpersonal Skills
    • 8.1 Express a clear and structured message, both orally and in writing in their mother tongue, in English and ideally, in a third language, adapted to the audience and using context specific communication standards.
    • 8.2 Interact and discuss effectively and respectfully with diverse stakeholders (supervisors, peers, colleagues, clients... ) in face-to­face and group contexts, using both verbal and nonverbal communication skills: demonstrate the ability to listen, empathize, be assertive, provide and accept constructive criticism.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, the student is able to:
  • Identify and critically evaluate sustainable innovation issues within various environments, utilizing a wide range of techniques, concepts and models
  • Come up with and present innovative solutions and apply competitive strategies using an entrepreneurial mindset
  • Design the full business model of their solutions using canvas that integrate all the dimensions and challenges of sustainability
  • Demonstrate an understanding of possible uses of new and emerging technologies in sustained innovation
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the special challenges in the implementation of sustainable solutions in healthcare
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the modern artificial intelligent solutions taking sustainable challenges into account
  • Promote and facilitate the adoption and maintenance of the strong sustainable change maker orientation with measurable sustainability metrics: SDGs (UN sustainable development goals), TBL (Triple Bottom Line), and ESGs (Environmental, social, and corporate governance)
  • Summarize various strands of sustainable innovation knowledge and skills in developing an effective business solution with case solving methodology
  • Design and perform an efficient business pitch
  • Work in international and multidisciplinary teams
  • Developing and leading creativity processes
  • Identify and understand the critical elements for launching an entrepreneurial project
  • Act entrepreneurially in a professional context

At the end of this learning unit, the Circle U. student is able to :
Competencies
Given the « competencies referential » linked to the LSM Master in Management and in Business Engineering, this course mainly develops the following competencies:
  • 1. Corporate citizenship
    • 1.3 Decide and act responsibly, while taking into account the social, economic and environmental, sometimes antinomic, outcomes in the short, medium and long term, for the various stakeholders.
  • 2. Knowledge and Reasoning
    • 2.4 Activate and apply the acquired knowledge accordingly to solve a problem.
  • 3. A scientific and systematic approach
    • 3.3 Consider problems using a systemic and holistic approach: recognize the different aspects of the situation and their interactions in a dynamic process.
  • 4. Innovation ad Entrepreneurship
    • 4.1. Identify new opportunities, propose creative and useful ideas in situations that require new strategic approaches, break with existing models and paradigms, promote progress and change.
    • 4.2 Initiate, develop and implement ideas around a new product, service, process or organizational structure, having evaluated the risks and remain pragmatic.
    • 4.3 Integrate, collaborate and actively drive forward collective actions for change, and diffuse for social awareness.
  • 6. Teamwork and leadership
    • 6.1 Work in a team: join in and collaborate with team members. Be open and take into consideration the different points of view and ways of thinking, manage differences and conflicts constructively, accept diversity.
  • 7. Project Management
    • 7.1 Analyse a project within its environment and define the expected outcomes: identify what is at stake, the required outcomes and the environmental constraints; clearly define the project objectives and associate the performance indicators.
    • 7.2 Organize, manage and control the process: structure and schedule the tasks, identify and allocate human and material resources, coordinate, delegate and supervise the tasks; take into account the anticipated constraints and risks.
  • 8. Communication and Interpersonal Skills
    • 8.1 Express a clear and structured message, both orally and in writing in their mother tongue, in English and ideally, in a third language, adapted to the audience and using context specific communication standards.
    • 8.2 Interact and discuss effectively and respectfully with diverse stakeholders (supervisors, peers, colleagues, clients... ) in face-to­face and group contexts, using both verbal and nonverbal communication skills: demonstrate the ability to listen, empathize, be assertive, provide and accept constructive criticism.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, the student is able to:
  • Identify and critically evaluate sustainable innovation issues within various environments, utilizing a wide range of techniques, concepts and models
  • Come up with and present innovative solutions and apply competitive strategies using an entrepreneurial mindset
  • Design the full business model of their solutions using canvas that integrate all the dimensions and challenges of sustainability
  • Demonstrate an understanding of possible uses of new and emerging technologies in sustained innovation
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the special challenges in the implementation of sustainable solutions in healthcare
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the modern artificial intelligent solutions taking sustainable challenges into account
  • Promote and facilitate the adoption and maintenance of the strong sustainable change maker orientation with measurable sustainability metrics: SDGs (UN sustainable development goals), TBL (Triple Bottom Line), and ESGs (Environmental, social, and corporate governance)
  • Summarize various strands of sustainable innovation knowledge and skills in developing an effective business solution with case solving methodology
  • Design and perform an efficient business pitch
  • Work in international and multidisciplinary teams
 
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