ECTS - Innovation and Entrepreneurship in IT

Innovation and Entrepreneurship in IT (ISE432) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Innovation and Entrepreneurship in IT ISE432 Area Elective 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives - Provide students with the basic knowledge on innovation and entrepreneurship in IT. - The course covers topics and tips on starting a techno-business, writing a business plan and managing innovation to sustain the growth of future business.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Describe the knowledge on innovation and innovation process.
  • Distinguish different types of innovation
  • Discuss sources and outcomes of innovation process
  • Explain the role of entrepreneurship in innovation
  • Write a complete business plan
  • Know how to launch a techno-business in IT
  • Be aware of the significance of innovation management and intellectual property rights
Course Content Introduction to entrepreneurship, recognizing opportunities and generating ideas, feasibility analysis, developing an effective business model, industry and competitor analysis, writing a business plan, preparing the proper ethical and legal foundation, assessing a new venture?s financial strength and viability, building a new-venture team, working with disciplinary teams, working with interdisciplinary teams, getting financing or funding.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction to Innovation and Entrepreneurship Lecture notes
2 Innovation Lecture notes
3 Innovation sources Lecture notes
4 Innovation process Lecture notes
5 Requirement of Innovation Lecture Notes
6 Midterm Lecture notes
7 Innovation and Entrepreneurship Lecture notes
8 Techno- Entrepreneurship Lecture notes
9 Preparing business-plan Lecture notes
10 Preparing business-plan Lecture notes
11 Preparing business-plan Lecture notes
12 Starting a Techno-Business, Growing the business and innovation Lecture Notes
13 Opportunities and government incentives Lecture notes
14 Innovation management and sustainability Lecture notes
15 Final Examination Period Review of topics
16 Final Examination Period Review of topics

Sources

Course Book 1. Ders Notları
Other Sources 2. Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Drucker P. F., HarperBusiness, 2006.
3. The Sources of Innovation, von Hippel E., Oxford University Press, 1994.
4. Managing Research, Development and Innovation: Managing the Unmanageable (3rd ed.), Jain R., Triandis H. C., Weick C.W., Wiley, 2010.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project 1 40
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 30
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 35
Toplam 3 105
Percentage of Semester Work 65
Percentage of Final Work 35
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 An ability to apply advanced knowledge of computing and/or informatics to solve software engineering problems.
2 Develop solutions using different technologies, software architectures and life-cycle approaches.
3 An ability to design, implement and evaluate a software system, component, process or program by using modern techniques and engineering tools required for software engineering practices.
4 An ability to gather/acquire, analyze, interpret data and make decisions to understand software requirements.
5 Skills of effective oral and written communication and critical thinking about a wide range of issues arising in the context of working constructively on software projects.
6 An ability to access information in order to follow recent developments in science and technology and to perform scientific research or implement a project in the software engineering domain.
7 An understanding of professional, legal, ethical and social issues and responsibilities related to Software Engineering.
8 Skills in project and risk management, awareness about importance of entrepreneurship, innovation and long-term development, and recognition of international standards of excellence for software engineering practices standards and methodologies.
9 An understanding about the impact of Software Engineering solutions in a global, environmental, societal and legal context while making decisions.
10 Promote the development, adoption and sustained use of standards of excellence for software engineering practices.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours)
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 16 4 64
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project 1 20 20
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 10 10
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 10 10
Total Workload 104