VSC Semester 1
Fundamentals of Start Up
PROGRAM B.COM
SEMESTER I
COURSE TITLE Fundamentals of Start up
VERTICLE
VSC 1
/CATEGORY
COURSE LEVEL 4.5
COURSE CODE
COURSE CREDIT 2
HOURS PER WEEK
2
THEORY
HOURS PER WEEK
NA
PRACTICAL/TUTORIAL
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
The course Fundamentals of Start up introduce the fundamentals of startup in India,
funding strategies & motivation to start own business.
COURSE OBJECTIVE
To understand new venture creation opportunities, its resources, and requirements for Enterprise Start-up.
COURSE OUTCOME
Course Outcomes: On successful completion of this course, the students will be able:
CO1: Develop a start-up Enterprise with Big Idea Generation.
CO2: Analyze start-up capital requirement by analyzing legal factors.
CO3: Interpret feasibility Analysis towards funding issues.
CO4: Access growth stages in new venture and reasons for scaling ventures.
CO5: Evaluate financial stability and decide on expansion possibilities
ORGANISATION OF THE COURSE
TOTAL
UNIT NO COURSE UNITS AT A GLANCE
HOURS
1 Start-up Opportunities 15
2 Start-up Capital Requirements and Legal Environment 15
TOTAL HOURS 30
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COURSE DESIGN
Semester I Title: Fundamentals of Start-ups
Module 1: Start-up Opportunities (15)
The New Industrial Revolution – The Big Idea- Generate Ideas with Brainstorming-
Business Start-up - Ideation- VentureChoices - The Rise of the start-up Economy
The Six Forces of Change- The Start-up Equation, The Entrepreneurial Ecosystem:
Entrepreneurship in India, Government Initiatives.
PEDAGOGICAL APPROACH: Lecture Method, Case study and Assignments
Module 2: Start-up Capital Requirements and Legal Environment (15)
Identifying Startup Capital Resource requirements, Constructing a Process Map,
Approval for New Ventures
Funding Strategies with Bootstrapping, Crowd Funding, Preparation of Startup Project
Report.
PEDAGOGICAL APPROACH: Lecture Method, Case study and Hands on project report
REFERENCES:-
Kathleen R Allen, Launching New Ventures, An Entrepreneurial Approach,
Cengage Learning, 2016. Page 6 of 6 Anjan Raichaudhuri,
Managing New Ventures Concepts and Cases, Prentice Hall International, 2010.
S. R. Bhowmik, M. Bhowmik, Entrepreneurship, New Age International, 2007.
Steven Fisher, Ja-nae’ Duane, The Startup Equation -A Visual Guidebook
for Building Your Startup, Indian Edition, Mc Graw Hill Education India
Pvt. Ltd, 2016.
Donald F Kuratko, Jeffrey S. Hornsby, New Venture Management: The
Entrepreneur’s Road Map, 2e, Routledge, 2017.
Vijay Sathe, Corporate Entrepreneurship, 1e, Cambridge, 2009.
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Total 50 Marks: with 2 Credits
30 Marks External and 20 Marks Internal
30 Marks External
DURATION: 1 Hour MARKS: 30
Any 2 out of 3
Q. 1 Answer the following (15 Marks)
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Q. 2 Answer the following (15 Marks)
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Q. 3 Answer the following (15 Marks)
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20 Marks Internal
Any 4 out of 6
3) Class Test (05 Marks)
2) Assignment (05 Marks)
3) Presentation (05 Marks)
4) Group Discussion (05 Marks)
5) Quiz (05 Marks)
6) Case Study (05 Marks)
Note: 1) Any Four out of the above can be taken for the internal Assessment.
4) The internal Assessment shall be conducted throughout the Semester.
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