FIT3134 Entrepreneurship
Faculty of Information Technology
FIT3134 Entrepreneurship is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Information Technology, offered in 2024 in Summer A at Malaysia. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2024
- Summer A
- Malaysia
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2024 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before FIT3134
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After FIT3134
No unit lists FIT3134 as a prerequisite in the 2024 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisite: Students must have completed at least 72 credit points in an undergraduate degree or double degree.
Overview
Over the past few years, the world has seen disruptive ideas spearheaded by entrepreneurs and the startups that they lead. Often, these startups are backed by strong technological advancements that power rapid growth, giving birth to the term technopreneurship. This unit aims to empower students with the essential knowledge, skills, and tools to bring a technology idea to a venture-backable startup. This includes topics such as (1) team, (2) vision; (3) problem; (4) market; (5) solution; (6) business model; (7) go-to-market; (8) competitors; (9) traction/ metrics; and (10) investment ask.
Offerings in 2024
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Summer semester A | Malaysia | On campus |
Assessment
- Assignment 1: Summary on Industry VerticalOther20%
- Weekly Startup Components Review, Planning and ActualizationOther20%
- Assignment 3a - Final PitchOther50%
- Assignment 3b - Peer Evaluation.Other10%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Describe what startups are, using the concepts of innovation, entrepreneurship and technopreneurship.
- 2
Evaluate and differentiate between ideas, ideas that can be businesses and business ideas that can be startups.
- 3
Understand the roles and responsibilities of a startup founding team.
- 4
Demonstrate research process for market research, idea validation, value proposition and scale to large with appropriate metrics.
- 5
Actualize ideas to an industry-grade business pitch deck.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops24 hours
- Teaching approachEnquiry-based learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled online and face to face learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated reading and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning and online engagement.
Where it fits
FIT3134 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2024 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Lim Wern Han
- Unit Coordinators
- Associate Professor Tan Su Wei
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for FIT3134?
FIT3134 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is FIT3134 offered?
In 2024, FIT3134 runs in Summer A at Malaysia.
How much work is FIT3134?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does FIT3134 have an exam?
No. FIT3134 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include FIT3134?
FIT3134 is part of Mobile apps technologies and Software engineering.