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Course Fees and Duration

Course Duration:
(36 m) 3 years
Course Tuition Fees:
USD 14,663
Course Miscellanous Fees:

Placing

Area:
Bukit Jalil,
Location of Study:
Kuala Lumpur
Full Time/Part Time:
Full Time
Awarding University:
Staffordshire University, UK & Asia Pacific University (Dual Degree)

BSC (HONS) IN TECHNOPRENEURSHIP

  Institution: Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation (APU)

Field Of Study:
Computing, Technology & IT
Level Of Study:
Undergraduate
Course Subject:
Technopreneurship
Course Intake:
April, August, January, May, October

BSC (HONS) IN TECHNOPRENEURSHIP

This programme is specifically designed to provide

  • A combination of the study of IT and business designed to enable you to exploit your technical innovations commercially.
  • An understanding of how market research, finance, and management underpin the development of entrepreneurial capabilities.
  • The ability to design, develop, and critically evaluate innovative multimedia solutions.

LEVEL 1

Modules that provide a foundation for any IT professional include System Analysis & Design, Fundamentals of Software Development, and Introduction to Programming in an appropriate language. Computing & IT in the Workplace and Interactive Media & Web Design Technology provide a foundation for understanding technical innovation. Business modules, including Introduction to Management, Accounting Skills, and Marketing helpyou understand the context, nature, role, and significance of management and finance that underpin the development of your entrepreneurial capabilities. Important and relevant skills for independent learning are introduced throughout this level.

Common Modules

  • Computing & IT in the Workplace
  • Fundamentals of Software Development
  • Introduction to Databases
  • Introduction to Management
  • System Analysis & Design

Specialised Modules

  • Accounting Skills
  • Interactive Media & Web Design Technology
  • Introduction to Visual Programming
  • Marketing
  • Quantitative Skills

LEVEL 2

The combination of modules at Level 2 is designed to provide you with a strong grounding in three areas: business, business information systems, and multimedia. Marketing Intelligence and Research, Managing Finances, and Fundamentals of Technopreneurship cover the business areas of identifying trends in customer demand and formulating workable business plans to meet them in innovative ways. E-Commerce and Integrated Business Processes with SAP ERP Systems focus on using information technology to support business operations. Web Applications, Multimedia Applications, and Multimedia for Presenting and Promoting introduce a range of techniques and components for the development of practical interactive multimedia systems. Independent learning continues in all modules, but is a particular focus of Research Methods For Computing & Technology.

Common Modules

  • Creativity & Innovation
  • Professional & Enterprise Development
  • Research Methods For Computing and Technology
  • System Development Methods

Specialised Modules

  • E-Commerce
  • Fundamentals of Technopreneurship
  • Integrated Business Processes with SAP ERP Systems
  • Managing Finances
  • Marketing Intelligence and Research
  • Multimedia Applications
  • Multimedia for Presenting and Promoting
  • Web Applications

LEVEL 3

The focus at this level is further development of relevant technical skills and the ability to apply these skills with strong critical thinking and analysis. Enterprising Management, Managing People and Performance, and Critical Issues in Managing IS continue enhancing your capacity for informed critical understanding of business trends and management techniques, while Advanced Multimedia and Mobile & Web Multimedia skills do the same for your technical skills. Innovation Management & New Product Development, Emergent Technology and Information Systems Development Trends focus on generating viable ideas based on the latest innovations and successfully making them a reality in a cost-effective manner.

The major project that you are expected to complete, entails extensive research in domain knowledge and the acquisition of skills in using tools and methods in Technopreneurship.

This is where you will demonstrate higher level critical thinking analysis and solutions development skills which will enhance your employability.

 

Common Modules

  • Innovation Management & New Product Development
  • Project Management

Specialised Modules

  • Advanced Multimedia
  • Critical Issues in Managing IS in Organisations
  • Emergent Technology
  • Enterprising Management
  • Information Systems Development Trends
  • Investigations in Technopreneurship
  • Managing People and Performance
  • Mobile & Web Multimedia
  • Technopreneurship Project

CAREERS IN TECHNOPRENEURSHIP

Likely to join an innovative IT or technopreneur organisation or start their own similar business. This includes the capacity to act as entreprenuer leaders, champions of new ideas, coordinators of business plans or promoters of new innovations in a variety of technological environments. Ideally placed as the bridge between business people and innovators, for example investors, government agencies and venture capitalist.

 

Source: Asia Pacific University