Startup Studio

Course aim

To provide students with a practical experience in enterprise formation. This course will also create new collaborations and connections between students and industry mentors and expert advisers through the Innovation & Collaboration Centre – UniSA’s startup incubator.

Course content

This course is designed to equip students with the applied knowledge, practical tools and expertise to develop and design a scalable and innovative business model for a new concept. Incorporating a blend of advanced business model design, design thinking and ideation, expert guest presentations from founders and pitch development, students will be guided through a unique three-part course that commences with a series of ideation and team formation workshops, moving into a two-day intensive experience culminating with a pitch presentation, and concluding with a reflection phase to consolidate and define the strategy for moving the concept forward.

Textbook(s)

smeguide.org 2018, Entrepreneur's Guide: Startup/Scaleup/IPO, Caxton Business & Legal Inc., Chicago

Prerequisite(s)

Successful completion of 72 units.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST (INTENSIVE)
Workshop	30 hours x N/A
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Workshop	30 hours x N/A

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Business model, Continuous assessment, Team pitch presentation and supporting documentation

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4C)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.