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Valid for year : 2011
 
TEIO06 Innovative Entrepreneurship, 6 ECTS credits.
/Innovativt entreprenörskap/

For:   DPU   I   Ii   IMM   INN  

 

Prel. scheduled hours: 32
Rec. self-study hours: 128

  Area of Education: Technology

Main field of studies: Industrial Engineering and Management

  Advancement level (G1, G2, A): A

Aim:
The overall purpose of the course is for students to acquire knowledge and abilities within the area of entrepreneurship, with particular focus on idea feasibility analysis and business planning for new, innovative ventures. After the course, students should be able to
  • account for, compare and take a position on different theoretical perspectives on entrepreneurship and relate different empirical examples to them;
  • account for theories that describe what it takes to start up and organise innovative ventures and apply them on empirical examples;
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  • within a focused sub-field account for and compare different theoretical perspectives on important conditions for innovative ventures;
  • account for the information and the analyses needed to do a feasilbility analysis and write a limited business plan for an innovative venture and have the ability to collect and analyse relevant information for that purpose; and
  • communicate a feasibility analysis/business plan orally and in writing.
Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
One term courses of the Master programme Management of Innovation and Product Development or three years studies in Industrial Engineering and Management with courses passed in industrial economics and management or similar.

Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.
Organisation:
The course is organised in terms of lectures and seminars in English. Group assignments and individual assignments support learning. Driving force is an important aspect of entrepreneurship, and students' driving force will therefore be emphasised in the course; the course is to a large extent problem based and students are required to take responsibility for their own learning.
The course runs over the entire spring semester.
Course contents:
The course focuses technology-based entrepreneurship, with a particular focus on ventures based on new products and services. It is divided into two themes, where the latter is the main one:
  • Innovative entrepreneurship. What is entrepreneurship? What are the specific conditions of new, innovative ventures and how can such ventures be organised?
  • Business planning for innovative ventures. To do a feasibility analysis: information requirements and analyses. To write and present a business plan. Within this themes, students work in groups to do a feasibility analysis and write a limited business plan for an innovative venture.
Course literature:
Scientific papers and book chapters
Barringer, B.R. (2009): Preparing Effective Business Plans. An Entrepreneurial Approach, Pearson Eduction, Upper Saddle River, NJ.
Klofsten, M. (1998/2002): The Business Platform: Entrepreneurship & management in the early stages of a firmâ?Ts development (3rd ed), Technology Innovation International, Luxembourg.
Examination:
Individual assignments
Group project - report and oral presentation
2 ECTS
4 ECTS
 
UPG1 includes assignments about entrepreneurship and innovative ventures. UPG2 includes assignments about business planning. In determining each grade and the total grade on the course, the results of all assignments will be weighed together. To pass the course, students are required to get a Pass grade on all assignments and to attend any compulsory lectures and seminars (see course information distributed at the course introduction). Grading will be done according to the Swedish scale (fail,3,4,5). Foreign students will also receive an ECTS grade. Students who get a fail grade on any assignment will get one opportunity during the course to revise that assignment to try to get a pass grade (no higher grade than 3). However, it is not allowed to revise assignments with pass grades in order to receive a higher grade.


Course language is Swedish/English.
Department offering the course: IEI.
Director of Studies: Nicolette Lakemond
Examiner: Anna Bergek
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Last updated: 10/20/2010