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Course Catalog 2009-2010

TITA-3106 Software Business, 4 cr

Person responsible

Nina Helander

Implementations

No implementations

Requirements

Examination based on course literature and business plan exercise.

Principles and baselines related to teaching and learning

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Learning outcomes

Aim of the course is to increase students' understanding of software business from a wide perspective, including e.g. such themes as value networks, software business models, management of software company, marketing of software products and services and productization. Additionally, through a mandatory exercise students are provided the possiblity to develop a business plan for a real or an imaginary software company.

Content

Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Software industry and software business subareas.  History of software business.   
2. Software business models and value networks.  Business plan for a software start-up venture.   
3. Software productization and marketing.  Software components and open source software.   
4. Management of a software company.  Leading people in software business.   


Evaluation criteria for the course

Students are evaluated through an individual examination and a business plan exercise that can be made either individually or as a group work.

Assessment scale:

Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course

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Correspondence of content

Course Corresponds course  Description 
TITA-3106 Software Business, 4 cr TITA-3100 Software Business, 4 cr  
TITA-3106 Software Business, 4 cr 2920430 Software Business, 2 cu  

Last modified06.07.2009
ModifierJussi Myllärniemi