Delivered at:: Department of Management

Course type:: Compulsory course

When:: 3 year, 4 module

Instructors

Макаров Максим Витальевич

Melchenko, Sergey

Full Syllabus

Abstract

The course surveys principles, concepts, practices and instruments of entrepreneurship with focus on innovation and technology entrepreneurship in the context of modern economic trends. Course material is based on best Russian and international practices and examples. The course will involve a certain number of guest lectures by prominent and relevant experts, as well as expert panels for project assessment with experts from startup and venture investor community. The practical part of the course work comprises group projects of real startups either generated within the course, or attracted from elsewhere.

Learning Objectives

to give students enough theoretical and practical knowledge to launch and develop own technology startup project, as well as to work in a startup team.
to use startup project metrics
to evaluate entrepreneurial project outputs

Expected Learning Outcomes

Be able to develop appropriate strategic scenaria of project development
Be able to formulate and explore product ideas and market hypotheses
Have experience in developing a startup project
Have experience in presenting own projects to experts, potential customers and investors
Know basics of business and financial modeling in startups
Know basics of current economic trends as a source of ideas and technology demands
Know basics of entrepreneurial universities and institutes of development
Know basics of markets and marketing of innovative products, technology and opportunity scouting
Know basics of modern technology innovation entrepreneurship
Know basics of principles of innovative product development
Know basics of startup and product life cycles
Know basics of venture and grant financing of innovative startup projects

Course Contents

Introduction to the course. General information. Innovation economy. Experience based entrepreneurship.
Product development and design thinking.
Venture capital and corporate venture. Project life cycle from the investors’ point of view.
Infrastructure for innovations.
Russian system of Higher Education and Innovation Ecosystem
Lean startup and lean canvas

Assessment Elements

Group course projects
Projects are accomplished by the groups of 4-5 students are presented in the written form (presentation) and verbally at the class. Each student is assessed individually, which means that each student should participate in the project presentation. Group course projects are graded from 1 to 10.
Exam
The exam is taken in written form and contains 6 questions based on the lecture material. Exam grades are from 1 to 10.

Interim Assessment

2021/2022 4th module
0.7 * Group course projects + 0.3 * Exam

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

Per Davidsson. (2016). Researching Entrepreneurship. Springer. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsrep&AN=edsrep.b.spr.insten.978.3.319.26692.3

Recommended Additional Bibliography

Бизнес-планирование : учеб. пособие / В.А. Баринов. — 4-е изд., перераб. и доп. — М. : ФОРУМ : ИНФРА-М, 2017. — 272 с. — (Среднее профессиональное образование). - Режим доступа: http://znanium.com/catalog/product/652953

Bachelor’s Programme 'International Business and Management Studies'

Entrepreneurship