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E-scan in education

The E-scan is a practical, evidence-based online tool that is offered for free by the ArtEZ Business Centre to teachers and students. The tool maps students' entrepreneurial skills and thinking styles. It's particularly useful for educational programs that already incorporate entrepreneurship into their curriculum or where students start their businesses during their studies.

E-scan in education

 

ArtEZ Business Centre invites instructors to explore how the E-scan can be integrated into their courses, modules, or projects.

What is the E-scan?

  • Online tool for entrepreneurial development: The E-scan identifies personal and professional competencies and thinking styles essential for entrepreneurship;
  • Action plan: Following the E-scan, the SMART Goal Wizard helps users formulate SMART goals, enabling them to create a long-term action plan;
  • Curriculum integration: The E-scan can be seamlessly incorporated into existing (artistic) courses, modules, or projects focused on professional activities;
  • User-friendly: Students complete the scan independently and receive a detailed results report immediately.


Benefits for Students

  • Personal insight: Students gain a clear understanding of their strengths and areas for improvement in entrepreneurial skills and thinking styles;
  • 360° feedback: Students receive valuable perspectives on how others perceive their entrepreneurial potential (not available in English);
  • Action plan: The coaching module guides students in setting SMART goals and creating actionable plans for their projects or ventures.


Benefits for teachers

  • Educational innovation: The E-scan offers a powerful tool to enhance entrepreneurship education within existing courses, modules, or projects without additional costs or time investment;
  • Entrepreneurial insights: Gain a better understanding of students' developmental needs regarding business skills and thinking styles within (art) programs;
  • SMART learning objectives: Students establish personalized learning goals directly linked to their projects and plans;
  • Impact measurement: To evaluate the effects of the E-scan, a follow-up assessment can be conducted at the end of a project or module.

Procedure

Are you curious? Could the E-scan benefit your program? Contact Cily Smulders (c.smulders@artez.nl / +31 6 24267528) for a consultation. Together, you'll explore how best to integrate the tool into your curriculum.Before this meeting, you will complete the E-scan to experience its value. Afterwards:

  • As an teacher, you provide an Excel file with the names and email addresses of the student group;
  • The ArtEZ Business Centre sends students their login credentials to access the E-scan;
  • Students can complete all steps independently, whether at home or in class. You may also choose to organize a session with the students to review the results collectively.

The E-scan is funded through the Study Advance Resources and is available free of charge to all ArtEZ bachelor's and master's programs until the end of 2025.