LU0094, Entrepreneurship and rural development, 15.0 Hp
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Syllabus

Level

First cycle (G1F)

Main field of study

Rural Development

Grading Scale

The grade requirements within the course grading system are set out in specific criteria. These criteria must be available by the course start at the latest.

Course language

Swedish

Entry Requirements

Objectives

The aim of this course is to offer the students an understanding of the role of entrepreneurship for rural development and to apply this in a concrete assignment for an external customer.

Upon completion of the course, the student shall be able to:

• describe and explain concepts that are used in entrepreneurship research
• describe, explain and present examples on factors, identified in research, that are of importance for smaller firms and rural areas’ development
• describe various actors and functions promoting and supporting entrepreneurship, in rural and business contexts
• analyze the development situation in a rural area with focus on support (business and social) to entrepreneurship and innovation and suggest development issues
• apply their theoretical understanding and perform a concrete assignment for an external customer

Content

The course contains different elements that are partly interrelated: In one part of the course we deepen the theoretical understanding of concepts on entrepreneurship, in business administration, social and societal perspectives. The question of processes of the creation of value in and between firms, public administration and rural communities are discussed, as are entrepreneurship and the relations to context. In the second part of the course the theoretical concepts are applied in practice through a concrete assignment for an external customer, often a municipality. In this element of the course firms and rural areas are studied in an explorative way, in groups among the students: How are entrepreneurship, value creation, resource mobilisation and not the least the interplay perceived? The assignment is to be presented both in written and oral form for the customer.

Examination Formats and Requirements for Passing the Course

Approved examination demands participation in compulsory seminars, approved written assignments and approved participation in the assignment for the external customer.

Responsible Department/Equivalent

Department of Urban and Rural Development

Supplementary information

Included in program

• Rural Development - Societal Change
• Agricultural Science with a Specialisation in Rural Development

Module set

Title	Credits	Code
Project work (group)	5.0	0002
Individual assignments	7.0	0003
Study tours (conferences)	3.0	0004

The Course Replaces

LU0062