Informatics Entrepreneurship (P00909)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : INF-P-IE

This course teaches some of the generic and transferable skills required to become an entrepreneur in Informatics and raises the student's awareness of the legal, financial, business, managerial and interpersonal issues and skills relevant to setting up and running an innovative ICT application company.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : PGs only.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Informatics, (School of Informatics, Schedule O)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
21/09/2005	16:00	18:00	Room G.11, William Robertson Building	Central	Informal First Meeting

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Wednesday	14:00	18:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course students will be able to:
-Demonstrate an awareness of the financial, marketing, intellectual property rights and employment issues relevant to setting up and running an innovative ICT application company;
-Demonstrate an awareness of the problem solving, managerial, recruitment, negotiating and creativity skills required in setting up and running such a business;
-Prepare reports which demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the above issues and skills; and
-Prepare a business plan for such a company, which draws on the above knowledge and skills.