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SOFTWARE INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Institution

Lancaster University

Computing Department

Semester (or Quarter) and Year or Date

Spring 2009

Instructor

Gerd Kortuem

Description

This module explores how emerging software technologies shape new business opportunities. Using case studies the module explores technical details of emerging software and web technologies, and investigates how companies make use of them to create new markets and products. In particular the course discusses software markets, software pricing, software ecosystems, two-sided platform, value-driven engineering approaches, software as a service (SaaS), open source as business strategy, IP issues, software development outsourcing and off-shoring. Relevant technologies include cloud computing, social software, SaaS, mobile computing, situated and location-aware technologies.

This course was first offered to students of the MSc in E-Business and Innovation, a programme jointly run by Computing Department and Management School.

Link

http://www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/masters/MScEbusiness/taughtprog/Software/

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