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TSOL410

Technology-Based Business Development

Credits 7.5
Level Second degree level
Course start Autumn 2025
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction Norwegian
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement Assignment

About

About the course

Course content

  • Possibility studies
  • Resource analysis
  • Business models
  • Innovation and entrepreneuship environments and clusters
  • Protection of intellectual property (IPR)
  • Marketing
  • Finance
  • Organisation and governance

Learning outcome

Knowledge

  • Have knowledge of how technology companies can retain and further develop their competitive advantages
  • Gain insight into key challenges related to technology-based business development
  • Develop theoretical and practical understanding of the development of new products and further development of existing products and services

Skills

  • Ability to carry out systematic feasibility analyses of technology- or knowledge-based business ideas
  • Develop solid skills in developing business plans

General Competence

  • Practical and theoretical knowledge of new product development based on the business plan

Learning methods and activities

Lectures, group work, discussions in class.

Further on evaluation

If the grade needs to be improved, the opportunity to improve the individual sub-assessment is given. New assessment: if not passed, see supplementary rules at the Faculty of Economics.

In the case of a re-sit exam and the last exam after the course has been discontinued, the form of assessment may be changed to an oral exam

The course is only available to students admitted to a study programme under "special conditions".

Required previous knowledge

None

Course materials

Collection of articles made available at the start of the semester

Subject areas

  • Economics and Administration

Contact information

Course coordinator

Lecturers

Department with academic responsibility

NTNU Business School

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Assignment
Grade: Letter grades

Ordinary examination - Autumn 2025

Assignment
Weighting 50/100 Date Release 2025-09-29
Submission 2025-10-06
Time Release 08:00
Submission 14:00
Exam system Inspera Assessment
Assignment
Weighting 50/100 Date Release 2025-11-17
Submission 2025-11-24
Time Release 08:00
Submission 14:00
Exam system Inspera Assessment