Teaching Methodologies
This course includes theoretical and practical lessons, where new subjects will be introduced and the contents
will be illustrated through discussion of concrete cases. Students will be asked to prepare classes before,
reading the bibliography carefully for each program chapter. It is of the utmost importance this previous work in
order to have the student exposing these contents and to be easier to learn and improve the global yield.
The appraisal has two alternatives and the student picks up one:
C. Just the final and mandatory exam in the terms and conditions of the Institute;
D. One work which is to make and present a written Business Plan for a new company and built from zero
Learning Results
To present the general problems in entrepreneurship and innovation in the light of: a) economic factor of
development; and b) management activity of strategic nature.
Draw the attention of students to entrepreneurship, underlining the conditions for start-ups to succeed, namely
regarding the planning of the new business and products, preparing the business plan, the funding options and
the future management.
Skills to be acquired:
To understand the innovation process and the multiplicity of factors determining it;
To make the Business Plan for a new firm in the area of information technology and communications;
Program
What is innovation.
Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
Creativity and ideas generation.
The Business Plan.
Funding a new business.
Managing the new business.
Internship(s)
NAO
Bibliography
• Hisrich, R.D., Peters, M. P. and Shepherd, D. A. (2005), Entrepreneurship, 6th Edition, McGraw-Hill, New York.
• Etzkowitz, H. (2008) The Triple Helix: University – Industry – Government Innovation in action, Routledge, New
York.
• Bhidé, A.V. (2000), The Origin and Evolution of New Business, Oxford University Press.
• Tidd, J., Bessant, J. e Pavitt, K. (2003), Gestão da Inovação – Integração das mudanças tecnológicas, de
mercado e organizacionais, Monitor, Lisboa.
• Drucker, P. (1997), Inovação e Gestão, 4ª Edição, Editorial Presença, Lisboa.
• Marques, J. P. C. (1998), A Cooperação Universidade-Indústria e a Inovação Científica e Tecnológica: O Caso
da Universidade de Coimbra, Editora Almedina, Coimbra.
• Ribault, J-M., Martinet, B. e Lebidois, D. (1995), A Gestão das Tecnologias, 1ª Edição, Publicações Dom Quixote,
Lisboa.