Business Plan Development (Pieter van Engelen and Marco de Souza)
Module code
M-JP-BPD
Curricular domain
Profile, extension and depth: Business, Education
Credits
2
Group size
4
Number of course weeks
6
Class duration
One 60-minute lesson per week
Total contact hours
6 hours. If there are fewer applications for this subject than indicated in the description, it will typically proceed with proportionally less contact time (and accordingly more individual attention per student).
Study load
50 hours
Form / content / level
Prerequisites
The student has completed the modules Entrepreneurship and the elective Finances and Administration. Mind that the elective Finances and Administration will be scheduled during the first semester, and Business Plan Development during the second semester, which makes it possible to choose both in the same year. This subject can only be followed on-campus.
Competencies
Aims
Students learn to set up a businessplan.
In several steps they work at an personal businessplan that ends in an actual apply.
This can be an apply for a financial backer, a foundation or a (local) authority.
Students are able to understand and connect two worlds: musicianship and entrepreneurship. After following this module the students is able to communicate with the society as acceptable entrepreneur. They learn to find and see possibilities in the field of music in modern society.
Relation to other modules
This module is related to the more theoretical module Entrepreneurship and apply the content of Entrepreneurship.
Content
Classes focus on:
- getting an inside in the current field of business.
- General awareness of the contours of the music profession.
- The difficulties and chances of combining music and business.
- Personal branding;
- Business model canvas;
- Marketing & communication;
- Financial aspects
Mode(s) of instruction
Group classes.
Material & Tools
Sheets, presentations, media, books, hand-outs.
Student activity
Writing and submit a businessplan.
Examination and assessment
Mode(s) of assessment
Students write their own business model (paper).
Criteria
Students demonstrate their commands of the elements described under Contents.
Pass requirements
The student has completed this module if they are graded "satisfactory", with an active attendance.
Examination procedure
Papers are assessed by the teacher.
Resit options
Module summary
Students learn to set up a businessplan.
Students explore the possibilities in the current field of music business.
In several steps they work at an personal businessplan that ends in an actual apply.
This can be an apply for a financial backer, a foundation or a (local) authority.