Master`s Thesis in Business Creation and Entrepreneurship
About the course
The thesis shall develop the students` ability to synthesize technological, economic and marked information and extract a business plan for a research-based idea. The thesis should contain a technological analysis, a marked analysis and a business plan, as well as an analytical discussion of frameworks and premises employed. The business idea must be approved by the institute, preferably before the third or fourth semester. The thesis shall be finished within one semester, with a deadline set by the department.
Objectives of the course
Students who have successfully completed the course should have achieved the following learning outcomes:
Knowledge and comprehension:
Knowledge about the importance and specific challenges of academic entrepreneurship
Knowledge about the impact of technological innovations on business performance and commercialization
Knowledge of how to understand the market challenges of associated with introducing technological innovations
Knowledge of how to summarize key financial, technological and market figures in a business plan
Skills:
The course should prepare the student to:
Situate a research problem within the academic entrepreneurship literature
Analyze technological innovations
Analyze the market potential for technological innovations
Develop a business plan for commercializing a technological innovation
Competence:
Ability to develop a commercialization strategy for a new university spinoff
Ability to evaluate the commercial potential of research based ideas
Ability to translate the technological and market need into a decision making document for investors
Teaching methods
Language of instruction and examination
EnglishRecommended reading/syllabus
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