CMPS 463 - Entrepreneurship for Software Developers

Institution:

Point Park University

Subject:

COMPUTER SCIENCE

Description:

Course in which students will learn how to commercialize their ideas and software into a profitable business. The focus is on customer development, i.e., acquiring customers, and uses the lean business model canvas. The essential element of this course is to create a prototype and investigate whether a customer base can be identified. Prerequisites: CMPS 163 and CMPS 361. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to: (1) Present business ideas. (2) Acquire customers. (3) Define value propositions. (4) Learn how to get investments. (5) Create a prototype to explore commercialization.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.pointpark.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 391-4100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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