Starting Up: From Ideas to Successful Business

Program information

About

a. What is the program about?

What is "Starting Up"?

"Starting Up" is a seminar in which participants will learn how to think and act like successful entrepreneurs. The students will be provided with the most important aspects and tools in entrepreneurship. In addition, essential management knowledge and skills (e.g., market & competition analysis, marketing, financial planning) will be taught. The participants will develop their own business ideas in interdisciplinary teams and prepare a business plan (format: pitch deck) for their respective ideas. Our goal is to inspire and educate tomorrow´s entrepreneurs by providing hands-on and digital entrepreneurship education in theory and practice for students of all study backgrounds.

b. Benefits for the participants

• Learn how to think and act like a successful entrepreneur
• Experience how start-ups work
• Work in interdisciplinary teams
• The opportunity to be awarded with a Certificate upon completion of the course

• Interesting interviews with real start-ups regarding their experiences

Application

a. Requirements

Open tor LMU students of all degrees and faculties.

b. Application process

Registration and Schedule

Registration for the course via LSF until Oktober 19th.

In case of questions on the registration, please refer to iec-certificate@som.lmu.de

A note for students of medicine
Please also register via MeCUM:
In Longitudinal Kurs 8 (L8) "Pflichtwahlseminar" 7M3410 OR
In Longitudinal Kurs 9 (L9) "Pflichtwahlseminar ambu IV" 7M3604

Content

Course content

The seminar covers six modules that are based on the Business Model Canvas. It will be taught in a blended learning format, i.e. every week, new online content (videos, downloadable slides, forums and quizzes) will be available from the platform Moodle which is complemented by an offline kick-off session, mid-term presentations as well as group assignments leading up to a final presentation where the students present their business plan.

"Starting Up" will be held in English. The participants can choose between English and German for the assignments and the presentations. The choice of language does not affect the grading in any way.

The seminar is taught by experienced lecturers of the LMU Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center and features successful entrepreneurs that share their real-life insights and experience.

What Does the Teamwork Look Like?

As in the "real" start-up world teamwork is essential for "Starting Up". The pitch deck that has to be presented at the end of the term will be developed in interdisciplinary teams of three to six students. In addition, weekly team assignments and a mid-term presentation will have to be completed in preparation for the final presentation.

If you want to be part of "Starting Up", please keep in mind that you have a responsibility towards your team to actively participate in the assignments and the presentation preparation.

After the registration to the course, you will be matched to a team by the LMU Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center.

How is the Seminar Assessed?

To successfully complete "Starting Up" a business plan (pitch deck) has to be created and presented at the end of the term. In addition, weekly quizzes and assignments have to be completed. The successful students will receive a certificate of completion and - depending on their respective field of study - ECTS points (cf. table below).

Who is Eligible for "Starting Up"?

Generally speaking, every student at LMU is eligible for "Starting Up". Participation is free of charge.

Exceptions:

• LMU Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - own mandatory lecture "START with Business Modelling" in their second term.
• LMU Bachelor of Science in Human Resource Education & Management - own mandatory lecture "START with Business Modelling" in their second term.

Schedule (online sessions via Zoom)

• Kick-Off: 21.10.2024, 10-12 am
• Mid-term presentation: 11.11.2024 10am -2 pm
• Final presentation: 09.12.2024, 09am-4pm

Can I Get ECTS for the Participation?

Subject

ECTS Biochemie (Bachelor) 3 ECTS (For more information please refer to Dr. Thomas Engel)

Biologie (Bachelor & Master) 3 ECTS ("Berufsqualifizierendes Modul")

Chemie (Bachelor & Master) 3 ECTS (For more information please refer to Dr. Thomas Engel)

Ethnologie (Bachelor) 4 ECTS ("Sondierung ethnologischer Berufsfelder")

Graduate School for Systemic Neurosciences 3 ECTS ("Interdisciplinary Training")

Geographie (Bachelor) 3 ECTS ("Berufsvorbereitung")

Humanmedizin Please also register via MeCUM:
- In Longitudinal Kurs 8 (L8, "Pflichtwahlseminar" 7M3410)
- In Longitudinal Kurs 9 (L9, "Pflichtwahlseminar ambu IV" 7M3604 )

Informatik (Bachelor) 3 ECTS ("Persönliche und soziale Kompetenz")

Internationale Public Relations (Master) 3 ECTS ("Anwendungs- & Wirkungskontexte der Public Relations")

Kunstgeschichte (Bachelor) 3 ECTS ("WP 15.1: Berufsbilder im privatwirtschaftlichen Kulturbetrieb (Theoretischer Teil)")

Kunstpädagogik (Bachelor) 3 ECTS (Kulturmanagement-Modul)

Learning Sciences (Master) 3 ECTS ("P4 Transferable Skills")

Medieninformatik (Bachelor) 3 ECTS ("Persönliche und soziale Kompetenz")

Meteorologie (Master) 3 ECTS ("Schlüsselqualifikationen")

Musikpädagogik (Master) new 3 ECTS ("WP 5.1 Berufliche Kompetenzen")

Philosophie (Bachelor - PStO von 2012, 8-Semester-Regelstudienzeitvariante) 3 ECTS ("Zusatzqualifikationsbereich", for more information please refer to Dr. Thomas Wyrwich)

Physik (Bachelor(-plus) & Master) 3 ECTS ("Schlüsselqualifikationen")

Theoretische und Mathematische Physik (Master) 3 ECTS ("Schlüsselqualifikationen")

We are continuously working on extending this list. For suggestions, please reach out to iec@lmu.de.

Contact

Stefan Hellinger (Research & Teaching Operations Manager):iec-certificate@som.lmu.de