Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Ideas - search
Industrial Networking
Mini - Business PlansDesign as product a development tool
Model building
Prototype Construction
Company visits
Business Plans
Calculation of Product Costs
Manufacturers and ComponentsInstallation of products
Customers and users. PresentationsThe course provides an introduction to the search and selection of product ideas that can be developed within the expertise and the network that the candidate acquires in the course of the semester. The course provides an introduction to industrial product development and business development by establishing student groups or student companies.

Knowledge:

Idea - applicants

Product development process

Student and teamwork

Product development in cooperation with suppliers

Product development in cooperation with customers and users

Installation of products

Presentation skills

 

Skills:

Active search for new products and product enhancements

Develop a product concept

Strategic modelling and prototype construction

Develop a product for sales and industrial production

Develop Business Plans

Conduct project team.

 

General competence:

Product

Manufacturing companies

Industrial systems

Business

Teamwork

Lectures and practical exercises. Skills will be trained with eight exercises throughout the semester, with several exercises will be cooperation with industrial companies which can be suppliers, and real customers and users.  

Mandatory assignments:

All compulsory exercises should be conducted and approved continuously. Schedule and scope of mandatory assignments will be announced at the beginning of the semester. Problem texts comes out eventually, and it is not given the opportunity to start the next task until the previous task is approved. Some of the exercises will be conducted at fixed times of minimum of 75% attendance and performance.