Innovative Business Development 5016

Prerequisites

5013 Product Development and 5014 Business Development

Students taking the extension programme: admission requirements for the programme.

Course Objectives

Provide students with knowledge and practice in leading an innovative project and moving it into a commercialisation phase.

Course Description

• Introduction to the topic entrepreneurship
• Entrepreneur, networks and society
• Project work with related courses (see 5014 Business Development)
• Work plan drafted according to guidelines described by Young Enterprise or other, approved plan
• Focus on especially critical challenges and decisions in relation to the actual project

Learning Methods

Students will work in groups. Each group will be allocated a main supervisor. As a starting point the students will carry out the project as a Young Enterprise (see www.ue.no). Other forms of organisations will be possible if conditions permit. The project may build on work previously completed on the courses 5013 Product Development and/or 5014 Business Development. The project may also involve cooperation with an external partner. Course requirements include a designated amount of work, and projects are expected to be innovative. Supervisors will approve the project idea and the work plan.

Assessment Methods

Group assessment based on the following:

Report on work completed in the autumn – submission: mid-December (counts 30%).

Final report – submission: mid-May (counts 60%).

Oral presentation for a panel: early-June (counts 10%).

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