3 ECTS credits
84 u studietijd

Aanbieding 1 met studiegidsnummer 4018228ENR voor alle studenten in het 1e semester met een verdiepend master niveau.

Semester
1e semester
Inschrijving onder examencontract
Niet mogelijk
Beoordelingsvoet
Beoordeling (0 tot 20)
2e zittijd mogelijk
Ja
Inschrijvingsvereisten
Studenten die dit opleidingsonderdeel opnemen, moeten geslaagd zijn of ingeschreven voor ‘Inleiding tot ondernemerschap ’ of ‘Introduction to Entrepreneurship’ of ‘Technologisch ondernemerschap’ of ' Business Management and Entrepeneurship'. Students in the Master of Business and Technology need to have obtained a credit or at least need to be enrolled for ' Technological Entrepreneurship'
Onderwijstaal
Engels
Faculteit
Faculteit Sociale Wetensch & SolvayBusinessSchool
Verantwoordelijke vakgroep
Business Technology and Operations
Onderwijsteam
Kevin De Moortel (titularis)
Onderdelen en contacturen
0 contacturen Exam
26 contacturen Lecture
58 contacturen Self study
Inhoud

Software is a pervasive technology: everybody knows Microsoft, Google and Facebook; 40% of all high tech startups in Flanders are software companies, software is a major part of the activity of many other companies. This course provides insights in the unique properties of this sector and the IT sector in general, and prepares students for a career (as entrepreneur of busines professional) in these fascinating industries.

The course is destined for students in Computer sciences and Business engineering. The 6 credit version is for TEW students.

During the lectures a/o following topics will be covered:

• An introduction to concepts of technology entrepreneurship
• The history of the software and IT industries
• The market structure of the software and IT industries
• Business aspects of the software business: product management, software development management, services, maintenance and support, outsourcing
• Marketing aspects of software and IT
• Intellectual property rights and software
• Present and future developments in the software industry
• Cases
• Testimonials: a number of guest speakers, active in the IT and software industry, will present their story during the sessions. Presence on these sessions is mandatory

Parts of this course may be taught jointly for other courses 'business aspects of...'

Studiemateriaal
Digitaal cursusmateriaal (Vereist) : Slides
Bijkomende info

The default course language is English. Slides in English.
A selection of publications is presented as references or background information.

Teaching Methods

- Lecture: collective contact-dependent moments during which the lecturer engages with learning materials
- Seminar, Exercises or Practicals (Practical): collective or individual contact-dependent moments during which the students are guided to actively engage with learning materials
- Independent or External Form of Study (Self): independent study

This description of the teaching methods is indicative, in order to assess the expected study load.

Lecture: 26 hours

  • classical lectures: 14 hours (7 x 2 hours)
  • guest lectures: 12 hours (6 x 2 hours)

Self: 58 hours

  • keeping up with the course material during the semester and run through background information, amounting to 1 hour per hour lecture: 26 hours
  • preparation exam: 32 hours (4 days of 8 hours)
Leerresultaten

General competencies

  • Students acquire insights in the history and economic importance of software and IT
  • Students acquire insights in the unique strategic and managerial aspects of software companies and IT  
  • Students acquire insights in present and future developments of the software industry and IT
  • Students acquire insigths into the challenges of the companies that gave guest lectures during this class 

Beoordelingsinformatie

De beoordeling bestaat uit volgende opdrachtcategorieën:
Examen Mondeling bepaalt 100% van het eindcijfer

Binnen de categorie Examen Mondeling dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:

  • Mondeling Examen met een wegingsfactor 1 en aldus 100% van het totale eindcijfer.

Aanvullende info mbt evaluatie

Oral exam with written preparation (100%) Presence at guest lectures is mandatory. Reasons for absence must be communicated to the professor before every session.

Toegestane onvoldoende
Kijk in het aanvullend OER van je faculteit na of een toegestane onvoldoende mogelijk is voor dit opleidingsonderdeel.

Academische context

Deze aanbieding maakt deel uit van de volgende studieplannen:
Bachelor in de computerwetenschappen: Standaard traject
Master handelsingenieur: Standaard traject
Master in de ingenieurswetenschappen: fotonica: Standaard traject
Master in de ingenieurswetenschappen: toegepaste computerwetenschappen: Standaard traject
Master of Applied Sciences and Engineering: Applied Computer Science: Standaard traject (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Master of Business Engineering: Business and Technology: Standaard traject (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Master of Physics and Astronomy: Minor Economy and Business (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Master in de bewegings- en sportwetenschappen: Afstudeerrichting sportbeleid en sportmanagement - profiel sportbeleid en sportmanagement