Msc: Informatics Entrepreneurship 2

Resource Acquisition, Strategy and Business Planning

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Important Information about the course.

WHAT: Informatics Entrepreneurship 2 Course ( Course Descriptor ).

WHERE: Most classes will be held in Appleton Tower, Room 2.14.

WHEN: Most classes are on Tuesday and start at 14:00 and end at 15:50. The official Informatics timetable is here.

QUESTIONS: all questions about the course's schedule and requirements may be directed to Michael Clouser (urgent difficulties may be directed to the Informatics Teaching Organisation )

ARE YOU REGISTERED? If you intend to attend the course for credit, you need to be registered with the Informatics Teaching Office.   If you are not taking the course for credit, you still need to register your intention to attend with the ITO.  Class enrollment list is here.

Course schedule:

Session

Date

Topic

Venue

Assignments Due

1

Tuesday 18 January 2011

14.00-15.50

Introduction to IE 2

Lecturer: Michael Clouser

AT  2.14

 

2

Tuesday 25 January 2011

14.00-15.50

Market Research
+
Competitive Advantage

Lecturer:

Michael Clouser

AT 2.14

 

3

Wednesday 26 January 2011

19.00-21.00

Writing a Business plan
+
Drafting a Presentation

Lecturer:

Michael
Clouser

AT 2.14

 

4

Tuesday 01 February 2011

14.00-15.50

Human Resource Strategy:

Lecturer:

 Mr. Michael Clouser

 

AT 2.14

 

5

Tuesday 08 February 2011

14.00-15.50

Business Modelling.

Guest Lecturer:

Michael Clouser

AT 2.14

 

6

Tuesday 22 February  2011

14.00-18.00

*special session – 4 hour workshop

Presentation and Pitching

Guest Lecturer:

Bill Joos, GotoMarket
Consulting

Venue TBA

 

7

Monday 28 February 2011

19.00-21.00

Accounting and Finance

Lecturer:

Michael Clouser

AT 2.14

 

8

Tuesday 01 March 2011

Selling

Lecturer:

Michael Clouser

 

 

9 & 10

Tuesday 08 March 2011

14.00-18.00

*NB 4-hour session

Financing the Venture & Marleting Strategy

Guest Lecturer:

Trevor Loy, Founder, Flywheel Ventures

AT 2.14

 

Deliverable
One

Tuesday 08 March 2011

Before 12.00

 

ITO in AT

Business Plan, Presentation, and Executive Summary: Due by 12:00 to AT - ITO

Deliverable Two: Prototype

Monday 18 April 2010

 

 

Prototype Due by 12.00 to Course Lecturer Michael Clouser via email

Exam

 

 

 

TBD

Pitching Day

 

 

 

TBD

Reading List: Official course reading lists are here. More course details and resources can be found here.

Events:

 
News and Announcements:

Updated February 2011
John Lee, for Michael Clouser


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