- Type of studies
- Open University of Applied Sciences
- Campuses
- Helsinki
- Location
- Helsinki
- Ilmoittautumisaika
- 11.12.2025—1.11.2026
Opintojen sisältämät toteutukset
ENTNS26DIAK Entrepreneurship in Social Service Sector
Sisältö
Contents:
• Types, roles and future of enterprises in the social welfare sector
• Characteristics and skills of entrepreneurs
• Analysing business opportunities and market research
• Process of business start-up; from business idea to business plan
• Risk management and assessment
• Financing, pricing, productizing and marketing business services
• Types, roles and future of enterprises in the social welfare sector
• Characteristics and skills of entrepreneurs
• Analysing business opportunities and market research
• Process of business start-up; from business idea to business plan
• Risk management and assessment
• Financing, pricing, productizing and marketing business services
Learning outcomes
The students will be able to:
• understand the types, roles and future prospects of enterprises in the social welfare sector
• know the skills and attitude required for successful entrepreneurship
• assess their own skills to act as an entrepreneur
• develop and assess their own business idea in the social welfare field
• know how to start their own business and manage risks related to start-ups
• know the basics in financing, productizing, pricing and marketing process for building up sustainable business service ideas
• understand the types, roles and future prospects of enterprises in the social welfare sector
• know the skills and attitude required for successful entrepreneurship
• assess their own skills to act as an entrepreneur
• develop and assess their own business idea in the social welfare field
• know how to start their own business and manage risks related to start-ups
• know the basics in financing, productizing, pricing and marketing process for building up sustainable business service ideas
Teaching methods
This study module consists of so called non-syncronised studies. This means that student works on the materials and assignments independently and according their own timetables. However, taking part in one of the supervision sessions is compulsary.
While other assignments are done individually, bench-marking assignment can be conducted in pairs.
-indepenedent studies
-compulsary on-line supervision
While other assignments are done individually, bench-marking assignment can be conducted in pairs.
-indepenedent studies
-compulsary on-line supervision
Learning materials and recommended literature
Please find the study materials in Diakle
Student workload and time commitment
135h of student work during minimum of 5 weeks
Grading scale
0-5