| No. | Type(s) | Class Title | |
| 4411 | FS | Business Project - Starting Up 
Registration via LPIS from 2024-02-01 15:00 to 2024-02-09 23:59 De-registration via LPIS from 2024-02-01 15:00 to 2024-03-04 23:59 |
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| Instructor(s) | Assoz.Prof PD Dr. Peter Keinz |
| Subject(s) Master Programs | Business Project |
| Credit hours | 6 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Detailed schedule | ||||
| Thu, | 2024-03-07 | 09:00-18:00 | D5.1.004 (Map) | |
| Thu, | 2024-03-14 | 09:00-17:00 | D5.1.004 (Map) | |
| Thu, | 2024-03-21 | 09:00-18:00 | D5.1.004 (Map) | |
| Thu, | 2024-04-11 | 13:00-17:00 | D5.1.004 (Map) | |
| Thu, | 2024-04-18 | 09:00-17:00 | D5.1.004 (Map) | |
| Thu, | 2024-04-25 | 14:00-18:00 | D5.1.004 (Map) | |
| Thu, | 2024-05-02 | 09:00-17:00 | EA.5.044 (Map) | |
| Thu, | 2024-05-16 | 13:00-17:00 | D5.1.004 (Map) | |
| Thu, | 2024-05-23 | 13:00-17:00 | D5.1.004 (Map) | |
| Wed, | 2024-05-29 | 09:00-17:00 | D3.0.237 (Map) | |
| Thu, | 2024-06-06 | 09:00-17:00 | D5.1.004 (Map) | |
| Tue, | 2024-06-11 | 16:00-18:00 | EA.5.044 (Map) | |
| Thu, | 2024-06-13 | 13:00-17:00 | D5.1.004 (Map) | |
| Fri, | 2024-06-21 | 15:00-21:00 | External | |
| Download schedule (ical) | Subscribe schedule | ||||
| Further information | https://learn.wu.ac.at/vvz/24s/4411 |
| Contact details: | ||||||||||||
| peter.keinz@wu.ac.at | ||||||||||||
| Contents: | ||||||||||||
Business Project - Starting Up (Deep Tech Edition) The course "Business Project - Starting Up (Deep Tech Edition)" is WU's pre-incubation program for deep tech ventures. It is organized in cooperation with WU’s Entrepreneurship Center. During the course, small teams of SIMC students are matched with scientists who have invented a new, or significantly improved an existing technology and now aim at commercializing their inventions. - to build interdisciplinary venture teams (who might even be willing to collaborate in the long term) - support the scientists in identifying and seizing the market opportunities for their inventions (to allow for valid “go/no go” decisions), and - develop an extensive business proposal (in form of a pitch-deck) as a basis for grant proposals or meetings with investors/business angels. To achieve these goals, participants will receive hands-on training in entrepreneurial domains like application and customer discovery, customer validation, market and competitor analysis, business modeling, go-2-market strategizing, financial planning, and pitching. In addition, the teams will work on communication preto- and prototypes of the solutions to be developed. Towards the end of the semester, the student teams will get the opportunity to present their projects in the course of a "Demo Day" to representatives of the leading institutions and organizations of Austria's entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem. Please note: This course is more than a mere "academic exercise". Participants will be working on real-life projects with significant commercial potential. Thus, the work load is clearly higher than in other WU courses. If you do not want "to go the extra mile", this class might not be for you. If you want to get hands-on insights into building a deep tech venture, learn a lot, and maybe get a chance to become a part of an actual start-up/spin-off with high commercial potential, this class definitely is for you!
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| Learning Outcomes: | ||||||||||||
After completing this course students will know how to:
Furthermore, students will acquire relevant complementary skills: Project Management:
Team Work:
Communication:
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| Attendance requirements: | ||||||||||||
In order to successfully pass this course, your absence is limited to 20% of our appointments. Furthermore, full-time presence at the kick-off day(s) and the final demo day is obligatory! |
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| Teaching/learning method(s): | ||||||||||||
The course is built around several coaching sessions and workshops, which are structured to be interactive and combine several teaching methods, eg. teamwork, open discussions, individual team coaching, and coaching by external mentors. During the kick-off session, the basic principles of entrepreneurship, business model design, opportunity recognition and tools to be employed during the semester will be presented and discussed. The students will be supported in the further development of their ideas by lecturers and external mentors. Regular presentations of results are scheduled. The results of the start-up planning process will be summarized in a pitch book. |
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| Assessment: | ||||||||||||
The final grade of the course will depend on
In order to pass the class, all of these performance indicators have to be positive! The following grading scale applies:
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| Prerequisites: | ||||||||||||
To participate in the class "Business Project - Starting Up (Deep Tech Edition)", you need to register via LPIS until February 9, 2024. In addition, you'll have to submit an "application one pager" to peter.keinz@wu.ac.at in which you answer the following questions: 2.) What specific and relevant skills do you have that make you the "perfect" participant for this class? Please submit your "application one pager" until February 09, 2024, 6 pm, at the latest. Based on the "application one pager", the lecturer will make the final decision whether or not you'll be allowed to participate. |
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