Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

A student who has completed this module:

Learning objectives

Knowledge

• has knowledge on how to set project goals, manage and mature an entrepreneurial business model through an incubator program
• has knowledge about personal responsibilities and risks for engaging in entrepreneurial initiatives aimed at creating sustainable products, services and/or systems

Skills

• is able to characterize the role of systems, procedures and concepts in the development of an entrepreneurial business model
• can develop and mature a conceptual business idea through tools, theories and approaches learned in the Sustainable Design programme
• can independently formulate and delimit how this entrepreneurship project can best be exploited as part of a start-up process
• can identify and reflect about the technical knowledge needed for the conceptual idea for the business model to work
• can navigate the complex arrangement of organisations relevant for development of an appropriate business model, including the start-up program as an organization
• can apply design methods to test and prototype conceptual ideas in order to better understand market and business conditions
• can evaluate the vulnerability of entrepreneurial concepts and business models

Competences

• can professionally and independently engage with relevant stakeholders as part of the development of a business model
• can critically reflect over the tensions between academic and professional start-up requirements, including the lessons learned in having to integrate the two
• can reflect critically on the role of design engineers in the context of creating enterprises that have a positive global impact on sustainability
• can critically reflect on the challenges and opportunities for creating entrepreneurial initiatives for sustainable design engineering

Type of instruction

Project work with supervision.

Exam

Prerequisite for enrollment for the exam

• Each student must prepare and hand in an individual portfolio.

Exams