CBVE Cross Border Virtual Entrepreneurship The Hungarian Model for virtual business planning: Config

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CBVE - Cross Border Virtual
EntrepreneurshipThe Hungarian Model for virtual
business planning Configuration and premilinary
results

• Maria Kocsis Baán Edit Lukács
• Miskolci Egyetem, HUNGARY
• rekemrtk_at_uni-miskolc.hu
• vgtedith_at_uni-miskolc.hu
• Leuven meeting May 7-8. 2009.

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Content

• Introduction
• University of Miskolc
• Networking with EADTU and within the PHARE ODL
  Network
• Tasks of University of Miskolc in CBVE
• The Hungarian model blended model at a
  traditional university
• Pilots in subsequent stages
• Results and further plans - DEMO

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University of Miskolc

• Our legal predecessor was established in 1735 as
  the first technical higher education institution
  of the world.
• Now we have 9 Faculties in versatile disciplines,
  appr. 15000 students
• Intellectual centre of the region in a deep crisis

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Tasks in CBVE

• Content related tasks Faculty of Economics
• ICT/e-learning environment related tasks North
  Hungarian Regional Distance Education Centre
• Methodology joint responsibility
• Associate partner Chamber of Commerce and
  Industry of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county

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Bachelor (BSc) courses at Faculty of Economics
Management and Economics
Entrepreneurship
Human Resource Management
Social management
Commerce and Marketing
Sales
Marketing communication
Finance and Accounting
Finance and Banking
Accounting
International business
International businesses
European regional economic affairs
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MSc courses

• Management
• Accounting
• Marketing
• International Business
• Environmental Studies
• Small business development

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E-learning at the Faculty

• Blended learning for full-time and part-time
  students full support from the Dean
• 40 subjects, 1200 students
• Involvement in several projects for
  ODL/e-learning development
• International/EU - CSVM virtual internship
• National/regional accredited LLL course in
  developing entrepreneurial skills for SMEs

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ODL/ e-learning

• NORTH HUNGARIAN REGIONAL DISTANCE EDUCATION
  CENTRE
• PHARE ODL Network NHRDEC was born as members of
  an international network,
• Active, multi-level collaboration in the late 90s
  learning from operable models both content
  development and organisational aspects.
• Jumping over some previous development stages,
  entering the ODL scenario the same time when
  e-learning nucleated.

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Networking with EADTU PHARE
TEMPUS PHARE Multi-Country Programmes - ODL
Network of CEE HEIs huge potential, still strong
cohesion and active collaboration.
Learning by doing
Establishment of PHARE Network 1998
Adaptation of best practice
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Networking
Revitalising of PHARE ODL Network
Internal institutional integration
Regional networking adaptation of UFI/LNE models
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Course methodology development

• 12 short, non-accredited
• courses in 12 languages
• FREE for anyone
• by auto-registration

• Refreshment courses in
• modular structure,
• blended learning

www.e-taster.net
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Multilingualism

• Navigation language
• EN, HU, SK, PL, RO, BG, RUS and LT
• Multilingual content
• EN, HU, RO, LT, BG, PL, D, F, IT, ES, SK and RUS.
  Simultaneous access to all language versions,
  paragraph-by-paragraph
• System administrator may define the master and
  hidden languages

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Cross Sectoral Virtual Mobility
EMPLOYABILITY

• Cross-Border
• Virtual Entrepreneurship

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Sustainability exploitation

• Hungarian e-University Network, established in
  2007, representing 15 HEIs active in
  ODL/e-learning
• Partner in E-XCELLENCE
• Common understanding on Quality
• Quality criteria considered during the
  development phase
• Nation-wide
• Dissemination
• Exploitation
• of results achieved in EU projects

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Tasks in CBVE

• Multilingual course development
• Criteria and configuration of an entrepreneurial
  test-bed
• Pilots evaluation
• Dissemination

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Work package 4

• General framework of pilot-run (model)
• Scripting of scenarious for business planning
  pilot
• Logistics of institutions, staff,students and
  externals (close connection with Chamber of
  Commerce and Alumni)
• Technical facilities/ on-line tools for
  collaboration between all the actors

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First tasks

• Survey on present (traditional) practice
• Traditional learners
• Lifelong learners
• Discussions on transferable values and new
  possibilities

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Virtual business planning

• Specific scenario for benefitting
• Previous experiences of non-traditional learners
• Involvement of stakeholders, enterprises, SMEs
• Flexibility/virtuality but also feasibility

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Virtual business planning

• Development of versatile elements to be
  re-tailored for specific target needs
• Piloting parallel to development testing these
  elements in subsequent stages, piloting in
  blended learning approach for on-campus students.

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Methodology

• Learning by doing simulation of real business
  life
• Collaborate learning
• International pilot group multicultural aspects
• Local pilot groups regional stakeholders

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Models for piloting/test bed

• Expected benefits
• less limitations in
• - number of learners
• - language skills
• Stimulating regional employability and
  competitiveness
• Mixed groups of traditional (full-time, young)
  and lifelong (elder, experienced) learners

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Models for piloting

• Collaborative environment
• A sinlge tool, taylored for purposes
• Mixture of tools (mainly Open resources) -with
  and without extensive social components
• Synergy with another project ViCaDiS

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www.edu.uni-miskolc.hu/moodle
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Pilot courses

• Pilot 1-2 2008-2009. semester 1 (autumn)
• Csiszárik, Miklós Üzleti tervezés (Business
  planning)
• Lukács, Edit Business Economics (International
  pilot)
• Pilot 3-4 2008-2009. semester 2 (spring)
• Csiszárik, Miklós Vállalkozások jogi
  szabályozása (Legal aspects of SMEs in Hungary)
• Lukács, Edit Üzleti játékok (Development of
  entrepreneurial skills by Business Games)
• Mixed group of students and adult learners
• International group in cooperation with ViCaDiS

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Pilot 1

• Pilot 1. 2008-2009. semester 1
• 102 Hungarian students BA III. year
• Csiszárik, Miklós Üzleti tervezés (Business
  Planning)
• Results
• Course in Moodle -10 presentations in ppt
• Video presentations by students
• 41 Semester reports Business plans
• 14 works in (TDK) Students Competition at the
  University of Miskolc
• 32 students
• 16 prizes (1 Gold prize, 2 Silver prize, 1 Bronze
  prize)

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Business Plans of students
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Pilot 2

• Pilot 2. 2008-2009. semester 1
• 6 foreign students studying at Miskolc University
  with ERASMUS scholarship (1 Finish, 2 Polish, 2
  Bulgarian, 1 Turkish) and 7 Hungarian students
• Lukács Edit Business Economics (International
  pilot)
• Results
• Course in Moodle in EN videod case studies,
  games
• International Breakfast - presentations of
  countries by students

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Certificate
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Pilot 3

• Pilot 3. 2008-2009. semester 2 (spring)
• 50 MA students specialized in Entrepreneurial
  Studies
• Csiszárik, Miklós Vállalkozások jogi
  szabályozása (Legal aspects of SMEs in Hungary)
• Results
• Course in Moodle ppt presentations
• Video presentations by students
• Semester reports by students (15)

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Pilot 4

• Pilot 4. 2008-2009. semester 2 (spring)
• 55 BSc students specialized in Entrepreneurial
  Studies
• Lukács, Edit Üzleti játékok (Development of
  Entrepreneurial Skills Business games)
• Results
• Course in Moodle ppt, handouts, videos
• Video presentations by students
• Semester reports by students (10)

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Results

• Reusable elements of the 4 courses (3 HU1 EN) in
  Moodle
• Video courses -10 Master class in HU same
  thematic structure as the IT, ES and EN at
  UNINETTUNO and UNED 3 specialty lectures
• Business plans and research studies by students
• Videod case studies, games and presentations by
  the students

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3 video lectures

• Hungary as a business opportunity - Hungarian
  economic policy in EN, by a foreign, guest
  professor
• Hungarian economy in EU - Business opportunities
  in Hungary - Economic development policy of
  Hungary - Introduction of University of Miskolc,
  Faculty of Economics in German, by the Dean of
  the Faculty
• Northern Hungary as a business opportunity -
  Starting business next to the eastern border of
  EU in HU, by the Chamber of Commerce and
  Industry

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Leaflets in English
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Still in progressFuture plans

• Guidelines for re-tailoring courses for different
  target groups
• Demos and taster-courses open for general
  public
• Evaluation by learners and stakeholders Chamber
  of Commerce and Industry
• Mixed groups of learners, ViCaDiS tools

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DEMO

• Master class presentations in HU by Edit Lukács
• Business plan presentations of students
• Building a tower (LEGO) case study illustrations

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More info
www.edu.uni-miskolc.hu/moodle

• North-Hungarian Regional Distance Teaching
  Center www.emrtk.uni-miskolc.hu
• University of Miskolc, Faculty of Economics
  www.gtk.uni-miskolc.hu
• Chamber of Commerce Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
  county www.bokik.hu
• Contact m.kocsis.baan_at_uni-miskolc.hu