ENT600 - TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP

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UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA
Course Name (English) TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Course Code ENT600
MQF Credit 3
Course Description Behind every successful technology company is a visionary, effective and efficient technopreneur. In this course, students will be exposed to entrepreneurship and apply their entrepreneurial skills in developing an advanced technology that could be a basis for the creation and development of a technology-based venture. This subject is designed to inculcate the entrepreneurial skills among science and technology cluster students and promote the development of technology-based entrepreneurship knowledge. The course delivery combines both theoretical and practical aspects of technology entrepreneurship. Theoretical aspect is looking at the important elements in understanding technology entrepreneurship, while practical aspect is engaging the students to develop their technology based idea business blueprint. The course has two key components of face-to-face lectures and practical project-based assignments monitored with the course lecturer.
Transferable Skills Entrepreneurship and apply their entrepreneurial skills in developing an advanced technology that could be a basis for the creation and development of a technology-based venture
Teaching Methodologies Lectures, Case Study, Discussion, Presentation
CLO
CLO1 Analyse the concept and process related to principles of technology entrepreneurship.
CLO2 Demonstrate managerial and entrepreneurial skills in identifying technology-based business opportunities.
CLO3 Demonstrate information retrieval and management skills in preparing technology venture blueprint.
Pre-Requisite Courses No course recommendations
Reading List
Recommended Text
  • Ismail Ab. Wahab, Zanariah Zainal Abidin, Hardy Loh Rahim, Zarina Salleh, Rohana Ngah, Hardi Emrie Rosly, Siti Zahrah Buyong, Noor Faizah Mohd Lajin, Mohd Ali Bahari Abdul Kadir & Azlin Shafinaz Mohamad Arshad 2017, Technology Entrepreneurship, 1st Ed., 11, Global Mediastreet Sdn. Bhd. Kuala Lumpur
Reference Book Resources
  • Evers, N. Cunningham, J. & Hoholm, T. 2014, Technology Entrepreneurship: Bringing Innovation to the Marketplace., Palgrave Macmillan. New York
  • Kuratko, D. F. 2014, Entrepreneurship: Theory, Process, Practice., 9th Ed., South-Western Cengage Learning. Mason
  • Oakey, R 201, High-Technology Entrepreneurship., Routledge. London
  • Shah, R., Gao, Z. & Mittal, H. 2015, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and the Economy in the US, China and India., Elsevier Boston
  • Sodri Ariffin & Syahira Hamidon 2017, Introduction to Entrepreneurship., 1st Ed., Oxford Fajar Sdn. Bhd. Selangor
  • Trott, P. 2012, Innovation management and new product development., 5th Ed., Pearson Education. England
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