Course Title: Technology Entrepreneurship

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Technology Entrepreneurship

Credit Points: 12.00


Course Coordinator: Quang Tran

Course Coordinator Phone: +848 3776 1300 Ext. 2274

Course Coordinator Email: quang.tran@rmit.edu.vn


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None


Course Description

The course covers effective methodologies to devise real solutions for challenges faced by today’s technology entrepreneurs. The course will involve engaging in a real technology environment and acquiring the skills and knowledge for a successful technical entrepreneurs.


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

This course contributes to the following program learning outcomes:

1.5 Knowledge of contextual factors impacting the engineering discipline
3.2 Effective oral and written communication in professional and lay domains
3.5 Orderly management of self, and professional conduct.
3.6 Effective team membership and team leadership.


On completion of this course you should be able to:

1. Communicate with teams and the community at large to investigate and present different technology entrepreneurship techniques.
2. Deliver business value to clients via technology entrepreneurship.
3. Develop a business benefits realisation plan to ensure value creation. 
4. Manage complexity and uncertainty in technology entrepreneurship.
5. Support and improve technology entrepreneurship practice through the application of key methodologies and frameworks.


Overview of Learning Activities

Learning activities will take the form of:

  • Face to face and online seminars
  • Tutorials
  • Team work


Overview of Learning Resources

Learning resources will consist of recommended references and class notes which may be accessed through "myRMIT" if you are in Melbourne and via "RMIT online" if you are based in Vietnam.
The set of references is deliberately broad, including books, journal publications, government reports, industry standards and handbooks, and web-based resources.


Overview of Assessment

Assessment 1: Interim report
Weighting (%): 25
This task assesses the following learning outcomes:
PLO 1.5, 1.6, 3.2
CLO 1, 2, 4

Assessment 2: Oral presentation
Weighting of final grade (%): 25
This task assesses the following learning outcomes:
PLO 3.2, 3.5, 3.6
CLO 1, 3, 5

Assessment 3: Technology project entrepreneurship plan
Weighting of final grade (%): 50
This task assesses the following learning outcomes:
PLO 1.5, 3.2, 3.6
CLO 2, 3, 4, 5