Impactful Learning through Business Case Competition
Le Giang Tuong, Van (2019)
Le Giang Tuong, Van
2019
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2019093019383
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2019093019383
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The speed of the fast-growing entrepreneurial ecosystem in Finland has brought new challenges in terms of competency for new graduates. To catch up with the accelerating change, students from Finnish business schools need to gain proficiency in entrepreneurship skills already from early years at college. Accordingly, inspiring students to do development work is an important starting point to join the entrepreneurship world.
The thesis discusses why Business Case Competition, combined with Training, is a valuable learning method.The study is aimed at refining the concept of Business Case Competition in Finnish Business Education and investigating possible learning outcomes from this teaching method. Tampere University (TAMK) took the initiative to enhance business school education in terms of practical learning experiences by the most professional and impactful learning experiences for business students around Finland.
The study was conducted as a development work using a qualitative research approach. Creality Race Competition and Business Case Competition Training were carried out as experiments of the concept to gain a better understanding of student learning about entrepreneurship skills through this learning method. Data for this research were gathered with the help of the Director of Tampere Business Case Club Mari Rytisalo. The main purpose is to find out the evident entrepreneurship skills which contributed to the final ranking results of the teams. Most importantly, video records of students’ performances during the competition was an essential source for the final evaluation.
The majority of respondents stated that they had seen dramatic developments of skills in students. Students and coaches were motivated to participate in more case competitions, and the jury members were satisfied with the outcomes. In comparison with the perspectives of real-life working requirements, these Finnish business students need to improve more in innovation, risk-taking attitude, and open-minded mindset.
In conclusion, Business Case Competition is an effective way to teach entrepreneurship skills in a specific short time. There are several mprovements in terms of designing learning experiences for students, case content, and further collaboration in the future. However, the objectives were achieved to spread the message and make a brand new difference in Finnish Business Education.
The thesis discusses why Business Case Competition, combined with Training, is a valuable learning method.The study is aimed at refining the concept of Business Case Competition in Finnish Business Education and investigating possible learning outcomes from this teaching method. Tampere University (TAMK) took the initiative to enhance business school education in terms of practical learning experiences by the most professional and impactful learning experiences for business students around Finland.
The study was conducted as a development work using a qualitative research approach. Creality Race Competition and Business Case Competition Training were carried out as experiments of the concept to gain a better understanding of student learning about entrepreneurship skills through this learning method. Data for this research were gathered with the help of the Director of Tampere Business Case Club Mari Rytisalo. The main purpose is to find out the evident entrepreneurship skills which contributed to the final ranking results of the teams. Most importantly, video records of students’ performances during the competition was an essential source for the final evaluation.
The majority of respondents stated that they had seen dramatic developments of skills in students. Students and coaches were motivated to participate in more case competitions, and the jury members were satisfied with the outcomes. In comparison with the perspectives of real-life working requirements, these Finnish business students need to improve more in innovation, risk-taking attitude, and open-minded mindset.
In conclusion, Business Case Competition is an effective way to teach entrepreneurship skills in a specific short time. There are several mprovements in terms of designing learning experiences for students, case content, and further collaboration in the future. However, the objectives were achieved to spread the message and make a brand new difference in Finnish Business Education.