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TIØ4170

Technology Based Business Development

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Credits 7.5
Level Second degree level
Course start Spring 2025
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction Norwegian
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement Portfolio

About

About the course

Course content

Perspectives and methods of technology based commercialization, teams, funding, business modelling, and value creating negotiations. The roles of patents, licencing and support actors are also addressed.

Learning outcome

The course gives a an introduction to applicable theories and techniques for commercialiaztion of knowledge and technology. Knowledge presented in the course: The course provides an action-oriented perspective on developing new, technology-based business ideas. The course's theoretical foundation builds on market orientation and a resource-based view. Emphasis is on different go-to-market strategies, business models, intellectual assets, valuation and financing, and on relationships and networks. An underpinning premise is that speed is both the end and the means to the end for technology commercialization. Competences gained in the course: After completing this course, the student will be able to contribute significantly to a team effort aimed at creating new, knowledge-based business, either as an innovation in an existing organization or by forming a new venture. The student will have a broad understanding of the different aspects involved and their interdependencies, will be capable of gathering relevant information and perform applicable analyses on the different aspects, and will be able to offer and defend recommendations for strategic direction, tactical priorities, and short term actions.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures and mandatory assignments.

Compulsory assignments

  • Mandatory attendance

Further on evaluation

The portfolio contains five exercises, all of which count on the assessment in the course. All exercises must be handed in in order to get a grade in the course.

The exercises are carried out in groups or individually, where topics from the syllabus are addressed.

The student's progression is measured between each exercise where the assessment criteria in the course form the student's ability to show development based on feedback on previous deliverables.

Each exercise has an individual submission deadline that appears in the course description published on blackboard before the course starts.

Guidance will be provided along the way.

There is a requirement of 80 percent attendance in the course's lectures/activities in order to pass the course.

Course materials

Textbook and articles. To be announced.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
SIS1035 7.5 sp
This course has academic overlap with the course in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Technological subjects

Contact information

Course coordinator

Lecturers

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management