Advanced Seminar Innovation & Entrepreneurship

The module deals with different topics within entrepreneurship research such as • discovering entrepreneurial role models, • psychology of entrepreneurship, • entrepreneurial leadership, • ideation and venture creation, • venture growth and • internationalization and strategic entrepreneurship. The module prepares students for the scientific work in their master theses and provides them with deepening insights into scientific literature on entrepreneurship. Besides writing a seminar paper, this involves presenting their final results.

Upon successful completion of this module, students will be able (1) to read and (2) understand scientific literature on the topic of entrepreneurship. Furthermore, students are able (3) to create their own scientific paper. Additionally, they will be able (4) to present their paper and (5) summarize their findings. Moreover, students learn how (6) to lead a scientific discussion. Finally, they (7) understand the process of scientific publication.

The grading is based on a seminar paper (10-15 pages, 75% of grade) and a presentation (15 min + 15 min interaction with the audience, 25% of grade). Based on the seminar paper, it is examined to which extent students are able to understand scientific entrepreneurship literature by elaborating complex topics in the field of entrepreneurship research, and are able to create their own paper based on common scientific standards in the field of entrepreneurship. A final presentation proves if students are able to present their findings comprehensible, precise and demonstrative as well as are able to perform powerful and professional, and, eventually, are able to lead a scientific discussion.

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The module consists of an introduction to scientific writing where the topics for each student’s seminar paper will be decided. Based on their topic students prepare their term paper which they will present at the end of the module. Furthermore, the seminar involves (group and/or) individual feedback sessions, where students can share their progress and receive feedback. The students are supervised by the instructors of the module who are members the chair. Within the module the topics will be discussed after the final presentations.