PurposeFull curriculum-based Venture Creation Programmes (VCPs) are a relatively new and potentially underutilised form of degree programme in which students explore the on-going creation of a new venture as a primary aspect of their formal study. The highly experiential nature of VCPs has the potential to meet the calls of researchers and policymakers for students to actively participate in and control their own learning for enterprise and entrepreneurship. However, research into VCP's remains limited which constrains their development. The purpose of this paper is, therefore, to review the literature surrounding VCPs in order to investigate the current research and explore areas for further study to support the development of these courses.Design/methodology/approachA systematic literature review was conducted in order to find and explore literature around VCPs, defined here as credit-bearing whole programmes of study, focused on learning for entrepreneurship, with the creation of a real-life business venture as an integral part of the learning experience, on which completion of the programme is dependent. First, academic literature published in peer-reviewed journals was collected through a systematic search. In parallel with this, academic colleagues working in this space were contacted for recommendations of literature and for information on work in progress. This led to additional emerging work being discovered that is primarily being presented at conferences. A further general Internet search was conducted to find non-academic information, reports and literature relating to VCP practice.FindingsFour themes were explored covering the entire student journey (1) application and recruitment; (2) teaching, learning and assessment; (3) development of entrepreneurial identity; and (4) entrepreneurial outcomes. The literature presented in the paper suggests that VCPs can meet calls to provide an innovative curriculum based on experiential learning principles. VCPs can provide a positive learning experience in addition to leading to actual business start-up during the degree or after graduation.Originality/valueThis paper presents a comprehensive review of literature focusing on VCPs. Recommendations are made for further research. A key question remains: if full VCPs have the potential to enhance learning, produce positive business outcomes, and address policy calls, why are there so few known VCPs at universities around the world?

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完整的基于课程的创业项目：当前的知识和研究挑战

目的基于完整课程的创业项目 (VCP) 是一种相对较新且可能未被充分利用的学位项目形式，学生在该项目中探索不断创建新企业，作为其正式学习的主要方面。VCP 的高度体验性有可能满足研究人员和政策制定者的呼吁，让学生积极参与和控制自己的企业和创业学习。然而，对 VCP 的研究仍然有限，这限制了它们的发展。因此，本文的目的是回顾有关 VCP 的文献，以调查当前的研究并探索进一步研究的领域，以支持这些课程的发展。设计/方法/方法为了寻找和探索有关 VCP 的文献，进行了系统的文献回顾，在此定义为具有学分的整个学习计划，专注于创业学习，并将创建现实生活中的商业企业作为一个组成部分学习经验的一部分，课程的完成取决于此。首先，通过系统搜索收集发表在同行评审期刊上的学术文献。与此同时，我们联系了在该领域工作的学术同事，以获取文献推荐和正在进行的工作的信息。这导致发现了主要在会议上展示的其他新兴工作。进行了进一步的一般互联网搜索以查找非学术信息，与VCP实践相关的报告和文献。发现探索了涵盖整个学生旅程的四个主题（1）申请和招聘；(2) 教学、学习和评估；(3) 发展企业家身份；(4) 创业成果。论文中的文献表明，VCP 可以满足提供基于体验式学习原则的创新课程的要求。VCP 可以提供积极的学习体验，除了在学位期间或毕业后导致实际的企业启动。原创性/价值本文全面回顾了以 VCP 为重点的文献。提出了进一步研究的建议。一个关键问题仍然存在：如果完整的 VCP 有潜力增强学习、产生积极的业务成果并解决政策呼吁，