2 INNOVATIVE TOOLS FOR FACILITATED TRANSFER OF ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
4 INNOVATIVE TOOLS FOR FACILITATED TRANSFER OF ENTREPRENEURIAL
2 INNOVATIVE TOOLS FOR FACILITATED TRANSFER OF ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
4 INNOVATIVE TOOLS FOR FACILITATED TRANSFER OF ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE editors Wojciech Bizon Andrzej Poszewiecki Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Gdańskiego Gdańsk 2013
5 Reviewer Jerzy Cieślik Cover and title pages design Filip Sendal Desktop publishing Michał Janczewski Publication co-financed by the European Union under European Social Fund Copyright by Uniwersytet Gdański Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Gdańskiego ISBN Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Gdańskiego ul. Armii Krajowej 119/121, Sopot tel./fax, tel wyd.ug.gda.pl, kiw.ug.edu.pl
6 Table of contents Introduction... 9 Chapter 1 Challenges of today s markets. Developing entrepreneurial skills in students (Andrzej Poszewiecki) Students and graduates on labour market Entrepreneurship and its place in economy Entrepreneurship based on the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) results Entrepreneurship in academic curricula Labour market and entrepreneurship development-oriented EU activities Recapitulation Chapter 2 Methods of developing entrepreneurial skills (Andrzej Poszewiecki) Methods of entrepreneurship teaching New methods of teaching entrepreneurship Background and the present of business games and simulations Controversies surrounding business education Chapter 3 Application of case study method. Conditionings and benefits (Magdalena Markiewicz, Joanna Bednarz) The essence of a case study method The key role of an instructor a mentor or a coach? The important role of participants who will benefit the most? Case Study method in the eyes of its users SWOT analysis Conclusion Chapter 4 Advantages of using business simulations in education (Marcin Skurczyński) Unique qualities of simulation-based teaching Forms of competing in decision making simulation games... 57
7 6 Table of contents Types of simulations used in education Applying business simulations as teaching tools in higher education Recapitulation Chapter 5 Business simulation architecture design process (Michał Kuciapski) Problem situation Analysis of innovative teaching tool architecture designing requirements Innovative teaching tool architecture designing model Conclusion Chapter 6 European Skills Achievement Test as an innovative tool for measuring the effectiveness of higher level education (Przemysław Kulawczuk) Introduction Concept of the General Skills Assessment Tests Test For The Best. European Skills Achievement Test design Test contents. How to measure the educational progress in response to employers needs? Test results Average results by genders Average results by education grade Average results by the field of study Dispersion of the results Conclusions and further research activities Chapter 7 Developing entrepreneurial attitudes with innovative knowledge transfer tools example of Case Simulator project (Wojciech Bizon) Background Rationale for the Case Simulator project implementation Objectives and course of the Case Simulator project Project objectives Preliminary work diagnosis: students vs. employers report Preliminary work the stage of producing simulations and case studies Testing solutions Efficiency verification Summary
8 Table of contents 7 Chapter 8 An analysis of students pro-entrepreneurial attitudes and dispositions (Wojciech Bizon, Andrzej Poszewiecki, Paulina Szulc-Fischer) Introduction (A. Poszewiecki) Entrepreneurial skills analysis (A. Poszewiecki) Variance analysis (A. Poszewiecki) General result analysis according to gender (A. Poszewiecki) Cluster analysis (A. Poszewiecki) Job expectations (place) (P. Szulc-Fischer) Job expectations (P. Szulc-Fischer) Entrepreneur perception (P. Szulc-Fischer) Entrepreneur s qualities (P. Szulc-Fischer) Self-assessment of the level of skills and knowledge conducive to operating a business (W. Bizon) Development of verification tools Result analysis Recapitulation (W. Bizon) Chapter 9 Methods of measuring the efficiency of education based on modern forms of knowledge transfer (Wojciech Bizon) Introduction Theoretic background Study assumptions and partial objectives Effects of comprehensive studies an example Why are simulations so effective? Chapter 10 An analysis of the level of knowledge about entrepreneurship and business practice among students participating in the Case Simulator project (Wojciech Bizon) Introduction Characterisation of the knowledge area under study Methodology State of knowledge among project participants against the background of those who did not participate in Case Simulator Knowledge transfer efficiency assessed on the basis of test performance analysis in business faculties students Knowledge transfer efficiency assessed on the basis of test performance analysis in non-business faculties students Stage one conclusions Entrepreneurial knowledge enhancement in the Case Simulator project participants
9 8 Table of contents Stage two conclusions Final remarks Conclusions Literature List of figures List of tables
10 Introduction Laying foundations for the development of entrepreneurial attitude is a complex process, involving not only the transfer of the necessary knowledge and acquisition of skills required for running a business but also implanting confidence in oneself and one s potential. Currently, a lot of attention is being paid to raising awareness, especially in young people only entering the labour market, of the fact that getting on a career path implies constant rea