URAA1006 JA Company Program (1–5 cr)
Description
Contents
A year as an entrepreneur is a learning program combining theory and practice, the goals of which are to learn and grow entrepreneurial skills and attitude. During the program, students set up a JA company that works alone or in a group with real money, according to their own interests and skills. Students can also participate in national competitions and events if they wish.
The program consists of 16 learning modules
1. Welcome to the Year as an entrepreneur program
2. Introduction to entrepreneurship
3. Competence and skills
4. Teams and teamwork
5. A responsible company
6. From ideation to business idea
7. From an idea to a business idea
8. Establishing a JA company
9. Business environment: market and competitors
10. Financial planning: profitability, pricing and budgeting
11. Marketing
12. Sales and customer service
13. Financial reporting: accounting and financial statements
14. Taxation
15. Dare to try and compete
16. Closing the NYT business
Execution methods
Online teaching, independent study
When registering for the course, contact the teacher in charge of the course: Reija Häkkinen (reija.a.hakkinen@jyu.fi) and you will receive the credentials for the course.
Evaluation criteria
Approved performance required in the course. Participation in the Youth NYT Year as an Entrepreneur program: JA Company Program – Higher Education - NYT (nuortennyt.fi)
Learning outcomes
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Student recognizes the requirements of entrepreneurship and knows how to evaluate their own strengths and development targets.
- Student understands the basics of business and knows how to evaluate and develop the company's operations.
- Student develops their own entrepreneurial skills, such as sales skills, teamwork skills, problem solving skills, communication skills and presentation skills.
- Student builds cooperation networks that promote business.
- Student knows how to plan the company's business.
- Student knows how to prepare a business model and plan to support their own idea and develop it during the operation.
- Student knows how to use tools related to business planning and prepare documents related to establishing a company.
- Student recognizes and evaluates their own activities in the company as part of a team.
Additional information
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Description of prerequisites
Study materials
JA study modules