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Course Info

Module [Module Number] Schwerpunktmodul Information Systems ll [1277MSISY2]
Regular Cycle Summer Term
Teaching Form Combined Lecture and Bootcamp
Examination Form Portfolio
Teaching Language English
ECTS 6
Instructor Vertr.-Prof. Dr. Friedrich Chasin
KLIPS Summer Term 2022 (Second Registration Phase)
Syllabus Will be provided later

 

Content

  • Different forms of entrepreneurship
  • Process models of entrepreneurship
  • IT-centered and digital ventures (i.e., startups)
  • Digital technologies as enablers and triggers of entrepreneurship
  • Best practices of developing and presenting new venture ideas

Learning Objectives

Students …
  • understand the fundamentals of entrepreneurship.
  • evaluate and assess growth and development of new ventures.
  • understand sectoral peculiarities of IT‐centered entrepreneurship.
  • understand peculiarities of digital technologies with respect to the development process of new ventures.
  • assess and evaluate the role of digital technologies in different phases of entrepreneurship.

Structure and Schedule

First Block

  • 12 April 2022, 9:00-18:00, Room 6.224 (Bernhard-Feilchenfeld-Str. 9, building no. 414)
  • 13 April 2022, 9:00-18:00, Room -1.502 (Sibille-Hartmann-Str. 2-8, building no. 415)
  • 14 April 2022, 9:00-18:00, Room -1.502 (Sibille-Hartmann-Str. 2-8, building no. 415)

Second Block

  • 8 June 2022, 9:00-18:00, Room S310 (Pohlighaus, building no. 411)
  • 9 June 2022, 9:00-18:00, Room S310 (Pohlighaus, building no. 411)
  • 10 June 2022, 9:00-18:00, Room S310 (Pohlighaus, building no. 411)

Assessment

This course will be assessed as a portfolio exam.

1) Mid-Term eExam (60 minutes, date, time and location TBA)

Covering the Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship and Digital Entrepreneurship, 50 points in total.

2) Term Paper (submission deadline TBA)

Creation of a business plan in group work, 50 points in total.

Required Readings

Textbook for Block 1

Entrepreneurship: Starting and Operating A Small Business [4th edition]

Steve Mariotti and Caroline Glackin

2015, Pearson

ISBN: 978-1292097411

Available as e-book at the university's library

Relevant Papers for Block 1

Nambisan, S. "Digital Entrepreneurship: Toward a Digital Technology Perspective of Entrepreneurship," Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice (41:6) 2017, pp 1029-1055.

von Briel, F., Recker, J., and Davidsson, P. 2018. "Not All Digital Venture Ideas Are Created Equal: Implications for Venture Creation Processes," Journal of Strategic Information Systems, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsis.2018.06.002

von Briel, F., Davidsson, P., and Recker, J. "Digital Technologies as External Enablers of New Venture Creation in the IT Hardware Sector," Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice (42:1) 2018, pp 47-69.

Davidsson, P., Recker, J., and von Briel, F. 2018. "External Enablement of New Venture Creation: A Framework," Academy of Management Perspectives, https://doi.org/10.5465/amp.2017.0163.