James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2017

LB5222 - Technopreneurship: the E entrepreneur

Credit points: 03
Year: 2017
Student Contribution Band: Band 3
Administered by: College of Business, Law & Governance

This subject explores the phenomenon of entrepreneurship in technology. It involves starting a technology venture in the hope of making a profit. The technology entrepreneur, also known as a technopreneur, is a person who identifies a technology-based opportunity and creates a business opportunity from an idea based on technology, innovates through commercialising based upon a robust business model. This subject explores how the technology venture is designed, developed and enhances technology products and services. Such innovative technologies will include but is not limited to defense, securities, space and flight, web technologies, electronic devices, mobile solutions, medicine and automation solutions, energy, nano technologies and applications, new technologies, robotics, gamification and applications , SNS connectivities and communications, automations, foods and yields, engineering, and medical technovative breakthrough solutions.

Learning Outcomes


Availabilities

Cairns, Block, Study Period 7
Census Date 06-Jul-2017
Face to face teaching 19-Jun-2017 to 09-Jul-2017 (6-8pm Mon 19 June (pre-course briefing), 6-9pm Fri 23 June, 9-5pm Sat 24 June & Sun 25 June and 6-9pm Fri 14 July, 9-5pm Sat 15 July & Sun 16 July 2017)
Coord/Lect: Professor John Hamilton.
Contact hours:
  • 38 hours workshops/Seminars
    Assessment:presentations (50%); poster presentation (25%); youtube video (25%).

    JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 51
    Census Date 06-Apr-2017
    Coordinator: Professor John Hamilton
    Contact hours:
    • 36 hours workshops/Seminars
      Assessment:presentations (50%); youtube video (25%); poster presentation (25%).

      JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 53
      Census Date 07-Dec-2017
      Coordinator: Professor John Hamilton
      Contact hours:
      • 36 hours workshops/Seminars
        Assessment:presentations (50%); youtube video (25%); poster presentation (25%).

        Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.