IS427:AY1314T1 Europe (G1) - Course Information
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Course Information
| Faculty/Facilitator | Desai Narasimhalu
Professor of Information Systems (Practice),
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| Course | Technopreneurship Study Mission – Europe |
| Course code | IS427 |
| Term | Academic Year 2013-14 - Term 1 |
| Section | Section 1 |
| Session | Friday 0815hrs - 1130hrs |
| Venue | SIS Seminar Room 3-3 |
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Course Overview
While Silicon Valley is seen to be the Mecca of technopreneurship, there are other equally interesting centers of innovation and entrepreneurship in Europe. The visit will cover startups in two of the three cities – Ghent (Belgium), Vienna (Austria) and Munich (Germany).
This course will introduce students to the companies incubated by in Ghent, Belgium / Vienna, Austria / Munich (Germany). It will also introduce them to some of the startups in Munich and perhaps one or two innovation centers in large companies such as Siemens and BMW. Students are required to explore Technopreneurship related internship opportunities with the companies that they visit. Those landing with such internships will be provided subsidized airfare and subsistence allowance during the course of their internship.
The primary objective of the TSM is to broaden students’ understanding of the challenges involved in starting high tech companies and the best practices of managing these challenges. A secondary objective is to learn about differences in business environment and culture between Singapore and trip destination, in particular in terms of creating an environment conducive for high-tech startups. The other secondary objective of the TSM is to learn how to pitch an idea, and this will be achieved by the students pitching companies to secure an internship.
Assessment Criteria
Grade Breakdown
| S/No. | Assessment | Weightage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | In-Class presentations | 20% |
| 2 | Quality of discussions during the trip | 25% |
| 3 | Individual Journals | 25% |
| 4 | Postmortem and presentation after trip | 20% |
| 5 | Professionalism | 10% |
Assignments
Class Schedule
| Class | Topic | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1 (23 Aug) | Course introduction and Team formation | |
| Week 2 (30 Aug) | Defining the scope of studies during the trip | Student Presentations on Cities Sharing by Seniors |
| Week 3 (06 Sep) | Study of Munich companies | Student Presentations |
| Week 4 (13 Sep) | Study of Ghent companies | Student Presentations |
| Week 5 (20 Sep) | Study of Lille companies | Student Presentations |
| Week 7 (04 Oct) | Review of presentation material | Student Presentations |
| Recess (Trip to Europe) | ||
| Week 10 (24 Oct) | Sharing of findings | Class discussions, Wiki, Photo Album |
| Week 11 (31 Oct) | Final presentation | Student Presentations |
Trip Itinerary
| Day | Topic |
|---|---|
| Day 1 (05 Oct) | Travel to Ghent, Belgium |
| Day 2 (06 Oct) | Arrive in Ghent, Belgium |
| Day 3 (07 Oct) | Presentations to iMinds companies Travel to Lille, France |
| Day 4 (08 Oct) | Presentations to Euratechnologies companies |
| Day 5 (09 Oct) | Travel to Munich, Germany |
| Day 6 (10 Oct) | Presentations to MBS companies |
| Day 7 (11 Oct) | Presentations to MBS companies Return to Singapore |
| Day 8 (12 Oct) | Arrive in Singapore |
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