MST-33806 Circular Entrepreneurship: Co-creating the Circular Economy

Course

Credits 6.00

Language of instruction:

English

Assumed knowledge on:

The course requires basic knowledge on sustainability, environmental technology, supply chain management, and innovation management. Students are expected to have active knowledge at the level of courses such as ENP-20806 Environmental Management and Industry.

Contents:

In this course we depart from the concept of Cradle to cradle (C2C) to develop a critical and interdisciplinary evaluation of sustainable solutions to design products, businesses and systems. In so doing we move from a product design to a system thinking approach, discussing how to transition into a circular economy. The course introduces students to:
- principles of C2C design; C2C as a certification and innovation process;
- circular business modelling for the implementation of C2C at project, organisation and system level;
- elements for facilitating transition into Circular Economy:
- personal development in the context of this transition: which skills are needed for circular leadership and entrepreneurship.
This course is also part of the Master Track Entrepreneurship. For more information see the Master Track Entrepreneurship webpage.

Learning outcomes:

After successful completion of this course students are expected to be able to:
- identify circular economy guiding principles and DISTINGUISH them from linear economy principles;
- apply circular economy principles to concrete business cases;
- critically analyze relevant issues in order to develop a circular enterprise hereby selecting the most appropriate business modelling tools;
- evaluate the analysis and use of selected tools;
- assess your own skills needed to contribute to transitioning to a circular economy;
- create an innovative enterprise in your area of interest that fits in the circular economy.

Activities:

- lectures;
- guest lectures;
- tutorials;
- group assignments.

Examination:

- report of group assignments (80 %);
- presentation of group assignments (20 %);
Each component needs a minimum mark of 5.5 to pass.

Literature:

Made available via Blackboard.