Study programme 2025-2026Français
Entrepreneurship Seminar
Programme component of Master's in Management (MONS) (day schedule) à la Warocqué School of Business and Economics

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Teacher(s)
UW-M2-SCGEST-046-MOptional UEVANDENBULCKE Virginie
  • KRISTOFORIDIS Kevin
  • VANDENBULCKE Virginie

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HT(*) HTPE(*) HTPS(*) HR(*) HD(*) CreditsWeighting Term
  • Français
Français04200066.001st term

AA CodeTeaching Activity (AA) HT(*) HTPE(*) HTPS(*) HR(*) HD(*) Term Weighting
W-COGE-082Entrepreneurship Seminar - AAEP015000Q1
W-COGE-083Entrepreneurship Seminar - AAEHP027000Q1

Integrated test : there will be no assessment for each AA but a single assessment for the UE.
Programme component

Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

  • Mobilise expertise in at least one area of management.
    • Master the principal decision-making processes of a company.
    • Mobilise acquired skills in a specific professional environment.
    • Contribute to the development of innovative tools and solutions.
  • Professionally communicate and present original work both orally and in writing.
    • Conduct scientific reasoning on complex or innovative management issues.
    • Communicate and interact in a clear and structured manner, orally and in writing, on issues, analyses and projects.
    • Present and structure data in a clear, precise, neutral, and non-oriented way.
  • Act in an international and multicultural context.
    • Assimilate the components of the social and economic environment of a company.
    • Communicate and interact in a clear and structured manner, orally and in writing in at least one other language other than French, on issues, analyses and projects.
    • Demonstrate an open mind and adaption.
  • Prioritise responsible management practices.
    • Refer to ethical principles and apply ethical codes specific to management sciences to their own behaviour.
  • In an active and integrated manner, master knowledge in the various fields of management and use them effectively in a professional context.
    • Contribute to the implementation of innovative projects.
  • Be independent and regularly adapt to new contexts.
    • Demonstrate independence and persevere, despite the difficulties or initial errors, to find an optimal solution.
    • Assess their practices and be able to question it.
  • Understand interactions between companies and their socio-economic environments.
    • Master and appropriately mobilise knowledge and methodological approaches to understand and explain interactions between companies and their environment.
    • Assimilate the components of the social and economic environment of a company.
    • Mobilise the methods and management support tools in changing contexts.

Learning Outcomes of UE

At the end of this course, students will be able to develop and successfully carry out an entrepreneurial project.

UE Content: description and pedagogical relevance

In order to develop their entrepreneurial project, students will participate in the monitoring activities of CLICK N'Start (UMONS support space). They will regularly present their progress during various seminars.
Different pedagogical approaches are used such as:
- Testimonials from an entrepreneur and/or a student-entrepreneur;
- Courses (theory and exercises): the different stages of creating a business (idea, market analysis, business plan) and tools related to entrepreneurship (BMC, etc.);
- Seminars and conferences (related to CLICK, for example);
- Company analysis.
 

Prior Experience

Module A - Entrepreneurship.

Type(s) and mode(s) of Q1 UE assessment

  • Production (written work, report, essay, collection, product, etc.) - To be submitted online
  • Oral presentation - Face-to-face
  • Seminar participation - Face-to-face
  • Graded assignment(s) - Face-to-face
  • Practical exam - Face-to-face

Q1 UE Assessment Comments

The assessment will take place throughout the year under different types:
- Mandatory attendance at classes (including during the final presentation) - continuous assessment;
- Participation in mandatory seminars and conferences (e.g., at the CLICK);
- Submission of assignments (hand-ins) after attending seminars and conferences;
- In-class assignments/exercises;
- Completion of one or more written production(s) (individual and/or group work, report, etc.);
- Completion of one or more oral production(s) (presentations, etc.).

Type(s) and mode(s) of Q1 UE resit assessment (BAB1)

  • Production (written work, report, essay, collection, product, etc.) - To be submitted online
  • Oral presentation - Face-to-face
  • Seminar participation - Remote
  • Graded assignment(s) - Face-to-face
  • Practical exam - Face-to-face

Q1 UE Resit Assessment Comments (BAB1)

The assessment will take place throughout the year under different types:
- Participation in mandatory seminars and conferences (e.g., at the CLICK);
- Submission of assignments (hand-ins) after attending seminars and conferences;
- In-class assignments/exercises;
- Completion of one or more written production(s) (individual and/or group work, report, etc.);
- Completion of one or more oral production(s) (presentations, etc.).

Type(s) and mode(s) of Q3 UE assessment

  • Production (written work, report, essay, collection, product, etc.) - To be submitted online
  • Oral presentation - Face-to-face
  • Seminar participation - Face-to-face
  • Graded assignment(s) - Face-to-face
  • Practical exam - Face-to-face

Q3 UE Assessment Comments

The assessment will take place throughout the year under different types:
- Participation in mandatory seminars and conferences (e.g., at the CLICK);
- Submission of assignments (hand-ins) after attending seminars and conferences;
- In-class assignments/exercises;
- Completion of one or more written production(s) (individual and/or group work, report, etc.);
- Completion of one or more oral production(s) (presentations, etc.).

Type of Teaching Activity/Activities

AAType of Teaching Activity/Activities
W-COGE-082
  • Travaux pratiques
  • Exercices de création et recherche en atelier
W-COGE-083

Mode of delivery

AAMode of delivery
W-COGE-082
  • Face-to-face
W-COGE-083

Required Learning Resources/Tools

AARequired Learning Resources/Tools
W-COGE-082Osterwalder A. & Pigneur Y. (2010), "Business Model Generation", Wiley, 278 pages.
W-COGE-083

Recommended Learning Resources/Tools

AARecommended Learning Resources/Tools
W-COGE-082- Janssen Frank (2016), "Entreprendre : une introduction à l'entrepreneuriat", De Boeck Entreprendre, 460 pages.
- Randerson K., Bettinelli C., Dossena G. & Fayolle A. (2015), "Family Entrepreneurship: Rethinking the research agenda", Routledge, New York, 336 pages, ISBN : 9781138841192.
- Verstraete Thierry et Jouison-Laffitte Estèle (2009), "Business model pour entreprendre : le modèle GRP : théorie et pratique", De Boeck, 184 pages.
W-COGE-083

Other Recommended Reading

AAOther Recommended Reading
W-COGE-082Not applicable.
W-COGE-083
(*) HT : Hours of theory - HTPE : Hours of in-class exercices - HTPS : hours of practical work - HD : HMiscellaneous time - HR : Hours of remedial classes. - Per. (Period), Y=Year, Q1=1st term et Q2=2nd term
Date de dernière mise à jour de la fiche ECTS par l'enseignant : 16/05/2025
Date de dernière génération automatique de la page : 14/03/2026
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