FME3528 Business Modeling and Development 15.0 credits

Business planning assignment

• Business planning

Module 1 – Business modeling

• Industry analysis
• Stakeholder analysis
• Business modeling

Module 2 – Business development

• Business development
• Branding
• Strategy
• Plan B

Module 3 – Finance

• Basic accounting
• Capital need
• Funding
• Legal issues

Module 4 – Sales

• Sales training

• Be able to exploit the potential of their research to such a point that it can be considered a feasible business.
• Be able to create a consistent business plan for a new venture in their respective disciplines.
• Be able to evaluate the business opportunities in the field of high technology, including legal and regulatory issues in their discipline.
• Understand both the market-driven and technology push based business ideas.
• Be able to evaluate market potential for a new venture, service or product.
• Have a holistic and in-depth understanding of the interaction between business functions within a company.
• Master the creation, protection and exploitation of IP and other intangible assets in a firm.
• Master the management of IP and intangible assets and understand their connections to a strategic business development and planning. 
• Have strong presentation skills to market a new venture or a business concept.
• Be able to create and maintain brand(s) and manage brand(s).
• Have stronger skills in organizing teamwork.
• Be able to negotiate a new venture and communicate with potential investors.
• Be able to secure funding in early stage of business development.
• Be able to manage business and innovation development projects as a part of strategic business planning.

Doctoral candidate at an EIT ICT Labs Doctoral School in ICT Innovation or doctoral candidate at KTH within or strongly related to the area of ICT. Prerequisite for taking the course is completion of the Opportunity Recognition course. If not being a doctoral candidate at an EIT ICT Labs Doctoral School in ICT Innovation, the required Opportunity Recognition course may be replaced other similar courses.

Prerequisite for taking the course is completion of the Opportunity Recognition course. If not being a doctoral candidate at an EIT ICT Labs Doctoral School in ICT Innovation, the required Opportunity Recognition course may be replaced other similar courses.

Annonseras före kursstart

Will be announced prior to start.

If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.

The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.

Passing all the four examination elements below, including attendance, is required for the final grade.

• SEM1 - Presentations at seminars (individual), grade scale: A, B, C, D, E, (FX) and F
• SEM2 - Presentations at seminars (group), grade scale: A, B, C, D, E, (FX) and F
• INL1 – Individual assignments, grade scale: A, B, C, D, E, (FX) and F
• INL2 – Team assignments, grade scale: A, B, C, D, E, (FX) and F

Henrik Blomgren

• All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
• In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
• In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.