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Course Catalog 2010-2011
TITA-3106 Software Business, 4 cr |
Person responsible
Jussi Myllärniemi, Nina Helander
Lessons
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Requirements
Examination based on course literature and business plan exercise.
Principles and baselines related to teaching and learning
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Learning outcomes
After the course student understands the development of software industry and its current status. Student is able to critically analyse and develop software business models and to build a business plan for a software start-up company. Student understands the role of business and technology in the management of a software company.
Content
| Content | Core content | Complementary knowledge | Specialist knowledge |
| 1. | Software industry and software business subareas. | History of software business and current status of software industry. Software value-creating networks. | |
| 2. | Software business models. | Open source software. | |
| 3. | Business plan for a software start-up venture. | Financial planning of a start-up. Software risk management and IPR questions. | |
| 4. | Management of a software company. | Leading people in software business. Software productization and marketing. |
Evaluation criteria for the course
Students are evaluated through an individual lecture examination, a business plan exercise that is made as a group work and a final examination. In order to get grade 3 from the course, the core content of the course needs to be understood well by the student.
Assessment scale:
Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course
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Correspondence of content
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More precise information per implementation
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Contact teaching: 0 % Distance learning: 0 % Self-directed learning: 0 % |