Overall objectives:

1 - Present, analyse and discuss the different definitions of entrepreneurship.
2 - Assess the entrepreneurship evolution as an area of research.
3 - Characterize the Entrepreneur.
4 - Assess the importance of the entrepreneurial environment.
5 - Characterize the entrepreneurial activity in Portugal.
6 - Study and comprehend the entrepreneurial process.
7 - Encourage students to search, recognize and evaluate a business opportunity.
8 - Develop competences in the elaboration, presentation, and assessment of a Business Plan

Syllabus:

1 - Entrepreneurship
2 - The Entrepreneur
3 - Entrepreneurial Activity
4 - Entrepreneurial Process
5 - Myths in Entrepreneurship
6 - Business Plan
7 - Practical exercise: Elaboration, presentation, and evaluation of a business plan.

Literature/Sources:

S. Sarkar , 2014 , Empreendedorismo e Inovação , Escolar Editora
H. Costa , 2010 , Criação & Gestão de Microempresas & Pequenos Negócios , Lidel
M., Ferreira, F. Serra, J. Santos , 2010 , Ser Empreendedor: Pensar, Criar e Moldar a nova Empresa , Edições Sílabo
S. Nielsen, K. Klyver, M. Evald, T. Bager , 2017 , Entrepreneurship in Theory and Practice: Paradoxes in play , Edward Elgar

Assesssment methods and criteria:

Classification Type: Quantitativa (0-20)

Evaluation Methodology:
The syllabus contents are covered in lectures (which provide and discuss the theoretical principles of the syllabus) and theoretical-practical (through interactive lessons, fostered by intense and valuable participation of students, being used teaching cases developed by internationally renowned schools in the Entrepreneurship education, in particular the Babson College). The evaluation consists of two elements: a written exam (50%) and practical group work (50%), both with a minimum grade of 7.00 values. At the time of Exame de Recurso/Especial, the evaluation criteria of Época Normal are maintained. At the Exame de Melhoria, students have the opportunity to improve the grade of the written test.