Pattern for Graduate Student Company

European Conference on Pattern Languages of Programming 2009.

计算机科学;

Petko Ruskov ; Milena Stoycheva ; Yanka Todorova

Others  :  http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-566/D5_StudentCompany.pdf
PID  :  42557

学科分类：计算机科学（综合）

来源: CEUR

【 摘 要 】

Graduate Student Company (GSC) is an innovative educational model to teach entrepreneurshipcompetencies based on the learning-by-doing methodology. It represents the formation of astudent-operated mini-company which functions like a limited company, and the members buy shares in thecompany though personal contributions. During the process of learning, the studentsunderstand theopportunities of how to start and run a company and go through the whole company life cycle fromestablishment to closure.Our approach involves review and observation of European and global practices in the field ofentrepreneurship education; practical implementation of the Junior Achievement –Young Enterprise(JA-YE) methodology for the Graduate Student Company. The main findings represent theexperience and best practice of the Junior Achievement -Sofia University partnership and propose amodel for future implementation in both engineering and scientific faculties. Learning-by-doingmethodology is a key success factor for teaching entrepreneurship. Patterns are seen as a goodrepeatable practice to encourage involvement and mentorship on part of the business community andimprove the learning environment and entrepreneurship ecosystem. The target audience aredevelopers of curricula, teachers and business angels. The GSC pattern is expanded andimplemented in 10 more universities in Bulgaria during 2008-2009 academic years.