BED-3905 | UiT

Type of course

This course can not be taken as a singular course.

Course content

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

Language of instruction and examination

English

Teaching methods

Supervision

Assessment

Evaluation is based on the Master thesis itself (80 %) and a comprehensive oral exam (20%).

Candidates should normally have passed all other subjects before the delivery of final thesis.

Examination Commission consists of at least one external examiner and an internal examiner.

The final grade is determined by the scale A - E with F as fail.

Deadline for submission of Master's thesis is June 1st (spring term) by 3 pm in Munin.

November 15 (autumn term) by 3pm in Munin.

There are two ordinary submission deadlines during the academic year. You may submit your thesis before the deadline, but it will not be assessed until after the deadline.

Apply for postponed submission of Master's thesis

Deadlines: May 1 (spring semester) and November 1 (autumn semester)

If an application stating the grounds is submitted by May 1/Nov. 1, a three-month postponement of the submission deadline may be granted. For students who do not have a medical certificate or compelling grounds, the submission deadline will be postponed for one semester at a time. In case of absence due to illness of 1-3 weeks, the submission deadline is postponed for an equivalent period of time.

spring 2015 BED-3905 Master`s Thesis in Business Creation and Entrepreneurship - 30 ECTS