Innovation and Entrepreneurship

BY
TCS iON Digital Learning Hub

Build your competence on the dynamics of innovation and skills and knowledge required for entrepreneurs with this course.

Mode

Online

Duration

5 Months

Fees

₹ 20000

Inclusive of GST

Quick Facts

particular details
Medium of instructions English
Mode of learning Self study, Virtual Classroom
Mode of Delivery Video and Text Based
number of course credit 5

Course overview

The ‘Innovation and Entrepreneurship’ online certification course is focused on providing students with the knowledge of entrepreneurial theories and the strategies for innovation and development. This business and management course is provided by the TCS iON digital learning hub for candidates belonging to any domain of engineering. 

The students of this TCS iON industry honors certification course are engaged with the learning modes of digital lectures, learning materials, tutorials, and practical sessions along with the industry-oriented assignments and assessments. The candidates of the course are guided by academically and industrially qualified professional mentors and by the end of the training, students will earn five credits. The ‘Innovation and Entrepreneurship’ certification training issues digital certificates to students based on their eligibility after completion of the program. The candidates of this course gain conceptual insights on innovation and ideas for business development.

The highlights

  • Online course
  • Mentors
  • Five credits
  • Internships
  • Job support
  • Digital certificates

Program offerings

  • Online lectures
  • Digital resources
  • Tutorials
  • Practicals
  • Credits
  • Academic connect community
  • Industrial connect community
  • Industry assignments
  • Practice assessments
  • Summative assessments
  • Internship
  • Job support
  • Digital certificates. credits

Course and certificate fees

Fees information
₹ 20,000  (Inclusive of GST)

The ‘Innovation and Entrepreneurship’ certification fee can be paid online through the website to gain access to the online lectures, tutorials, practicals, and parts of the course curriculum.

Innovation and Entrepreneurship fee structure

Course Fee

Rs. 20,000

certificate availability

Yes

certificate providing authority

TCS iON

Who it is for

The ‘Innovation and Entrepreneurship’ certification classes are recommended for students from various engineering branches. It helps individuals to improve their competence to become professionals like entrepreneurs, innovation engineers, innovation analysts, business designers, and business development executives.

Eligibility criteria

The students applying for the ‘Innovation and Entrepreneurship’ online certification should know the fundamentals of internet research and a command of English.

Certificate qualifying details

The candidates of the ‘Innovation and Entrepreneurship’ online course will receive the digital certificates based on the following criteria,

Certificate of achievement - In the summative assessment, students should score a minimum of 40% in part A, 50% in part B, and an overall average of 50%. Those who fail in this exam can get the scorecard.

Certificate of participation - Candidates should have completed the course study, industrial assignments, and practice assessments to get the participation certificate.

What you will learn

Innovative Business management Strategic mindset Leadership Critical thinking Entrepreneurial skills

The ‘Innovation and Entrepreneurship’ certification syllabus is designed for the students to identify the systematic and scientific methods to develop and evaluate ideas for improving productivity. The students are familiarized with the idealogy of  ‘Do Your Venture’ to understand the common strategies of entrepreneurship. It helps the candidates gain better perspectives on the product development process and the effective ways to determine the market and customer need to create the required products and services for successful business development and management.

The syllabus

Why Innovation and Entrepreneurship

  • Innovation and entrepreneurship are intertwined - WHY, WHAT, HOW
  • Various terminologies used in innovation and entrepreneurship, types of entrepreneurships
  • Effectuation - know yourself as an entrepreneur, traits of an entrepreneur, why start-ups fail

Design Thinking - Problem and Opportunity Discovery

  • Business goals and opportunity discovery, design research vs market research
  • Selecting best research methods, research plan, field work
  • Research data prioritisation/mapping - tools and techniques, reframe challenge based on customer needs and hypothesis validation, design challenge summary

Design Thinking - Solution Development

  • Creativity, invention, innovation, various thinking approaches for enhancing creativity
  • Creative Personality, myths of creativity
  • Types of innovation, innovation matrix, innovation management
  • Ideation tools - brainstorming, mind map, SCAMPER, random entry
  • Product architecture and prototyping - conceptualisation, prioritising ideas, product goals and profile, user experience goals, parameters and weightage

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and Legal Aspects, Company Structure, Human Resources (HR), Operational

  • Intellectual property rights and understanding legal aspects for start-ups, types of IPR and process for protecting IP
  • Choosing the right legal structure, permits, registrations and compliances
  • Hiring a competent team, co-founder selection and conflict management

Value Proposition and Business Model

  • Understanding value proposition canvas (VPC) and business model canvas (BMC), pivoting solutions based on customer's jobs, pain and gain points
  • 9 building blocks of BMC, Creating VPC and BMC
  • One page business plan, Bermuda Triangle

Financial and Revenue Strategies

  • Investment and funding ways
  • Introduction to financial statements, cap table, due diligence, term sheet, equity, exit strategy, profit and loss statement, balance sheet, cash flow, cost-volume-profit (CVP) and break-even analysis, and capital budgeting
  • Understanding investor’s mindset - do's and don’ts, when to approach investors

Marketing and Sales Strategies

  • Identifying the target market, total available market (TAM), serviceable available market (SAM), serviceable obtainable market (SOM)
  • Branding, digital marketing, and social media strategies

Pitch Deck

  • Start-up pitch, components of a pitch, creating an effective presentation
  • Go-to-market (GTM) strategy, do’s and don'ts

Admission details

The students of the ‘Innovation and Entrepreneurship’ online certification course can register for the course through the course website.

Step 1: Find the course page using the link below,

https://www.tcsion.com/courses/industry-honour-course/entrepreneurship-innovation/

Step 2: Click on the ‘Activate Now’ link.

Step 3: Fill in the details.

Step 4: Follow the instructions and join the course.


Filling the form

The candidates registering for this course will have to sign in to the course account by entering in their name, phone number, and email address to join the ‘Innovation and Entrepreneurship’ certification classes.

Evaluation process

Students are required to complete and clear the summative assessment at the end of the course to get the certificate of achievement for the ‘Innovation and Entrepreneurship’ TCS iON industry honors certificate course.

How it helps

The ‘Innovation and Entrepreneurship’ certification benefits the students by providing them with professional and industrial skills for career advancement and business development. Students will be able to bring up new ideas and business ventures to collectively improve the business economy.

FAQs

What are the requirements to apply for the ‘Innovation and Entrepreneurship’ certification program?

The students should have internet browsing skills and proficiency in the English language.

Will I get a certificate for completing the course with taking the final assessment for the ‘Innovation and Entrepreneurship’ online certification course?

Yes, if you complete the course study, industrial assignments, and practice assessments you can receive the certificate of participation.

Do I get opportunities for internships during the ‘Innovation and Entrepreneurship’ online training?

Yes, based on the performance and percentile you will get internship opportunities.

Can I take the summative assessment again in the ‘Innovation and Entrepreneurship’ program?

Yes, you can write the re-exam by paying the exam registration fee.

Which education provider offers the ‘Innovation and Entrepreneurship’ online course?

This course is provided by TCS iON digital learning hub.

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