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Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title	Entrepreneurship for Engineers
Module Code	EE507
School	School of Electronic Engineering
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Module Co-ordinator	Semester 1: Stephen Daniels Semester 2: Stephen Daniels Autumn: Stephen Daniels
Module Teacher	Stephen Daniels
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	7.5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

To introduce students to key concepts in entrepreneurship and technological innovationGive students an understanding of the challenges involved in creating and working in a new venture.Provide students with basic skills in important aspects of business organization and management

Learning Outcomes

1. Assess commercial opportunities and develop appropriate business plans
2. Analyse the commercial potential of a technological innovation
3. Articulate and appraise the challenges of commercializing technology
4. Experience of a pilot-scale business planning
5. Plan for of the organizational, commercial, and financial components of a successful technology business

Workload	Full-time hours per semester
*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Lecture	36	No Description
Independent learning time	151	reading assignments and project
Total Workload: 187

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

New Venture Creation.
Introduction & The Technologist's PerspectiveEntrepreneurial Technologists - Your Role in the Process, Innovation & IdeasIdentifying a Commercial Opportunity & Market ResearchThe Elements of a Successful VentureDeveloping, Producing and Matketing a ProductProtecting your Intellectual PropertyPeople: Building the Business TeamFinancing: Your Research and the VentureBusiness PlanningInternational Markets & Growth.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	50%	Examination Weight	50%

Course Work Breakdown
Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Assignment	Business / Technology Commercialisation plan	50%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Kathleen R. Allen.: 2007, Growing and managing a small business : an entrepreneurial perspective,, Boston, MA : Houghton Mifflin Co.,
Travers, J.: 2001, Driving the Tiger: Irish Enterprise Spirit, Gill and Macmillan,
Garavan, T.N., O Cinneide, B., Garavan, M., Hynes, B., Walsh, F.: 1997, Entrepreneurship & Business Start Ups in Ireland volume 2, Oak Tree Press,
Garavan, T.N., O Cinneide, B., Fleming, P.: 1997, Entrepreneurship & Business Start Ups in Ireland volume 1: An Overview, Oak Tree Press,
Drucker, P: 2001, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Butterworth Heinemann,
Deakins, D.: 1999, Entrepreneurship and Small Firms, McGraw Hill,

Other Resources

None

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