Detaillierte Informationen zur Lehrveranstaltung finden Sie auf der Homepage des Lehrstuhls unter https://sust.ris.uni-due.de
Detaillierte Informationen zur Lehrveranstaltung finden Sie auf der Homepage des Lehrstuhls unter https://sust.ris.uni-due.de
Please consult our webpage for information: https://sust.ris.uni-due.de
Students should have a great interest in digital technologies, their usage and implementation. We will have room for discussion on upsides and downsides of digital technologies. To be able to follow the course and work actively on the projects, you should have basic knowledge about entrepreneurship in general and application scenarios of digital technologies. We strongly recommend to familiarize with standard literature upfront of the course (see below).
About
Our projects are concerned with societies’ pressing issues represented by the sustainable development goals (SDGs) of the United Nations (UN). There are two projects offered in collaboration with the chair’s partners. In a third project, you will be able to work on a self-designed project in a team. In these master projects, you engage practically with challenges of the partners’ domain. You will deal with theory in context to digital entrepreneurship, usage and implementation of data, design and sustainability.
**Catalog-ready (DE) – Kursbeschreibung**
Das Projekt steht Studierenden der Fakultät für Wirtschaftswissenschaften (Kernstudium) sowie anderen Fakultäten über E3 offen; ebenso Masterstudierenden der Fakultät für Informatik (und E3). Teams aus drei bis fünf Studierenden entwickeln eine digitale Venture-Idee zu UN-SDGs, erarbeiten ein Geschäftsmodell (Teece, 2010) und bauen ein digitales MVP, um Kernannahmen mittels Lean-Experimenten zu validieren (Blank, 2013). Die Teilnahme an den Startup Olympics ist verpflichtend und bietet ein intensives Wochenende mit Mentoring, Workshops (Businessplan & Konzeptmodellierung, Pitching, Marketing) und strukturiertem Feedback. Deliverables: Zwischenpräsentation, funktionsfähiges MVP mit dokumentierten Iterationen, Abschlusspräsentation und schriftlicher Bericht. Erfolgreiche Teams können anschließend mit Place Beyond Bytes (Co-Working, Netzwerk, GPU/AI-Ressourcen, Workshops) weiterarbeiten. Details siehe die Incubate-x-Futures-Ankündigung.
Bewertung (Projekt C): Startup-Olympics + Follow-up 5 %, Mid-Term 10 %, Abschlusspräsentation 35 %, Schriftlicher Bericht (inkl. MVP-Dokumentation) 50 %.
Sprache: Englisch (Deutsch für die Startup Olympics hilfreich).
**Catalog-ready (EN) – Course description**
This student project is open to students in the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics (core study program) and to students from other faculties via the E3 track. It is also open to master’s students in the Faculty of Computer Science (and E3). Teams of three to five students take first steps toward a digital venture addressing UN SDGs. You will frame a problem, research users and markets, design a business model (Teece, 2010), and build a digital MVP to validate core assumptions using lean experimentation (Blank, 2013). Mandatory participation in the Startup Olympics provides an intensive weekend with mentoring, workshops (business model & concept modelling, pitching, marketing), and structured feedback. Deliverables include an interim presentation, a functional MVP with documented iterations, a final presentation, and a written report. Successful teams can continue after the semester with Place Beyond Bytes (co-working, network, GPU/AI resources, workshops) to mature their venture. For more details, see the attached Incubate x Futures announcement.
Assessment (Project C scheme): Startup Olympics participation + follow-up 5%, Mid-term evaluation 10%, Final presentation 35%, Written report (incl. MVP documentation) 50%.
Language: English (German helpful for the Startup Olympics).
**Mandatory deliverables (minimum)**
- Problem dossier
- Pitch deck (≤10–12 slides)
- Digital MVP (web/mobile/app/API/automation/agent) + repo & README
- Final business model report (incl. assumptions, experiments, metrics, ethics/data/privacy)
**Participation & constraints**
- Startup Olympics mandatory (attendance required to pass).
- MVP must be digital (no pure hardware-only projects).
- Team size: 3–5 recommended.
- Working language: English (Startup Olympics: German recommended).
**Chronological schedule (Europe/Berlin)**
- Kickoff – Incubate X Futures: Mon, 20 Oct 2025, 15:00–17:00 (CEST, UTC+2)
- BMC & Value Proposition: Mon, 27 Oct 2025, 15:00–17:00 (CET, UTC+1)
- Startup Olympics (MANDATORY): Fri–Sun, 7–9 Nov 2025 (CET, UTC+1)
- Business Plan: Mon, 17 Nov 2025, 15:00–17:00 (CET, UTC+1)
- MVP Workshop: Mon, 24 Nov 2025, 15:00–17:00 (CET, UTC+1)
- Midterm Presentation + MVP Status: Mon, 12 Jan 2026, 15:00–17:00 (CET, UTC+1)
- Final Presentation + MVP Showcase: Mon, 26 Jan 2026, 15:00–17:00 (CET, UTC+1), Location: PBB
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