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M.184.4130 Start-up simulation, ideation and coaching
(Start-up Engineering)
Koordinator (coordinator): Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Kabst
Ansprechpartner (contact): Lorena Stelzer (lorena.stelzer[at]uni-paderborn.de)
Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Kabst (kabst[at]upb.de)
Credits: 10 ECTS
Workload: 300 Std (h)
Semesterturnus (semester cycle): SoSe
Studiensemester (study semester): 1-4
Dauer in Semestern (duration in semesters): 1
Lehrveranstaltungen (courses):
Nummer / Name
(number / title)
Art
(type)
Kontaktzeit
(contact time)
Selbststudium
(self-study)
Status (P/WP)
(status)
Gruppengröße
(group size)
a) K.184.41301 / Start-up simulation, ideation and coaching 50 Std (h) 240 Std (h) P
b) K.184.41302 / Start-up simulation, ideation and coaching - Coaching 10 Std (h) P
Wahlmöglichkeiten innerhalb des Moduls (Options within the module):
Keine
Empfohlene Voraussetzungen (prerequisites):


Inhalte (short description):

The module offers students a practice-oriented introduction to the entrepreneurial process. At the core is (1) the business simulation game TOPSIM and a (2) Find-your-idea Workshop, in which teams simulate starting a business.

(1)   Key topics of TOPSIM include:

  • Development of a business strategy,
  • Analysis of market and competitive conditions,
  • Decision-making in financing, production, marketing, and sales,
  • Managing economic and entrepreneurial risks,
  • Reflection and evaluation of results.
  • Upon successful completion of the module, students will be able to:

  • Analyze the key phases and challenges of the entrepreneurial process,
  • Make well-founded business decisions under uncertainty,
  • Strategically plan a startup project considering economic aspects,
  • Evaluate the impact of decisions on various business areas,
  • Promote teamwork and entrepreneurial thinking.

     
  • (2)   In the Find-your-Idea Workshop students use various methods from Design Thinking, Lean-Start-up, and Value proporsition canvas. They embark on this process together, challenging their creativity. They take the first step toward idea generation and explore numerous new opportunities. In this workshop, students experience a new work culture based on empathy, playful experimentation, and a problem-oriented mindset. Through a combination of brief inputs, hands-on exercises, and mutual feedback, they immerse themselves in the agile working world.

    (3)   Coaching: You arrange individual appointments with our start-up coaches to further develop your tart up idea.​

    Lernergebnisse (learning outcomes):
    Fachkompetenz Wissen (professional expertise):
    Studierende...

    ​… will be able to develop a business idea according to the lean start-up method, identify customer needs and define target groups to evaluate and validate hypothesis, particularly value propositions​

    Fachkompetenz Fertigkeit (practical professional and academic skills):
    Studierende...

    ​… llearn how to develop a start-up according to the lean start-up method and recognize the importance of disruptive innovations. They acquire the ability to identify customer needs, define target groups and translate their assumptions into falsifiable business model hypotheses. They evaluate their own assumptions using empirical methods in order to check whether the problem-solution fit has been achieved.​

    Personale Kompetenz / Sozial (individual competences / social skills):
    Studierende...

    ​… learn to communicate their assumptions and solution ideas to third parties in an understandable way, both verbally and via electronic media.​.​

    Personale Kompetenz / Selbstständigkeit (individual competences / ability to perform autonomously):
    Studierende...

    ​… practise joint agile project work, self-organization in a team and the constructive analysis and joint discussion of start-up and business ideas. They ​learn strategies of gathering data, modeling and forming hypotheses, and conducting empirical analyses.​

    Prüfungsleistungen (examinations)
    Art der Modulprüfung (type of modul examination): Modulteilprüfungen
    Art der Prüfung
    (type of examination)
    Umfang
    (extent)
    Gewichtung
    (weighting)
    a) Projektarbeit 20 pages 80.00 %
    b) Projektarbeit 5-6 pages 20.00 %
    Studienleistung / qualifizierte Teilnahme (module participation requirements)
    Nein
    Voraussetzungen für die Teilnahme an Prüfungen (formal requirements for participating in examinations)
    Presence during the dates of the TOPSIM-Game and one workshop of Find-your-idea.
    Voraussetzungen für die Vergabe von Credits (formal requirements for granting credit points)
    Die Vergabe der Credits erfolgt, wenn die Modulnote mindestens „ausreichend“ ist
    Gewichtung für Gesamtnote (calculation of overall grade)
    Das Modul wird mit der Anzahl seiner Credits gewichtet (Faktor: 1)
    Verwendung des Moduls in den Studiengängen (The module can be selected in the following degree programmes)
    M.Sc. IBS, M.Sc. BWL, M.Sc. International Economics and Management, M.Sc. Management, M.Sc. Management Information Systems, M.Sc. Taxation, Accountingand Finance, M.Sc. Winfo, M.Sc. Wirtschaftspädagogik, M.Ed. Wirtschaftspädagogik
    Umfang QT (participation requirements):
    Lernmaterialien, Literaturangaben (learning material, literature):
    Teilnehmerbegrenzung (participant limit):
    20 Personen
    Sonstige Hinweise (additional information):

    The course takes place in cooperation with the TH OWL and start-up coaches (TecUP/garage33).

     

    The business simulation game TOPSIM will take place on following dates:

  • Monday, 07.04.2025 I 09:15 – 13:00 h (Online Introduction)
  • Tuesday, 08.04.2025 I 09:15 – 16:30 h (Paderborn University/ garage33)
  • Wednesday, 09.04.2025 I 09:15 – 16:30 h (Technische Hochschule OWL, Lemgo)
  • Thursday, 10.04.2025 I 09:15 – 16:30 h (Paderborn University/ garage33)
  • One day will take place at the TH OWL. We will travel together to the TH OWL in Lemgo.

     

    The Find-your-Idea-Workshop will take place at the garage33. You can choose one of the following dates:

  • Wednesday, 09.04.2025/ 24.05.2025 [English Edition]/ 18.06.2025/ 16.07.2025
  • (14:00-18:00 h)

     

    Please note, that for registration a short letter of motivation (3-5 sentences) is required. Please send it to lorena.stelzer@uni-paderborn.de.

    The language of the course is English and the number of participants is restricted to 20 students. Please check the lists provided by the faculty online.

     

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