Course Title: Advanced Entrepreneurship

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Coordinating Department: Faculty of Economics, Kardan MBA Department

Credits: 3 Credit Hours

Pre-requisites: Basic Understadning of Entrepreurship

Lecturer Name and Contact: Gheyas Saadat

email: g.saadat@kardan.edu.af

GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION

This is a flipped classroom, which is to say that the week’s reading(s) and case studies (if
any) must be accessed online prior to class. In-class room activity is devoted to discussion
and critical reflection on the core contents and arguments made in the assigned reading(s).
The lecturer only facilitates the debate in the class and may help summarize the major
takeaways of each plenary session.

This module is designed to assist students learn, develop and enahnce their knowledge and skills
about Entrepreneurship in general. It further helps students to learn how to operate and work in an
entreprenuerial environment and to be able to deal with 21st century business market challenges.
Students will have a unique opportunity to lead their own class of Advanced Entrepreneurship and
dive deep into the comtemporary and yet diverse entreprenurship concepts that will be provided
to them from an up-to-date academic literature available on the subject, critically reflect upon them
and ultimately be able to compare them with the real life examples of living entrepreneurs and
existing enterprises.
In this module, we will look at Entrepreneurship from a range of interdeciplinary lenses such as,
business, economics as well as best practices by practitioners in real entreprenuerial situations.

COURSE OUTCOMES:

Primary Outcomes:
• Students overall knowledge about Entrepreneurship was improved.
• Students learnt and had a chance to compare various academic concepts and
arguments on various aspect of Entrepreneurship.
• Students recognized the dynamic nature of business environment.
• Students learnt the various steps for establishing start-ups.
• Students creative thinking skills and innovative skills were enhanced
• Students were able to identify opportunities and learnt way how exploit them.
• Students were able to discuss a wide range of international and national examples
of successful entrepreneurs.
• Students learned the causes of why innovation fails in established organizations.
• Students were able to identify mark barrier entries and how to overcome those
barriers.
• Students learnt how to think creatively in order to be able to come up with
innovative business ideas.

Secondary Objectives:

Additionally, students will also acquire unique skill sets for the new generation of learners. They
include:

• The ability to interact and learn across diverse experience and perspectives
• The ability to explore critical perspectives through peer learning and sharing
• The ability to collaborate on group presentations
• The ability to effectively communicate formally and informally through listening,
speaking and writing.
CLASS ROOM ETIQUETTE

In order to maximize the learning experience and maintain a good learning environment both in
class and outside the classroom, it is important to keep in mind the following points:

• Tolerate and celebrate difference in opinions. Be respectful to others.

• Listen carefully to different opinions.
• Express your opinions clearly. Do not dominate discussions.
• Always have an opinion or point of view. Make an effort to participate.
• Never be shy to ask questions, no matter how difficult or simple they are.
• Refrain from chatting with fellow students.
• Arrive on time. Arriving late at the beginning of the class or after the break will be
counted against your class participation marks.
• Do not get up and walk out halfway through class.
• All cell phones, tablets and laptops must be turned off during the class.
• Eating is not permitted.
• Above all please be cognizant of the learning process and purpose of you being in the
class room and extend same respect to other students.

LEARNING REFERECNCES

1. Entrepreneurship (7th Edition) by Robert D. Hisrich, Michael P. Peters and Dean A.

Shepherd.

2. Business Idea - The Early Stages of Entrepreneurship - Springer (2004) by Soren

Hougaard.

3. Lean Entrepreneurship – Innovation in the Modern Enterprise – APress (2019) by

George Watt and Howard Abrams

4. Entrepreneurship – An International Introduction (2011) by Dafna Kariv

5. Sustainable Entrepreneurship – Business Success through Sustainability – Springer

(2014) by Editors; Christina Weidinger, Franz Fischler and Rene ́ Schmidpeter.
 6. Entrepreneur’s Handbook, Harvard Business Review – Harvard Business School
Publishing Corporation.

7. Entrepreneurship 101, How to Turn Your Idea into a Money Machine (2nd Edition),
by Michael E. Gordon - Trump University Series (2010)

COURSE SCHEDULE / CONTENTS

Week Topics for Discussion Chapter# Suggested Activity Remarks

An Introduction to
Advanced
Flipped Classroom Entrepreneurship To Review the Course
1
Methodoloy and Outline and be Clear on
Standards for Passing Course Outline Its Expectations.

The assigned Group; 1)

Chapter 01 -
presents the topic, 2)
The Business Idea - poses discussion
Entrepreneurship As a The Early Stages of questions 3) engages the
2
Competency Entrepreneurship - class 4) lead
Springer (2004) by
a debate, and 5) sums up
Soren Hougaard.
the discussion

The assigned Group; 1)

Chapter 03 -
presents the topic, 2)
The Business Idea - poses discussion
The Window of The Early Stages of questions 3) engages the
3
Opportunity Entrepreneurship - class 4) lead
Springer (2004) by
a debate, and 5) sums up
Soren Hougaard.
the discussion

Chapter 06 – The assigned Group; 1)

Opportunity presents the topic, 2)
4 Entrepreneurship –
Exploitation An International poses discussion
Introduction (2011) questions 3) engages the
by Dafna Kariv class 4) lead
 a debate, and 5) sums up
the discussion

The assigned Group; 1)

Chapter 04 -
presents the topic, 2)
The Business Idea - poses discussion
Creation of Business The Early Stages of questions 3) engages the
5
Concept Entrepreneurship - class 4) lead
Springer (2004) by
a debate, and 5) sums up
Soren Hougaard.
the discussion

The assigned Group; 1)

Chapter 07 –
presents the topic, 2)
Entrepreneurship – poses discussion
6 The Startup Stage An International questions 3) engages the
Introduction (2011) class 4) lead
by Dafna Kariv
a debate, and 5) sums up
the discussion

The assigned Group; 1)

Chapter 05 -
presents the topic, 2)
The Business Idea - poses discussion
Entry Barriers to The Early Stages of questions 3) engages the
7
Markets Entrepreneurship - class 4) lead
Springer (2004) by
a debate, and 5) sums up
Soren Hougaard.
the discussion

The assigned Group; 1)

Chapter 06 - presents the topic, 2)
poses discussion
Strategies for Market The Business Idea - questions 3) engages the
8
Entry The Early Stages of class 4) lead
Entrepreneurship -
Springer (2004) by a debate, and 5) sums up
Soren Hougaard. the discussion
 The assigned Group; 1)
Chapter 04 –
presents the topic, 2)
Entrepreneurship – poses discussion
Creativity in An International
9 questions 3) engages the
Entrepreneurship Introduction (2011) class 4) lead
by Dafna Kariv
a debate, and 5) sums up
the discussion

The assigned Group; 1)

Chapter 05 –
presents the topic, 2)
Entrepreneurship – poses discussion
10 Innovation An International questions 3) engages the
Introduction (2011) class 4) lead
by Dafna Kariv
a debate, and 5) sums up
the discussion

Chapter 01 –
The assigned Group; 1)
Lean presents the topic, 2)
Why Innovation Fails in Entrepreneurship – poses discussion
11 Established Innovation in the questions 3) engages the
Modern Enterprise
Organizations – APress (2019) by class 4) lead
George Watt and a debate, and 5) sums up
Howard Abrams the discussion

Part III (p191) –

Sustainable The assigned Group; 1)

Entrepreneurship – presents the topic, 2)
Fostering Sustainable Business Success poses discussion
12 Innovation Within through questions 3) engages the
Organizations Sustainability – class 4) lead
Springer (2014) by a debate, and 5) sums up
Editors; Christina the discussion
Weidinger, Franz
Fischler and Rene ́
Schmidpeter
 The assigned Group; 1)
Chapter 07 -
presents the topic, 2)
The Business Idea - poses discussion
The Positive Influence The Early Stages of questions 3) engages the
13
of Competitors Entrepreneurship - class 4) lead
Springer (2004) by
a debate, and 5) sums up
Soren Hougaard.
the discussion

Chatper 5 –
Entrepreneur’s
Handbook, Harvard
Business Review –
Harvard Business
School Publishing The assigned Group; 1)
Corporation. presents the topic, 2)
poses discussion
Writing Your Business questions 3) engages the
14
Plan Chapter 7 – class 4) lead
a debate, and 5) sums up
Entrepreneurship
(7th Edition) by the discussion
Robert D. Hisrich,
Michael P. Peters
and Dean A.
Shepherd.

Chapters 1,2 & 15

Entrepreneurship The assigned Group; 1)

1. Trump on 101, How to Turn presents the topic, 2)
Entrepreneurship Your Idea into a poses discussion
2. Unleash Your Money Machine questions 3) engages the
15 (2nd Edition), by
Entrepreneurial Power class 4) lead
3. Devise a Winning Michael E. Gordon a debate, and 5) sums up
- Trump University
Strategy (2010) the discussion
 Final Wrap upp –
Major Takeways from
16 - All Students
Advanced
Entrepreneurship Class

CLASS EVALUATION

There is No Mid-term or Terminal Exam for this module. Your performance will be assessed
based on your preparedness for each week’s class and your day-to-day contributions throughout
the plenary sessions. For the purpose of clarity, you can refer to the following section for the
specific breakdown of your total grade/marking for the Advanced Entrepreneurship Module.

COURSE ASSESSMENT

TYPE % DETAILS

Group presentations will start from the beginning of week 2. The

pre-assigned group members will be the lead discussants of the
week. The group is expected to have understood the reading(s),
reflected on, critically assessed the contents and arguments in the
reading(s) and is fully prepared to run the class and to engage
and lead their classmates in a lively discussion.

A good presentation is one that does not simply summarize the

readings but goes beyond to question the author’s arguments and
Group to place them within the broader literature on Entrepreneurship.
Presentation
(group members Your presentation will be evaluated based on the following 8
40 %
will be the lead criterions:
discussants of the
week) 1. Conciseness and efficiency of presentation time use –
maximum 45 minutes for talk and around 15 minutes for
Q&A, followed by discussion.
2. Ability to engage fellow students and instructor
throughout talk and discussion.
3. Contribution of group members to presentation and Q&A
/ effective division of labor.
4. Ability to connect real-life experiences and examples to
given presentation topic.
5. Ability to apply and leverage (rather than just ‘present’)
concepts, frameworks and research evidence to elucidate
real-life issues on which the group presents.
 6. How good and professional the PowerPoint slideshow
was prepared in terms of content and features.
7. How effectively and creatively the content was delivered
– Did the presentation have an “x-factor”.
8. Have presenters well-understood the author’s main
arguments and helped the class learn the major highlights
of the assigned reading(s).

Note: The assessment will focus on both team and individual

performances. There is a Tip Sheet on “how to deliver an
effective presentation.” You may find it useful for developing
your group presentations.

You are required to submit one individual response paper for the
week that you are the lead discussants. This is a response paper
to the arguments made in the reading(s), case studies, discussion
for the week. This response paper will serve as the starting point
for the class discussions. Your role is as a lead discussant
offering a critical reflection on the week’s topic. The response
paper should be between 1250 - 1500 words in length, double-
spaced and typed, including references. It is due a day *after*
the week’s seminar by 5pm. Please hand-deliver a hard-copy
of your response paper to the lecturer.

Your response paper gets a mark ranging from:

Invdividual
1-4 (submitted but of poor quality),
Response Paper
20 %
(assigned
presentation topic) 4-8 (submitted, of moderate quality),

8-12 (submitted, of sufficient quality),

12-16 (submitted, of good quality, indicating higher-level

understanding of readings and case and well formulated class
questions), to

16-20 (submitted, of excellent quality; takeaways and provides

summary of new insights to instructor and peers and are likely to
considerably elevate the level of class debate on
Entrepreneurship.

If you don’t submit your Response Paper on time you will get
zero marks.
 Note: If you don’t know what a response paper is, you can refer
to the Tip Sheet on Students’ Portal.

Students are expected to have completed all mandatory readings.

Students should expect to be “cold-called” during class sessions,
in relation to readings and their sharing is expected to convince
the lecturer that she or he has gone through all the reading(s). In
Weekly Readings case of failure to do so or in case of inadequate preparations, 5%
(All assigned of the student’s marks will be deducted. To sum it up, you will
10 %
readings are lose the entire 10% if you failed to respond twice in the entire
mandatory) semester.

Note: Your negligence with respect to not having gone through

readings also impacts your class participation marks i.e. 20% of
your overall grades.

Students are expected to have prepared well for a comprehensive

recap of the preceding week’s lecture. Students should expect to
be “cold-called” at the beginning of each week’s class and asked
to present a comprehensive review of the previous week’s
topic(s) of discussion.

Weekly Recaps (A A student’s sharing is expected to convince the lecturer and their
comprehensive classmates that she or he has fully reviewed the previous lecture
summary of 10 % and adequately summarized the highlights of the discussions. In
previouse weeks case of a failure to do so, 5% of the student’s marks will be
lecture) deducted. To sum it up, you will lose the entire 10% if you
missed to show up in front of the class to do a recap of the
previous week’s lecture twice in the entire semester.

Note: Your negligence with respect to not having prepared well

for the recaps impacts your class participation marks i.e. 20% of
your overall grades.

Class In-class participation will be awarded based on proactive

20 %
Participation contributions to the class by offering ideas and/or asking critical
questions that challenge the arguments in the readings or
arguments that arise during the plenary. Contributions are also
 assessed based on originality of the arguments and ideas
presented.

You will be assessed in terms of your contribution to the group

presentations, class discussions and required readings, and how
well you’ve prepared. You must fully participate in class
discussions.

Make sure you have thought about your ideas carefully. And
always ask yourself: “How can I contribute constructively and
meaningfully to our class discussion on this topic?” rather than
“How can I just get my views across as assertively as possible?”

No Shooting from The Hip

Given this module’s large class size, the assessment will be

based on your individual contributions as well as your
contributions during break-out discussion sessions in smaller
teams, if any, and subsequent plenary class discussion. I will not
encourage a “shouting match” as this will not enhance class
quality. Readings per session will generally not exceed 40 pages.

In class sessions 2-16, your participation will be evaluated with a

mark ranging from 0 (not present, or present but silent), 1
(physically present and participating at the required minimum),
or 1.5 (participating in a way that elevates the class discussion
and contributes to all our learning – rather than just showing off;
without you this session wouldn’t have been what it was).

If you are absent for more than 3 classes in the entire

semester (this includes your approved leaves as well), the
lecturer has the right to deduct 50% of your Class Participation
marks.
Attendance 0%
Additionally, the class participation marks (20%), Reading
Preparation marks(10%), and Recap marks (10%) will be
impacted, if a student arrives late to the class and/or after the
breaks.

Total 100 %
GRADING

MARK RANGE GRADE POINT GRADE EXPECTED RESULT

At least 25% expected to
90 and above 4.0 A
secure A grade
At least 35% expected to
80 – 89 3.0 B
secure B grade
At least 30% expected to
70 – 79 2.0 C
secure C grade
At least 7% expected to
60 – 69 1.0 D
secure D grade
Students below 60 marks
are considered fail in the
59 and below 0.0 F
subject and therefore lead
to retake the subject.

KARDAN UNIVERSITY POLICY ON PLAGIARISM

Kardan University Plagiarism Policy serves as a guideline to all students to avoid any kind of
academic dishonesty, cheating, stealing of others ideas and works. Students are required to respect,
observe, and to maintain academic integrity. To ensure academic quality and integrity, papers,
assignments, and the academic work of any kind submitted to Kardan University will be subject
to plagiarism verification through turnitin software.

CONDUCT AND IMPORTANT POLICIES

Any student found guilty of a breach of ethics will be refered to Disiplinary Committee of the
University.
• Breach of ethics includes, but is not limited to plagiarism (the copying of other’s ideas and
passing them off as one’s own); copying or other forms of cheating on examinations,
papers, and reports; the sale, purchase, or distribution of term papers It is within an
instructor’s discretion to impose a lesser penalty, e.g., “zero” grade on a given assignment.
• Course registration is charged by the management. Please approach the management for
any queries about course enrolment. In no circumstances should you approach the lecturers
who have no control on this.
• Make-up exam for midterm and terminal exam is available only for those individuals, who
are not able to attend their regular exams. Provision of supported documents are mandatory
 for grant of approval to participate in make-up exams. Those students who miss their
regular exam without a genuine reason, will be entitled for 80% of total makeup marks.
• Usually make-up exam starts a week after the regular exam finishes.
• There is no make-up session for the oral presentations and quizzes. If you are absent from
the oral presentation/ quiz without eligible reasons/documents, you will not earn any
marks.
• All examinations and quizzes will be “closed book” unless otherwise instructed. At the
time of examination all students are requested to clear their desks and are not allowed
exchanging any notes or electronic (text) messages to other students. All cellular phones
should be in silent mode and student will not be allowed to use it during the examination
other than medical/family/work emergency. All students are expected to adhere to these
policies and procedures.
• There is no supplementary exam for any failed course. Individuals, who fail the course,
must retake the module.