Course syllabus
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Course Description
Students will embark on a dynamic journey through frontiers of tech-enabled product startups or social ventures – starting from ideation, needs identification, conceptualization, design, to the art of crafting compelling business pitches. Embracing a “Systems Design” philosophy, this course integrates Design Thinking and Systems Thinking principles to enable innovations with entrepreneurial skills, while holistically analysing their multifaceted impacts on environment, society, and governance. Combining 5 weeks of seminars with 8 weeks of mentored group project, this course develops the entrepreneurial abilities of students, and empowers them to create viable solutions for human needs and for thriving in the world of innovation.
Units: 4
Grading Basis: GRD (Graded)
Pre-requisites / Co-requisites / Preclusions
| Type | Description | Additional Information |
| Pre-requisite(s) | If undertaking an Undergraduate Degree THEN must have completed 1 of any Courses beginning with UTC1702 at a grade of at least D | If undertaking an Undergraduate Degree THEN must have completed 1 of any Courses beginning with UTC1702 at a grade of at least D |
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| Preclusion(s) | If undertaking an Undergraduate Degree THEN must not have completed 1 of any Courses beginning with UTC27 at a grade of at least D, EE3031/EE3032/TR3001 at a grade of at least D | If undertaking an Undergraduate Degree THEN must not have completed 1 of any Courses beginning with UTC27 at a grade of at least D, EE3031/EE3032/TR3001 at a grade of at least D |
Workload hours
| Activity | Total Duration | Remarks |
Lecture | 0 | |
Tutorial | 3 | |
Laboratory | 0 | |
Project/Assignment | 4 | |
Workshop/Seminar/Fieldwork | 0 | |
Others, include preparatory work | 3 | This includes self-study, preparation, and groupwork discussion time for student. |
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