Perspectives to Innovation and Entrepreneurship

ENT5000

The course shall provide specialized insight into the fields of innovation and entrepreneurship, what they are based on, and how they have developed over time. Through working with literature and a scientific project (term paper), the students will learn to use research-based literature to address a research problem. The course will focus on the more practical aspects of the subject in the other courses of the major and develop a foundation for work on the master’s thesis.

The course is only open to students in the Master of Science in Business study programme.

Knowledge

After completing the course, the students have:

In-depth insight into academic literature in the areas of innovation and entrepreneurship
Specialized and advanced competence in the development of the fields and the links between concepts and various research streams

Skills

After completing the course, the students will:

Be specialized in gathering relevant research literature in the fields of innovation and entrepreneurship, and to have the ability to synthesize, analyse, and evaluate the literature
Be able to use scientific literature as a basis for one’s own independent research work
Be able to conduct an independent literature study in relation to a research question
Be able to communicate research-based knowledge in the fields of innovation and entrepreneurship

General competence

The students will receive training in:

Understanding scientific literature and be able to use the literature in one’s own independent work
Presentation and discussion of one’s own and others’ research to both specialists and the general public
To deliver an independent analytical scientific work in accordance with the traditions of business for academic communication, both written and oral

Paid semester fee and syllabus literature. It is also required that students have a laptop at their disposal.

Major mandatory

Classroom teaching with discussions of research literature within the field of innovation and entrepreneurship

Seminars where the students present and discuss academic literature and term paper

The study programme is evaluated annually by students by way of course evaluation studies. These evaluations are included in the universitys quality assurance system.

Assessment task 1, Approved/ not approved

Assessment task 2, Approved/ not approved

Assessment task - Presentation, Approved/ not approved

Written Exam, 4 hours, count 60/100 of the grade

Assignment (term paper) - group, count 40/100 of the grade

Simple calculator. Two bilingual paper dictionaries are allowed.

Generating an answer using ChatGPT or similar artificial intelligence and submitting it wholly or partially as one's own answer is considered cheating. Students must otherwise comply with Nord University's guidelines for the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in studies.

Course language

ENGELSK

Credits

7.5

Study location

Bodø

Teaching semesters

Autumn 2026

Responsible faculty

Nord University Business School