CENG 486

Entrepreneurship for Smart Business

Components of smart business and its ecosystem. Automation of business processes. Business models for Smart Business and their implementation.

Course Objectives

Cloud computing, automation, data science and machine learning-based definition of Entrepreneurship for Smart Business.

Recommended or Required Reading

Business Model Generation: A Handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers, and Challengers Paperback – July 13, 2010 by Alexander Osterwalder (Author), Yves Pigneur (Author) ,Smart Business: What Alibaba’s Success Reveals about the Future of Strategy, Ming Zeng, Harvard Business Review Press, 2018. ,Dealing with Darwin: How Great Companies Innovate at Every Phase of Their Evolution Paperback – May 27, 2008 by Geoffrey A. Moore Ph.D. (Author)

Learning Outcomes

1. To be able to identify the needs of the real (International Business) world

2. To be able to analyze chaotic business situations and improve using Internet-based technologies

3. To be able to identify critical components and systems that impact success in business

4. To be able to demonstrate development in data transformationa and pathway to smartness

5. To be able to demonstrate ability to improve business processes with automation and smartness in smart business

Week Topics
1 Introduction to Smart Business
2 Smart Business Ecosystem
3 Automation-based Value Creation
4 Networking Partners
5 Data Intelligence
6 Automating Decision Making
7 Automating Business Processes
8 Automation-based Business Models
9 Subscription Economy
10 Cloud-based Business Platform Creation
11 Internet of Things and Digital Transformation
12 Entrepreneurship Qualities for Smart Business
13 Entrepreneurship Ecosystem for Smart Business
14 Future of Smart Business

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grading

Midterm: 25%

Homework: 15%

Presentaion: 25%

Final: 35%