The E&I Garage course is one of the application-oriented project courses. The aim of the course is to deepen and extend the theoretical skills of the students through practical application to a real case. After successfully completing the E&I Garage Build Your Own Start-Up course, students will be able to: · Search for, recognize and evaluate innovative business opportunities. · Develop business ideas using the appropriate methods and tools. · Identify customers and their needs, · Analyze and evaluate the environment around a business idea. · Develop sustainable business models. · Apply creative techniques. Project management skills: · Manage innovation (therefore less structured) projects. · Make decisions in the face of uncertainty. · Manage several stakeholders at once. · Summarize the most important project results in a business proposal. Team work skills: · Work in an inter-disciplinary team. · Recognize and use team members’ individual strengths for maximum efficiency. · Effectively deal with varied working methods, opinions and perspectives. Communication skills: · Conduct lively discussions and interactive workshops. · Structure complex data (project results) and present them to various target groups in writing and orally. |