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Prerequisites
Identical coursesStart-up Project - Part 1 (B-KUL-T5ZS12)
English
Both terms
Cannot be taken as part of an examination contract
Lodewyckx Katleen (coordinator) | N. | Van Aken Marc (cooperator) Aims
- The student develops business & management knowledge and skills.
- The student is able to design and implement a (bio)technological innovation.
- The student shows an entrepreneurial spirit and is able to determine an active strategy to steer its own learning development.
- The student is able to collaborate in a multidisciplinary team and with other stakeholders.
Previous knowledge
No specific prior knowledge is required.
Order of Enrolment
This course unit is a prerequisite for taking the following course units:
T5ZS22 : Start-up Project - Part 2
Is included in these courses of study
- Postgraduate in Technovation: Teams & Start-ups (Leuven) 56 ects.
- Postgraduate in Technovation: Teams & Start-ups (Geel) 56 ects.
- Postgraduate in Technovation: Teams & Start-ups (Sint-Katelijne-Waver) 56 ects.
- Postgraduate in Technovation: Teams & Start-ups (Ghent) 56 ects.
- Postgraduate in Technovation: Teams & Start-ups (Bruges) 56 ects.
Activities
22 ects. Start-up Project - Part 1 (B-KUL-T5tS12)
Content
The student acquires practical experience and insight into the profession of engineer by working in a startup. Go to www.techinvent.be for more information about the possibilities.
Course material
Students can find the necessary study material on Toledo.
Format: more information
The start-up project is the most important part of the programme. For most students it is their first opportunity to apply their engineering theory and knowledge to solve a 'real' problem and interact with the engineering industry.
Evaluation
Evaluation: Start-up Project - Part 1 (B-KUL-T72220)
Explanation
All students are evaluated on four categories of learning outcomes:
- Business & management knowledge and skills
- (Bio)technological innovation
- Entrepreneurial spirit & personal development
- Collaboration & networking
At the start of the innovation project the student decides (together with the coach) what the main focus of the project will be. This will determine the evaluation weights for the learning outcomes.
The evaluation of the project within the postgraduate TechInVenT consists of two components for each part of 22 credits:
- Product evaluation (based on the outcomes of the project)
- Process evaluation (based on the work and learning process, and the reflections in the ‘Self Scan’)
More information on the Toledo page of the programme.
Information about retaking exams
A re-examination of (certain parts of) the project is only possible with the written permission of the coach and the head of programme.