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Postgraduate Course: Technology Commercialisation and the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem (CMSE11306)

Course Outline
SchoolBusiness School CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits15 ECTS Credits7.5
SummaryA response to a demand by post-graduate students for exposure to the theory and practice surrounding technology commercialisation as well as a response to a gap in the offerings of the Business School practical knowledge of how to move innovations from the lab bench to the marketplace.
Course description The primary goal of the class is to provide conceptual and experiential learning opportunities for students around areas of technology commercialisation by startups.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 150 ( Lecture Hours 9, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 15, Summative Assessment Hours 73, Other Study Hours 50, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 3, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 0 )
Additional Information (Learning and Teaching) Independent prepartory reading for lectures and seminar series
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Assessment will be based on individual and group written assignments and an oral presentation.
65% of the grade will be based on work associated with a group project involving a feasibility assignment of the market potential of a university-developed technology. This will involve production of a group report which includes an analysis of the technical feasibility of the technology itself, potential markets, and the overall commercialisation environment: the word limit will be 4,500 words. The report will be worth 55% of the overall mark (in line with School policy, 10% of this grade will be based on peer evaluation). A group presentation of the results will be worth 10% of the grade. Both the group feasibility project and presentation will be due in the last week of class.
An individual essay assignment due on Week 6 will ask students to analyse the resources found within their local entrepreneurial ecosystem and explain how this will affect the growth strategy of a technology commercialisation venture. This assignment will have a word limit of 2,000 words and be worth 35% of their final grade.
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Learning Outcomes
Understand and critically discuss frameworks to conceptualise the process of moving an innovation from discovery to market;
Reading List
None
Additional Information
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Contacts
Course organiserDr Benjamin Spigel
Tel: (0131 6)51 5552
Email:
Course secretaryMrs Yvonne Sanderson
Tel: (0131 6)51 5333
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