Course overview
This course aims to systematically assess the viability of innovative project ideas, a skill essential for any career, not just entrepreneurship. Evidence suggests that university is an optimal time to develop such capabilities. The eChallenge course is specifically designed to allow you to understand customer pains and gains, craft innovative solutions using creative strategies, test these ideas through interactions with customers, mentors, and industry experts, and ultimately present your ideas to a panel of industry investors. Additionally, networking during industry interactions offers further benefits. The course also features various cash and in-kind prizes, culminating in a black-tie awards dinner with industry veterans and investors. It serves as an initial step into entrepreneurship for many, leading to significant entrepreneurial successes, and provides a valuable learning experience to accelerate their career progression for all participants.
Course learning outcomes
- Identify and evaluate a potential innovative project as an entrepreneurial opportunity using a systematic process
- Determine a practical and innovative resource strategy to exploit an entrepreneurial opportunity in an innovative manner
- Build an effective entrepreneurial team to develop strategies to exploit the entrepreneurial opportunity
- Communicate and present a entrepreneurial opportunity as a new venture concept to relevant stakeholders including investors