Master Program
Reviews for our Course Offerings in the Master Program
Jelena Markovic (2nd Semester, M.B.A.) about the Business Plan Seminar:
“I have learned an unbelievable amount during the course of the Business Plan Seminar and proven to myself for the first time that my theoretical skills can be used in practical situations as well. I also didn’t know about my own excitement for strategic planning and the start-up scene.”
Offerings in the Master/Main Studies
As part of the Master Program, the chair offers courses in the context of the theme of "Corporate Development and Innovation". They are within primary focus or subsequent focus of various core themes (for those enrolled in Winter 2014 or later). An overview of this theme can be found in this figure.
Here is an overview of our courses:
- [Financing with Venture Capital]
- [Current Events in Managing Start-ups (Business Plan Seminar)]
- [Technology Management]
- [Research Seminar]
► Financing with Venture Capital
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Elective for Major & Minor and Focus Point for “Corporate Development and Innovation” (M.A. & Diploma) |
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Credits: 5 LP, 2 SWS (Lecture), 2 SWS (Practice) Examination Form: Project Work (possible only in Summer Semester) + Test 90 min (possible in Winter and Summer Semester) |
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The course consists of an evenly weighted lecture and tutorial and is a part of the similarly named module “Financing with Venture Capital”. The exam consists of a 90 minute test and a project lasting 100 hours.
Content:
Even world renown, successful companies like Google or Amazon were able to successfully grow through the financing and know-how of venture capital companies. This business model, numerous case studies, and the complex contexts connected to them will be presented in the lecture. Central to this course is the financing of growth-oriented businesses with venture capital and private equity. In doing so, not only the views of the investor and company seeking capital but also those of advising or regulating institutions will be presented. The goal of the course is that the students recognize those taking part in financing as well as their goals, understand the business model of venture capital financing, and are ready to make investment decisions about and select the components of a participation agreement.
In the corresponding practical-oriented tutorial, the students will take the role of a investment manager and construct in teams an assessment of a growing start-up in cooperation with numerous partners from the corporate world.
► Current Topics in Startup Management (Business Plan Seminar)
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Elective for Major & Minor and Focus Point “Corporate Development and Innovation” (M.A. & Diploma) |
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Credits: 10 LP, 4 SWS (Seminar) Examination Form: Project Work +Presentation |
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The business plan seminar is a part of the module “Current Topics in Start-Up Management”. A rough overview of the course of the seminar (from last semester) can be found here. The concrete dates for this summer’s seminar can be found here. The exam consists of a semester project (including explanation and discussion of results) consisting of 80 hours.
Content:
Because of its orientation towards practicality, the seminar is one of the most popular courses. It relies on especially high practical relevance and interdisciplinary work. Central to the seminar is concrete product or service ideas for enterprises, for which students will create a business plan in. The enterprise ideas, therefore, come from students or staff of various departments at the TU Dresden or from non-university research facilities and are supervised through dresden exists. To that end, no specific technical or scientific knowledge is necessary, as the ideas should be presented in a true-to-life and easily understandable fashion in the business plan. The seminar also offers the unique chance to review real research results practically in a business plan. It’s a great opportunity for all of those that want something to do with enterprises at some point in their careers!
The view from the outside is of great value for the generators of the ideas. The lend their advising support to the teams and are generally interested in also integrating the seminar participants long-term in the start-up process. The seminar contains (among other things) a 24 hour workshop outside of the university as well as the presentation of the business plan before a jury of real experts (investors, bankers, advisors). Realistic feedback and exciting contact to the career world are also guaranteed! The seminar is ideal for all that want to try working in a more praxis-oriented setting and are interested in the thrilling topic of founding start-ups.
► Technology Management
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Elective for Major & Minor and Focus Point “Corporate Development and Innovation” (M.A. & Diploma) |
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Credits: 5 LP, 2 SWS (Lecture), 2 SWS (Practice) Examination Form: |
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The course consisting of equally weighted lectures and exercises can be taken as part of the module "Technology Management".
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Well-known "unicorns" from Apple to Amazon to Alibaba show that in addition to the development of new technologies and, above all, their commercialization is crucial for the success of the company. Repeatedly successful innovators have clearly defined strategies and goal-oriented management processes that are taught in this course.
The module deals with the components of successful technology management - from innovation and technology development to the organization and evaluation of technologies in the enterprise, to exploitation and their protection. Among other things, the course provides knowledge about the management of technologies, their procurement and international R&D management. The students get to know the innovation location Germany and Europe as well as important methods for R&D controlling and R&D organization. Without presupposing the contents, the module thus appeals to the event "Innovation and Product Management" and sheds light on new strategic aspects.
In the winter semester 2019/20, the new teaching concept "flipped classroom" will be implemented for the first time. In doing so, the teacher's frontal teaching is replaced by the independent development of knowledge by the students. Latter prepare literature, which will be discussed together with the teacher in the following course. In addition, the students work out selected literature and other materials in group work and present them in the course.
► Research Seminar
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Mandatory Course (MA & Diploma) |
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Credits: 10 LP, 4 SWS (Seminar) Examination Form: According to catalog of faculty |
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The seminar “Research Seminar: Business Science” is a cooperative course with the Chair for Marketing and the Chair for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and serve to prepare the students for a master’s project in one of the two subject areas. The participants learn to work with the challenges of an extensive final project (literature research, selection, management, academic writing, empirical data collection). The participants begin parallel or in addition to the seminar with the development of their final projects with the LEI MLS.
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The students are taught to work independently with a research question from their master’s concentration with businesses science methods. Various qualitative and quantitative research methods will be topically discussed.