COURSE SYLLABUS
Software Entrepreneurship and Business Planning, 7.5 credits
Software Entrepreneurship and Business Planning, 7,5 högskolepoäng
Course Syllabus for students Spring 2018
Course Code: | TSEG16 |
Confirmed by: | Dean Feb 4, 2016 |
Revised by: | Director of Education Jan 24, 2018 |
Valid From: | Jan 1, 2016 |
Version: | 2 |
Reg number: | JTH 2018/441-313 |
Education Cycle: | First-cycle level |
Disciplinary domain: | Technology (95%) and social sciences (5%)
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Subject group: | IE1
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Specialised in: | G2F
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Main field of study: | Product Development |
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILO)
Upon successful completion of the course, the student should:
Knowledge and understanding
- display knowledge of the terminology and concepts of entrepreneurship
- demonstrate comprehension of the lean approach to business start-up
- be familiar with the challenges facing a software start up team
Skills and abilities
- demonstrate skills of creating a business model canvas
- demonstrate ability to validate a business model by obtaining external feedback
- demonstrate ability to pitch a start-up concept
Judgement and approach
Judgement and approach
- demonstrate ability to assess entrepreneurial potential in themselves and their colleagues
- demonstrate ability to judge the effectiveness of a business model
Contents
The course includes the following topics:
- Entrepreneurship as a social phenomenon
- Entrepreneurial processes and their relationship to innovation and creativity
- Formulation of the vision, mission and business idea
- Sourcing finance and sustaining stakeholder engagement
- Business plans – purpose, strategic relevance and essential content
- Business planning processes
- Balancing opportunity and uncertainty through risk analysis
Type of instruction
The course will consist of lectures, seminars, exercises and practical work
The teaching is conducted in English.
Prerequisites
Passed courses totaling 180 credits in first cycle, with at least 90 credits in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering (with relevant courses in Computer Engineering), or equivalent. The bachelor degree should comprise a minimum of 15 credits in Mathematics (or the equivalent).
Examination and grades
The course is graded 5,4,3 or Fail.
The final grade for the course is based upon a balanced set of assesments.
The final grade will only be issued after satisfactory completion of all assesments.
Registration of examination:
Name of the Test | Value | Grading |
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Examination | 2.5 credits | 5/4/3/U |
Project work | 5 credits | 5/4/3/U |
Course literature
Main textbook:
Title: The Start-up Owner’s Manual: The Step-by-Step Guide for Building a Great Company
Author: Steve Blank and Bob Dorf
Publisher: K & S Ranch
Title: Beyond Software Architecture: Creating and Sustaining Winning Solutions
Author: Luke Hohmann
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
Supplementary reading:
Title: Effectual Entrepreneurship
Author: Stuart Read, Saras Sarasvathy, Nick Drew, Robert Witbank, Anne-Valerie Ohlsson
Publisher: Routledge
Title: The Lean Startup
Author: Eric Ries
Publisher: Penguin
Title: The Lean Entrepreneur
Author: Brant Cooper & Patrick Vlaskovits
Publisher: John Wiley