Technology innovation and entrepreneurship
General
Code: BSC_IT39
Language: English
Delivery: In person
Prerequisites:
Workload
- Lectures: 39.0 hours
- Lab: 0.0 hours
- Study: 26.0 hours
- Project: 60.0 hours
Course Content
Week 1: Introduction to innovation and entrepreneurship
Week 2: Types of innovation and ecosystems
Week 3: Opportunity recognition
Week 4: Business Model Canvas
Week 5: Lean Startup and MVP
Week 6: Market and competition analysis
Week 7: Product strategy
Week 8: Startup funding
Week 9: Legal and ethical issues
Week 10: Pitching
Week 11: Business planning
Week 12: Startup presentations and review
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
Understand key concepts of innovation and entrepreneurship
Identify business opportunities in technology
Develop business models (Business Model Canvas)
Analyze markets and competition
Design MVPs (Minimum Viable Products)
Understand startup funding mechanisms
Develop business plans
Present startup ideas effectively (pitching)
Understand legal and ethical aspects of entrepreneurship
Collaborate in teams to build innovative solutions
Skills
The course fosters the following competences:
Search for, analysis and synthesis of data and information, with the use of the necessary technology
Adapting to new situations
Decision-making
Working independently
Team work
Working in an international environment
Working in an interdisciplinary environment
Production of new research ideas
Project planning and management
Respect for difference and multiculturalism
Respect for the natural environment
Showing social, professional and ethical responsibility and sensitivity to gender issues
Criticism and self-criticism
Production of free, creative and inductive thinking
Others:
Entrepreneurial thinking and innovation
Business model development
Market analysis
Startup pitching and communication