BM501: Essentials of Entrepreneurship
About the course:
This course aims at training the students in essential concepts of the startup ecosystem. After undergoing this material students are expected to develop confidence in starting up a new business. We will be covering materials on Creativity and Innovation, Ideation, Product development, Team dynamics, Hiring, Valuation, Financing, Company compliances, Marketing, Network effects, Scaling, Organizational structure, Operations, Business Models and many others.
Total lectures: 28.
Credit structure: 2-0-0-4-2 (2 credits)
Maximum Student Intake: 40
Assignments: Course will have assignments that might include case studies, preparation of business models, Business pitch presentations, Financial calculations etc. Weightage (35)
Project: Weightage (20 marks). This may include preparing a detailed business plan in teams of two.
Mid-sem: Weightage (20)
End-Sem: Weightage (25)
This course can be taken as Science and Maths elective by BTech Students.