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Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Fall 2008)

Course code : XENTRE-U1
ECTS Credits : 7,5 Status : Optional
Placement : 6. semester Hours per week : 4
Length : 1 semester Teaching Language : English

Principal Content : Management of innovation processes with the aid of relevant project management tools, e.g. stage gate model, for incremental as well as blockbusting innovation.

Establishing of plans, evaluating the project and creating relevant stop-go criteria for continuation or discontinuation of projects.

What possibilities are there for the entrepreneur in completion of the project and maintaining ownership of the project. What type of possibilities and obstacles do the projects encounter when realised without the backing of an accepted and credible ownership group. How should the entrepreneur’s private economy be planned and trimmed before starting a project.
Teaching method : Lectures with group work and student presentation. A written report with a lecturer approved problem definition is obligatory.
Judging the problem definition, the ability to define a problem and limit the scope of the project, will be evaluated. The disposition must show a logical structure of the project in compliance with the problem definition. The actual report must have a length of 10 normal pages. When grading the paper a logical structure, clarity and the viability of the idea is evaluated.
Required prequisites : For Export Engineering students:
1st, 2nd and 3rd semester and the PE-4-3 exam and/or the PE-5-3 exam must be passed.
Responsible teacher : Jan Schlünssen , jansh@dtu.dk