Course information
Learning outcomes
- Identify and discuss key concepts in entrepreneurship.
- Identify entrepreneurial opportunities.
- Apply entrepreneurial tools and frameworks to real, life-like contexts.
Content
The course's overall structure is situated around the topic of “value." Value creation and capture is at the core of entrepreneurship, and thus, in this course, we will dive into the different aspects of value - in the context of entrepreneurship and, particularly, high-growth entrepreneurship. We will look into values involved in crucial aspects of entrepreneurship like: individual and team dynamics, funding opportunities, value propositions and stakeholder understanding, and experimentation and ideation as a mindset.
Teacher
Apurva Ganoo
Study material
To be provided in the syllabus.
Workload
Readings, lectures, individual and team activities, and reflections.
Prerequisites
No prerequisites
Evaluation
Individual and team based assignments. (80% individual, 20% team based).
Teaching time and location
The teaching time and the location of the course can be found at
- The link leads to Completion methods tab of the course page
- From the top of the page (Version drop-down menu), check that academic year 2025-2026 is selected
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From the blue bar, click Lecture and open the Groups and teaching times tab to see the teaching time and the location of the course. Exam times can be seen by clicking Exam.
Exam instructions at the Open University
The teacher has four (4) weeks to grade the exam submissions starting from the exam date.
Further information
Equivalences to other courses: MNGT-A3001 Entrepreneurship is equivalent to course MNGT-A3002 Introduction to Entrepreneurship.
Online learning environment for the course
MyCourses online learning environment is a tool for both students and teachers for communication and managing everyday course work. You need an Aalto User ID to log in to the course's MyCourses workspace and participate in teaching.
Digital workspace of the course:
More details on completing the course will be available at MyCourses closer to the start of the course.
Registration and course fee
Registration for Open University courses is done via the link below:
Registration for this course starts on 26.1.2026 at 9.00
Registration for this course ends on 16.2.2026 at 23.59
It is not possible to register before the registration period has started or after it has ended.
The number of participants is limited to 50.
This course is organized by the Aalto University School of Business.
The course fee is paid upon registration for each course at a time and it is binding. Familiarize yourself with registration and payment rules as well as other guidelines for students:
Registration, payments and rules
Activating Aalto ID and Multifactor Authentication
You can activate your Aalto User ID the day after the registration and you should activate it no later than the day before the start of the course.
Instructions for activating your Aalto user ID
Once you have activated your Aalto user ID, also enable multifactor authentication. Some of Aalto University's services require multifactor authentication.
Instructions for using Multifactor Authentication
