Courses
Software as a Business
Lecture with internship (WS 19) - Organisation
News
- 2020-10-13 OPAL course page online.
- 2020-01-16 To prepare our central pitch on Feb 3, please enter your group's data in the Central Pitch Page. It would be nice if you create a permanent URL for your landing page and your smoke video.
Usually, Jurors have questions and contacts after the central pitch, so please, create a LINC-codiMD-page for your group and enter your emails. This facilitates communication. - 2019-12-16 We have new lectures of external experts for January, so that the January program is almost complete. Please note January 17 as Test Pitch for your MVP!
- 2019-12-16 We have new lectures of external experts for January, so that the January program is almost complete. Please note January 13 as Test Pitch for your MVP!
- 2019-11-25 I have a date with the University Chancellor, and hope to be in time at 9:20. It could be a bit later, though, please, be patient.
- 2019-11-19 This year, TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin takes place on Dec 11-12. The first day is the prefinal, on the second day, only the five best startups pitch. All pitches are put online. Exciting!
- 2019-11-19 Sorry, all links were from last year. Now corrected, and all DDe slides should be online, too.
- 2019-07-26 Website online.
Introduction
Selling software is difficult, because software obeys other business models than physical products. This course introduces modern software business models, and structures innovation management as well as startup founding around this. Inspired by the Lean Startup movement in California, essential success factors for business cases are discussed. What is a "minimal viable product (MVP)"? What are "business model canvases (BMC)"? Along the lectures of Prof. Aßmann, several entrepreneurs report about their experiences with the founding of startup.
At the same time, a Praktikum/internship of 2 SWS is conducted. Students work in groups of 5-6 people and work out a business model for an app of an IoT platform.
At the same time, a Praktikum/internship of 2 SWS is conducted. Students work in groups of 5-6 people and work out a business model for an app of an IoT platform.
Organisation
Software as a Business (SAAB) is a course with group internship at 2/0/2 SWS (6 cp). Lectures and internship are both held in English. The lecturer is Prof. Dr. Uwe Aßmann, as well as some industrial experts. The teaching assistants are from Dresden exists and Dr. Karsten Wendt.
The course takes place every week on Monday, 9:20 (INF E023) and Friday, 14:50 (INF E023). Some of the dates are lectures, others are internship lectures or consultancy dates for the internship groups.
In the course, an innovation management system, LINC, will be used. The main landing page of the course in LINC is the idea page of the course.Please, start here!
The course takes place every week on Monday, 9:20 (INF E023) and Friday, 14:50 (INF E023). Some of the dates are lectures, others are internship lectures or consultancy dates for the internship groups.
In the course, an innovation management system, LINC, will be used. The main landing page of the course in LINC is the idea page of the course.Please, start here!
Internship - with Investor Pitch (Dungeon of Dragons)
Part of the course has the form of an internship (Praktikum), in which the participants will work out a cool business model for an app on an IoT Platform. In the first weeks, students will select a platform and brainstorm an innovative idea for an app. Then, the three phases of Lean Startup will be exercised:
It is planned to develop the MVPs on IoT platforms, which are an interesting disruptive technology these days creating many new app ideas. Look here at the page of the IoT platforms of the ST group, which will be a useful start.
- Problem-Solution Fit
- Product-Market Fit
- Product Scale
It is planned to develop the MVPs on IoT platforms, which are an interesting disruptive technology these days creating many new app ideas. Look here at the page of the IoT platforms of the ST group, which will be a useful start.
Use in Modules
The course can be used for the modules as specified by the department. Students with other exam regulations can attend the course, but cannot do the exam. Sometimes, modules are missing, so that we have to register them a posteriori. Please, tell us.
At least, the course can be used for the following modules:
At least, the course can be used for the following modules:
- Diplom Medieninformatik (2004): MINF-04-FG-EMW
- Diplom Informatik (2004): INF-04-FG-SWT
- Bachelor Informatik: INF-AQUA Diplom Informatik: INF-VERT3
- Master Informatik: INF-VERT3
- Master Informatik: INF-BAS3, INF-D-940
- Master Medieninformatik: INF-BI-4, INF-BI-5
- Distributed Systems Engineering: DSE-10-E5, DSE-14-E4
- Master Math: MATH-MA-INFSEN
- Lehrexport an andere Fakultäten : INF-LE-MA
Allowances
The course can be used for the modules as specified by the department: here. Students with other exam regulations can attend the course, but cannot do the exam.