Business Aspects of Innovation in Materials

3 ECTS credits
86 u studietijd

Aanbieding 1 met studiegidsnummer 4016186ENR 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

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
27 contacturen Lecture
59 contacturen Self study

Inhoud

We introduce the students to the basic concepts of high-technology entrepreneurship and business, including technology transfer.

After this, we describe history and profile of the materials industry, its business models, current and future developments and the role of regulations and government in the industry. We then turn to firm-specific topics such as commercialization, financial management of materials companies, business development and IPR strategy.

Importantly, not only the characteristics of mature companies are covered, but more so the relevant aspects of young, starting companies.

During the course, we invite a number of relevant guest lecturers from the biotechnology industry. Presence to guest lectures is mandatory.

Studiemateriaal

Digitaal cursusmateriaal (Vereist) : Slides

Bijkomende info

The default course language is English - Slides in English.

This course is developed by Marc Goldchstein and members of the team ‘technological entrepreneurship. It is part of the project ‘Technological Entrepreneurship at the Free University of Brussels’, a project that is being supported by the Flemish Ministry of Economy and leading industrial partners such as Bekaert and Solvay.

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: 27 hours

classical lectures: 21 hours (7 x 3 hours)
guest lectures: 6 hours (2 x 3 hours)

Self: 59 hours

keeping up with the course material during the semester and run through background information, amounting to 1 hour per hour lecture: 27 hours
preparation exam: 32 hours (4 days of 8 hours)

Leerresultaten

Algemene competenties

Students will:

Obtain an insight in the different business economic application domains of nanotechnology, the chemical and materials industries.
Obtain a general insight in the structure and functioning of technological sectors.
Gain a clear view on the definition, size and the importance of the materials industry.
Gain an insight in the history, current situation and trends within the industry.
Gain an insight on the relevant dynamics that have an influence on the start up of material companies and (university) spin-offs.
Know and understand how functional domains of the (start-up) materials company (financial management, funding, business planning, marketing and business development) are organized and influenced by the industry-specific setting.

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 100 en aldus 100% van het totale eindcijfer.

Toelichting: Gesloten boek, 3 open vragen, 20 minuten voorbereidingstijd

Aanvullende info mbt evaluatie

Guest lectures are mandatory.

Toegestane onvoldoende

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

Academische context