EPN-V2

MAIKT-STI Multimodal Design Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Design av sammensatte tekster
Study programme
Master Programme in Digital Learning Design
Weight
15.0 ECTS
Year of study
2020/2021
Course history

Introduction

The objective of this course is to familiarize the student with basic business development concepts and theories in the context of newly started ventures or projects. The course provides deepened theoretical and practical knowledge about strategy, innovation, entrepreneurship, networking and business development in an international business environment. The aim is to develop capabilities and skills to act upon business and societal opportunities, needs and challenges, in order to develop successful businesses and innovations in a global and changing business environment. The student is provided with tools and framework needed to work on business development, including how to form the firm’s vision, mission, values and how to use various frameworks and tools to analyze the external environment.

The course provides a guide to theories and practices within strategy, business model development, decision making, business planning, marketing and human resource management that are related to, or relevant for, the development of new ventures and projects. The course emphasizes all aspects of the strategy process of getting new ideas to the market including the formulation, implementation, management and change of strategies. The students use their newly created ventures or project as a basis in this course. This means that students taking this course need a newly started venture or project to work on. All assignments and modules are directly linked to the students’ own projects.

Language of instruction is English.

Required preliminary courses

This course explicitly builds on the two compulsory courses offered in the first semester: ‘Entrepreneurship 1’ and ‘Søking etter verdiskapende ideer’. Both courses must be passed.

Learning outcomes

To års erfaring som radiograf.

Content

Eksamensdel 1: Håndholdt kalkulator som ikke kommuniserer trådløst. Dersom kalkulatoren har mulighet for lagring i internminnet skal minnet være slettet før eksamen. Stikkprøver kan foretas.

Eksamensdel 2: Alle.

Teaching and learning methods

After completing the course, the student should have the following overall learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student has

  • broad knowledge of the foundations of strategy and strategic perspectives
  • specialized knowledge of all aspects of the strategy process of getting new ideas to the market including the formulation, implementation, management and change of strategies
  • in-depth knowledge of essential business development perspectives needed in an early phase
  • in-depth knowledge of go-to-market strategies for early-stage companies and strategies for achieving market adoption
  • specialized knowledge about how different business models can create value
  • a high degree of knowledge about the importance of financial planning, funding possibilities and what the different investment stages look like
  • advanced of knowledge about the importance of different resources needed to succeed in entrepreneurship
  • specialized knowledge about how to best create and work together in newly formed teams
  • in-depth knowledge about what elements and resources are needed to launch, plan and grow a venture or project
  • advanced knowledge of one or more central research issues related to entrepreneurship, commercialization, team, teamwork, and leadership

Skills

The student is capable of

  • selecting and applying relevant strategic management tools
  • applying different frameworks and templates to map and develop a business model
  • developing an investment budget, operating budget, liquidity budget and balance budget
  • assessing what type of financing is relevant for different ventures/projects in different phases
  • identifying and analyzing resources needed to succeed with a venture or entrepreneurial project
  • working efficiently together with others in cross-disciplinary teams
  • mastering how to write a business plan that communicates value creation

General competence

The student can

  • integrate knowledge and expertise from different contexts for decision making in companies and organizations as well as for identifying, analyzing and solving problems related to entrepreneurship and business development
  • utilize theoretical concepts and frameworks and tailor them to their own venture or project
  • explain how to best develop businesses when dealing with a high degree of uncertainty
  • identify available sources of knowledge, utilize existing knowledge, combine it with new knowledge and apply this knowledge for value creation purposes
  • communicate and collaborate with diverse team members and understand the value of being flexible and agile
  • critically reflect on their own decisions and confirmation bias related to gathered data
  • critically reflect on the multileveled aspects involved when creating sustainable value that can solve challenges in society

Course requirements

No course work requirements.

Assessment

Ingen ut over opptakskrav.

Permitted exam materials and equipment

Etter å ha gjennomført dette emnet har studenten følgende læringsutbytte, som definert i kunnskap, ferdigheter og generell kompetanse:

Kunnskap

Studenten har inngående kunnskap om

  • produksjon av energi, bruk av energi og design av varmeforsyningssystemer
  • kjeler, kjelkoblinger, varmepumper, solvarme, fjernvarme, gass med mer for konvertering og overføring av energi
  • lover og regler, energidirektiv og energimerking
  • forbrenningsanlegg (bioenergi, kull, olje, gass) og forbrenningsprosesser
  • fjernvarmeanlegg; produksjon, distribusjon og abonnentsentraler
  • dampsystemer; temperatur, trykk, materialer og systemoppbygning
  • varmelegemer; radiatorer, aerotempere med mer
  • vannbårne anlegg, herunder ekspansjonssystemer, trykkforhold, sikkerhetsinnretninger
  • analysere lønnsomhet, tariffer, driftstid, investeringer, energipriser

Ferdigheter

Studenten kan

  • gjennomføre varmebehovsberegninger
  • vurdere energibehov for bygning relatert til ytre klima med hensyn til uteklimaet, energibevisst arkitektur, varmetransport, varmeisolering, lufttetthet og infiltrasjonstap, internt varmetilskudd og solenergi
  • vurdere bygningers effekt og energimønster; belastningsmålinger, typisk energiforbruksmønster
  • beregne og vurdere riktig regulerings- og styringssystemer
  • analysere anlegg mht. energibruk, økonomi og miljøbelastning
  • vise hvordan tradisjonelle energiformer utnyttes, og de belastninger bruk av slike energikilder fører til for miljøet
  • designe oppvarmingsanlegg; beregne oppvarmingssystemer og energiproduksjonsanlegg; oppvarmingssystemer, kjøleanlegg til luftkondisjonering og varmepumper, ventilasjonssystemer, varmtvannsforsyning og komponenter
  • innregulere vannbårne anlegg
  • dimensjonere rørnett for vannbåren energi

Generell kompetanse

Studenten kan

  • beregne, designe og konstruere varmeproduserende anlegg, distribusjonsanlegg og oppvarmingsanlegg slik at miljøet ikke blir belastet unødvendig
  • kan formulere og analysere problemstillinger ved bruk av vitenskapelige metoder i prosjektarbeid

Grading scale

All aids are permitted, as long as the rules for source referencing are complied with.

Examiners

Grade scale A - F