A DETAILED STUDY DESCRIPTION
Module: Entrepreneurship 10 cu
Studies included in the module:
 Entrepreneurial Attitude and Profitable Business Operations 6 cu
 On-the-job Learning in Practice Enterprise 4 cu
Study: On-the-job Learning in Practice Enterprise 4 cu
Objectives:
The student deepens his/her knowledge and know-how by working in a practise
enterprise as if he/she was working in a real enterprise. The student develops
his/her understanding of both intrapreneurship and entrepreneurship and learns
how to make their business a profitable venture.
The student plans, carries out and documents work assignments related to
entrepreneurial financial management, marketing and law. The student
participates in all assignments related to business operations and gets an overall
picture of entrepreneurship. The student utilises in his/her activities, among other
things, the Internet and Econet Pro, a financial management software.
The student learns to work as a team in different customer service situations
both with internal and external customers. The practice enterprise operates in a
network consisting of hundreds of both domestic and foreign practise
enterprises.
Core content of On-the-Job-Learning:
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planning one’s own work
mastering the work entity
high-quality operations
using communication media, work tools and material
assessment of both the possibility of productification1 and the playing
field for business
ability to clarify and refine a business plan
ability to plan business operations and working in an enterprise
problem solving and searching for information
cooperation skills
compliance with vocational ethics and occupational safety
Implementation of On-the-Job-Learning:
The workplace for the on-the-job-learning is a practice enterprise situated in
Helsinki Business College.
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entrepreneurship assignments in the practice enterprise environment
completing the vocational skills demonstration according to the skills
demonstration plan
Short definition of productification/productization (notice that several terms are used in general): act of modifying
something to make it suitable as a commercial product
Requirements for completion:
Completing successfully work assignments in the practice enterprise and
completing skills demonstration according to the on-the-job learning and skills
demonstrations plan.
A skills demonstration must cover completely
 mastering the work process
 mastering the work method, equipment and material
 mastering the underpinning knowledge
 possession of key competences for lifelong learning
Targets of
assessment
1. Mastering the
work process
Planning one’s
own work
Assessment criteria:
Satisfactory (S1)
Student or candidate
contributes to planning
business operations and
works as a team member
assumes responsibility for
his/her work as agreed
Mastering the
work entity
proceeds systematically in
his/her work under
instructions
participates in agreed
meetings with the partner
networks
High-quality
operations
Target of
assessment
2. Mastering the
work method,
Good (G2)
Excellent (E3)
plans business operations
and works spontaneously
and responsibly as a team
member
plans business operations
innovatively and works
spontaneously, responsibly
and supportively as a team
member
assumes joint
assumes responsibility for
responsibility for the
the activities of the whole
tasks agreed
team for completing the
tasks agreed under joint
responsibility
proceeds systematically
advances systematically and
and fluently in his/her
fluently in his/her work
work
adjusting it to the activities
of the team
acquires partners and acts acquires partners and
in partner networks
makes use of partner
networks to develop
operations
works in accordance with works in accordance with
the quality objectives set the quality objectives set
together and assesses
together and develops
his/her own activities in his/her activities to reach
reaching them
them
works in accordance with
quality objectives set for
his/her work and
changes
his/her own activities
based on given feedback
works in a service
works in a service
oriented
oriented manner and
manner.
promotes customer
satisfaction.
works in a service oriented
manner and promotes
customer satisfaction.
Assessment criteria:
Satisfactory (S1)
Student or candidate
Good (G2)
Excellent (E3)
equipment and
material
uses the most common
company tools, such as
equipment and
machinery, computers
and applications
observes the principles of
information security.
uses company tools, such
as equipment and
machinery, computers
and applications
observes the principles of observes the principles of
information security.
information security.
Target of
assessment
3. Underpinning
knowledge
Assessment criteria:
Assessing
productizing and
operating
opportunities
makes use of the business
opportunities in
productizing, offered by
his/or her own field or
other fields in
cooperation with the
team
searches information
available in different
networks
surveys businesses
surveys businesses
operating in the field and operating in the field and
finds information on
finds information on
acting as an entrepreneur acting as an entrepreneur
in the field, working
in the field, working in a
under instructions in a
team
team
follows development in
follows development in
the field from business
the field from business
point of view, working
point of view working in
under instructions in a
a team
team
assesses his/her own
assesses his/her own
possibilities as an
possibilities as an
entrepreneur, working
entrepreneur working in a
under guidance in a team team
Refining the
business plan
Satisfactory (S1)
Good (G2)
Student or candidate
makes use of the business
opportunities in
productizing offered by
his/or her own field or
other fields in
cooperation with the
team
finds out about the
operating opportunities
of the enterprise to be set
up, working under
guidance in a team
uses the company tools,
such as equipment and
machinery, computers and
applications independently
finds out about and
reports on the operating
opportunities of the
enterprise to be set up in
cooperation with the
team
selects form of enterprise selects form of enterprise
and draws up the
and draws up the
documents needed for
documents needed for
setting up a business,
setting up a business,
working under
working in a team
Excellent (E3)
makes use of the business
opportunities in
productizing, offered by
his/or her own field or
other fields in cooperation
with the team
makes use of information
available in different
networks
surveys businesses operating
in the field and finds
information on acting as an
entrepreneur in the field,
working in a team
follows development and
outlook in the field from
business point of view
working in a team
assesses independently his/
her possibilities as an
entrepreneur and sets
personal development
objectives
finds out about and reports
on the operating
opportunities of the
enterprise to be set up in
cooperation with the team
selects form of enterprise
and draws up the documents
needed for setting up a
business, working in a team
Planning business
operations and
working in the
company
Target of
assessment
4. Key
competences for
lifelong learning
Learning and
problem solving
instructions in a team
takes part in acquiring
information from key
authorities
acquires information from
key authorities
independently
takes part in search for
information needed when
planning operations, e.g.
how a product or service
is produced and sold and
how finances are taken
care of, working under
instructions in a team
takes part in search for
information needed when
planning company
logistics working under
guidance in a team
working in a team,
acquires information on
support services available
when setting up a
business and running it,
e.g. accounting office
services
applies the underpinning
knowledge needed to
complete agreed tasks,
working under
instructions
finds out under guidance
what legislation requires
bookkeeping
takes part in search for
information needed when
planning operations, e.g.
how a product or service
is produced and sold and
how finances are taken
care of, working in a
team
takes part in search for
information needed when
planning company
logistics, working in a
team
working in a team,
acquires information on
support services available
when setting up a
business and running it,
e.g. accounting office
service
applies the underpinning
knowledge needed to run
the business
makes use of information
needed when planning
operations on how a
product or service is
produced and sold and how
finances are taken care of,
working in a team
keeps the receipts and
vouchers needed for
bookkeeping, working
under instructions.
keeps the receipts and
vouchers needed for
bookkeeping
interprets the business’s
profit and loss account
and balance sheet e.g.
with the help of an
accounting firm.
keeps the receipts and
vouchers needed for
bookkeeping
interprets business’s profit
and loss account and
balance sheet e.g. with the
help of an accounting firm.
Satisfactory (S1)
Good (G2)
Excellent (E3)
Student or candidate
acquires under
instructions information
on key regulations related
to products, services and
contracts
finds information on key
legislation and other
statutes concerning
products, services and
contracts
applies key legislation and
other statutes concerning
products, services and
contracts
makes use of information
needed when planning
company logistics, working
in a team
working in a team, acquires
information on support
services available when
setting up a business and
running it, e.g. accounting
office services
independently applies the
underpinning knowledge
needed to run the business
finds out what legislation finds out what legislation
requires bookkeeping
requires bookkeeping and
why
Assessment criteria:
Interaction and
cooperation
participates in preparing
choices and decisions in
the team
assesses his/her own
activities and progress
made under guidance
participates in
cooperation negotiations
with team members and
stakeholders
Vocational ethics
Health, security
and ability to
function
observes financial, social
and sustainable
development related
values in business
operations under
instructions
follows occupational
safety regulations in the
field in his/her activities
and customer service
situations
protects him-/herself
from work and working
environment related
dangers under guidance
ensures his/her own
safety and that of the
colleagues and customers
in familiar situations
under guidance.
makes proposals, choices makes justified proposals,
and decisions in the team choices and decisions in the
team to develop business
operations
assesses his/her own
assesses his/her own
activities and progress
activities and progress made
made
in his/her work and
business operations
negotiates on
negotiates on cooperation
cooperation with team
with team members and
members and participates stakeholders
in negotiations with
stakeholders
observes financial, social observes financial, social
and sustainable
and sustainable development
development related
related values in business
values in business
operations
operations
follows occupational
safety regulations in the
field in his/her activities
and customer service
situations
protects him-/herself
from work and working
environment related
dangers
ensures his/her own
safety and that of the
colleagues and customers
in different situations as
instructed.
follows occupational safety
regulations in the field in
his/her activities and
customer service situations
protects him-/herself from
work and working
environment related dangers
ensures his/her own safety
and that of the colleagues
and customers in different
situations
develops the safety of his/
her team and ability to work
by developing own working
practices and environment
instructs others to act in a
healthy and safe way when
working as a team member.