42389 Feasibility Studies

2021/2022

This is an introductory course reserved specifically for students in the MSc in Technology Entrepreneurship
Kursusinformation
Feasibility Studies
Engelsk
10
Kandidat
E5 (ons 8-17)
Campus Lyngby
Lectures, group work exercises, reports, presentations
13-uger
Ingen eksamen, Ingen eksamen, continuously during the course
Mundtlig eksamen og bedømmelse af rapport(er)
7-trins skala , ekstern censur
Minimum 15
Carina Lomberg , Lyngby Campus, Bygning 371, Tlf. (+45) 4525 4552 , calom@dtu.dk
Thor Rigtrup Larsen , Lyngby Campus, Bygning 371 , thrla@dtu.dk
42 Institut for Teknologi, Ledelse og Økonomi
38 DTU Entrepreneurship
I studieplanlæggeren
Kontakt underviseren for information om hvorvidt dette kursus giver den studerende mulighed for at lave eller forberede et projekt som kan deltage i DTUs studenterkonference om bæredygtighed, klimateknologi og miljø (GRØN DYST). Se mere på http://www.groendyst.dtu.dk
Overordnede kursusmål
In this course students will learn the skills and techniques of deciding whether a business idea is worth the investment in time and money needed to get it off the ground. In lectures, exercises and group work the students gradually learn how to perform feasibility studies. Throughout the course, students work on two real-life cases, for which they elaborate a comprehensive feasibility report and present their work to external examiners. The business ideas can derive from students, companies/organizations, DTU technology or (societal) challenges. Within these different projects, students will actively perform feasibility studies in different team constellations. The teams will look at the evi-dence of need and customer development, potential market size, technical feasibility and con-straints, cost of development and the availability of funding to both initiate the project and to keep it going. As the projects centre around sustainable solutions, students will actively integrate sus-tainability indicators and ethical considerations that can provide supplementary information with regard to the opportunities and risks involved in a business idea.
The course shall prepare MSc Technology Entrepreneurship students to decide on a project and team to work on throughout the rest of their studies. It will also prepare them to navigate in a pro-fessional work environment that demands skills in both engineering and economics, e.g. as in business development or project management.

Most of the work will happen outside the classroom and will be done in groups. The groups will be formed by the course responsible based on students' own priorities, with an emphasis on group heterogeneity.
Læringsmål
En studerende, der fuldt ud har opfyldt kursets mål, vil kunne:
  • Understand the steps of technical, financial and market feasibility studies by applying the principles in three concrete projects: s. below
  • Analyse the potential of existing and not yet-existing markets
  • Investigate customer needs
  • Build financial models (including project, indirect and ongoing costs)
  • Determine the environmental and regulatory feasibility
  • Perform scenario and sensitivity analysis
  • Improve business plans and financial projections
  • Present business ideas in a simple, effective, convincing and objective manner
  • Evaluate other feasibility studies
Kursusindhold
• Market assessment (market research & analysis)
• Customer development
• Competency mapping
• Impact measurement
• Technical assessment
• Financial assessment
• Legal and IP considerations
• Ethical considerations
• Sustainable considerations
Bemærkninger
Priority is given to students admitted to the MSc Technology Entrepreneurship for whom this course is mandatory.
Sidst opdateret
23. april, 2021