Business Development Analysis

Module: 4 - H09

Name of module: Business Development Analysis

Course: Business Development and internationalisation (4)

Course code(s): 2FE146

Syllabus(es): 2FE146

Homepage: www.usbe.umu.se/kursweb/ht09/2fe146mom4

Maps: www.umu.se/english/about-umu/campus-maps

Lecturer: Jessica Eriksson, Marlene Johansson

Telephone: 090-786 99 82, 090-786 9948

E-mail: jessica.eriksson@usbe.umu.se, marlene.johansson@usbe.umu.se

Other: Latest update of schedule: 2010-01-04. The course is partly based on a cooperation with Uminova Innovation and will included practical work developing an existing business idea and several contacts with entrepreneurs and consultants. Some of these activities will not be showed in the schedule as they are booked by each team.
Syllabus (course description and literature) for 2FE146 30hp. Link to the home page Master's program in Business Development and internationalisation

Day

Date

Time

Subject

Room

Lecturer

Note

WEEK 41

Day: Tuesday

Date: 2009-10-06

Time: 13:15-14:00

Subject: Preview of module 4 - Introduction to Venture Cup and this year's business ideas.

Room: N 460

Lecturer: JE

Other: Presentation of ideas and listing which idea/s you are interested in working with.

Day: Tuesday

Date: 2009-10-06

Time: 17:00-19:00

Subject: Optional activity: Venture Cup kick-off (program will mainly be in Swedish)

Room: Hörsal D

Lecturer:

Other: Sign up by sending an e-mail to kalle.hardell@venturecup.se at the latest October 2.

WEEK 45

Day: Monday

Date: 2009-11-02

Time: -

Subject: Work on business idea for first submission to Venture Cup

Room:

Lecturer:

Other:

Day: Monday

Date: 2009-11-02

Time: 13:00-17:00

Subject: Supvervision, draft business idea for VC.

Lecturer: JE

Other: Supervision is voluntary. Lists will be made available on Jessica's door the week before.

Day: Monday

Date: 2009-11-02

Time: 17:00-

Subject: Send a copy of your draft business idea text for Venture Cup to Jessica for feedback. Feedback will be e-mailed back so that you have it at Tuesday morning

Room:

Lecturer: JE

Other: Sending in a draft is compulsory. Send to: jessica.eriksson@usbe.umu.se

Day: Tuesday

Date: 2009-11-03

Time: -

Subject: Work on business idea for first submission to Venture Cup

Room:

Lecturer:

Other:

Day: Tuesday

Date: 2009-11-03

Time: 08:00-10:00

Subject: Supvervision, draft business idea for VC.

Lecturer: JE

Other:

Day: Tuesday

Date: 2009-11-03

Time: 13:00-

Subject: Deadline for submission of contribution to first step of Venture Cup. Submission is made electroniccally.

Room:

Lecturer:

Other: Compulsory for students participating in module 4.Compulsory for students participating in module 4. A copy of the business idea should be sent to; your coach at Uminova, the buisness idea owner, Jessica & Marlene.

WEEK 50

Day: Monday

Date: 2009-12-07

Time: 09:15-12:00

Subject: Course introduction

Room: N430

Lecturer: JE/MJ

Other:

Day: Tuesday

Date: 2009-12-08

Time: 13:15-15:00

Subject: Workshop 1: 7D-analysis.

Room: S312

Lecturer: JE

Other:

Day: Tuesday

Date: 2009-12-08

Time: 15:15-16:30

Subject: Pitching presentation preparation for Wednesday

Room: s312

Lecturer:

Other: Voluntary for contributions nominated teams

Day: Tuesday

Date: 2009-12-08

Time: 17:00-

Subject: Hand-in of revised business idea presentation

Room:

Lecturer: JE/MJ

Other: email to Jessica and Marlene by email.

Day: Wednesday

Date: 2009-12-09

Time: 12:30-

Subject: Bus to Sundsvall leaves outside the Social Science building (boarding at 12:20)

Room:

Lecturer:

Other:

Day: Wednesday

Date: 2009-12-09

Time: 13:00-15:00

Subject: Guestlecture Andreas Sundgren, Toontrack talkes about the journey from idea to an international company

Room: s305

Lecturer: AB

Other: NEW ACTIVITY

Day: Wednesday

Date: 2009-12-09

Time: 17:00-

Subject: Venture Cup stage 1, price ceremony, Sundsvall. The business ideas placed top 20 is invited to make a short presentation.

Room:

Lecturer:

Other:

Day: Thursday

Date: 2009-12-10

Time: 08:30-

Subject: Bus leaves the hotel for return to Umeå. Boarding at 08:20.

Room:

Lecturer:

Other:

Day: Thursday

Date: 2009-12-10

Time: 13:00-

Subject: Hand-in of questions for coaching 1.

Room:

Lecturer:

Other: to jessica.eriksson@usbe.umu.se

Day: Thursday

Date: 2009-12-10

Time: 14:15-16:00

Subject: Follow-up of Workshop- 7D-analysis. Drop-in consultation.

Lecturer: JE

Other: NOTE CHANGE OF LOCATION

Day: Friday

Date: 2009-12-11

Time: 13:00-17:00

Subject: Coaching 1: Marketing strategy, profiling & branding. Racer Group, Ordpolen.

Lecturer:

Other: Compulsory activity: part of business development assignment.

WEEK 51

Day: Monday

Date: 2009-12-14

Time: 09:00-12:00

Subject: Guest lecture: Visioning and goal setting for the entrepreneur as an individual, Linda Nederberg, Do Your Vision

Room: s104

Lecturer:

Other: Part of business development assignment and relevant for the reflection paper

Day: Monday

Date: 2009-12-14

Time: 13:00-16:00

Subject: Coaching 1: Marketing strategy, profiling & branding, Wenderfalck

Lecturer:

Other:

Day: Tuesday

Date: 2009-12-15

Time: 13:00-

Subject: Hand-in of questions for coaching 2.

Room:

Lecturer:

Other: to marlene.johansson@usbe.umu.se

Day: Thursday

Date: 2009-12-17

Time: 09:00-09:30

Subject: Study visit Uminova incubator and science park, group 1

Lecturer:

Other: See separate schedule

Day: Thursday

Date: 2009-12-17

Time: 09:30-10:00

Subject: Study visit Uminova incubator and science park, group 2

Lecturer:

Other: See separate schedule

Day: Thursday

Date: 2009-12-17

Time: 13:00-17:00

Subject: Coaching 2: Business Systems & Organisation, Uminova Invest, Subpublic, Nordic River.

Lecturer:

Other: Compulsory activity: part of business development assignment.

Day: Thursday

Date: 2009-12-17

Time: 13:00-

Subject: Hand-in of questions for coaching 3.

Room:

Lecturer:

Other: to jessica.eriksson@usbe.umu.se

Day: Friday

Date: 2009-12-18

Time: 08:00-09:15

Subject: Seminar 1: Entrepreneurial decision making. Group A.

Room: s103

Lecturer: JE

Other: Compulsory activity: part of individual grading

Day: Friday

Date: 2009-12-18

Time: 09:30-10:45

Subject: Seminar 1: Entrepreneurial decision making. Group B.

Room: s103

Lecturer: JE

Other: Compulsory activity: part of individual grading

Day: Friday

Date: 2009-12-18

Time: 10:45-12:00

Subject: Seminar 1: Entrepreneurial decision making. Group C.

Room: s103

Lecturer: JE

Other: Compulsory activity: part of individual grading

Day: Friday

Date: 2009-12-18

Time: 13:00-17:00

Subject: Coaching 3: Financial Planning. Each team books a time slot with a consultant at ÖPWC

Lecturer:

Other: Compulsory activity: part of business development assignment.

Day: Friday

Date: 2009-12-18

Time: 13:00-15:00

Subject: Coaching 2: Business Systems & Organisation, Mats Forsman, Swedish Orphan, Probac etc.

Lecturer:

Other:

WEEK 52

Day: Monday

Date: 2009-12-21

Time: -15:00

Subject: Hand-in of draft business plan

Room:

Lecturer:

Other: Send to: jessica.eriksson@usbe.umu.se

Day: Monday

Date: 2009-12-21

Time: 15:15-24:00

Subject: THE 21TH IS THE VERY LAST DATE WHEN YOUR RESPONCE TO YOUR NOTIFICATION OF ADMISSION TO SPRING COURSES SHOULD REACH THE ADMISSION OFFICE IN STRÖMSUND OTHERWISE YOU LOSE YOUR SEAT AT THE COURSE/PROGRAM

Room:

Lecturer:

WEEK 01

Day: Thursday

Date: 2010-01-07

Time: 10:00-12:00

Subject: Possibility for supervision on reflection paper. Drop-in.

Lecturer: JE

Other:

Day: Thursday

Date: 2010-01-07

Time: 13:00-15:00

Subject: Seminar: How to present a business plan to investors? CONNECT Norr,

Lecturer: MJ/JE

Other: NOTE CHANGE OF LOCATION Compulsory activity: part of business development assignment.

Day: Thursday

Date: 2010-01-07

Time: 15:00-17:00

Subject: Possibility for supervision on reflection paper. Drop-in.

Lecturer: JE

Other:

Day: Friday

Date: 2010-01-08

Time: 13:00-15:00

Subject: Guestlecture: Public Procurement, Berto Lindbom, CEO Procurement, Huddinge Kommun

Room: s104

Lecturer:

Other: NOTE CHANGE OF LOCATION Compulsory activity: part of business development assignment.

Day: Friday

Date: 2010-01-08

Time: 15:00-

Subject: Student discussion on the semester. Preparation of meeting with teachers next week.

Room: s104

Lecturer:

Other: Information to follow via e-mail.

WEEK 02

Day: Monday

Date: 2010-01-11

Time: 14:00-15:00

Subject: Supervision, drop-in. Last minute questions on Business plan draft.

Lecturer: JE

Other:

Day: Monday

Date: 2010-01-11

Time: 15:15-16:00

Subject: Semester committee meeting

Room:

Lecturer:

Other: Teachers from the semesters' modules and student representatives

Day: Tuesday

Date: 2010-01-12

Time: -17:00

Subject: Hand-in of business plan

Room:

Lecturer:

Other: Send to: Jessica, Marlene, your researcher and coach. Copies will be forwarded to the panel members.

Day: Tuesday

Date: 2010-01-12

Time: 08:00-10:00

Subject: Supervision, drop-in. Last minute questions on Business plan draft.

Lecturer: MJ/JE

Other:

Day: Thursday

Date: 2010-01-14

Time: 09:00-12:00

Subject: Panel presentation and discussion of business ideas before a panel of experts. Pool B.

Lecturer:

Other: Compulsory activity: part of business development assignment.

Day: Thursday

Date: 2010-01-14

Time: 13:15-16:00

Subject: Panel presentation and discussion of business ideas before a panel of experts. Pool A.

Lecturer:

Other: Compulsory activity: part of business development assignment.

Day: Friday

Date: 2010-01-15

Time: 13:00-16:00

Subject: Seminar 2: Reflections on the role of planning in business development. Wrap up of the course and the semester. Hand-in of reflection paper.

Lecturer: MJ/JE

Other: Compulsory activity: part of business development assignment.

Day: Friday

Date: 2010-01-15

Time: 13:00-

Subject: Hand-in of reflection paper

Room:

Lecturer:

Other: Hard copy brought to the seminar, electronic copy sent to jessica.eriksson.umu@analys.urkund.se

WEEK 04

Day: Thursday

Date: 2010-01-28

Time: 09:00-

Subject: Grading of reflection paper and business plan completed and presented on the home page.

Room:

Lecturer:

Other:

WEEK 06

Day: Friday

Date: 2010-02-12

Time: 16:00-

Subject: Any necessary revisions on either reflection paper and business plan to be completed and handed in.

Room:

Lecturer: JE

Other: Via both hard copy and electronic copy